Design, Stories & Real Talk
Heuristic Evaluation of YouTube
Though I’ve been working in the field of UI/UX for years, I believe the learning never stops. To sharpen my skills and stay aligned with evolving industry practices, I enrolled in the UI/UX Bootcamp by upGrad under the mentorship of Karthik Rahul Namani. As part of my first assignment, I chose to evaluate YouTube — a platform we use almost daily — through the lens of Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Usability Heuristics. Here’s what I found:
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Solving Everyday India with Design
India is transforming — rapidly, relentlessly, and brilliantly. But the digital world still hasn’t caught up with the real problems faced by the real people of this country. As a designer, I believe my role goes beyond wireframes and colors. My role is to observe, empathize, and solve. During my journey as a learner in the UI/UX Bootcamp by UpGrad, under the mentorship of Karthik Rahul N., I took time to reflect not just on design patterns but pain points
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My UX Journey with Mentora
Designing for trust, legacy, and connection — that’s what my project Mentora taught me. When I began building this app, I wasn’t just designing a student portal. I was creating a space where former and current Subharti University students could reconnect, share opportunities, and contribute back to their academic family.
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UX Psychology in Action: My Deep Dive into Rover and Graduway
Both apps tackle complex decisions: Rover simplifies trust-based choices like “Who will care for my pet?” Graduway tries to make intimidating questions like “How do I grow my career?” feel manageable But how they handle this complexity is where the UX magic lies — and sometimes, where it misses.
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How to Avoid Superficial Design in 2025
Struggling with superficial design trends? UI/UX Designer Mohaneesh Sharma breaks down Fake vs. Real UI/UX with real-world examples from EdTech and SaaS. Learn how to build user-centric products that reduce support queries by 40%, improve adoption, and drive business goals. Stop designing for Dribbble; start designing for impact.
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Know Whether Your UI/UX Designer Is a Pro or a Noob
Hey everyone, Mohaneesh here. Over years of designing enterprise apps, mentoring juniors, and working closely with developers, I’ve realized that one of the biggest tests of a UI/UX designer’s skill is what happens in the handoff. That moment when the design is “done” and it's time for devs to build. Here’s how you can tell if your designer is a pro—or still has a lot to learn—especially by how they manage developer experience (DX) when handing off designs.
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How I Prompt Like an Expert UI/UX Designer
In my daily work as a UI/UX designer, I’ve learned one thing: AI doesn’t just give you great answers — it gives you the answers you ask for. If you feed it vague requests like: “Make a mobile app UI” you’ll get something equally vague. But if you craft a prompt like: “Act as a Senior Mobile UI/UX Designer. Create a wireframe for a student community app targeting Indian university alumni, focusing on trust-building features like verified profiles, event RSVP, and discussion boards. Present in a bullet list with short rationales.”
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AI Meets UX – Designing for Humans with the Power of Intelligence
In today’s fast-moving digital ecosystem, UX Design is no longer just about wireframes and color palettes — it’s about crafting intelligent, human-centered experiences that adapt, respond, and evolve. With the rise of AI in 2025, we as designers are entering a transformative era, where data meets empathy, and automation meets emotion. So, how do we ensure our apps don’t just function, but actually connect with users?
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UX4G: India’s Bold Step Toward Citizen-Centric Digital Design
Have you ever tried filling out a government form online—only to feel lost between confusing menus, broken layouts, and endless clicks? You’re not alone. For decades, India’s digital governance has struggled with one simple truth: good technology means little without good user experience.
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Fixing UX Writing Problems with AI: A Smart Designer’s Toolkit
In the world of digital experiences, words are design. And bad UX
writing can break the smoothest of flows.
From passive voice to confusing error messages, unclear microcopy ruins user trust and
conversions.
But guess what? You don’t need a team of editors to fix it. You just need the right AI-powered
UX writing toolkit. Here’s how smart product designers, content strategists, and startups are
solving real UX writing problems using AI and automation tools:
Affinity Mapping: A Must-Have Skill for Jr. UX Designers & Agile Startups
When you’ve conducted 10 user interviews and the post-it notes are piling up—how do you uncover real insights?” Affinity mapping turns that chaos into clarity—an essential UX research method beginners must master, and startups need to adopt.
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