Secrets to Great UX Design

I did this to make my design portfolio stand out

8 ways to show impact clearly, credibly, and confidently

Aug 29 • Raika Sarkett

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August 2025

50 things I know

I’m not turning 50, but as I look back on the decades behind me, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned and am learning.

Aug 7, 2025 • Raika Sarkett

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July 2025

The mindset shift I didn’t expect to learn at Amazon

Turning my harshest critic into my biggest fan

Jul 8, 2025 • Raika Sarkett

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March 2025

The AI tool (and 5 Figma shortcuts) I wish I found sooner

OpenAI’s new image generator made WAVES last week—and I’ve been having a blast experimenting with it in my design process.It’s wild to see how far these…

Mar 31, 2025 • Raika Sarkett

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August 2024

How I'm solving problems faster at Amazon

Have you ever solved a complex problem while doing something completely unrelated? Often the breakthrough you're desperately seeking is waiting for you…

Aug 28, 2024 • Raika Sarkett

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Getting out of my creative funk

The Japanese art that's helping me avoid burnout

Aug 7, 2024 • Raika Sarkett

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April 2024

Using ChatGPT to find out if I'm a spring, summer, autumn or winter

The Art of Color Analysis with AI

Apr 11, 2024 • Raika Sarkett

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March 2024

Crafting a winning research doc at Amazon

My Template for Qualitative Design Research Studies

Mar 29, 2024 • Raika Sarkett

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February 2024

My secret to designing a lovable AI-powered product

For UX designers working on AI this means we need to be careful to not over-index on predictive UX. Human input, judgment, and context are crucial to…

Feb 19, 2024 • Raika Sarkett

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January 2024

3 ways I plan to grow my career this year

As we kick off 2024, I wanted to share some ways I plan to grow my career. Because if you ain't growing, you're... not growing and where’s the fun in…

Jan 16, 2024 • Raika Sarkett

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December 2023

6 Questions that help me make better design decisions

Great design can encourage out-of-the-box thinking and innovation. Great design can help break down complex problems into manageable, effective parts…

Dec 15, 2023 • Raika Sarkett

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How I'm using ChatGPT in my design process

ChatGPT had its 1st birthday today. And it’s made quite the impression in year one... A lot of people right now are understandably asking “Is AI going…

Dec 1, 2023 • Raika Sarkett

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