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Aug 31

How UX designers can stop product enshittification

Or why your dream job turned into a nightmare. — In his witty article for Wired called “The ‘Enshittification’ of Tiktok” Cory Doctorow talks about how platforms die: First, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value…

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How UX designers can stop product enshittification
How UX designers can stop product enshittification

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Jun 19

Why it’s so hard to land a UX design job, and where this situation leads

This piece is a part of Inès Mir mailing list. Subscribe to get them first. — Is UX oversaturated? Today, I am reflecting on the current job situation in UX design and where it will develop. When I started in UX 14 years ago, few knew what I was doing. These days are far gone, and more people value UX design and strive to join the field. Many figured…

UX

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Why it’s so hard to land a UX design job, and where this situation leads
Why it’s so hard to land a UX design job, and where this situation leads
UX

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Apr 11, 2022

Best UX memes which is also true

Take a break from work or explain to your mom what you are doing for a living. — I often add relevant memes to my articles, so as to be a bit more casual. It’s time to share my vast collection with you.

UX

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Best UX memes which is also true
Best UX memes which is also true
UX

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Bootcamp

·Apr 3, 2022

Why you should join a B2B team as a product designer immediately

The best career advice I can give to you right now — Being a b2b designer for over 4 years already I now always get startled when people wave out b2b job opportunities saying they don’t want their portfolio to be dull. Like having a portfolio of illustration-heavy applications which you can slice for dribbble shots would make you an ultimate UX…

UX

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Why you should join a B2B team as a product designer immediately
Why you should join a B2B team as a product designer immediately
UX

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Bootcamp

·Mar 28, 2022

Leading UX team through crisis and trauma

A practical guide for design leads to helping team members in stress. — Terrible things inevitably happen in our communities and we, as UX leaders, might not be properly trained to handle them. It’s normal to feel lost when you observe someone in your team is experiencing stress or trauma, or worse, you can be in crisis yourself. That’s why I believe it’s…

UX

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Leading UX team through crisis and trauma
Leading UX team through crisis and trauma
UX

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Bootcamp

·Mar 22, 2022

My path to a Principal Product Designer role and what you can learn from it

Hi there, for those of you that don't know me, I am a Principal Product Designer at Zalando right now. That means that I have been a principal for a good 4 years already. …

UX

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My path to a Principal Product Designer role and what you can learn from it
My path to a Principal Product Designer role and what you can learn from it
UX

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May 26, 2021

Case study for Bolt

Objective: Your task is to design an experience that will help integrate Airport Shuttle service into Bolt ride-hailing app. — Definition of Airport Shuttle According to Cambridge Dictionary “shuttle” is a a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places. Although it seems the business meaning is more broad. Internet research On the keywords “airport shuttle” for a variety of locations Google shows the following services:

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Case study for Bolt
Case study for Bolt

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May 17, 2021

Case study for trivago Discovery

Objective: Trivago aim to create a product that captures more users in the earlier part of the travel funnel; where they get inspiration for their next trip. Focus made on regional/nearby trips for the user. Product: https://discover.trivago.com/ Value Hypothesis Task 1.1. Do a walkthrough of the discover product. Identify an opportunity for improvement. …

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Case study for trivago Discovery
Case study for trivago Discovery

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Nimax

·Dec 18, 2017

The Cat of Wall Street and design concept for developing a new product

Recently my colleague and friend Daria Barinova asked me to give her an interview about our approach to developing a new product in Nimax Agency. It was published in our corporate newsletter #8 and I took it on myself to translate a part of it into English, ’cause I think…

Design

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The Cat of Wall Street and design concept for developing a new product
The Cat of Wall Street and design concept for developing a new product
Design

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Nimax

·Nov 22, 2016

How to get on a same page with your client

In an ideal world we all have sophisticated managers and clients on our projects, which are as involved in a process and educated in arts as we are. And sometimes we do, but let’s face it: we’re the most responsible person in our project in terms of visual. Consequently, the…

Design

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How to get on a same page with your client
How to get on a same page with your client
Design

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Principal product designer at Zalando and Instagram influencer @ines.ux

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