Lauren DukesAdobeMAX Lessons for Early Career DesignersThe AdobeMAX conference was last week and in addition to taking place virtually this year, it was also free for the first time ever(??)…4 min read·Oct 26, 2020----
Lauren DukesHacks for HumanityJust over a week ago I participated in my first hackathon. As an early career designer, I was equally excited about the opportunity to…3 min read·Oct 23, 2020----
Lauren DukesPsychology in Design: Happy PathIf there was ever an instance where a Happy Path was needed, the year 2020 is that instance though there’s a real case to be made that all…4 min read·Oct 16, 2020----
Lauren DukesinUX CollectivePsychology in design: the Zeigarnik effectI initially wrote about Psychology in Design as it related to the overlap between interior design and product design but now I’m exploring…4 min read·Oct 8, 2020--2--2
Lauren DukesMicrocopy: smol but mightyI remember the first time some microcopy made it past my subconscious and made me stop and take notice. I happened to be scrolling through…3 min read·Oct 4, 2020----
Lauren DukesinUX CollectiveWhy Peace Corps Volunteers make good product designers*disclaimer: everyone’s experience is [same same but] different.9 min read·Sep 27, 2020--1--1
Lauren DukesinUX CollectiveWhy designers should be part of user testing sessionsGoing back to my love of psychology, learning the fine art of creating and implementing a user testing plan was a real brain treat during…5 min read·Sep 18, 2020----
Lauren DukesinUX CollectiveFrom interior design to product design — part 4: psychology in designThis was the post in the series that I’ve been looking forward to writing the most because it’s my favorite topic: psychology in design…6 min read·Sep 10, 2020----
Lauren DukesinUX CollectiveFrom interior design to product design — part 3: user-centered designWhen I began the Flatiron UX/UI Design course, I discovered that I’d already learned the core tenets of user-centered design, I just…7 min read·Sep 2, 2020----
Lauren DukesinUX CollectiveFrom interior design to product design — part 2: accessibilityI’m sure you’re wondering what’s up with the vegetable peeler. I’ll explain later. Of all the transferable knowledge I brought from my…7 min read·Aug 26, 2020----
