Delia Tanase | UX Designer

How do you design an innovative app?
I get that patterns are useful and users are familiar with them, but aren’t we building the same digital products over and over again? 💭

Life is about spending your time on things that fulfil you - sometimes, hard work is part of that fulfilment.

💭 What’s one thing you’d keep doing even if it was hard, just because you loved it?

#monday #reflections

Took my rusty old film camera for a walk today. I haven’t taken photos in a very long time and I kind of missed it.
It’s nice to change perspectives once in a while!

Seems like an interesting read, will add it on my list 🙌

So… they want free expression while undermining social categories, races and genders. Amazing 👏
I just hope that people who decided the future of the world with their vote to see the impact this decision is having on everyone.

Calling women ‘household objects’ now permitted on Facebook after Meta updated its guidelines | CNN Business Meta on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to how it moderates content that will roll out in the coming months, including doing away with professional fact checking. But the company also quietly updat...

Can anyone confirm this?

I'm taking into consideration to delete my accounts. This is unbelievable.

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Indeed… too bad we forget that we hold the power.

What a great font, I love it! I think it shows a perfect balance between friendliness and professionalism ✨

I don't have any recommendations, just wanted to mention that I love Lucide, it's the only one I'm using 😅

Placeholder text should never replace labels.

Some designers think placeholders keep forms clean, but they disappear when typing, making it harder for users to recall what they were filling in.

#designsky #uxdesign #uxui #design

We’re not taught how to express our creativity. Actually, we learn as we grow that we should hide, that art isn’t something that anyone can practice… that’s a lie. Art can be anything. And we should all express our thoughts more often through shapes and words.

I did this during my lunch break.

Oh yes... don't get me started on public transportation 😓 I guess we should travel specifically for inspiration then, finding places that offer more cohesive visuals.

In my case, I live in a post-communist country. The capital, Bucharest, suffered a wave of globalisation and capitalism, leading to a clash of old and new architectural styles. Therefore, nothing's consistent anymore. It's a chaotic urban landscape that doesn't inspire me at all 🫠

I completely agree. I noticed this especially with the UX/UI content that I found on socials. Most of the posts look the name and they're delivering the same content over and over again.

Hi, I'm Delia. A UX/UI Designer based in Romania. I started to post some stuff on my bsky profile, some quick visuals of my ideas if you want to check them out. Never been on Twitter so I'm completely new to this 😊

How does the city you live in impact your design decisions? I'm asking because I've noticed how much the things around me influence my visual perceptions. I am affected by everything I see and consume. Is this something you consider when choosing where to live?

#designsky #design #uxui #decisions

Hobbies are born out of nowhere. You sit there one day and you realise that you're bored. The next thought that comes to mind is 'Maybe I should do something exciting' and that's how you pick up a hobby. You listen to your inner thoughts. It's a discovery process that gives you meaning.

Bucharest’s metro just redesigned their maps - and not in a good way.
They added black shadows to station names, making them hard to read, and shrank the text without adding any useful info.
Aesthetics shouldn’t come at the cost of functionality! 🤦‍♀️

#designsky #uxui #graphicdesign

I was thinking of a way to capture the most essential and simple UX/UI fixes for better designs and I narrowed it down to:

- establish visual hierarchy
- highlight the action
- use enough whitespace

Here’s the whole post:
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Good luck with your knitting project 🍀 I started crocheting myself and I love it - looking forward to seeing your final result!

Totally agree! I also think the grid layout helps with this issue for an easy scan of the page 🙌

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I agree, it works on Pinterest but I can’t help but notice some downsides there as well, such as: finding previously viewed content can be difficult, it leads to fatigue after long periods of time and it can affect the performance of the device 🤔

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. M. Burden

Constantin Brâncuși, Young Bird, Paris 1928

https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136588

This book covers the topic pretty good. I found it fascinating and it explains thoroughly how this behaviour is still present in our society. Women are still referred to as witches and quote “childless cat ladies”…

I've been debating with someone if the infinite scroll is a dark UX pattern or not.

Pros:
- enhances the UX (social feeds)
- great for mobile
- can be user-friendly

Cons:
- loss of control
- navigation issues
- exploits cognitive biases

What are your thoughts on this?
#ux #designsky

I've been thinking a lot about accessibility lately—especially how often it gets overlooked in our society. It’s frustrating because, with the resources and technology we have today, inclusion should be the norm, not an afterthought.

#designsky #uxdesign #accessibility

One thing I remind myself every day is that being a Product Designer doesn’t mean limiting inspiration to just the design world. In fact, it’s essential to seek inspiration from everyday experiences and explore ideas from other fields. The most innovative designs often come from unexpected places!

I’m pretty sure we can develop a CAPTCHA to screen out the broligarchy. You know, like a simple ethics test.

That’s so nice to hear. I have worked in both start-up and enterprise environments and I can’t say I’ve seen in any a big (if any) focus on research.

Thanks for the warm welcome 🤗
I totally agree, in my experience so far I’ve encountered little encouragement towards research practices from the product teams and I think it’s a shame. And yes the AI doesn’t help this either…