Google realizes the error of its ways
By Dan Iaboni
In a recent tweet (see below), Jeff Verkoeyen, a software designer at Google, announced that his team will no longer support the iOS’s Material...
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Interaction Design Principles
By Dan Iaboni
In a recent tweet (see below), Jeff Verkoeyen, a software designer at Google, announced that his team will no longer support the iOS’s Material...
Read moreBy Leo Poll
Interaction design is the phase almost all UX professionals enjoy the most, as this is where they finally get to create that experience that will...
Read moreBy Lisa Min
Users don’t know what they want; this is a fact of user research. Of course, it would be great to be able to ask users “How would you design...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
Recently when discussing success metrics for a new design with a client, they indicated that they wanted it to be so simple that their grandmother...
Read moreBy Tedde van Gelderen
Working in UX has taught me one thing: Never underestimate a user’s will to take shortcuts, then question why something doesn’t work. What...
Read moreBy Cindy Beggs
This is a time of year when I have extra and renewed hope. It’s a very happy time for me and my family where we share a sense of hopefulness...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
When you are continuously evaluating your product it is easy to keep your product feeling fresh. However, if you are not able to refresh your...
Read moreBy Jessica Murray
Every website should tell a story in some form or another. Its design should reflect who you are and what you want to tell your users. Your...
Read moreBy Jen Hennings
So being a bit of an (massive) Apple fan-girl, I was unbelievably excited when the new iPad Pro arrived in our office at the end of last week...
Read moreBy Michelle Brown
The Tamagotchi As a young child in the 90’s with no dog, I desperately wanted a Tamagotchi. Desperately. The pocket-sized virtual pet promised...
Read moreBy Monica Zaczynski
I want to love and embrace fitness trackers. I really do. I’m active AND I love data. Yet despite doing a thorough fitness tracker competitive...
Read moreBy Siobhan Kennedy
A look at how sharing-economy giants, Uber and Airbnb, differ in their approach to garnering trust through messaging and visual design. We’re...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
A few years back I ran a workshop at a summer camp for high school students on the topic of user centered design (UCD), which probably doesn’t...
Read moreBy Janet Bewell
Have you ever faced this signage dilemma? Amazing, isn’t it? I know which way to turn for everyone else’s room but my own.* And yet...
Read moreBy Siobhan Kennedy
With Google unleashing its redesigned logo this month, we thought we’d gather up some feedback from around the office. Here are some of our...
Read moreAbout Akendi
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.