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Murphy’s law of design: If anything can go wrong, it will

That’s not an unlucky fate; it’s a design challenge.

Mar 16, 2021

Advertisement for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups that says “There’s no wrong way to eat a Reese’s”

Mar 16, 2021

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The origins of product design

Raymond Loewy and the birth of the design discipline

Dec 6, 2021

On the left, a professional portrait of Raymond Loewy. On the right, a picture of his famous redesigned Gestetner duplicator machine.

Dec 6, 2021

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The Meta decision: you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube

You can relinquish fact-checking responsibilities but can you ever be neutral again?

Jan 13

Mark Zuckerberg announcing changes to moderation within Meta’s platforms

Jan 13

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It Depends On…

It depends

The one answer to every design question

Jan 1

Leading text that says “It depends on…” with the following words overlaid on top of one another: people, context, cost, timing, risk, reward, culture, convenience

Jan 1

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Going against the grA.I.n

5 ways to reclaim your humanity in an algorithmic world

Dec 30, 2024

Screenshots from the Burger King mobile app showing the many different UI controls, toggles, buttons, tokens, etc. involved in customizing a burger or fries

Dec 30, 2024

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How to scope your AI product

Step 1: Accept that it’s not an “AI product”

Oct 31, 2024

A comic book style black and white digital sketch of a monster. The monster is an ugly, loose amalgamation of disparate body parts and superfluous features, like four arms, a unicorn horn, and a fanny pack for increased storage.

Oct 31, 2024

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You’re not stuck; you’re just in a story

Every design challenge is a story you haven’t finished writing yet

May 28, 2024

A fountain pen rests on top of a blank composition notebook

May 28, 2024

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Bootcamp

The muted majority

Users who can’t even find the microphone to tell you what’s wrong

Sep 21, 2023

Silhouette of a person shouting into a megaphone with a mute icon exiting the far side

Sep 21, 2023

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Figma, I love you but you’re bringing me down

Confronting the conflict between what’s possible and what’s practical

Apr 24, 2023

Apr 24, 2023

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A meet-less diet

This year, resolve to nourish your calendar with fewer, more meaningful meetings

Jan 6, 2023

Similar food pyramid imagery from beginning of article but without the food pictures. On the bottom layer is “DMs, notes, emails, group chats.” The sections above read “recordings, slide decks, diagrams, and spreadsheets.” Above that are “quick calls and face-to-face.” Lastly at the top is “Meetings.”

Jan 6, 2023

Joe Bernstein

Joe Bernstein

UX designer, wordsmith, thought leader. Specializes in data viz, Figma, and design systems. Unwinds with trivia, softball, and crosswords. Resides in Seattle.

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