“Ugh, Monday’s here already!”“I just can’t wait for this project to end and finally take a break.”“I’m tired of being tired all the time.” It’s startling how often we hear these things being said all around us but are too immersed in a whirlpool of our own tasks and to-dos to even notice. Sure, we’re … Read more
“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” – Roy Disney One of the most, or perhaps, the most difficult things to do when running a business or managing a product is decision-making. Decision-making from a position of authority is never really a pleasurable activity, considering the outcome, especially in … Read more
To hire or not to hire an external UX design team, is a conundrum. It’s like having your cake and eating it too – a tantalizing thought, but can it actually be done? Plus, the buzz around the strategic benefits of UX design has created a hunger for design-focused companies with UX expertise. It has … Read more
Do you remember the days when you had to scan newspapers to see movie listings to know what was playing in the theater? Then, you’d have to go there and buy tickets to the show you wanted to see, which hopefully, wasn’t already full. Cut to today where – if you’re a Marvel movie buff … Read more
What if you got a chance to visit the Louvre Museum in Paris, but could spend no more than 15 minutes there? Chances are you’d rush to the Salle des États, the largest display room in the museum and home to the superstar herself, the Mona Lisa. There’s a solid reason why the Mona Lisa … Read more
“Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.” — Robert L. Peters It’s no surprise that large organizations are ushering in a radical functional change by inching closer towards a design-centric style of management. Mind you, the ‘design’ here transcends aesthetics, touching upon applying the principles to the way people function. Design thinking … Read more
“If we want users to like our software we should design it to behave like a likable person: respectful, generous, and helpful.” – Alan Cooper There probably isn’t a better way to encapsulate what a good user interface should be. In fact, the 4 golden rules of UI design exist to ensure that the UI … Read more
Quick question – what is the one thing that immediately tells you that you are in a UX design company’s office? Here’s the easiest one – you’re sure to see a wall or a whiteboard full of post-it notes affixed, maybe in some sort of a pattern. What you’re looking at is an Affinity Map … Read more
Creative jobs have an undeniable cool edge to them. Whenever someone asks the age-old question, “So what do you do?” And the answer is a creative field like UX UI design, product design, graphic design, film making, or motion graphics, the reaction is often a mix of amazement and envy. People love working in creative … Read more
That enterprise UX is challenging is perhaps the understatement of the year. And, we at Koru UX have been fortunate enough to tackle a variety of UI and UX design challenges in our projects over the years. While it is true that enterprise systems are highly complex and mission-critical behemoths, human needs and requirements form … Read more