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A provocative critique challenges Don Norman's foundational design terminology, arguing that 'affordance' and 'signifier' create confusion in UX practice. The article proposes simpler alternatives—'enabler' and 'clue'—to clarify communication between designers and developers while honoring original intent.

Explore the design philosophy behind Family, a self-custody iOS crypto wallet that transforms complex blockchain interactions into an intuitive, human-centered experience. By prioritizing gradual feature revelation, seamless animations, and moments of joy, it sets a new benchmark for user-centric fintech applications.

A new contest challenges developers to build functional date pickers with deliberately awful user experience, rewarding the worst designs. The 'Bad UX World Cup' aims to highlight how poor design impacts users while celebrating technical ingenuity in creating frustrating interfaces. Winners receive a satirical 'shittrophy' for their mastery of counter-intuitive UI.

When apps like Bumble disable text selection, they create unnecessary barriers to comprehension and accessibility. This design choice transforms text into unprocessable 'image-like' content, violating core web principles and hindering basic user tasks like translation.

Apple's iOS 26 delivered a seemingly minor update with major user impact: significantly larger alarm and timer dismissal buttons. This subtle design change addresses a universal pain point for groggy users struggling to silence their iPhones, proving that not every impactful software update needs AI or flashy features.

Product teams often prioritize new features over improving access, but the most successful tech products—like Google Search, Excel, and ChatGPT—thrive by offering multiple entry points to their core value. This 'multi-door' design philosophy unlocks broader adoption and deeper engagement by meeting users where they are, not where the product dictates. Discover why building doors, not just rooms, is the overlooked strategy powering platform resilience and user loyalty.