i've been polishing up my portfolio over the last week. here's a thread with a few different details that make me happy :)

#1: stumbled across this neat shader & played around with it on my header

it's very fun on mobile too!

github.com/akella/Disto...

#designsky #uxsky

Why in the year 2026 do I still have to explain what a UI designer is and does AND why we are not annoying middle-men, but actually provide a ton of value? #UX #UI #UXsky

Day 231, a while back we were quoted over £125,000 and 6 months to build Moderated Video Interviews. Let's see how this goes 😉 "Start the fans please..." #mvi #uxsky #userresearch Love a bit of DIY!

Hello #uxSky #design #ux people.
I’ve noticed this week that all links to safari now take at least 10 seconds to get past the blank screen.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

Day 227, added the final study flow logic block : demographic routing. Everything is in place to proceed with video IPIs, very exciting to get to this stage! #uxsky #userresearch

Day 222 still, study type categorisation to help with intuitive study creation.
#uxsky #userresearch

Day 220 : We have added search functionality to the Participant and Study lists, done some tidying up of the list views and added participant summary information. Next we are working on participant selection, filtering and screening.
#buildinpublic #uxsky #userresearch

Day 218 building Insight Squid, Work is progressing nicely on the script builder. Include resources and use them with scenarios and prompts. We can't wait for you to see this! #usabilitytesting #userresearch #uxsky #productsky

Day 215. We have a working WEBRTC server and have tested video calls. Working on script builder now. Very excited for you all to see it.
#buildinpublic #saas #uxsky

Day 204, started work on video and it's going well. In safe hands with @upcloud.com will be a short while as we build it out but can't wait to share with you. #uxsky

Image of paths taken by participants in a User Research Tree Test study.

We are testing our platform with a cheeky tree test, here is a sneak peak of just a part of the results you can expect. You can help us out by giving it a try and letting us know what you think! staging.insightsquid.app/S-2AZR9H #uxsky #userresearch

Insight Squid | tree test testing An Insight Squid research study.

Fancy helping me test part of @insightsquid.com the research app I am building? Take this quick study staging.insightsquid.app/S-2AZR9H Thank you 😃 #uxsky #userresearch #workinprogress

I’m curious if any in the sydney design community is open to arrange a screening of @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social at one of their meetups or at a venue we can promote through their meetups?

I’m not an absolutist and believe we should openly discuss this just as we do in #UXSky.

A screenshot of a MacOS doc with app icons, including Craft, Figma, Framer, Play, Cursor, Linear, Claude, Discord, Perplexity, Calendar, Mail, Messages, Safari, [redacted], Reminders, Photos, Music, Aeronaut, and Xcode

what apps are we running these days, let’s see what you’ve got #uxsky #designsky

#productDesign #UXSky #UX #Product

Day 198 is a day off, recently we have been building out the study flow logic for jump, split and switch. Also done a bit of tidying up of the study overview and block builder. Exciting times, #uxsky

Squid study design UI - sneak peek

Day 188? Daily cost averaging £4. Spent a couple of weeks reworking the codebase around study design to make it more robust and efficient. #uxsky

When using vertical tabs in Chrome, the tabs and the new tab button are light-years apart

Super happy to finally see native vertical tabs in Chrome, but why why why is the + button all the way at the bottom? #uxsky

Day 170, after taking a day off to visit Ikea yesterday, we are doing some extra work on study flow logic. Should prove useful to researchers. #uxsky

Taking "user interface" off the #uxsky feed keywords in solidarity with opposing this

Love to see shitposts on #uxsky feed. We've truly made it.

Day 168, in the past couple of weeks we have implemented flow logic, tidied up the icons, worked on research exports and have successfully refactored the study design codebase. Can't wait to show everyone! #uxsky #userresearch

It's incredible how much #UXsky has grown since 2023, when it was a primitive list of keywords on goodfeeds and used by about 10 people. You could catch up on a month of posts in a minute.

Now it gets enough posts to scroll all day, and is even big enough to have its own Main Character (derogatory)

In just 149 days we have question, selection, ratings, rank / image sorts, preference tests, card sort, tree test and first glance done. Complete with per participant and summary response data. We also have participant invite and summarisation. What's next before we get to beta? #uxsky

Just started using FigmaMake and it’s wild how you have to prompt it to maintain the integrity of the design ☠️ #UXSky #ProductDesign

one of my favorite moments on pre-musk twitter is when, out of the blue, the actual edward tufte liked one of my (not design-related) shitposts

#uxsky

Again, designing outside your happy path is designing for real life.

#UX #design #UXSky #DesignSky #ServiceDesign #apple

www.wired.com/story/apples...

The Edge Cases that Break Hearts (And Products) Edge cases aren't rare; they're real life. Design for messy situations like name changes, shared accounts, and bad actors from day one.

There are no edge cases, just realistic scenarios you don't want to think about because designing a happy path is easier.

#UX #design #UXSky #DesignSky

www.nngroup.com/articles/edg...

Truth about UX Strategy Best way to get buy-in for a UX Strategy is to stop calling it a UX Strategy.

Hi #uxsky #ux I wrote a thing... The Truth about UX Strategy.
medium.com/p/cad159d316e1

TL;DR If you want to get buy-in for your UX Strategy, don't call it that. :)

Logo design for Crunchie. Message for work.

Logo design for Crunchie.
Message for work.

#graphic #UXSky #morning #thursday #designer #UI #trump #october #bluesky #food #cook #Qatar #blacksky #charlie #BB27 #productdesigner #Fintech #iOSApp #UserExperience #DevCommunity #AndroidDev #ProductDesign #indiedev #gamedev #atlanta #india #chicago