Notes on design, building things and what AI does to all of it.https://awe.fi/https://awe.fi/blog/how-minimalism-destroys-practicality-part-1/https://awe.fi/blog/how-minimalism-destroys-practicality-part-1/Minimalism seems to be an everlasting trend that just doesn’t seem to stop. And I’m getting fed up by its dullness, impracticality and lack of personality. Apple has been a…Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/ux-design-systems/https://awe.fi/blog/ux-design-systems/Systems tend to cause shivers for some designers and it’s easy to understand why. They are complex, may rely on ancient technology and can be challenging to work with, but…Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/how-ai-generated-content-devalues-content/https://awe.fi/blog/how-ai-generated-content-devalues-content/What happens to anything that allows easy content creation with minimal effort and that is released for masses? What happens when something that earlier required tremendous…Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/ai-and-ux-part-1/https://awe.fi/blog/ai-and-ux-part-1/I thought it would be interesting to write posts on what kind of impact AI is going to have for user experience. As part 1 series, I chose accessibility as a topic because it…Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence/https://awe.fi/blog/the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence/Recent breakthroughs in Artifical Intelligence technology have been nothing more than impressive. I used to believe that creative work should be relatively shielded by AI. I…Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/chatgpt-experimentations/https://awe.fi/blog/chatgpt-experimentations/This post includes content written entirely by Chat GPT. All credit to the amazing team at OpenAI behind the tech!Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/greed/https://awe.fi/blog/greed/There are certain patterns that seem to occur with growth companies digital services. When you investigate how your favorite digital services have developed during their…Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/internal-tool-adoption/https://awe.fi/blog/internal-tool-adoption/You’ve worked hard and you’ve finally reached the goal: going to production with a new system that transforms the way how a whole department operates plus provides a better…Mon, 22 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/how-holy-is-your-brand-book/https://awe.fi/blog/how-holy-is-your-brand-book/Some companies that have a very powerful marketing department may have a dogmatic and absolute stand on brand guidelines. I understand very well that of course it’s absolutely…Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/dare-to-be-dumb/https://awe.fi/blog/dare-to-be-dumb/Whenever a project starts getting very complex, I have great trick to not only simplify the concept for designers but also other stakeholders who might not be technically…Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/ainoana-ux-suunnittelijana-yrityksessa/https://awe.fi/blog/ainoana-ux-suunnittelijana-yrityksessa/Toimin yli 3 vuotta sitten konsultin roolissa suuressa yrityksessä jossa oli kaikki pedattuna valmiiksi. Löytyi tiimiä vaikka minkänäköistä. Löytyi jopa design systeemi.…Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/mita-on-ux-cx-apua/https://awe.fi/blog/mita-on-ux-cx-apua/UX on lyhenne englanninkielisestä termistä User eXperience, eli suomeksi käyttökokemus. UX:lla on siis melko vahva konkretiaan ja jonkin välineen käyttöön viittaava merkitys.Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/its-lonely-in-signal/https://awe.fi/blog/its-lonely-in-signal/During January 2021, Facebook decided to roll out a new privacy agreement globally. When this reached my phone, I think I just clicked “Agree” because = PRIVACY. WHATEVER. Just…Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/switching-from-samsung-s8-to-iphone-12-conclusion/https://awe.fi/blog/switching-from-samsung-s8-to-iphone-12-conclusion/So after a whole month of fiddling around with iPhone 12, I’ve reached a conclusion that switching was quite easy and painless. In fact, it’s easier than ever. There’s an…Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/switching-from-samsung-s8-to-iphone-12-part-3/https://awe.fi/blog/switching-from-samsung-s8-to-iphone-12-part-3/Mobile photography has taken great leaps in quality and usability during 2 years. Phones used to come out with only one main camera and it was a constant struggle trying to fit…Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/switching-from-samsung-s8-to-iphone-12-part-2/https://awe.fi/blog/switching-from-samsung-s8-to-iphone-12-part-2/I was a bit skeptical about switching to iPhone, but I’m starting to like it. As a first time user what I’ve started to notice are certain patterns like aggressive promotion of…Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/switching-from-android-to-iphone-12-day-1/https://awe.fi/blog/switching-from-android-to-iphone-12-day-1/So. I decided to get an iPhone! I’ve owned three Samsung Galaxy S-series phones during about 6-7 years, ranging from Galaxy S3 to Galaxy S6 Edge and the latest one being Galaxy…Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/analyysissa-amazon/https://awe.fi/blog/analyysissa-amazon/Maailman rikkaimman miehen Jeff Bezosin perustama Amazon on kasvanut hurjaa vauhtia verkkokauppojen kuninkaaksi, pilvipalveluiden toimittajaksi ja logistiikan mullistajaksi.Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/lapileikkaus-evasteisiin/https://awe.fi/blog/lapileikkaus-evasteisiin/Tietojen kerääminen on elintärkeää jotta voidaan seurata verkkopalveluiden performanssia, parantaa palveluita ja esittää vierailijoille kohdennettua mainontaa. Muun muassa…Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/kaikki-mika-voi-pilipalisoituu/https://awe.fi/blog/kaikki-mika-voi-pilipalisoituu/Jos Stinde Koistisen seikkailut ei vielä ole tuttuja niin nyt kuunteluun! Tänään keksitään Klemmari uusiks, eiks je? Eiks Je?Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://awe.fi/blog/5-ux-practices-that-drive-me-nuts/https://awe.fi/blog/5-ux-practices-that-drive-me-nuts/Online services have improved quite a lot, but there’s also an alarming amount of clutter that makes me irritated, mad and even nauseous! Here is my top 5 list of the worst UX…Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT