Written by: Raffaele Di Meo

What AI can’t do in UX research

When discussing user experience, the focus often revolves around enhancing the experience for end-users—those who interact with consumer-facing applications for shopping, entertainment, or social media. The team’s goals typically aim to reduce the number …
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February 28, 2025

Collaboration is not a workshop, it’s a mindset

Let’s make this straight. Collaboration isn’t about doing a brainstorming exercise and forgetting that it has even happened. I know workshops sometimes feel like a never-ending episode of a typical reality show (my go-to …
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January 22, 2025

The rise of individualism and the effects on the workplace

How many of you remember the Spices Girls or Backstreet Boys? The late '90s and early 2000s were dominated by iconic girl and boy bands. We couldn't get enough of them. I remember those …
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October 6, 2024

How to get hired as a junior designer in 2024

Strategies on how to stand out as a junior designer in a saturated design market Last week, I was asked to speak at a great meetup event from the amazing design community called The Clan. …
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August 16, 2024

Hiring, lip service and inclusion

I've spent my life not fitting into any group, and then when it comes to work, they want me to be a cultural fit, whatever that means. I am queer, working class, and a …
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July 11, 2024

Don’t be fooled by Figma ‘make design’ new AI feature

‘Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got I am still I am still Jenny from the block.’ That’s how the chorus of a famous J Lo song goes. I am a kid …
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June 27, 2024

Great design isn’t pixel perfect

I am a perfectionist, and I admit that. Is this my best or worst quality? Maybe it’s both. It’s a trait that defines a lot of who I am, not only professionally, but also …
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February 26, 2024

If you are working in silo, you aren’t making an impact.

Just before the end of the year, I worked closer to marketing and sales teams, crafting pitch decks for potential clients. This is not the core job of a product designer in tech, but …
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January 25, 2024

Ditch the design process

  Have you ever been asked in a job interview, "What's your design process?". Let’s get straight to the point. It’s a question that shouldn’t been asked, and the reason for that is simple. …
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January 25, 2024

No one cares about your app, and this is why

Last week, I was having lunch IRL with some colleagues, and we ended up talking about our previous jobs. It made me remember when I worked as a Learning Designer for a large UK …
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November 14, 2023