Adam Ruf

Staff UX Designer @Shopify (Mobile) • Founder, Seattle UX Design Hangout • Collecting dinosaurs & art toys • Searching for the world's best breakfasts 🥞

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

"The ideal UI is no UI".
While we're waiting for Neuralink and AI agents, let's strive to design products that reduce customers' need to spend time "using products" to get the benefits.

Diego gets it 👇

[Diego Zaks @diegozaks]

If you hear me talk about “making the product disappear”, this is what it looks like in practice.

One of my core beliefs in building @tryramp is that I don’t want people “using Ramp”. I want customers to do their thing while we handle everything in the background.

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

If everyone who shared how to pronounce their name in their Slack profile switched to a rhyme-based format, like "rhymes with [1+ dictionary words]", we'd collectively save 2.6 weeks each day (excluding weekends).

-Adam Ruf (rhymes w/"stuff") ✌️❤️

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@Meetup Any teams over there tasked with and funded for improving group organizer experience? 🤔

If it increases chances that broken UX windows would get fixed this year, I'd love to have a chat with your Product/UX.

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@Apple thx for the @figma iOS 17 design resources!🙌 Please consider adding more Keyboard variants, like numbers & punctuation.🙏

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@baxtostore False advertising scam, avoid Baxto at all costs! Customer service equally poor. They refused to pay for return postage for a refund, so I ate the cost of 1 die.

For the legit dice, go to the source at https://t.co/EhnBkSOP7k

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@baxtostore False advertising scam, avoid at all cost. Don't trust Baxto for anything. They didn't offer free return for refund, so I ate the chat of 1 die.

For the legit awesome dice, go to the source at https://t.co/EhnBkSOP7k

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@jonkantner @CodePen Fun! Also, I fixed it: https://t.co/N94zeXYpCi 🙃

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

Toil-reducing @figma PSA:
⌘(command) + L copies a link to the selected frame (or page, if no frame selected).

They forgot to call it out in the menu, so I fixed it for them in the attached image.

Note: shortcut doesn't work for Sections, that still requires right-click menu.😔

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@RyanQYao @eventbrite @Meetup Thx! Rhetorical question and I agree that high quality alone isn't enough.

I'd really like to see them fix bugs and broken/low-quality features.

EB: images, Agenda & FAQ features, error states, can't save because on page too long, etc.

MU: images, messaging, payment options

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

How are @Eventbrite and @Meetup still around? Using their software to GSD as an organizer is a huge PITA.

In the immortal words of anyone who's ever used shitty software, "Does anyone there actually use the product?" 🤔

Also, likely UXers there who are like "OMG, I know!"😓

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@Gary_Rozanski Hang in there, Gary! Sometimes stepping away for even 20 minutes to take a walk or however you like to clear your head can make a difference.

I hope you're feeling better soon. Good luck with your job hunt!

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@FonsMans @figma Keyboard shortcuts for grabbing a link to selected frame. 5-10x daily annoyance.

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@TheToyChronicle @Gary_Rozanski It's been 3 days with no response from Gary. Why is it so hard to get some help? 😞 I hope y'all are okay over there.

If I don't get a direct response with updates on my orders by Friday, I'll have to dispute the charges. Please DM me if you have any questions.🙏

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@TheToyChronicle 👋 How do I get some with a couple orders? I emailed 2 different addresses, news@ and sales@, several days ago with no response. Hope everything's alright over there!

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[AngelList @AngelList]

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[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

🙌 Let's check out a few ways we can use @UsabilityHub to get quick design feedback and then I want to work on creating prototypes with my ideas.

[UX Design Contest @uxdesigncontest]

Designers, how is your entry for Contest 16 going? 🤔

Join @ux_adam at 5:30pm Pacific, 8:30 Eastern at https://t.co/8PTvmFS5yp to review some ways to get data quick to help evaluate design concepts

Full contest details at https://t.co/2dibMJgymM

[PlantJammer @PlantJammer]

Still 10 days left to give your best shot for a creative ingredient substitution UX💡Join now and donate the prize to a charity of your choice❤️

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

Looking for solutions across a diversity of contexts and incorporating or adapting to a specific application is one way to inspire innovation that works.

Can't wait to see what contest participants come up with!🤓

[UX Design Contest @uxdesigncontest]

Hey Designers, still plenty of time to explore some divergent ideas for a more engaging recipe ingredient substitution experience. Entries due Friday, Mar 26.

Here's one idea: Large dropdown buttons, WDYT?

Full details at https://t.co/2dibMJgymM

[Adam Ruf @UXAdamRuf]

@figmadesign will you please allow us to use objects inside components as reference anchors for aligning loose objects?

e.g., I have a table heading component with two elements: label and sort icon. I want to quickly left-align a loose text element to the heading component text.