Dec 17, 2020Change Management Plan for Introducing a Growth Design teamI recently got to take a deeper look at Growth design. All the while learning about it, the one question I had in my mind was how would I go about instituting this at my company. In this article, I have tried to come up with a change management plan…Change Management6 min readChange Management6 min read
Published inUX Collective·Nov 27, 2020Growth Design: the fusion of business and user experienceLearnings from being a part of a growth design study group. — I just finished being part of a study group on growth design with Lex Roman and the growth designers community. In this article, I wanted to share some of my takeaways and what are some key differences between Growth Design and Product Design. Before joining this study group, I was…Product Design7 min readProduct Design7 min read
Nov 25, 2020The act of JournalingWith the growing amount of information around us, it’s becoming harder and harder to even remember what we did yesterday. …Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
Published inBootcamp·Nov 2, 2020100 days of UILearnings and Reflections from the daily UI challenge. — During the last few days of Mar 2020, the pandemic had caused each one of us to stay at home. I thought it was a perfect opportunity to start with the Daily UI challenge and work on my UI skills. I started this challenge way back in 2016 but ended…The100DayProject7 min readThe100DayProject7 min read
Jul 4, 2020Learnings from Refactoring UIIf you are a designer and do anything related to UI, you need to read Refactoring UI. It is a great ebook with a lot of practical tips to take your designs to the next level. I finished reading it and can honestly say that the tips make so much…UI6 min readUI6 min read
Jun 10, 2020We need to talk more about UI researchWhen I search for User Interface (UI) research articles on Google, all the results pertain to User experience (UX) research, which according to me is very different from UI research. First, let's understand the difference between UI and UX? User Interface(UI) comprises the elements that you see on an interface and can interact with. …UI6 min readUI6 min read
May 13, 2020Overthinking and its dangerous effectsI recently stumbled onto this topic while browsing through my social media feed. Being a compulsive overthinker, I was curious to know more about it and what can I do to stop it. I did some research and even gave my Toastmaster’s speech on it. It was so well-received that…Cognitive Bias4 min readCognitive Bias4 min read
Published inUsabilityGeek·May 10, 2020Get help from these Professional DesignersDesigners share learnings from a 2-year long product design career This article is part of the series (5/5) in which I asked a bunch of designers their learnings from a 2-year long product design career. If you haven’t read the intro article, you can check it out here. Question: What should people reach out to you for? Kenji Kaneko: Product Designer at Duo Security Ask about…UX4 min readUX4 min read
Published inUsabilityGeek·May 10, 2020Tips to grow as a Product DesignerDesigners share learnings from a 2-year long product design career This article is part of the series (4/5) in which I asked a bunch of designers their learnings from a 2-year long product design career. If you haven’t read the intro article, you can check it out here. Question: Please share some resources (communities, blogs, or specific designers) that you use to keep yourself updated about product design?UX5 min readUX5 min read
Published inUsabilityGeek·May 10, 2020Advice for new Product DesignersDesigners share learnings from a 2-year long product design career This article is part of the series (3/5) in which I asked a bunch of designers their learnings from a 2-year long product design career. If you haven’t read the intro article, you can check it out here. Question: What is 1 UX skill/course from the University of Michigan that translates directly into your work? Kenji Kaneko: Product designer at Duo SecurityUX6 min readUX6 min read
