Do not polish before you frame
Use the Double Diamond to decide whether a UI problem needs exploration or refinement.
The move: diagnose the design phase before choosing the design tool. The Double Diamond helps UI teams avoid premature polish. In the first diamond, you open up the problem space, then narrow it into a defined challenge. In the second, you open up solution options, then narrow to delivery. A common UI trap is treating every issue as a visual refinement problem. "The settings page is confusing" might mean labels are weak, but it might also mean the page is the wrong place for the task. If you are still unsure what users are trying to accomplish, pushing pixels is…
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