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Error States, Your New Bestie

A guide for designers on how to identify, classify, design and document error states for your mobile app (so they’re less intimidating)

Feb 15, 2023

Illustration of a broken robot sitting down with crossed out eyes, 404 error on body and steam coming out the side

Feb 15, 2023

UX/UI Case Study: Recipe App

A quick design challenge to design a recipe for a mobile application

Jan 3, 2021

UX/UI Case Study: Recipe App

Jan 3, 2021

Published in
Bootcamp

6 quotes from architects to inspire UX Designers

With a background in Interior Design & Architecture, I can’t help myself but to look back at architectural greats to pull inspiration…

Dec 27, 2020

Charles and Ray Eames laying on concrete with limbs between metal pipes (I’m sorry this is a weird pic to explain)

Dec 27, 2020

Where I find color palette inspiration

Five sources to jumpstart your design

Dec 21, 2020

Where I find color palette inspiration

Dec 21, 2020

Published in
Bootcamp

The smartest function of TikTok

A product designer’s look into why this app is so successful

Dec 13, 2020

iPhone homescreen with focus on the TikTok app icon

Dec 13, 2020

4 psychology principles to help you better understand your users

Quick summary of principles that will help guide your designs

Dec 4, 2020

4 psychology principles to help you better understand your users

Dec 4, 2020

Published in
Bootcamp

The whole job application process needs a redesign

I am a User Experience Designer so I can’t help myself but to question antiquated systems. From the job seeker to the people on the hiring…

Nov 29, 2020

Close up of hands typing on a laptop

Nov 29, 2020

UX/UI case study: NovelNoshes

A book finder app for foodies

Nov 22, 2020

UX/UI case study: NovelNoshes

Nov 22, 2020

Published in
UX Collective

Snapchat’s biggest UX flaw

I know, I know, I know… Snapchat gets a lot of slack already. With every redesign, there are articles after articles on how they got it…

Nov 15, 2020

Nov 15, 2020

Using the Double Diamond to redesign my UX portfolio

What I learned after I started to treat it like a UX Design project

Nov 8, 2020

Double Diamond diagram showing the phases Discover, Define, Develop and Deliver.

Nov 8, 2020

Thinking about becoming a UX/UI designer? Follow these Instagram accounts!

24 accounts I wish I knew about at the beginning of my journey

Nov 1, 2020

Thinking about becoming a UX/UI designer? Follow these Instagram accounts!

Nov 1, 2020

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Curious

The Indefinite List of Book Recommendations From Adobe MAX

Why do designers love physical books so much? Not sure but here’s a list of recommendations I’ve heard from the Adobe Max conference 2020.

Oct 25, 2020

Wall mounted shelves with books sorted by color

Oct 25, 2020

Ways to find motivation after hitting a creative block

Don’t lie, I know we’ve all been there but now’s the time to push through it.

Oct 13, 2020

White neon sign on brick wall saying “this is the sign you’ve been looking for.”

Oct 13, 2020

Published in
UX Collective

7 design principles I learned working at Michael Graves Architecture & Design

Lessons from the Post-Modern architect and industrial product designer

Oct 9, 2020

Exterior photo of the Denver Public Library

Oct 9, 2020

The daily emotional cycle of job searching during a pandemic

A satire relating to the 5 stages of grief

Oct 5, 2020

The daily emotional cycle of job searching during a pandemic

Oct 5, 2020

Ways to measure success for “conceptual” UX Design projects

3 metrics to help recent grads define success

Sep 27, 2020

Ways to measure success for “conceptual” UX Design projects

Sep 27, 2020

Let’s talk about your perfectionism and how it’s a problem

A designer’s reflection after 5 years in the industry

Sep 21, 2020

Person sitting at a white desk with an open laptop, notebook, glasses and sticky notes all neatly placed.

Sep 21, 2020

Published in
The Startup

An Argument Against User Personas in UX Design

Can we really be user advocates while only focusing on the generalized user?

Sep 13, 2020

Person sitting at a table sketching mobile wireframes and writing down “user goals”

Sep 13, 2020

Day in the life of an UX job seeker during a pandemic

For those who also found themselves unemployed in these unpredictable times, we’ve all heard the same saying:

Sep 6, 2020

Wall with graphic posters saying “always be open,” “move fast,” and “build social value.”

Sep 6, 2020

My favorite Figma plugins

For those designers who have not made the switch from Sketch yet

Aug 29, 2020

Laptop with an image of a mock-up UI design on an iPhone

Aug 29, 2020

Phylicia Flynn

Phylicia Flynn

Interior Designer transformed into UX/Product Designer. NJ transplant living in the Midwest. Has an affinity for dogs, spicy food and coffee shops. phylicia.co

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