“Learn fast, learn frequently.” 💡 You've probably heard “fail faster, succeed sooner.” Don Norman prefers a different framing. To him, “failure” is too negative a word for what a design that doesn't work as intended really gives you: learning. 🧠 That small change in language changes how a team works. A test that goes wrong becomes useful information, people share what didn't work earlier, and learning becomes something you do often, not once after launch. So the next time a prototype doesn't land, try asking “What did this teach us?” before asking “What went wrong?” 👉 Read the full article: ixdf.pulse.ly/6rh8bsc6fi What's the most useful thing a design that “didn't work” ever taught you? Tell us in the comments. #DonNorman #UXDesign #DesignThinking #LearnByDoing

Recruiters often spend just 1 to 2 minutes on a first scan of your portfolio. 👀 Swipe for 5 steps to make those minutes count: pick 2 to 4 case studies, show your process, lead with results, connect your work to business impact, and keep your brand consistent. Want to build one step by step? Build a Standout UX/UI Portfolio: Land Your Dream Job, with Morgane Peng, is included in your Interaction Design Foundation membership. 👉ixdf.pulse.ly/szx1fw6vea 📌 Save this for your next portfolio update. #UXDesign #UXPortfolio #UXCareers #DesignCareers #PortfolioTips

You can almost hear the assumptions behind those requirements. 🫠 When user research gets skipped, teams risk building products around what they think people need rather than what people actually need. Those assumptions can influence everything that follows: features, user flows, interactions, and even which problems the product aims to solve. That's why good design starts with understanding people. Research helps you question assumptions, identify real needs, and make informed decisions before they become expensive to change. The earlier you understand your users, the better your chances of designing products that solve real problems and meet real human needs. 💙 #uxmeme #uxdesign

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Typed a whole sentence in ALL CAPS by accident? 🙄 Not your fault. It's a design problem. The Caps Lock key looks like any other key, doesn't clearly say it's on, and has no obvious way to turn it off. Learn why: ixdf.org/courses/hci-foundat… #UXDesign #ixdf

Most mobile apps lose users to small habits, not one big flaw 📱 4 mistakes still easy to spot today: → Copying iOS on Android → Web-style links → Sending users to a browser → Asking for a rating too early Learn more in our Mobile UX Strategy course: ixdf.pulse.ly/6ml1bazznb #MobileUX #UXDesign

Your feature list keeps growing. But which features do your users actually need? 🤔 Stakeholders have priorities, teams have opinions, and every idea can sound like a must-have. As William Hudson reminds us, you can't design for everyone all the time. A persona-weighted feature matrix helps you prioritize features based on: 👥 How important each persona is to your product's success. 🎯 How useful each feature is to that persona. 💡 The better you understand your users, the easier it becomes to decide what matters most. 👉 Learn how to prioritize features based on user needs with William Hudson in our Object-Oriented UI Design: Build Interfaces Users Love course: ixdf.pulse.ly/sfsgdyf5yc #UXDesign #UserCenteredDesign #Personas #ProductDesign #UIDesign

A year of building together. 🏆 Communities aren’t built by one person. They’re built by people who keep showing up for each other. Congratulations to Kerala, Hyderabad, Aqsa Nauman, Mendoza and Bogotá, and to every IxDF Local Leader who made this a record year. 💙 Build more leaders. Listen first. Keep it fresh. Stay human. Thank you for leading. Swipe to meet the winners. Join an IxDF Local Group: 🔗 ixdf.pulse.ly/dfxvjef0fw #IxDF #UXDesign #DesignCommunity #LocalGroups #IxDFCommunity

What happens when color is the only signal telling your users what matters? 🎨 For people with color vision deficiency, important information can be difficult to distinguish or even missed entirely. Take this weather map. With red-green color blindness, colors that signal storm activity can become harder to tell apart. And here's why it matters: approximately 8% of men and 0.5% of women have some form of color blindness. 💡 Good design communicates beyond color. Add labels, icons, and patterns so more people can understand what they see. 👉 Learn how to create more accessible digital experiences with Frank Spillers in our Accessibility in Practice course: ixdf.pulse.ly/7cqdogpl5j #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #UXDesign #AccessibleDesign #DesignForPeople

What if your love of games became your career? 🎮 Game UX brings together design, psychology, art, and technology to create experiences that players enjoy, understand, and remember. As Celia Hodent, Former Director of UX at Epic Games (Fortnite), explains, working in Game UX means collaborating with talented people across disciplines to bring joy to players around the world. But loving games is just the beginning. You also need to understand how players think, feel, and interact with games, and how games are made. 🧠 💡 A career in Game UX gives you the opportunity to advocate for players and help create experiences that truly connect with them. 👉 Learn from Celia Hodent and explore how to turn your passion for games into professional skills in our Game UX Design: The Ultimate Guide course: ixdf.pulse.ly/kijmzsdkx6 #GameUX #GameDesign #UXDesign #DesignCareer #UserExperience

AI can help you write faster. But what happens to your voice, creativity, and data along the way? From editing drafts to maintaining your brand voice, AI offers useful ways to support your writing. The challenge is knowing when to use it, what to share, and what you should keep in your own hands. Join Alexa Apallas, Expert Content Strategist formerly at Google and PayPal, to learn how to use AI effectively in UX writing while protecting what makes your work yours. You'll discover how to: ✅ Recognize when AI is useful for your writing tasks and when it isn't the right tool ✅ Build AI-powered writing tools, including a copy-editing tool and a brand voice and tone bot ✅ Use AI to generate alt text and accessibility labels ✅ Understand the risks of sharing personal information and images with AI tools ✅ Protect your creativity and critical thinking while using AI to support your work Learn practical ways to use AI with greater confidence, make informed decisions about your writing process, and keep your professional judgment at the center of your work. 🗓️ Thursday, October 22, 2026 ⏰ 16:00 UTC 📹 Can't attend live? You'll get the recording to watch anytime. 👉 Save your spot now: 🔗 ixdf.pulse.ly/kswenfkzmd

One last birthday thought. 🎂 AI can do amazing things. But what happens when it can't understand your frustration, solve your problem or connect you with a real person when you need help? The world needs more skilled designers. People who know how to work with AI while keeping human needs at the center of every decision. Because the people affected by technology aren't just users. They're your family, your friends and your colleagues. ❤️ When humans thrive, businesses thrive, and so do the designers who make it happen. For 24 years, IxDF has helped people build timeless, human-centered design skills. And as AI changes how we work, those skills matter more than ever. 🎁 Our 24th birthday gifts are almost gone! ✅ 3 months free with an annual IxDF membership ✅ 3 Master Classes on AI and Human-Centered Design ⏳ Our birthday celebration is ending soon. When it ends, so do the gifts. 👉 Claim your birthday gifts and keep humans at the center of what you design: ixdf.pulse.ly/bgysh9zzmq #UserCenteredDesign #UXDesign #DesignForPeople #FutureSkills #CareerGrowth

Every powerful technology hands us new abilities, and new ways to fail. ⚠️ You've probably experienced AI that wasn't designed with you in mind. 🏦 A bank chatbot that traps you in endless answers while your card stays blocked. ✈️ An airline assistant that can't rebook your canceled flight or connect you with a human. What happens when technology is designed without understanding the people who use it? As AI becomes more capable, designers must ask: 🤖 What should AI decide on its own? ✋ When should it ask permission? 🤝 Can users reach a real person when they need help? These decisions affect real lives. When humans thrive, businesses thrive, and so do the designers who make it happen. ❤️ 🎂 For 24 years, IxDF has helped people build human-centered design skills. And those skills matter more than ever. 💬 What's an AI experience that left you wishing for human support? 🎁 Celebrate our 24th birthday with 3 months free with an annual membership + 3 Master Classes on AI and Human-Centered Design. 👉 ixdf.pulse.ly/wl6rxmiapj #UserCenteredDesign #UXDesign #HumanComputerInteraction #DesignForPeople #FutureSkills

You believe in Design Thinking. But can you prove its business value? 📊 Getting stakeholder support isn't always easy, especially when traditional ROI metrics don't capture the full impact of design. Jeanne Liedtka, Professor Emerita at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and former BCG strategist, shows you how to make a stronger business case. In this Master Class, you'll learn to: 📊 Explain the business value of Design Thinking. 🧠 Connect design practices to business research. 💬 Communicate your ideas with evidence and confidence. 🤝 Build a stronger case for stakeholder support. 🎂 IxDF turns 24! We're celebrating the human-centered design skills that help you make a difference, and the ability to demonstrate their value. 👉 Explore Jeanne's Master Class, Demonstrate the ROI of Design Thinking and Win Stakeholder Support. ixdf.pulse.ly/kkgv0etavz #DesignThinking #DesignInnovation #DesignSolutions #ThoughtLeadership #Masterclass

Your design system is growing. Is your team keeping up? 🤖 More components, more products and higher expectations. How can you keep up without expanding your team? Jarvis Moore, Senior Design Lead, Design Systems at Microsoft, shows you how to use AI for real design system tasks: 🔍 Audit components and identify redundancies. 📝 Draft and improve documentation. ⚙️ Support contribution workflows. 🧠 Recognize where human judgment is essential. 🎂 24 years of IxDF! From digital design to AI-assisted workflows, thoughtful design decisions remain essential. 💬 Where could AI make the biggest difference in your workflow? 👉 Explore Jarvis's hands-on Master Class, Bring AI Into Your Design System: Hands-On Demo, and learn how to apply AI to your design system. ixdf.pulse.ly/qfbw0kge2o #DigitalDesign #DesignProcess #FutureSkills #Masterclass #ProfessionalDevelopment

How does your product make people feel? ❤️ Confident? Frustrated? Reassured? Emotions shape how people experience your product and whether they want to return. So how can you design with emotion in mind? 🔍 Understand your users' needs and frustrations. 🎨 Make first impressions count. ✅ Create clear, accessible experiences. 💬 Use microinteractions to provide helpful feedback. 🎂 IxDF turns 24! Technology keeps changing, but understanding people remains essential to good design. 👉 Swipe through to learn how emotions influence UX. 💭 What feeling makes you return to a product you love? Explore our course, Design for Thought and Emotion, with HCI expert Alan Dix, and learn how to design for the way people think and feel. ixdf.pulse.ly/q2yjlucqyv #UXPsychology #UserExperience #EmotionalDesign #UserResearch #InteractionDesign

“AI doesn't matter.” 🤖 Alan Dix, a pioneer in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), explains why. AI is a tool. What matters is how we design systems that serve people. From complexity and uncertainty to how people and AI adapt to each other, AI brings new challenges that designers need to understand. And as AI becomes more independent, keeping people in control matters. 🎂 IxDF turns 24! Technology keeps changing, but designing for human needs remains essential. 💬 When do you think AI is the right tool for the job? 👉 Explore Alan Dix's Master Class, AI, HCI, and UX Design: Make Better Choices About AI, and learn how to make thoughtful AI decisions that consider both people and the environment. ixdf.pulse.ly/7ow6jbq2es #HCI #UXDesign #HumanComputerInteraction #UserCenteredDesign #FutureSkills

Don't take our word for it. Here's what members say on Reddit. 🎂 "Oh, you've done IxDF? That's a solid program." 🎤 That's what hiring managers told one of our members. Swipe for 4 stories on portfolios, interviews, and career switches 🎈IxDF turns 24, and you get the gifts: 3 months free + 3 Master Classes on AI and Human-Centered Design. 👉 Claim your gifts at ixdf.pulse.ly/4ik5l6ttbl Which story sounds most like yours? 👇 #IxDF #UXDesign #UXCareer #CareerSwitch #ProductDesign #HumanCenteredDesign