A Developer’s Guide To Voice User Interface Design
In this ever-evolving landscape of technology, voice user interfaces (VUIs) have emerged as a powerful and intuitive way for users to interact with applications and devices. The evidence of this has been apparent over the last decade with the increasing popularity and demands for virtual voice assistants, such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant.From smart […]
Digital Accessibility: Journey to Inclusion
Digital accessibility is all about creating websites, apps, and internet technologies, that is, digital experiences, accessible to anyone, regardless of the impairment they face. The purpose of designing with accessibility in mind is to provide a more unbiased internet experience for all; one where the experience, perception, accessibility, understanding, interaction, and participation with fellow web […]
Above the Fold in 2026: Still Important?
If you worked on web design before 2026, “above the fold” felt like a rule, not a guideline. Designers tried to squeeze everything into the first view of a web page—navigation, hero image, copy, call to action (CTA), social proof—before the user ever scrolled. The fear was simple: if it’s not visible when the page […]
The Complete Guide to Designing for visionOS
For designers and product teams, the arrival of Apple Vision Pro didn’t just launch a device; it launched a new dimension of interaction. As we move through 2025, spatial computing has evolved from novelty to necessity for a variety of critical reasons. The initial excitement has settled into a serious exploration of how visionOS design […]
Designing for Data creation, moving beyond Data driven Design
Being data-driven has become a synonym for being new-age. The best thing about data and its analytics is that it can show us what people do on their own. But what it doesn’t tell us much about is the context, motivations, and intent behind the data to make it useful enough. We explore how design […]
Luxury Meets Digital: The 2026 Reality
Originally published September 2020 | Updated February 2026 What comes to mind when you think ‘luxury’? Timelessness, craftsmanship, personalization, exclusivity. Now consider experiencing these same qualities as you navigate a digital platform. Six years ago, this seemed implausible. Today, it’s non-negotiable. Hari Nallan & Mohita Jaiswal – September 2020 | Updated February 2026 Six […]
Conducting stakeholder interviews: 12 Golden Rules
As a User Researcher at ekino, I have often started a UX design project with an immersion phase with our clients. This first step allows our teams to fully understand the objectives, the players, the stakes and the constraints underlying their mission. To do this, we take part in stakeholder interviews. Laetitia Pouilly – […]
Remote Design Research: Approaches and Methods
A user-focused approach to design research has always aided the process of product development through creating objective results based on understanding how users think, interact and engage with a product or service. Pratishtha Aswal & Mohita Jaiswal – June 2020 While probing and observation methods find popularity to understand user beliefs and perceptions, we […]
Understanding Website Content Accessibility Guidelines
As companies continue to bring unique and innovative digital solutions to the market, it’s imperative they take the necessary steps to become WCAG 2.0 compliant. With 1 in 4 adults living with a disability in the US, companies have an opportunity to be proactive in their approach and execution of accessibility as opposed to reactive. The […]
How to create personas driven by data
The user personas most teams rely on are built on assumptions, not actual customer data. They describe fictional users based on gut feeling rather than user behavior patterns observed in real time. User personas guide the design of websites, marketing campaigns, mobile apps, and many other contemporary experiences. Once launched, success is gauged for these […]