Community & UX Design — Building the ‘Book Twitter’ Effect

Everyone knows that when staring at a blank screen faced with writing a new article, the ideas don’t always come, but something that made me laugh was @sambfarkas summing up what she misses most about the ‘Old Book Twitter’— make-up recommendations! And this got me thinking. It wasn’t really about makeup, it was about community, and that has everything to do with UX design.

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The Ethics of Frictionless UX: Inspired by a Thriller Novel

As a UX consultant and designer, I’ve spent years advocating for seamless, intuitive, low-friction experiences. The kind that guide users without them even realising. The kind that make a process feel like second nature. The kind that get praised in boardrooms. But over time, I’ve come to question whether "frictionless" should always be the goal.

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