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Ten years inside SaaS products generates opinions. Most content from a UI/UX design agency is written to rank, not to say anything.

This is the other kind – the patterns that keep showing up, written down before the next product makes the same mistake.

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Simple Web Design: The No-Images Draft That Actually Converts
Sep 2, 2025

Simple Web Design: The No-Images Draft That Actually Converts

…away the theatre. My rule: write the page with no images first. Black text, white background, system font, one column. If it holds attention and gets the click…

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This Button Does Nothing (And Your Users Definitely Noticed)
May 1, 2025

This Button Does Nothing (And Your Users Definitely Noticed)

…label. Not deceptive – educational. A SaaS product I worked with added "Export to CSV" buttons (greyed out, with tooltip: "Interested? Let us know"). They tracked…

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Empty State Design: Why Your Product's Empty States Matter More Than You Think
Jul 1, 2025

Empty State Design: Why Your Product's Empty States Matter More Than You Think

…label matches the thing being added "Add Client" for client list. "New Project" for project dashboard. Not "Get Started" for everything. If you need a tooltip to…

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The Fake Persona Test: I Roleplay as a 69-Year-Old Librarian to Find UX Bugs My Team Misses
Apr 30, 2025

The Fake Persona Test: I Roleplay as a 69-Year-Old Librarian to Find UX Bugs My Team Misses

…labels, slow loading, unclear feedback – add to backlog, fix in next sprint. Severity 3 (Polish): Touch targets slightly small, animations slow on old devices –…

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SaaS Website Design Mistakes: Who Are You Actually Designing This Homepage For?
May 27, 2025

SaaS Website Design Mistakes: Who Are You Actually Designing This Homepage For?

…writes homepage: Clear, specific, focused on one problem. Sales team reviews: "We need to mention enterprise features, or we can't use this in demos." Marketing…

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SaaS Pricing Page Design: I Audited 31 SaaS Pricing Pages. Here's What Kills Conversion.
Jun 6, 2025

SaaS Pricing Page Design: I Audited 31 SaaS Pricing Pages. Here's What Kills Conversion.

…page for the 20% who want every detail. This serves the common case quickly while supporting the edge case. Tooltip dependency. 73% of visitors never hover. That's…

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The Harsh Truth About UX Design in Education (and Why It Fails New Designers)
Sep 11, 2025

The Harsh Truth About UX Design in Education (and Why It Fails New Designers)

…labeled "difficult." How to build allies across teams. How to write emails that get decisions made. Project management. How to break big design problems into small…

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UX Audit Checklist: 15 Signs Your Product Needs a Reset (Not a Redesign)
Jun 12, 2025

UX Audit Checklist: 15 Signs Your Product Needs a Reset (Not a Redesign)

…labelled "Integration endpoint" with no explanation of what it expected. Most of them assumed the feature wasn't relevant to them and left. Changing the label to…

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Every UX Design Diagram I've Seen Is Overthinking It
Dec 2, 2025

Every UX Design Diagram I've Seen Is Overthinking It

…label was for accountants. Users aren't accountants. This is the same problem that shows up in settings pages everywhere. Labels that make sense internally, mean…

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UX Design 101: The Official Curriculum and the 2026 Translation
Mar 5, 2026

UX Design 101: The Official Curriculum and the 2026 Translation

…Write one paragraph before every design review. What problem this solves, what it doesn't solve, and what you're asking the room to decide. This is the difference…

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What MVP Really Means in UX Design (It's Not What You Learned in Product School)
Dec 1, 2025

What MVP Really Means in UX Design (It's Not What You Learned in Product School)

…while looking busy. I used to take every mvp ux design project. Founder excited. Roadmap full of features. Timeline aggressive but doable. Check back six months…

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