Wandarer

Judge people by what they share

What someone posts is not detached from who they are. It is them, or at least a fraction of them that leaked out

May 28 • Ismail Ahmad

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Can error message break the user experience

The part no one pay attention to in your product designs, might be the thing that's killing the experience of your product

May 28 • Ismail Ahmad

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January 2026

Bees

Why the best designers I know are like bees.

Jan 4 • Ismail Ahmad

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December 2025

Fawning.

Mistaking fawning for effectiveness and culture fit.

Dec 6, 2025 • Ismail Ahmad

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November 2025

Envy.

I can't stop asking these questions, are my desires truly mine, or a reflections of others influence?

Nov 8, 2025 • Ismail Ahmad

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Affinity is "free", at what cost?

Last year Canva acquired Affinity a professional design tools alternative to Adobe for several undisclosed millions of dollars, it was exciting and…

Nov 2, 2025 • Ismail Ahmad

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April 2025

On therapy.

Therapy is funny. I am left with more questions than answer.

Apr 6, 2025 • Ismail Ahmad

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February 2025

Offboarding, in product.

The risk, approach and what to look out for in your offboarding.

Feb 20, 2025 • Ismail Ahmad

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Product and souls.

A wake up call, products are lacking soul.

Feb 17, 2025 • Ismail Ahmad

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January 2025

AI panic.

Enough of the doomsaying amplification, tune out and start focusing on the fundamental of everything technology

Jan 3, 2025 • Ismail Ahmad

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December 2024

20 questions for reflection.

I am an avid follower of stoicism, and reading Seneca had some influence, it’s one of the reason I adopted his retrospective practices and created this…

Dec 12, 2024 • Ismail Ahmad

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November 2024

Scrolljacking

It seem appealing, but can be deadly.

Nov 28, 2024 • Ismail Ahmad

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