Karolina Coates

Let's make the world a better place. Wife, mom, geek and Head of Design at BoatyardX

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

Great atmosphere here at #techirlawards2022 where BoatyardX team are proud finalist in the outstanding international growth category. Let the best one win!

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

Enjoying an evening of networking and delightful company of my #BoatyardX colleagues at the @DubCham Annual Dublin Chamber Dinner #ChamberAD22

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

When are we going to move on from the outdated premise ‘emotions=BAD and SCARY’? My heart goes out to every boy and man stuffing away their emotions out of fear that they will not fit the elusive ‘unemotional masculinity’ model. There are better ways to manage.

[Finian Murphy @finianmurphy]

I’m sorry Kenny Shiels, but women are not “more emotional” than men and maybe men could learn from how most women manage their emotions. Ironically, his comments are probably an emotional response of a coach.

[Doug Collins @DougCollinsUX]

Shoutout to my MS Paint crew. #ux #ui #design

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

@susy_butler If only one could devise some clever way of testing this budding app with a few friendly users before it was rolled out… oh wait!

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

“Everyone loves a strong woman until she stands up for herself” 😂

[relationships.bsky.social @redditships]

I am [M34] and my wife is [F29]. She has asked me to pay her almost $50,000 to have our child, and I'm not quite sure what to do. https://t.co/1yAug8ZnkN

[Ali Spittel @ASpittel]

When I teach people to code, I see a lot more people struggling with problem-solving than the code itself.

The ability to break a problem into smaller ones and then solve all of those smaller problems takes a lot of practice.

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

This is a special kind of friendship 😂

[Dubs life @dubslife1]

😂😂

[˗ˏˋ N I K I ˎˊ˗ @nikitisza]

Enterprise UX design is an entirely different game than designing a website with ten pages. I might not be the best visual designer, but I can think systems. This might be my superpower as a designer 🦹 What's yours?

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

@Beanabag It’s worth sharing just to put a goofy smile on peoples’ faces. Thank you twitter 😉

[Scott Berkun @berkun]

The frontier for design isn't in organizations that are great for designers right now. The important work is in organizations that have a long way to go.

If you want to make a difference and you have choices go to where design is most needed, not where it's safest.

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

Notion just got even better! 😊

[Notion @NotionHQ]

📢 Multi-selection has now been rolled out to all users & devices!

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

An excellent article and reflection from @rubenscantuni on how much our awareness of dark patterns and design ethics has evolved since the day “Hooked” came out. We know better now.
#ux #darkpatterns #manipulationisalwayswrong

[UX Collective @uxdesigncc]

A book that didn’t age well. https://t.co/CclEdO77Ev — by @rubenscantuni

[Headspace @Headspace]

We can't control the sea, but we can learn how to surf the waves. #reasonstomeditate #surfing #california

[Laura Yarrow @laura_yarrow]

Over the years the most common designer complaint has always been "No one listens" and "UX isn't a priority/understood", so I want to throw something controversial out there:

Some of this is our doing.

A quick(ish) thread on why and how to fix it 🧵
#uxdesign #design #ux

[Michal Malewicz @michalmalewicz]

I've heard a UX designer say aesthetics don't matter at all.
His laptop bag was from an expensive French fashion label.

[Karolina Coates @KarolinaCoates]

@michalmalewicz I could imagine the same person arguing passionately that said bag was a completely logical purchase, no emotions involved whatsoever.. pure reason. 🙄