5 min 0 Blog Why “You are not the user” isn’t always true in UX Aleksandra Smith 15 August 2025 “You are not the user” shaped how designers worked. It forced humility, removed ego, discouraged… Read More
8 min 0 Blog Your hero = your selling point. How to get it right. Aleksandra Smith 5 August 2025 What does your hero section communicate before a single word is consciously read? In less… Read More
9 min 0 Blog The choice you never made. Designing for Default Bias in UX Aleksandra Smith 31 July 2025 “If you want to encourage a behaviour, make it the default.” We know this works… Read More
9 min 0 Blog Designing for a world where no one trusts anything anymore Aleksandra Smith 31 July 2025 Trust was always invisible. Until we lost it. It has always been present in UX.… Read More
3 min 0 Blog When AI designs (and delivers) for us, what do we still own? Aleksandra Smith 16 June 2025 What is our role as designers when AI can do our job? If AI can… Read More
9 min 0 Blog Critical confirmation: The language and logic of destructive modals Aleksandra Smith 16 June 2025 How clearly should a product speak when asking a user to let something go? If… Read More
9 min 3 Blog Designing Success (Part 2): Do’s, Don’ts, and Use Cases of Confirmation Patterns Aleksandra Smith 28 May 2025 Read on Medium ð ¼➡️ Users crave clarity. Not just feedback, but meaningful feedback. That means… Read More
11 min 0 Blog Communication: Your Secret UX Weapon Aleksandra Smith 26 May 2025 We often hear that good design is invisible. But should your rationale be invisible, too?… Read More
9 min 0 Blog Dark Patterns Uncovered (Part 2): Ethics, Transparency, and User Trust Aleksandra Smith 7 May 2025 “When profit is at stake, content and interaction designers put ethics aside all too often.… Read More
4 min 2 Blog Dark Patterns Uncovered: A Critical Look at Deceptive Design Tactics Aleksandra Smith 27 April 2025 Let me begin by asking you this: Is a quick business win ever worth losing… Read More