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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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UX Research vs UX Design: Two Departments, One Report Nobody Read
The research is done.
Empty State Design: Why Your Product's Empty States Matter More Than You Think
Most products I audit have great onboarding flows, polished dashboards, carefully designed settings pages.
User Engagement Metrics Lie: Why Silence Is the Worst Feedback You'll Get
…overview." Not politeness theater. Just clarity. 5. Internal "silent feature" audit Ask your team: "What feature works fine but nobody uses?" Track it. If feature…
This Button Does Nothing (And Your Users Definitely Noticed)
…UI/UX audit problem. If you need to ship UI before functionality is ready: 1. Make incomplete state obvious Greyed out buttons, "Coming soon" badges, disabled states…
Every Design Agency in New York Claims They Specialize in SaaS. They're Lying.
…UI/UX design agency in New York claims specialization. Nobody has it. The ranking problem is related: top UI/UX agency rankings are pay-to-play. January 2026 – May…
Your SaaS Documentation Is Presales. Treat It Like One.
…people wanted docs, because more people could find them. Hidden navigation is UX debt pretending to be minimalism. API access behind a contact form. Evaluating…
Every UX Design Diagram I've Seen Is Overthinking It
Got on a call last month with a potential client. Series A SaaS company, 18 people, looking for design help.
UX Strategist: The Only Job Where Saying 'It Depends' Is Considered Expertise
The UX strategist's final deliverable was a 31-page PDF titled "Strategic UX Framework for Multi-Audience Dashboard Optimization." Page 8 had a Venn diagram with three circles: "User Needs," "Business Goals," "Technical Constraints."
Why Mixing Onboarding Patterns Destroys Activation (One Pattern Works, Five Don't)
Last month, a SaaS founder asked me to review their onboarding. "We implemented every best practice," they said. "But activation is terrible."
Using AI for UX Research: The Workflow I Actually Use
Here's what works when you use AI for UX research – and what almost made me design for the wrong problem.
UX Design Mistakes That Don't Show Up in Figma: Six Data Fingerprints
This article was originally written for external publication, yet ended up here instead. Enjoy!