InBootcampbyErin Xie·Apr 27, 2025Nobody Knows What a Product Designer Actually Does (and That’s Your Advantage)When someone asks me what a product designer does, I usually pause a little longer than I should. It’s not because I don’t know what I’m…
InUX CollectivebyErin Xie·Apr 19, 2025Should your AI sound human — or like you?What to know before designing a voice agent.A response icon2A response icon2
InBootcampbyErin Xie·Apr 14, 2025From Control to Confidence: The Quiet UX Shift AI Is Forcing on UsAs AI moves from assistant to agent, our job as designers isn’t to make users act — it’s to help them let go, safely.A response icon1A response icon1
Erin Xie·Oct 27, 2022Service Design: Going Beyond the PixelExcerpts from SF Design Week: How designers at Chime apply service design to craft the most loved financial services for everyday Americans
InBootcampbyErin Xie·Oct 31, 2022The dynamic island is a great innovation but not a good designYear in and year out, iPhone 12, 13, and 14, as the same way you feel about the year 2020, 2021, and 2022 during the pandemic — time goes…A response icon2A response icon2
InUX CollectivebyErin Xie·Jun 29, 2021Emotional design for financial apps: how we make people smileWhen you are picturing a financial app in your head, what are you seeing? Boring numbers? Monotonous cold colors? Or dreary tasks you need…
InBootcampbyErin Xie·Jun 20, 2021Apprentice’s notes: Design meeting 101What I learned when I started my career as a product designer
Erin Xie·May 12, 2020My Ideal workspaceWhen I’m imagining my ideal workspace, the first thing came into my mind is its location. I want it to be in the forest, surrounded by the…
Erin Xie·Apr 29, 20204 Tips for Registration ExperienceRegistration experience is crucial for user growth.
InUX CollectivebyErin Xie·Mar 7, 2020Anti-neumorphism or pro-neumorphism? Well, here is a better solutionNeumorphism might be an ideal remedy to solve the clickability and click uncertainty problem that flat design might have.A response icon1A response icon1