
The aesthetic-usability effect shows that users equate beauty with functionality. But where’s the line between looks and usability? The challenge lies in balancing visual appeal with true usability.

Implement drag-and-drop functionality in React using third-party libraries like React DnD, react-beautiful-dnd, and React-Grid-Layout.

A portfolio provides tangible evidence of how you navigate complex challenges, prioritize solutions, and deliver impact.

Automate code comments using VS Code, Ollama, and Node.js.

Overengineering occurs when you build a product that is way more complex than it needs to be for a user to find value in it.

Elizabeth Van Bergen talks about Phillips’ omnichannel strategy to bridge the in-person and digital luxury art buying experience.

Use Axios to set request headers for enhanced API calls in browser environments, covering global and per-request headers.

Capturing attention is one thing; keeping it is another. Beyond the binary of ‘engaged’ or ‘not’ lies a richer understanding of user motivation — I talk more about that in this blog.

Learn to build scalable micro-frontend applications using React, discussing their advantages over monolithic frontend applications.

Interchangeable modules simplify development and allow for flexibility and customization without hurting the product’s functionality.

Chaotic designs confuse users — which is why you need to know about the Gestalt laws of grouping. They provide structure, streamline interactions and enhance overall UX.

We investigate and compare four popular HTML to PDF libraries for Node.js applications: Puppeteer, jsPDF, PDFKit, and pdfmake.