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By Dan Iaboni
01.15.2019
Claiming to be the front page of the internet, Reddit is one of the most visited websites in the world. In the past three months, there has been...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
01.15.2019
Claiming to be the front page of the internet, Reddit is one of the most visited websites in the world. In the past three months, there has been...
Read moreBy Roberta Schultz
01.03.2019
In 2018 we saw a lot happening in the world of UX. From a missile crisis caused by poor design to failing ride-sharing mobile apps, the Akendi...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
12.18.2018
On October 17th, 2018, cannabis was legalized in Canada, but how it is distributed varies across the country. In Ontario the only legal way to...
Read moreBy Michelle Brown
11.08.2018
Let’s talk about failure. I feel that word has reached a glorified state recently that it never deserved. Google the word “failure” and you’ll end...
Read moreBy Jessica Murray
11.01.2018
Art can have the same transformative power as any great technological advancement. Experience design isn’t only for products and technology...
Read moreBy Hamilton Hernandez
08.30.2018
Many of us have experienced ambiguity in words when we hear something like “let me put you on hold for a few minutes”, “He will be back in a few...
Read moreBy Amanda Billark
08.14.2018
The research is finished but now what? How do you effectively communicate the data? You could give a presentation, write a lengthy report, make a...
Read moreBy Tedde van Gelderen
08.04.2018
In 2017 I finished writing a book on what organizations need to know to create truly connected experiences. The customer, user, citizen, client...
Read moreBy Foong Ling Chen
08.02.2018
Let’s be honest, it takes a lot time and effort to keep up to date with industry news. Content creators like Fast Company, Dezeen, Core 77...
Read moreBy Geoff McCormick
07.11.2018
With the current FIFA World Cup taking place, it seems obligatory to discuss sports — and how we, like our heroes, use their training and...
Read moreBy Michelle Brown
06.27.2018
Humans are notoriously unpredictable. Unlike gravity, electricity, or friction, they just don’t seem to work the same way each time. And this is...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
06.19.2018
Outside the walls of academia there are no ethics committees, and so a designer can, either knowingly or unknowingly, create deceptive designs. As...
Read moreBy Athena Herrmann
06.14.2018
My colleague recently wrote a blog about a new restaurant in Vancouver that is positioning itself after Pablo Escobar, the notorious Colombian...
Read moreBy Michelle Brown
06.05.2018
Have a particular goal and want to know what UX training courses will help the most? While we would recommend taking every course we offer through...
Read moreBy Siobhan Kennedy
05.29.2018
Today, we’re celebrating our talented team of researchers and designers by providing a glimpse into how they got started, and what fuels and...
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Akendi is a human experience design firm, leveraging equal parts experience research and creative design excellence. We provide strategic insights and analysis about customer and user behaviour and combine this knowledge with inspired design. The results enable organizations to improve effectiveness, engage users and provide remarkable customer experiences to their audiences.