Danny Chen
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🧭 The 180-Day Compass Experiment: What Happens When We Trust Our Inner Compass for 180 Days?
Opening: Our Mission Begins Our Very First Sign The first time we trusted our inner compass was in 2006. We were deep in our bones certain about TWO things: UX was going to matter, and… (continue reading)
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Not All Families are Supportive or Understanding.
For this Sunday’s update, I like to take the time to speak up about something that is often frown upon by so many people in the online communities. When it comes to family dynamics and… (continue reading)
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20 Years On: We’re Relearning to Trust Our Instincts Again
As we try to get into our day, I just have to say, we’re having a mixture of emotions today. So I’m gonna need a moment to figure out how we want to structure ou… (continue reading)
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Here’s What 20 Years of Pioneering Design Engineering Has Taught Us
(This was originally posted on December 31, 2025. It was our work anniversary.) Wow…geezz…I’m honestly still kinda wrapping my head around the fact that we’re into the very final day of 2025. Well, if I… (continue reading)
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The True Story Behind How Modern Visual Indicators Came to Be
Let me start by first asking you a question, “What do you know about the origins of the modern digital visual indicators that billions of people interact with multiple times in a day?” I am pretty… (continue reading)
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Here’s a Look into the Sometimes Ugly, Messy, Yet Human-side of Being the First.
Hey morning guys…wow, what a rocky and bumpy start to our morning. And we’re not even at noon yet. Today, we are actually celebrating something incredibly important and significant in my entire career journey. Yes,… (continue reading)
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I was Never About Being Better Than Anyone. I Only Happened to be 20 Years Ahead of Them.
This morning, I came across a video on LinkedIn by Gary Simon talking about design trends for 2026. In his video, he was encouraging designers to step out of their Figma silos and learn some… (continue reading)
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The Ultimate Toolbox for a UX/Design Engineer in 2026 and beyond (Pioneering Edition)
For as long as I have been doing my work as a UX/Design Engineer, I’ve also been writing a lot of such articles over the years. Every single time, I would try to explain or… (continue reading)
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What Will You Be Carrying With You Into 2026?
LEAN. This isn’t your typical “New Year, New You” resolution blog posting. Don’t get me wrong — I still believe in the importance of having goals and plans for the new year. But I’m choosing… (continue reading)
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Done Convincing. Done Explaining.
For years, I tried to bridge the gap between who my family expected me to be and who I actually am. They expected someone smaller. Someone safer. Someone who would fit neatly into their definition… (continue reading)
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