Spotify There’s a specific moment in every product cycle where everything begins to slide off the rails. It’s not when engineering hits a constraint. It’s not when design pushes back on scope. It’s not even when user research reveals something inconvenient. The derailment happens the moment a stakeholder confidently steps into a room and...
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An Open Letter to Nissan Spotify Nissan, it’s time to stop pretending everything is fine. The brand that once defined durability, originality, and grit has spent the last decade chasing competitors instead of outpacing them. The company that built the indestructible Hardbody, the bulletproof Pathfinder, and the scrappy Sentra has drifted into a place...
Continue readingThe UX Shift Coming in 2026: This Year Is About Reduction, Not Addition
Spotify Every January, teams explode with energy, roadmaps, and new ideas. But 2026 is not a year to add more. It’s the year to remove. Users aren’t drowning in a lack of features. They’re drowning in layers of decisions, noise, alerts, menus, prompts, disclaimers, and “just one more step” moments that multiply every release...
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