Articles from Akiani, a UX/UI Design agency : user research, user-centered design, interface design and digital strategy.https://www.akiani.fr/en© Akiani — All rights reservedhttps://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2026-what-we-took-away-from-the-workshops/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2026-what-we-took-away-from-the-workshops/What's worth remembering from the UX Days 2026 workshops? From the impact of AI to accessibility, here's what we took away.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEventsUser experiencehello@akiani.fr (Jean-Christophe Paris)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2026-recap-of-the-talks/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2026-recap-of-the-talks/The whole Akiani team shares its feedback on all the talks at the UX days 2026: a summary and what we took away from it!Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTEventsUser experiencehello@akiani.fr (Jean-Christophe Paris)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/what-a-ux-perspective-changes-in-event-security/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/what-a-ux-perspective-changes-in-event-security/Looking back at the first edition of the ISSUE conference at Palexpo: what breaking down silos between perspectives brings to event security.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTEventsUser experiencehello@akiani.fr (Jean-Christophe Paris)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/in-the-festival-goers-footsteps-when-the-ground-contradicts-the-plan/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/in-the-festival-goers-footsteps-when-the-ground-contradicts-the-plan/Eye-tracking at Garorock, 17 days at Paradiski, Paléo's ticketing: on the ground, festival-goers do the opposite of what they say. Weezdays Festivals talk.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTEthnographyMethodshello@akiani.fr (Jean-Christophe Paris)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2025-recap-of-the-afternoon-talks/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2025-recap-of-the-afternoon-talks/Eight talks unpacked: sustainable design, generative AI, inclusion, the Disney legacy, the La Redoute redesign, PayFit copilot. What holds up, what dodges the question.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTEventsUser experiencehello@akiani.fr (Arnaud Risi)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2025-recap-of-the-morning-talks/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2025-recap-of-the-morning-talks/Seven UX Days 2025 talks unpacked, from Anne Asensio to Marie-Valentine Gallon. Generative economy, biodiversity, accessibility, UX writing and health UX.Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTEventsUser experiencehello@akiani.fr (Arnaud Risi)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2025-recap-of-the-workshop-day/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2025-recap-of-the-workshop-day/Twelve UX Days 2025 workshops covered by Akiani: OOUX, design fiction, rebound effects, eco-design. Dense 2-hour sessions, more to try than to master.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTEventsUser experiencehello@akiani.fr (Lucas Charillat)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/eco-design-a-tool-to-compare-image-formats/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/eco-design-a-tool-to-compare-image-formats/After an eco-design training session with Temesis, we coded a Python script that compares resolution, compression and image formats. The script is freely available.Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTEco-designCSRhello@akiani.fr (Sami Lini)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/how-does-handoff-work-on-adobe-xd/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/how-does-handoff-work-on-adobe-xd/Adobe XD includes handoff natively, with no developer subscription unlike Zeplin. The shared link gives access to CSS, colours and exportable assets.Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTDesignOpsToolshello@akiani.fr (Sébastien Klifa)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/touch-design-for-mobile-interfaces-steve-hoober/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/touch-design-for-mobile-interfaces-steve-hoober/Reading notes on Steven Hoober's book on touch usage. Six ways of holding the phone, the central zone scanned first, F-pattern and thumb zone called into question.Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTErgonomicsMethodshello@akiani.fr (Fanny Serafini)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/the-jobs-to-be-done-playbook-reading-notes/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/the-jobs-to-be-done-playbook-reading-notes/Kalbach lays out the JTBD method: target the user's immutable goal, not the solution. Worth keeping: switch interviews, unmet needs and job stories.Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTUX researchMethodshello@akiani.fr (Clemence Caron)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2023-recap-of-the-talks-day/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2023-recap-of-the-talks-day/Recap of the UX Days 2023 talks day: systemic design, accessibility, OKRs and eco-design. Eleven sessions condensed for designers.Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTEventsAccessibilityhello@akiani.fr (Sébastien Klifa)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2023-recap-of-the-workshop-day/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2023-recap-of-the-workshop-day/Recap of the Flupa UX Days 2023 workshop day at the Cité des Sciences. On the menu: AI, low-tech, accessibility, UX writing, GDPR and gamification.Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMTEventsUser experiencehello@akiani.fr (Lucas Charillat)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/running-a-ux-research-study-with-people-with-disabilities/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/running-a-ux-research-study-with-people-with-disabilities/Lessons from a UX research study with people with visual or hearing impairments. Methodology, tools and good practices.Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTUX researchAccessibilityhello@akiani.fr (Lucas Charillat)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/creating-a-logo-the-key-steps/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/creating-a-logo-the-key-steps/Six steps structure the creation of a logo, from the creative brief to delivery. Benchmark, paper sketches, vectorising, presentation and final styleguide.Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTBrandingMethodshello@akiani.fr (Fanny Serafini)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2022-recap-part-2/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2022-recap-part-2/Second day of UX Days 2022: Jancovici opens on the climate emergency and the myth of dematerialisation. Creativity, methods and ethics under debate.Thu, 16 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTEventsDesign ethicshello@akiani.fr (Alice Totaro)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2022-recap-part-1/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-2022-recap-part-1/Six workshops explored on the first day of UX Days 2022: improv, HEART KPIs, Empathy Lab, systems thinking. Pedagogy, ethics and accessibility at the core.Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTEventsMethodshello@akiani.fr (Sébastien Klifa)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/miro-tips-for-speed-and-efficiency/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/miro-tips-for-speed-and-efficiency/Bulk mode, auto-align, spreadsheet import, Stickies capture, comments, filter by type. Six concrete tips to speed up your Miro workshops.Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTToolshello@akiani.fr (Arnaud Risi)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/how-to-hack-guerilla-tests/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/how-to-hack-guerilla-tests/How to approach users in public spaces and reduce refusals. Empirical tips for running a guerilla test without biasing the sample.Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTUX researchMethodshello@akiani.fr (Yannick Daviaux)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/understanding-users-through-cognitive-psychology/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/understanding-users-through-cognitive-psychology/Miller’s law, chunking, the Stroop effect, the doorway effect, the Zeigarnik effect: these cognitive processes shed light on how users perceive, remember and decide.Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMTCognitive psychologyhello@akiani.fr (Charlotte Delcourt)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/webflow-the-no-code-web-design-platform/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/webflow-the-no-code-web-design-platform/Created in 2013, Webflow is a no-code tool that handles responsive and SEO automatically. Built for digital pros, its interface is only in English.Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMTUI designToolshello@akiani.fr (Fanny Serafini)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/the-user-centered-design-canvas-ux/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/the-user-centered-design-canvas-ux/Inspired by the Business Canvas, the UCDC crosses user needs with marketing goals in 9 steps. The end result: a unique value proposition on a single A4.Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMTMethodsToolshello@akiani.fr (Arnaud Risi)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-21-modelling-user-journeys-differently/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/ux-days-21-modelling-user-journeys-differently/Modelling a journey is about making choices, simplifying and committing to a shared reference. Beyond the end user, the whole system deserves to be mapped.Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMTUX designInformation architectureEventshello@akiani.fr (Jean-Christophe Paris)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/spline-a-simple-3d-design-tool-for-the-web/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/spline-a-simple-3d-design-tool-for-the-web/Spline offers free 3D creation on Windows and Mac, with an interface close to Sketch or XD. Export as image, web or JS/HTML/CSS for direct integration.Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMTToolsNew technologieshello@akiani.fr (Teddy Loiseau)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/recommendations-for-greener-design/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/recommendations-for-greener-design/Typographic logo, WOFF2 web fonts, WebP images, green hosting: a concrete checklist for reducing the digital footprint of a website. Without degrading UX.Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMTEco-designToolshello@akiani.fr (Fanny Serafini)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/lets-talk-dark-mode/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/lets-talk-dark-mode/Performance, eye health, affective bias: no mode wins outright in the studies. The right reflex: rank user priorities and client constraints.Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMTUI designBenchmarkhello@akiani.fr (Yannick Daviaux)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/legal-design-between-clarity-and-transparency/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/legal-design-between-clarity-and-transparency/Legal Design makes legal information clear and transparent without distorting it. An iterative, user-centred method theorised by Margaret Hagan.Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMTService designMethodshello@akiani.fr (Arnaud Risi)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/measuring-workload-in-ux-research-feedback-on-the-nasa-tlx/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/measuring-workload-in-ux-research-feedback-on-the-nasa-tlx/Measuring workload with the NASA-TLX: 6 dimensions, 15 weighted comparisons. Administration, common pitfalls and reading scores in real conditions.Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMTUX researchMethodshello@akiani.fr (Yannick Daviaux)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/risks-and-challenges-of-remote-working/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/risks-and-challenges-of-remote-working/Seven levers for framing remote work: shared objectives, clear roles, asynchronous communication and trust. Akiani lays out its practices.Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMTAgency lifeMethodshello@akiani.fr (Sébastien Klifa)https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/from-resilience-to-strategic-ux/https://www.akiani.fr/en/blog/from-resilience-to-strategic-ux/Resilience depends on anticipation and a managerial shift, not just on ad-hoc processes. Strategic UX sheds light on use and needs to make it happen.Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMTUX strategyhello@akiani.fr (Christophe Bey)