UX design
fromMedium
13 hours agoDesigners: We are perpetuating our own burnout problem
Design and research roles experience the highest burnout rates in tech, driven by external pressures and internal frameworks that may not support well-being.
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fromSilicon Canals
14 hours agoI spent a decade building a career I thought I wanted, a house I thought I needed, and a persona I thought would finally make me real - and one Saturday morning over coffee I sat with the quiet certainty that I had built all of it for someone who no longer lived inside me - Silicon Canals
When the person you're pretending to be gets too heavy to carry, you realize that the mask you've worn for so long has become your actual face.
Retirement
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology suggests if you still write things down on paper instead of your phone you aren't resisting progress - you've found something that works and are practicing the increasingly rare skill of not replacing it simply because something newer arrived, and that skill, applied consistently, turns out to predict a surprising number of other things about how you make decisions - Silicon Canals
Handwriting enhances cognitive engagement and memory retention compared to typing, leading to better decision-making and creativity.
Fashion & style
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 day agocollagen from dinosaur shapes the designer handbag made with lab-grown leather
Enfin Levé introduces a handbag made from lab-grown T-Rex leather, utilizing collagen from fossilized dinosaur bones, showcased at Art Zoo Museum in Amsterdam.
fromMedium
2 weeks agoYou can't design what you won't maintain
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is one of the most idyllic cities in the Canary Islands. At its heart stands the jewel - the Auditorio. It's a place where talent from both worlds, New and Old, comes together. A theatre, opera, dance, and music heaven.
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Fashion & style
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks agoYoung Entrepreneurs Are Building Businesses Around 'Grandma Hobbies' and Demand Is Surging
Millennials and Gen Z entrepreneurs are building thriving businesses around analog hobbies like needlepoint, mahjong, and blacksmithing as an antidote to screen fatigue and digital burnout.
fromArchitectural Digest
2 days agoI'm Done Sourcing So Much Online. Here's Why
The convenience of sourcing online is fraught with more pitfalls than most of us want to admit. Try finding adequate photos of a vintage piece's condition-close-ups of the fabric, video of damaged areas, any images of a piece's rear or underside!
UX design
UX design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 days ago8 Best Desk Gadgets Every Digital Nomad Quietly Keeps in Their Bag & Finally Deserves a Permanent Home - Yanko Design
Digital nomads curate essential tools that transition from travel to a permanent workspace, enhancing both functionality and personal connection.
fromFast Company
17 years agoFinding New Product Uses
Among my many skills is that of carpentry - master level, frame to finish including cabinet-making. Today, I rode along with someone to install a window in (shiver!) a trailer house. I think they're called "mobile homes" now, but they're 'trailers' to me. Anyway, like most "trailer homes", this one had substantial rot around the window. We had no way to fix it short of inserting pieces of wood to fill the space, caulk heck out of it, then hand-nail the new window trim
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month agoWhen Design Understands That Starting Is the Hardest Part - Yanko Design
Momenta uses behavioral psychology and deliberate design features called 'deficiency triggers' to motivate people to start household chores by exploiting the human instinct to complete incomplete tasks.
fromMedium
6 months agoYou Suck as a Design Leader
This article won't start out well, because I'm sort of at rock bottom in my career and it seems that I'm projecting my frustrations of the industry out in the open. But I promise you, my rants are merely neutral observations and opinions. I love talking to people, and over the last 2 months of unemployment (I am now employed), I called upon designer friends all in Asia and Europe to get their opinion on the current state of Design leadership and how it has impacted our careers.
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