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  1. Introducing thoughtbot’s refreshed and more flexible logo

    Behind the scenes look at the design team’s work to make the logo more balanced and easier to read at small sizes, while staying undeniably thoughtbot.

    Alex Chen, Andrew Spencer & Fatima Burke
    June 19, 2025
    • Design
  2. I just want to click the button

    Intuition often wins over familiarity.

    Elaina Natario
    June 11, 2025
    • User Experience
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  3. Designing for an aging population: Unlocking market opportunities through user research

    The longevity market is booming. Are you listening closely enough?

    Emily Bahna
    June 4, 2025
    • Health Tech
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    • User Research
  4. When to build an in-house engineering team and when to hire an agency

    When does it make sense to work with a consultancy like thoughtbot? After thousands of engagements, we summarize our best advice for when it makes more sense to hire in-house and when it makes more sense to find an external partner.

    Ran Craycraft
    May 16, 2025
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  5. Ofcom’s Protection of Children Codes - Happy Birthday to me 🎂

    We can do it. We can make the internet a safer place for us and our children. It’s about time big tech stopped saying it can’t be done.

    Sami Birnbaum
    May 2, 2025
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  6. Design’s strategic value is alive and well: More lessons from SXSW

    Design’s strategic value is evolving, not disappearing. At SXSW 2025, we heard from industry leaders on why and how designers are shaping the future of product and technology.

    Dawn Delatte
    May 2, 2025
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  7. AI for Business: How to harness AI

    How and where to add AI to your processes to digitally transform your business.

    Ferdia Kenny
    April 16, 2025
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  8. Tools and resources our designers are using right now

    A list of what tools and resources are most relevant for our designers right now.

    Vendela Colavecchio
    April 14, 2025
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  9. AI for Business: A history of Artificial Intelligence

    To understand where AI might be headed, we should first revisit the past to see where it has come from and how it got here.

    Ferdia Kenny
    April 9, 2025
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  10. 🎙️ Introducing AI for Business, a new blog series

    This blog series will shed light on AI from a non-technical perspective. It will be useful for anyone in Design and Product roles along with stakeholders like founders, executives, and anyone looking to get to grips with AI.

    Ferdia Kenny
    April 2, 2025
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