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Chandima Karunaratne
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Published in UX Collective

·Aug 24, 2021

It’s okay to judge a book by its cover

The title of this article may sound contradictory to what we’ve been taught from a young age. For the most part, the advice is right. …

Design

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It’s okay to judge a book by its cover
It’s okay to judge a book by its cover
Design

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Jul 31, 2021

This is the best Management book out there for designers

This is a collection of the best things I learned from reading Julie Zhuo’s ‘The Making of a Manager’ as a product designer. Julie was the VP of product design at Facebook at the time of writing, so she refers to decisions from a designer’s POV throughout the book. 1. ‘Your job, as a manager, is to get better outcomes from a group of people working together.’ A…

Design

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This is the best Management book out there for designers
This is the best Management book out there for designers
Design

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May 26, 2021

My 5 takeaways from “Show Your Work” as a UX Designer

It was about a year ago that I read “Steal Like an Artist” by Austin Kleon. It was a pretty good read and I always wanted to give a go at his “sort of a sequel” to it, “Show Your Work”. …

Design

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My 5 takeaways from “Show Your Work” as a UX Designer
My 5 takeaways from “Show Your Work” as a UX Designer
Design

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Published in UX Collective

·Feb 26, 2021

Why every website on the internet looks the same

You might have noticed that most websites you visit on the internet look pretty much alike. If you take the hero section, for example, it has a big-ass heading at the top, a small subheading, a call-to-action below that, and all of that accompanied by a cute little illustration on…

Design

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Why every website on the internet looks the same
Why every website on the internet looks the same
Design

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Published in UX Planet

·Dec 15, 2020

Last Week UX #1: Reviewing experiences I came across in the past week

Last week UX is a series of articles that I’m planning to write about the user experiences I come across on various products each week. This will be the first-ever issue of what I hope will be of many more to come. …

Design

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Last week UX #1: Reviewing experiences I came across in the past week
Last week UX #1: Reviewing experiences I came across in the past week
Design

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Published in Prototypr

·Dec 6, 2020

MacOS Big Sur: Thoughts from a UX Designer

So I’ve been using Big Sur for the past week or so (Insert MKBHD joke here), and for the most part, it’s been holding up really well. But design-wise, it still has room for improvements and stuff that I straight up don’t dig. …

Design

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MacOS Big Sur: Thoughts from a UX Designer
MacOS Big Sur: Thoughts from a UX Designer
Design

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Oct 27, 2020

Merci, Emmanuel Macron

The declaration to protect freedom of expression in France goes all the way back to 1789. Two centuries later, the country is in a critical state to protect these values. …

Politics

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Merci, Emmanuel Macron
Merci, Emmanuel Macron
Politics

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Published in Bootcamp

·Oct 16, 2020

Case study: Sri Lanka finance app redesign

Frimi is the leading finance app in Sri Lanka and design is by far it’s selling point. In a country where very little effort is put into the UX aspect of apps, I tried to redesign the Frimi app to see how far we can go with good design combined…

UX

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Case study: Sri Lanka finance app redesign F
Case study: Sri Lanka finance app redesign F
UX

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Published in UX Collective

·Jul 5, 2020

Sending money online— a UX Review of a banking app

Local banking apps in Sri Lanka aren’t known for their great UX. It’s quite evident companies don’t invest a lot in design here and I have come across several examples that prove my point. — Frimi, a local banking app, is one that I use on a regular basis. It’s very useful and has plenty of use cases for people. But there’s a long way for it to go in terms of its design. Here are a few improvements to improve their payment flow.

Design

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Sending money online- a UX Review of a banking app
Sending money online- a UX Review of a banking app
Design

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May 31, 2020

Our country fines 50 cents for animal cruelty

It’s not long ago that Sri Lanka made headlines for our hospitality for stranded tourists during the Coronavirus pandemic. But how good are we at transferring that humanity and compassion towards animals? Apparently not very good. The fine for animal cruelty in Sri Lanka is Rs. 100, which translates to…

Animal Rights

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Our country fines 50 cents for animal cruelty
Our country fines 50 cents for animal cruelty
Animal Rights

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Chandima Karunaratne

Chandima Karunaratne

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