Author: Nathaniel Flick

Hi I'm Nathaniel, a Senior Product Designer & UX Engineer focused on user-centred innovation for growing companies. I'm a designer who codes. I create innovative, user-focused digital experiences, blending Design Thinking with a deep understanding of web development principles.

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UX Design UX Research

Perspective equals motivation for users

A business woman sits at a computer, lacking motivation.
A business woman sits at a computer, lacking motivation. Credit: Freepik

The perspective motivation cycle is part of what we try to understand as UX Designers doing user research and designing with empathy.

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Design Thinking UX Culture UX Design UX Job Market

More thoughts about the UX job market (I got a job!)

A row of letters on a letterset press.
A row of letters on a letterset press.

2024 was a tough job market, but I managed to land a role by following my own advice.

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Code & Development UX Design

My top three posts of 2024

The main square in Florence for NYE 2017
The main square in Florence for NYE 2017

2024 was an up and down year. The UX/Design industry continues to try to find itself, as companies switch from a Design to a Product mindset. My long time role ended which set me off on a quest to find myself in this season of change, and I did!

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Design Thinking UX Design UX Maturity

My Experience with the Five Steps of Design Thinking

The Double Diamond process is a design thinking framework developed by the British Design Council. It was created to help guide the design process and designers around the complexities of problem solving for a product.
The Double Diamond process is a design thinking framework developed by the British Design Council. It was created to help guide the design process and designers around the complexities of problem solving for a product.

Design Thinking started in the 70s (approx 1979) and has been used to design products and software since then. I’ve had great experiences with it.

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UX Design UX Musings UX Research

I Asked ChatGPT to Give me a Professional Summary

A black ChatGPT logo on their trademark green colour background.
A black ChatGPT logo on their trademark green colour background.

I asked ChatGPT, “based on the prompts I’ve given you, can you summarise who I am as a professional and as a person?” Here’s it’s professional summary of me.