How to simplify a complex digital service
Complexity is not solved by hiding it. It must be structured, revealed progressively and supported by clear signals.
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Methods, tools and resources for better design.
An evolving collection of practical notes, checklists and materials drawn from work on digital products, identities and editorial systems.
macOS app · RC2
Kuro Desktop Organizer
A macOS app for designing organisational wallpapers and saving Desktop icon layouts. It recognises displays and safe areas, manages layouts, presets and Kuro Packs, and restores configurations without moving or deleting files.
- Desktop layouts across one or more displays
- Visual editor with live preview
- Save and restore icon positions
- Presets, Kuro Packs and folder icons
Articles
In-depth articles, from strategy to delivery.
Complete, practical articles: each one starts from a design problem and turns it into a method, concrete actions and a checklist.
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UX & Service
08Checklist for an effective UX/UI brief
A useful brief does not prescribe the solution. It clarifies the problem, constraints and conditions used to judge the outcome.
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Rules, questions and conditions become understandable when product logic follows a guided conversation.
Read the articleUX audit: understand what is wrong before redesigning
Evidence, journeys and constraints help separate real problems from symptoms and create testable priorities.
Read the articleDesigning complex forms: fewer errors, better completion
Questions, dependencies and validation become manageable when the form follows the person’s reasoning.
Read the articleUX debt: recognise it before it becomes a redesign
Inconsistencies, exceptions and local fixes are measurable signals. Addressing them early avoids a late, expensive redesign.
Read the articleAccessibility by design: applying WCAG 2.2 in practice
Keyboard access, focus, legibility, input and testing belong in design decisions, not only in final checks.
Read the articleIO app: explaining messages and reminders before download
An independent proposal for IO’s public website: make messages, deadlines and preferences easier to understand without pretending to redesign the native app.
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03What a design system really needs
A component library is only one part of the system. Value emerges when rules, language and implementation stay connected.
Read the articleResponsive design is not about shrinking
A responsive interface preserves priority and understanding by changing structure, rhythm and density across devices.
Read the articlePortals and dashboards: managing density without losing orientation
Hierarchy, views and states turn large amounts of information into a legible, operational tool.
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07AI in the creative process: where it helps and where it does not
AI accelerates research, alternatives and repetitive tasks. Direction, selection and quality control remain design responsibilities.
Read the articleFrom concept to product: use AI without losing control
AI accelerates research and prototyping, while coherence, safety and responsibility remain part of design direction.
Read the articleAI and UX research: synthesise without inventing
A process for analysing interviews and feedback while keeping sources, interpretations and limitations clearly separated.
Read the articleHow to evaluate the quality of AI-generated output
Correctness, relevance, tone, safety and testing in context turn plausible generation into a reliable deliverable.
Read the articleDesigning experiences with AI agents
Autonomy, permissions and confirmation should increase effectiveness without taking away understanding or control.
Read the articleExplainability and trust in AI interfaces
A useful explanation makes capabilities, limits and uncertainty clear when they affect a decision.
Read the articleWhen AI fails: errors, fallback and human handoff
Understandable, recoverable failures protect the task and help people continue without losing context.
Read the articleVisual & Content
01From editorial plan to visual system
An editorial plan works better when themes, formats and publishing rhythm share a recognizable visual grammar.
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