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Michael Barsky

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May 1, 2025

The Invisible Skill That Separates Good Designers From Great Ones

It’s not your screens. It’s how you design for the spaces between teams.

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UX Collective

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Michael Barsky

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Jun 11, 2021

The gender of the user matters. Period.

Designing gender-inclusive products require us to affirm gender-diverse identities rather than erase them.

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Shaping Design by Editor X

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Michael Barsky

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Jan 3, 2021

10 innovative creative coding examples that are redefining programming

Creative coders explore new, digital forms of artistic expression by merging advanced technology with creativity.

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UX Collective

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Michael Barsky

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Apr 5, 2020

What happened to haptic UX?

In a time where many of our senses have become muted, how might we re-integrate physical touch into our products?

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UX Collective

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Michael Barsky

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Feb 5, 2020

Not-so-proud moments of being a junior designer

A satirical piece on some of the clichés and methods I have learned in school that don’t reflect the real UX process

Not-so-proud moments of being a junior designer

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UX Collective

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Michael Barsky

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Feb 5, 2020

Building digital trust

As consumers have become increasingly untrusting in the post-truth era it is our duty as designers to facilitate more transparent…

Building digital trust

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UX Collective

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Michael Barsky

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Feb 2, 2020

Kind UIs: Rapid overview for facilitating happier users

This article is a shorter supplemental article to Kind UIs: Creating interfaces that promote user wellbeing. This article quickly provides…

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UX Collective

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Michael Barsky

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Jan 31, 2020

Kind UIs: Creating interfaces that promote user wellbeing

Designers need to prioritize user wellbeing and happiness over efficiency. We currently create expectations of instant gratification, that…

Kind UIs: Creating interfaces that promote user wellbeing

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UX Collective

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Michael Barsky

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Jan 16, 2020

Why designing for variability creates better products

Creating novel experiences promotes habit formation and fosters more inclusive digital communities. Learn the power of variability!

Why designing for variability creates better products

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The Startup

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Michael Barsky

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Dec 24, 2019

Re-Imagining The Bottom Navigation Bar

6 new ideas for displaying the bottom navigation bar in 2020

Re-Imagining The Bottom Navigation Bar

Michael Barsky

Michael Barsky

Brooklyn-based Product Designer at Mercury. Previously worked with Apple, Visa, L'Oréal, & other global brands. Passionate about startup-ready product strategy.

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