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Getting Scrappy with Product Research | John Fontenot (Terlumina, Path to Product)

Listen now on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.—John Fontenot has spent a decade in tech, working initially in software partnerships for Intel’s Software and Services Group where he was first introduced to the role of product management. In 2018 John made a pivot into a role as a UX Researcher to get his foot in the door of a product team for a small HRTech SaaS company and hasn’t looked back. John has worked in a variety of Sr. IC product manager roles, Director and Group Product M

Building a product that doesn’t exist

Designers, product, and engineers are all guided by the “Product Ideal.” The problem is, they’re all seeing a different one.Continue reading on UX Collective »

The Death of the Double Click: How UX Finally Buried a Relic of the Desktop Era

Double-clicking is a clunky gesture from the floppy disk era that has no place in modern UX. As interfaces evolve toward AI, touch, and simplicity, it’s time to finally bury the double-click for good. If you're still designing for it, you're designing backwards.

How design radically transformed a dying industry

All it takes is one creative spark to ignite a fire.source: DSRUPTR.comI recently wrote about the 5 powerful business insights that prove the value of design.While it’s incredible to see the business results on the value of design from McKinsey, Harvard, Forbes, and Adobe, I really appreciate the everyday examples to help illustrate the value of design.And the creative spark it takes to move a mountain…The Story of Jacek Utko and His Creative SparkJacek Utko is a former architect who got a job a

Which triad do you prefer? DeepSeek perceptual or traditional RGB

Gen AI dataviz design: comparing DeepSeek’s perceptual uniform color triad with a non-uniform RGB triadContinue reading on UX Collective »

When machines make outputs, humans must own outcomes

The future of work in the age of AI and deepware.There is a photograph from 1930s East London that should be mandatory viewing for anyone anxious about AI taking their job. It shows Mary Smith, a “knocker-up” — a woman whose entire profession consisted of walking the streets at dawn, shooting dried peas at bedroom windows with a long bamboo pole to wake workers for their factory shifts.Mary Smith, a “knocker-up” in East London (1930s)Mary charged sixpence a week for this service. Then the alarm

How to Find Your Voice: Speak with Confidence and Clarity

You’ve heard it before “It’s not what you said—it’s how you said it.” Your voice can change how people feel—even if your message doesn’t. If you vary your tone and pacing, you can make your ideas sound more trustworthy, exciting, or urgent. Harness this neuroscience-backed communication power and you’ll take your career to the next level.Your voice is a fantastic tool. It acoustically translates your inner self and conveys enthusiasm, defeat, or openness. In the following video, Morgane Peng, He

Next Gen App Clips and Micro Interactions: Building Delightful iOS Experiences

User behavior regarding mobile applications have undergone great metamorphoses within the last few years. During the era of vanishing…

Micro-Interactions That Actually Matter (And 5 That Don’t)

Your loading spinner is gorgeous, but users hate waiting 3 seconds to see it.

Micro-Interactions In The Age of Proactive Systems

The machines are reading our minds now, or at least pretending to, and the whole digital interface landscape has turned into a kaleidoscope…

Research as a Product — Building Sustainable, Relationship-Driven Research Programs

Research as a Product — Building Sustainable, Relationship-Driven Research ProgramsHow shifting from projects to programs transformed my approach to recruiting B2B usersTry scheduling a 60-minute interview with a small business owner. Go ahead, I’ll wait.Ask any researcher working on B2B products — the challenge of recruitment is real. It only gets tougher as business size increases. These people juggle payroll, customer complaints, supply chain issues, and marketing campaigns — often all before

Avoid Death by PowerPoint: Structure Your Slides for Maximum Impact

Your message is ready, your delivery honed. Now, how do you put that brilliance on slides? Discover how to structure your slide deck strategically so that it supports your message, whether you present live or share it for independent review.Whether you're pitching to stakeholders, leading a team meeting, or sending your deck to decision-makers, the way you structure your slides determines whether your message lands—or gets lost. Messy decks get ignored. Strategic ones make people listen, take ac

ChatGPT launches Instant Checkout with Etsy and Shopify onboard

OpenAI has introduced a new layer to online shopping with its agent-based checkout feature.Continue reading on UX Collective »

How to design to alert users without overwhelming them

Avoiding information overload.Continue reading on UX Collective »

Use Feedback as Your Superpower: Learn, Improve, Shine

Feedback: the word alone can inspire apprehension. Yet, it’s the lifeblood of great design. Whether it’s subtle critique or blunt rejection, how you respond to feedback matters more than you think. You can defend your design—or you can use that moment to learn, improve, and show you're the kind of professional who grows from every challenge.Let's be honest, we all dread feedback, especially when it is negative. Yet, we need feedback to inform our design, iterate, and make our work better. Let's

Shades Of October (2025 Wallpapers Edition)

As September comes to a close and October takes over, we are in the midst of a time of transition. The air in the morning feels crisper, the leaves are changing colors, and winding down with a warm cup of tea regains its almost-forgotten appeal after a busy summer. When we look closely, October is full of little moments that have the power to inspire, and whatever your secret to finding new inspiration might be, our monthly wallpapers series is bound to give you a little inspiration boost, too.F

Overcome the Self-Doubt That Stops You from Being an Excellent Presenter

Do you doubt your ability to speak up, thinking you’re not the public speaking type? Many people do. But the truth is, most beliefs about presentation skills are simply wrong. Let’s break down these myths and boost your confidence—you’ve got far more potential than you think.In the next video, Morgane Peng, Head of Product Design & AI Transformation at Societe Generale, tackles three common presentation myths and shows you why you’re more capable than you realize.[[video:1961]]These myths ar

Present Like a Pro: Become a Designer Who Leads

Your ideas are only as powerful as your ability to communicate them. You can design the perfect solution ... but if nobody understands it, cares about it, or champions it? It goes nowhere. If you can master presentation skills, you’ll open new doors in your design career, access new opportunities, and guarantee that your brilliant ideas get the recognition they deserve.Brilliant design alone won’t get you that promotion, new client, pay raise, or the respect your work deserves. If your ideas are

Presentation Pitfalls and How You Avoid Them

You’ve worked hard on your ideas—don’t let simple messaging missteps keep them from landing. Make your brilliant ideas shine in every presentation by deftly sidestepping common messaging missteps, and give your hard work the influence it deserves every time.Morgane Peng, Head of Product Design & AI Transformation at Societe Generale, has given and attended many presentations throughout her career—she’s identified several subtle yet consequential messaging mistakes that can derail your presentati

Intent-Based UI Is Replacing Navigation—Are We Designing Ourselves Out of the Interface?

Navigation is dying—and it's not by accident. As interfaces shift toward intent-based design, users no longer click; they expect the UI to read their minds. But when software anticipates our every move, are we creating seamless experiences—or designing invisible cages?