For those thinking that a roadmap is the key to product success, I have news for you. In his recent talk, Marty Cagan, founder of the Silicon Valley Product Group, listed roadmaps as the number one reason why product teams fail. He pointed out that at least half of the items on a typical roadmap … Read more
News of incessant layoffs and resizing has ensured that 2023 was going to be a killjoy even before it actually began. Budget cuts across the tech and product industry are now having an inevitable impact on UI-UX design costs as well. Well, if there was a silver lining in these glum times, it is that … Read more
Do you ever wonder? In the era where the democratization of content is the norm, TikTok rose to the top by flipping the script and taking the power of choice away from its users. But it’s not. Instead of giving users the freedom to explore and discover content, TikTok curates a selection of the most … Read more
My deep-set mistrust of all kinds of status indicators stemmed from the washing machine timer. How does one explain a normal cycle that’s supposed to take 40 minutes and is still spinning, even 60 minutes later? What level of Inception-style sorcery are these machines trying to pull off? It’s true, status indicators are tricky business. … Read more
Remember how B2B sales used to be? A lot of cold calling, and a lot of parroting of scripted dialogues. Here’s a trip down memory lane, just for you. Gone are those days when B2B enterprise sales were all about pounding the pavement and making those pesky sales calls – nowadays, a lot of B2B … Read more
Well, what can one say about a year that was bookended by perhaps the two most contradictory events that captivated most of the world? We’d barely stepped into the year and on came a phenomenon that had the world and its grandma hooked, only to have ended it with the dramatic downfall of a rather … Read more
Taylor Swift’s latest album, Midnights, topped the charts worldwide. When she announced her upcoming tour in 2023, after five years, millions of fans blocked their days out to see her perform, arranged travel in distant areas, and maybe signed up for credit cards to get the said presale codes. All this is for a chance … Read more
I recently came across the fascinating design work of Tomohiro Okazaki, a Tokyo-based designer. One of his works includes a series of animations with matchsticks as a subject made into infinite configurations. He took multiple other objects, such as paper and paint, to create visionary spatial interactions using stop-motion animation. See for yourself View this … Read more
When it comes to building better products, the UX research and discovery phase is all about clarifying our perspective and checking the assumptions we hold about user behavior. While specialist UX researchers are usually the ones responsible for the UX research process, there are times when the product manager may be tasked with conducting it. … Read more
Quick, tell me what comes to mind when you hear “tallest building in the world”? The Burj Khalifa? Or maybe the Empire State? How about the word ‘heart’ – what do you visualize when you hear that word? The most probable guess is that the heart icon ❤️- is what comes to mind, instead of … Read more