Your product might be a Norman Door — a design so bad it requires instructions to use. Many product managers and teams make the mistake of designing for themselves and not for the users. Product ...

UI and UX have matured. What used to be about visual novelty is now about clarity, trust and long-term usability.

Design in 2026 is leaning into imperfection and human-centric styles, moving away from overly polished looks. Nostalgia is a ...

To overcome resource scarcity, meet emissions targets and exceed customer expectations, manufacturers are steadily increasing their environmental consciousness. Those set to succeed are doing so ...

For businesses that produce digital offerings, designing for accessibility is about more than meeting recommended guidelines and legal requirements. Accessibility-focused design serves the ...

Jodi Daniels is a privacy consultant and Founder/CEO of Red Clover Advisors, one of the few Women’s Business Enterprises focused on privacy. Remember how seatbelts weren’t mandatory for car ...

The best products are often sparked as ambitious ideas that are pushed up against guardrails while barreling along the product development highway. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, ...

Ahmad-Tijani Bashorun, a Senior Product Designer at a US Enterprise healthcare company, reflects on what it truly takes to ...

Having built products for over a decade, I've encountered my fair share of challenges when it comes to prioritization. Whether it's deciding which features to build next or figuring out how to ...

Global manufacturers are rethinking their product design, tapping into a legal technique known as "tariff engineering" to lower tariff costs. The practice involves changing the item's materials, ...

Low-carbon product design is emerging as a critical discipline in the pursuit of sustainable development, addressing the dual imperative of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining economic ...