Technology gave us the Google Maps experience that says “You are here.” Modern maps put everyone at the centre of the world. That's dangeous.

An essay on how the decisions we make writing software shape our enjoyment of the craft.

Orchid’s synthesiser engine allows musicians to create sounds from retro keyboards to expansive textures. A beautiful PDP.

Every software system has a lot of things that can go wrong. Sometimes these are called “failure modes” of the system.

Eliminate first, Automate where possible, and Simplify what remains — to minimize user effort and improve form completion rates.

How tech companies that safeguard our data are more likely to "die" before we do.

In the future, software that can’t be used by an automated agent will feel less powerful and more burdensome to deal with.

This isn’t the humble-brag you think it is; the most common origin story is also common to startups that fail. But it’s a start.

A browser recorder that automatically adds zooms and pans.

Doing more with less isn’t just possible — it’s the future of work.

Focused AI features lead to better user understanding and adoption.

Challenging the idea of displaying your entire navigation as a cluster of links.

Good design can be tricky. What’s obvious to one person might not make sense to someone else.

Design systems are hard. But guess what? So is every other discipline of design and engineering.

A zine exploring the intersection of UX writing and poetry.

You don’t want to have a conversation with your computer, you want to build. Right?

Evidence-informed choices beat beautiful canvases. Here’s how to move from theater to real decisions.

No one intends to make bad things, yet we know how much of the world is not well designed.

Through practical examples Sarah L. Fossheim explores where it typically goes wrong, why issues arise, and what we can learn from our past mistakes.

Coming up with a product strategy should be messy. It’s not some clean fill in the box activity.