#Writing

Latest Post How to Create a Timeless Logo According to Jessica Hische Read Now →
Best Talks from Figma Config 2024 From Design Systems to Eames, Shitty Robots and Gen Z Read More →
Deluxe Experiences How to take full control over an experience and its influence. Read More →
Love in Product Design How the best product designers make us love product – and how you can, too. Read More →
Humans, not Users There’s a fundamental problem with UX – here’s how to fix it. Read More →
23 Jul 2024 How to Create a Timeless Logo According to Jessica Hische Read More →
09 Jul 2024 Figma Master File Here is my approach to speed up your design projects & stay consistent Read More →
04 Jul 2024 Interview with Pablo Stanley Speaking with the designer about AI, the new design process and the importance of typography. Read More →
30 Jun 2024 Best Talks from Figma Config 2024 From Design Systems to Eames, Shitty Robots and Gen Z Read More →
21 Jun 2024 The Brauncore Phone What if the legendary design company created a phone? Read More →
09 Jun 2024 How to Organize Your Figma Take a look into my Figma structure and design process Read More →
04 Jun 2024 Is Canva Getting Good? Your auntie’s toy has the ambition to become a serious design tool. Read More →
27 May 2024 Figma Config 2024 New features announcements & leaks - my predictions Read More →
12 Apr 2024 The Rise of Brauncore Beyond the touch screen, there’s a new trend rising. Read More →
12 Apr 2024 Superlist Review – Part 2 A Review of the Wunderlist Successor, – the bad & the ugly Read More →
12 Apr 2024 I Switched to Superlist so You Don’t Have to A Review of the Wunderlist successor, Part 1 Read More →
15 Mar 2024 Search in UX 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 Read More →
27 Feb 2024 Creative Events that are Worth Attending in Spring 2024 Here’s a list of design events you should not miss in Spring 2024 in Berlin (and other cool cities). Read More →
19 Jul 2022 The Return of Tech Brutalism This is not a review – it is an explanation why the Nothing Phone (1) is such a hype. And who is behind it. Read More →
20 Jul 2020 Mobile Design Trends in 2020 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. Read More →
22 May 2019 Getting Started with UX in 2019 What you need to know when you want to become a UX designer Read More →
08 May 2019 What Mike Monteiro Taught me About Feedback Working with long-form feedback doesn’t have to be painful – here’s a lesson from the designer who calls his boss an asshole. Read More →
02 May 2019 The 5 Best Design Events Photo by Norman Posselt. Dusty meeting rooms, smelly carpets, cheap coffee – conferences are lame. Here are 5 events that definitely are not! Read More →
24 Apr 2019 Books for Designers, Vol. III 5 books that inspired me and changed the way I design. Read More →
17 Apr 2019 Manage your day with Todo Tiles Here is a simple and effective method to get an overview over your daily tasks. Read More →
10 Apr 2019 Interview with Erik Spiekermann, Part II «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. Read More →
03 Apr 2019 Interview with Erik Spiekermann, Part I «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. Read More →
26 Mar 2019 Are Designers Important? What skills does a designer need to have in 2019? What is really important? How has the discipline changed? Read More →
20 Mar 2019 Access over Ownership 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. Read More →
06 Mar 2019 The 5 Stages of Product Designers From Pixelpusher to Human Experience Design – What every designer goes through in their career. Read More →
27 Feb 2019 Kill Your KPIs Don’t fall for the data porn trap. Here is how designing for data can negatively impact your product. Read More →
20 Feb 2019 Deluxe Experiences How to take full control over an experience and its influence. Read More →
12 Feb 2019 Love in Product Design How the best product designers make us love product – and how you can, too. Read More →
05 Feb 2019 Being Successful in Making Games – Interview with Catt Small I spoke with UX designer, game developer and TEDx speaker Catt Small about side projects, diversity in games and how to stay motivated. Read More →
29 Jan 2019 Personal OKRs A brief chat with my buddy Max about personal goal setting, using OKRs and Bill & Ted. Read More →
23 Jan 2019 Humans, not Users There’s a fundamental problem with UX – here’s how to fix it. Read More →
10 Jan 2019 Books for Designers, Vol. II 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. Read More →
09 Jan 2019 How to Find Time for Your Side Hustle «Do you ever sleep?» How to start a successful side hustle without cutting work or family life. Read More →
02 Jan 2019 How to Turn Your New Year’s Resolutions Into Goals 3 productivity hacks that help you stick to your new years resolutions Read More →
28 Dec 2018 2018 - Year in Review 2018. A lot has happenend. Here is my review. Read More →
20 Dec 2018 Design Trends Forecast 2019 Forget minimalism, big pictures or typography – here are the real design trends for 2019. Read More →
18 Dec 2018 Design Sprint 101 An intro to Design Sprints – from getting started to getting successful. Read More →
11 Dec 2018 Design Process Battle: Which One is the Best? What does a good design process look like? And what can we learn from Apple and Google? Read More →
31 Dec 2017 Here’s to 2017 A year full of Fun, Details, Populism, Design Talks. My personal year in review. Read More →
13 Sep 2017 Survival Guide for the Attention Economy Election in Germany is coming up, time to give a little advice on how to avoid being manipulated by players you don’t like. Read More →
04 Sep 2017 «Details Make the Experience» – Interview with Frank Rausch The award-winning app designer & developer about reading experiences, inspiration and detail obsession. Read More →
30 Aug 2017 My Top 5 Books for UX Designers 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. Read More →
21 Aug 2017 «Does my mom understand what I do?» – Interview with Khoi Vinh The Adobe XD Principal Designer speaks about why design is not well understood – and what we designers can do about it. Read More →
03 Aug 2017 The IKEA Principle The seven phases of guiding users through an online experience – inspired by the Swedish furniture giant. Read More →
25 Jun 2017 Move your Boundaries – Interview with Alex Cornell 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. Read More →
16 Jun 2017 “I Forget to Make Small Moves” – Interview with Aaron Draplin Speaking with designer legend Aaron James Draplin of Draplin Design Co. about Dribbble, scaling up his company and building record shelves. Read More →
24 May 2017 What Creators can Learn from Larry Clark 7 key lessons from the filmmaker legend’s “Manifesto of not giving a fuck” Read More →
03 Mar 2017 Science in Design Good design is not rooted in art, it is based on science. Read about how math & psychology impact our visuals. Read More →
22 Feb 2017 Pathway to Sanity We spend too much time consuming content online. Time to fix this. Read More →
15 Feb 2017 Demystifying Editorial Design Besides VR, AR and AI, the web is still 90% about text. How do I get people to read? Read More →
07 Feb 2017 Product Mixtape You make playlists for chillin’, to work out or for loved ones. I made one for a product I worked on. Here is why. Read More →
31 Jan 2017 Delightful Details A true story about space travel, UX design and how a simple switch could kill you. Read More →
24 Jan 2017 Improving my Productivity I stopped using Wunderlist to become better in tracking and improving my workflow – here’s what I found. Read More →
17 Jan 2017 Designing Fun Fun experiences can be product differentiators. But how does fun work? Read More →
20 Dec 2016 Experiences! or How to Build Roller Coasters There’s over a billion websites live today. And the question: how can we stand out? Read More →
19 Nov 2016 Speaking at CreativeMornings Berlin In November 2016, I had the honor to give a talk at CreativeMornings Berlin – here’s my summary. Read More →
16 Oct 2015 on Medium Prototyping with AppStarter Whenever a new tool or framework comes up, I want to get my hands on it. Read More →
14 Sep 2015 on Medium Logo Design Trend: Negative Space Tiny details in design can tell a great story, especially when they’re hidden in the negative space of a logo. Read More →
10 Sep 2015 on Medium Design Trend: Blue Text on Websites A collection of websites using bright blue as their body copy color. Read More →
23 Jun 2014 on t3n UX und HTML5 - So verbesserst du die User-Experience mobiler Web-Apps Link to print article Read More →
23 Sep 2013 on Medium Confusing UI in iOS7 It’s flat, it’s beautiful — and it can teach us a lot about how a sloppy interface implementation can successfully confuse users. Read More →
07 Sep 2013 on Medium Don’t Treat Your Brand like a Pet Project Yahoo just changed their logo, and I like it. What I don’t like is the way they did it. Here is why. Read More →
06 Jan 2012 on Tumblr UI Design Trends 2012 After years of gradient and bubble gum color exploitation, we will see more reduced and monochrome interfaces in 2012. Read More →

#Books

Print publications I have written or contributed to. Published in German language

Web Fatale How to create Websites that you can’t resist? My latest book explores how behavioural psychology help successful websites to become seductive. Published in 2016. ISBN 978-3836238984
Infografik Iconic compendium by renowned dpa Art Director Raimar Heber. I contributed a chapter about digital infographics. Published in 2016. ISBN 978-3836231930
Apps mit HTML5, CSS3 und JavaScript Amazon bestseller about app design and development with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Published in 2012, updated and reissued in 2013 and 2015. ISBN 978-3836234856
Apps entwickeln mit HTML5 und CSS3 Design and develop digital magazines and web apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. Interactive DVD published in 2013.
Johannes Ippen Designer