A Review of the Wunderlist Successor, – the bad & the ugly

A Review of the Wunderlist successor, Part 1

More People have been to the top of Mt. Everest than to page 10 of Google’s search results – summary of Smashing Magazine's Vitaly Friedman talk

Here’s a list of design events you should not miss in Spring 2024 in Berlin (and other cool cities).

This is not a review – it is an explanation why the Nothing Phone (1) is such a hype. And who is behind it.

UX Design is ever evolving. In today’s global and restless society, technical and social changes trickle down into product design very quick. Almost daily.

What you need to know when you want to become a UX designer

Working with long-form feedback doesn’t have to be painful – here’s a lesson from the designer who calls his boss an asshole.

Photo by Norman Posselt. Dusty meeting rooms, smelly carpets, cheap coffee – conferences are lame. Here are 5 events that definitely are not!

5 books that inspired me and changed the way I design.

Here is a simple and effective method to get an overview over your daily tasks.

«We want to see how we can use the old machines and bring them into the present» – in part 2 of our interview, Erik speaks about creative limitations, city planning and poaching eggs.

«Make sure you have a good idea that can survive, even badly designed» – Design legend Erik Spiekermann talks about travel, design challenges and not getting killed over beer.

What skills does a designer need to have in 2019? What is really important? How has the discipline changed?

Design has changed, as have the tools. Here is a list of easy-to-access design apps and websites that can help you create professional output.

From Pixelpusher to Human Experience Design – What every designer goes through in their career.

Don’t fall for the data porn trap. Here is how designing for data can negatively impact your product.

How to take full control over an experience and its influence.

How the best product designers make us love product – and how you can, too.

I spoke with UX designer, game developer and TEDx speaker Catt Small about side projects, diversity in games and how to stay motivated.

A brief chat with my buddy Max about personal goal setting, using OKRs and Bill & Ted.

There’s a fundamental problem with UX – here’s how to fix it.

If you’re an aspiring UX designer, there is no way around these 5 books. Number 3 will … just kidding, they will all blow your mind.

«Do you ever sleep?» How to start a successful side hustle without cutting work or family life.

3 productivity hacks that help you stick to your new years resolutions

2018. A lot has happenend. Here is my review.

Forget minimalism, big pictures or typography – here are the real design trends for 2019.

An intro to Design Sprints – from getting started to getting successful.

What does a good design process look like? And what can we learn from Apple and Google?

A year full of Fun, Details, Populism, Design Talks. My personal year in review.

Election in Germany is coming up, time to give a little advice on how to avoid being manipulated by players you don’t like.

The award-winning app designer & developer about reading experiences, inspiration and detail obsession.

If you’re an aspiring UX designer, there is no way around these 5 books. Number 3 will … just kidding, they will all blow your mind.

The Adobe XD Principal Designer speaks about why design is not well understood – and what we designers can do about it.

The seven phases of guiding users through an online experience – inspired by the Swedish furniture giant.

Designer & filmmaker Alex Cornell talks about how he almost ended up on “Shark Tank” and why he gave up his design studio to join Facebook.

Speaking with designer legend Aaron James Draplin of Draplin Design Co. about Dribbble, scaling up his company and building record shelves.

7 key lessons from the filmmaker legend’s “Manifesto of not giving a fuck”

Good design is not rooted in art, it is based on science. Read about how math & psychology impact our visuals.

We spend too much time consuming content online. Time to fix this.

Besides VR, AR and AI, the web is still 90% about text. How do I get people to read?

You make playlists for chillin’, to work out or for loved ones. I made one for a product I worked on. Here is why.

A true story about space travel, UX design and how a simple switch could kill you.

I stopped using Wunderlist to become better in tracking and improving my workflow – here’s what I found.

Fun experiences can be product differentiators. But how does fun work?

There’s over a billion websites live today. And the question: how can we stand out?

In November 2016, I had the honor to give a talk at CreativeMornings Berlin – here’s my summary.

Whenever a new tool or framework comes up, I want to get my hands on it.

Tiny details in design can tell a great story, especially when they’re hidden in the negative space of a logo.

A collection of websites using bright blue as their body copy color.

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It’s flat, it’s beautiful — and it can teach us a lot about how a sloppy interface implementation can successfully confuse users.

Yahoo just changed their logo, and I like it. What I don’t like is the way they did it. Here is why.

After years of gradient and bubble gum color exploitation, we will see more reduced and monochrome interfaces in 2012.