#usability
22 episodes
#5490: Why Screen Protectors Bubble Every Time
One dust particle becomes a permanent tent pole under your screen protector. Here's the physics behind the bubbles.
#5395: Six Colors, One Hospital Corridor
A pediatric ward's six-color corridor system reveals what good interface design looks like when people are scared and lost.
#5361: Choosing a Foldable Workbench for a Tiny Jerusalem Apartment
What actually matters when your workbench has to fold into a closet — and why plastic tables fail at the joints, not the top.
#5233: One Tap Beats Eight Links: Designing a Digital Business Card
Most digital cards fail in ten seconds. Here's the design that actually starts a conversation.
#5221: A $66 Projector Screen vs a $2,700 One
A $66 pull-down screen and a $2,700 motorized ALR screen, same 100 inches. What actually separates a good screen from a lazy one?
#5166: Why Your Baby Tracker Can't Log Oxygen Saturation
Baby apps have templates for everything — except the metrics you actually need. The custom tracking framework exists. It just never shipped.
#4843: Can a Marketplace Strip All the Marketing Copy?
What if a B2C marketplace forced sellers to use purely factual descriptions? We explore why it hasn't worked.
#4828: How to Buy Shorts That Actually Fit
Inseam, rise, vanity sizing — the clothing terms nobody teaches you and why buying shorts online feels impossible.
#4797: Why Your Shoe Size Number Is Basically Meaningless
Shoe sizes aren't standardized. Here's how to actually measure your feet and find shoes that fit.
#4741: Hardware Tokens That Never Leave the Port
Why developers should consider keeping a hardware security token permanently plugged in — and which ones survive the abuse.
#4722: Why Manuals Are Terrible (And How AI Can Fix Them)
Why appliance manuals are 22 pages of warnings and car manuals actually work — and how AI can break the cycle.
#4495: The Juice Vendor's Secret: Why Listing Works
Why a rapid-fire list of specific juices sells more than "fruit juices" — and how to apply it.
#4179: Why Your Phone Number Link Is Costing You Customers
That non-clickable phone number on your site is quietly bleeding leads. Here’s the five-minute fix.
#4009: When Manifestos Actually Work for Voters
Three parties that reimagined the voter manifesto — and what they teach us about political communication.
#3728: The Checklist App That Doesn't Exist
Why is there no good recurring checklist app for regular people? We explore the gap between enterprise tools and to-do list hacks.
#2835: Why Can't I Trust My Own Computer?
Why services keep asking you to sign in—and what it would take to fix it.
#2577: Fixing Hidden UI Bugs on Real Devices
Tools and strategies to catch layout failures across devices before users abandon your app.
#2549: Jakob's Law: Why Users Think Your App Is Broken
Why broken keyboard shortcuts destroy user trust — and what Jakob's Law reveals about design expectations.
#2449: Budgeting Without the Stick: Tools for Organization, Not Discipline
Can budgeting software feel like intelligence instead of judgment? A look at tools for people who hate being told what to do with their money.
#775: When Your Cursor Has a Mind of Its Own
Stop fighting your cursor! Discover why mixing RTL and LTR languages breaks your layout and how to fix it using Unicode and CSS.
#65: Security Habits for Casual Developers
Security vs. usability: a tightrope walk. Discover practical strategies to protect casual users without sacrificing ease.
#5: Fine-Tuning ASR For Maximal Usability
Fine-tuned ASR is just the start. Discover the next steps for deployment and maximizing usability.