Human-centred decisions
The latest chapter in my career has closed, as I have found an incredibly exciting new opportunity. But the past couple of years have given me a lot to reflect on.
Last month Ofcom published a report on the people who rely on their phones as their main way of accessing the internet. Some of the findings are shocking and eye-opening.
Good designers aim to meet their users’ needs. But there is a whole other breed of designers who are trying to trick their users into something they don’t want to do. Find out about the evil magicians using dark patterns on you.
This edition of the digital design digest highlights some incredible looking technology from Microsoft that could transform mobile interfaces.
One of the biggest challenges designers face is avoiding bias. We all have perspectives that subconsciously affect our decisions. In the case of design, those choices we don’t even realise we are making can have big consequences.
Designers like to fret about the differing keypad layouts on calculators and phones. But economics tells us it may not be such a problem after all.
Digital transformation results in the eventual destruction of digital teams. So what will that mean for those of us who work in digital?
Gov.uk is the darling of the digital profession. But now it has been described as the most hated website of all time. So what’s going on?
I think about the web all the time. I like to believe that I get it. But I am still surprised by the advances in technology and the promise the future holds.
