When doing research in B2B, users who are highly specialized in your product will come up with a list of features they say they need. It’s a trap!
Users own the present, they know what their day looks like.
Train Your Judgement: a small quiz to decide which UI animation “feels” better. The interesting part is the explanation as to why one feels better than the other. I don’t always agree though, and some are really potato potato, and some would both trigger my motion sickness so my answer is “none”.
Users know their day. They don't know your roadmap. Why smart users give convincing wrong answers, and how to do research that opens product space.
There’s a corner of the internet where you can enjoy a massive multiplayer online rave, with a retro video game vibe, different areas for different music styles, and, I love that such websites still exist.
WARNING sound + flashing lights once you enter hallucinate.site/
Okay challenge for you: let's say I have limited time, and I can only mention 1 or 2 things, techniques, resources to help designers make products more WCAG compliant, what should it be?
I have a full list here, but no time for it all stephaniewalter.design/blog/accessi...
Do graphs and charts need to be accessible?
The chart image doesn’t always have to be exposed to assistive technologies, but the information it communicates must be accessible. By @tempertemper.bsky.social
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For my art lovers: The Last Museum is a search engine for museum art, with over 5 million of artworks indexed.
You can search by theme, style, subject, vibe and more.
lastmuseum.com/search?q=cats
But, UX researchers, designers, PMs own the future: the product that doesn’t exist yet, and will solve their actual problems. Research is intake, not verdict. You still need one owner to interpret and decide.
Users own the present. You own the future. (10min) By Alex Dapunt
For simple charts, you can include the data in the image alt text. For more complex charts, expose the underlying data in an HTML table, either using SVG with ARIA roles or by nesting a real table inside a details or summary element.
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#Accessibility #Charts
Monday Brain science time: some explanations for a couple of common illusions, from selecting (the vase kiss), to filling in, priming, shadow and color illusions.
Should we bring back The Dress?
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A big list of resources, articles, blog posts, and checklists to help you, designers, get started on your “building more accessible products” journey.
Me "I can spend 10min on this fun website that might trigger my vestibular disorder because it's fun, I'll be fine if I don't stay too long"
Me, 1h later "meeeeeh I feel nauseous, I wonder whyy".
I regret nothing!
