Bart Krawczyk Learning how to build beautiful products without burning myself out (again). Writing about what I discovered along the way.

Stories by Bart Krawczyk

Using A Proto Persona For UX Designs

Using a proto-persona for UX design

UX Design

Starting with proto-personas can be better than a blank page, but don’t forget — they’re assumption-driven placeholders for the real thing. Research is key to turning them into true personas.

Bart Krawczyk
Sep 23, 2026 ⋅ 6 min read

How to run a design thinking workshop

UX Design

Design thinking workshops are your key to turning big problems into clear solutions. In this blog, I share how to run them efficiently and keep your team aligned.

Bart Krawczyk
Sep 22, 2026 ⋅ 8 min read
UX/UI Design for Conversion Leveraging CRO in Design

The UX designer’s guide to responsible CRO

UX Design

Conversion optimization works best when it improves the experience, not just the metric. This guide covers experimentation, accessibility, personalization, guardrails, and AI-assisted CRO without crossing into manipulation.

Bart Krawczyk
Sep 21, 2026 ⋅ 10 min read
How To Find The Invisible Product Features Users Won’t Ask For

How to find the invisible product features users won’t ask for

Product Management

Learn how product managers can uncover invisible features that reduce friction, protect user trust, and create a stronger competitive edge.

Bart Krawczyk
Aug 5, 2026 ⋅ 9 min read
How To Choose And Adapt Product Management Frameworks

How to choose and adapt product management frameworks

Product Management

Learn how to choose and adapt product management frameworks based on your product stage, constraints, problem type, and business context.

Bart Krawczyk
Jul 22, 2026 ⋅ 5 min read

How to use a technical debt register

Product Management

A technical debt register brings transparency and clarity as to what type and how much debt you have and can be used to monitor and review your debt ratio.

Bart Krawczyk
Jul 10, 2026 ⋅ 6 min read
Designing quality signals when AI makes everything look credible

Designing quality signals when AI makes everything look credible

UX Design

AI has made polished, confident content easy to generate, but that does not make it trustworthy. This article explains how UX teams can design stronger quality signals using source transparency, validation, confidence communication, and reputation.

Bart Krawczyk
Jul 9, 2026 ⋅ 6 min read
A UX designer’s guide to modern inclusive design

A UX designer’s guide to modern inclusive design

UX Design

Inclusive design is evolving beyond accessibility alone. This guide explains how UX designers can create more inclusive products through usability, accessibility, neurodiverse UX, adaptive personalization, multimodal design, and culturally aware product experiences.

Bart Krawczyk
Jul 3, 2026 ⋅ 10 min read
Why Evals Are Essential For AI Product Managers

Why evals are essential for AI product managers

Product Management

Learn how PMs can use AI evals to diagnose output quality issues, set pass criteria, and improve AI features with less guesswork.

Bart Krawczyk
Jul 1, 2026 ⋅ 9 min read
Why Your Freemium Model Has Too Many Conversion Points

Why your freemium model has too many conversion points

Product Management

Audit freemium conversion points by use case to cut clutter, improve UX, and protect long-term revenue from upgrade fatigue.

Bart Krawczyk
Jun 10, 2026 ⋅ 4 min read
How To Catch The Novelty Effect in A:B Testing

How to catch the novelty effect in A/B testing

Product Management

Learn how PMs can spot novelty effects in A/B tests, validate wins over time, and avoid mistaking short-term lifts for impact.

Bart Krawczyk
May 20, 2026 ⋅ 5 min read
Friction is a design tool, not a UX problem

Friction is a design tool, not a UX problem

UX Design

This case study shows how one ad experience redesign increased total ad exposure while lowering perceived friction, proving that timing and context can matter more than raw interruption.

Bart Krawczyk
May 1, 2026 ⋅ 4 min read