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oa ob oc l"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jo ab hb ae"><div class="ab q oh"><span>Dec 10</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq od oe ab q"><div class="fm of og ab q oh"><div class="ax oe oi l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ll og ab q oh" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/user-experience-design-1/duolingo-wrapped-your-year-in-languages-streaks-and-progress-43f7f95c3eac?source=user_profile_page---------2-------------cdde02336818---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q oj"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>7</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q ok 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The record player is open with a record spinning on the turntable. A stack of vinyl records is visible on the desk."><div class="j i d"><img alt="A vintage record player sits on a wooden desk beside a window. The record player is open with a record spinning on the turntable. A stack of vinyl records is visible on the desk." class="bx hh" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:160:106/g:fp:0.49:0.42/1*XzXuKtyMK7dq6FMqrbtAlw.png" width="80" height="53" loading="lazy"/></div><div class="h k"><img alt="A vintage record player sits on a wooden desk beside a window. The record player is open with a record spinning on the turntable. A stack of vinyl records is visible on the desk." class="bx hh" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:320:214/g:fp:0.49:0.42/1*XzXuKtyMK7dq6FMqrbtAlw.png" width="160" height="107" loading="lazy"/></div></div></div></div><div class="ot j i d"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jo ab hb ae"><div class="ab q oh"><span>Dec 6</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq od oe ab q"><div class="fm of og ab q oh"><div class="ax oe oi l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ll og ab q oh" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/illumination/vinyl-records-and-nostalgia-the-appeal-of-analog-music-c3061d9d9bf5?source=user_profile_page---------3-------------cdde02336818---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q oj"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>5</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q ok ol"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2Fc3061d9d9bf5&amp;operation=register&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fillumination%2Fvinyl-records-and-nostalgia-the-appeal-of-analog-music-c3061d9d9bf5&amp;source=---------3-------------cdde02336818----bookmark_preview-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ds om on" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="ou bh r ov ow ox oy oz"></div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="ab cn"><div class="ic bh id ie if ig"><div class="pa bh l"><article class=""><div class="lu l"><div class="bh dp"><div class="l"><div class="bh l"><div style="position:relative;display:flex" role="link" data-href="https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1/i-was-laid-off-from-spotify-one-year-ago-heres-what-i-ve-learnt-f4e09215fb34" tabindex="0"><div class="bh lz ma mb mc"><div class="ab"><div class="md me mf mg mh ab q"><div class="mi l"><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a href="https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1?source=user_profile_page---------4-------------cdde02336818---------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="dq ab"><img alt="UX Collective" class="hh hj hi fo" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:40:40/1*mDhF9X4VO0rCrJvWFatyxg.png" width="20" height="20" loading="lazy"/><div class="hh l hi hj fm n fl fn"></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="mj l"><p class="bf b dt z ds">Published in</p></div><div class="l"><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar mk ab q" href="https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1?source=user_profile_page---------4-------------cdde02336818---------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dt z hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr bk">UX Collective</p></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ab"><div class="l cl gb"><div class="ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/user-experience-design-1/i-was-laid-off-from-spotify-one-year-ago-heres-what-i-ve-learnt-f4e09215fb34?source=user_profile_page---------4-------------cdde02336818---------------"><h2 class="bf mv mw mx my jt mz na nb nc jy nd ka kb ne nf ke ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np hk hm hn hp hr bk">I was laid off from Spotify one year ago: here’s what I’ve learnt</h2><div class="nq"><h3 class="bf b ge z hk nr hm hn ns hp hr ds">Last December, I was laid off from my UXR job at Spotify. A year later, time and reflection have provided me with fresh and valuable…</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc l"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jo ab hb ae"><div class="ab q oh"><span>Dec 2</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq od oe ab q"><div class="fm of og ab q oh"><div class="ax oe oi l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ll og ab q oh" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/user-experience-design-1/i-was-laid-off-from-spotify-one-year-ago-heres-what-i-ve-learnt-f4e09215fb34?source=user_profile_page---------4-------------cdde02336818---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q oj"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>19</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q ok ol"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2Ff4e09215fb34&amp;operation=register&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fuxdesign.cc%2Fi-was-laid-off-from-spotify-one-year-ago-heres-what-i-ve-learnt-f4e09215fb34&amp;source=---------4-------------cdde02336818----bookmark_preview-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ds om on" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="oo op oq or os l"><div aria-label="I was laid off from Spotify one year ago: here’s what I’ve learnt"><div class="j i d"><img alt="I was laid off from Spotify one year ago: here’s what I’ve learnt" class="bx hh" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:160:106/g:fp:0.49:0.34/1*6NX11phaaLFxf-DDJhJ_KQ.jpeg" width="80" height="53" loading="lazy"/></div><div class="h k"><img alt="I was laid off from Spotify one year ago: here’s what I’ve learnt" class="bx hh" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:320:214/g:fp:0.49:0.34/1*6NX11phaaLFxf-DDJhJ_KQ.jpeg" width="160" height="107" loading="lazy"/></div></div></div></div><div class="ot j i d"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jo ab hb ae"><div class="ab q oh"><span>Dec 2</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq od oe ab q"><div class="fm of og ab q oh"><div class="ax oe oi l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ll og ab q oh" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/user-experience-design-1/i-was-laid-off-from-spotify-one-year-ago-heres-what-i-ve-learnt-f4e09215fb34?source=user_profile_page---------4-------------cdde02336818---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q oj"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>19</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q ok ol"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" 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l"><article class=""><div class="lu l"><div class="bh dp"><div class="l"><div class="bh l"><div style="position:relative;display:flex" role="link" data-href="https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1/how-shazams-ux-delivers-instant-gratification-04a42c29a8c2" tabindex="0"><div class="bh lz ma mb mc"><div class="ab"><div class="md me mf mg mh ab q"><div class="mi l"><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a href="https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1?source=user_profile_page---------5-------------cdde02336818---------------" rel="noopener follow"><div class="dq ab"><img alt="UX Collective" class="hh hj hi fo" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:40:40/1*mDhF9X4VO0rCrJvWFatyxg.png" width="20" height="20" loading="lazy"/><div class="hh l hi hj fm n fl fn"></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="mj l"><p class="bf b dt z ds">Published in</p></div><div class="l"><div><div class="l" aria-hidden="false"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar mk ab q" href="https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1?source=user_profile_page---------5-------------cdde02336818---------------" rel="noopener follow"><p class="bf b dt z hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr bk">UX Collective</p></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ab"><div class="l cl gb"><div class="ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu"><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/user-experience-design-1/how-shazams-ux-delivers-instant-gratification-04a42c29a8c2?source=user_profile_page---------5-------------cdde02336818---------------"><h2 class="bf mv mw mx my jt mz na nb nc jy nd ka kb ne nf ke ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np hk hm hn hp hr bk">How Shazam’s UX delivers instant gratification</h2><div class="nq"><h3 class="bf b ge z hk nr hm hn ns hp hr ds">Shazam has mastered the art of instant song recognition, creating a UX that feels magical with just one tap. Discover how Shazam’s design…</h3></div></a></div><div class="h k"><div class="nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc l"><span class="bf b dt z ds"><div class="jo ab hb ae"><div class="ab q oh"><span>Nov 24</span><div class="h k j i d"><div class="dq od oe ab q"><div class="fm of og ab q oh"><div class="ax oe oi l fo"></div></div><a class="fm ll og ab q oh" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener follow" href="/user-experience-design-1/how-shazams-ux-delivers-instant-gratification-04a42c29a8c2?source=user_profile_page---------5-------------cdde02336818---------------"><div><div class="ab" aria-hidden="false"><div class="ab q oj"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#6B6B6B" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill="#6B6B6B" d="M12.344 11.458A5.28 5.28 0 0 0 14 7.526C14 4.483 11.391 2 8.051 2S2 4.483 2 7.527c0 3.051 2.712 5.526 6.059 5.526a6.6 6.6 0 0 0 1.758-.236q.255.223.554.414c.784.51 1.626.768 2.512.768a.37.37 0 0 0 .355-.214.37.37 0 0 0-.03-.384 4.7 4.7 0 0 1-.857-1.958v.014z"></path></svg><span>12</span></div></div></div></a></div></div></div><div class="ab q ok ol"><div class="h k j i d"><div><div class="bm" aria-hidden="false"><span><a class="af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at" rel="noopener follow" href="/m/signin?actionUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F_%2Fbookmark%2Fp%2F04a42c29a8c2&amp;operation=register&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fuxdesign.cc%2Fhow-shazams-ux-delivers-instant-gratification-04a42c29a8c2&amp;source=---------5-------------cdde02336818----bookmark_preview-----------"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="25" height="25" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 25 25" class="ds om on" aria-label="Add to list bookmark button"><path fill="currentColor" d="M18 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0V5h2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H19v2.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V6h-2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0-1H18zM7 7a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h3.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0-1H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v14a.5.5 0 0 0 .805.396L12.5 17l5.695 4.396A.5.5 0 0 0 19 21v-8.5a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v7.485l-5.195-4.012a.5.5 0 0 0-.61 0L7 19.985z"></path></svg></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div><div class="oo op oq or os l"><div aria-label="A graphic hand filled in black holding a smartphone with the Shazam app open. 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