The UX Mentor
👋 Hi, I’m TheUXMentor — UI/UX Designer, Product Thinker & Author.
I’m the author of UX Decoded and Design Mastery — practical UX books focused on real-world app analysis and design decision-making.
On this channel, I break down - why real apps work — like Google Pay, Instagram, Zomato, PhonePe, WhatsApp — using clear UX principles, psychology, and product thinking.
If you’re a:
• UX/UI design student
• Early-career designer
• Freelancer or product designer
and you want CLARITY in UX, better design decisions, and real examples (not just theory), you’re in the right place.
📘 Start with my UX books and free chapter below 👇
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More choices ≠ better UX.
Ever wondered why giving users too many options can actually make a product harder to use?
That’s Hick’s Law — one of the simplest UX principles, but one that can have a huge impact on real-world interfaces.
In this blog, I break down:
→ What Hick’s Law actually means
→ Why too many choices increase decision time
→ How it applies to real UI design
→ Practical ways to simplify user decisions
📖 Read the full breakdown on Medium — link in bio.
And if you’re serious about mastering UI/UX beyond just theory, check out Design Mastery — a practical guide covering the principles and processes designers actually use.
Save this post for your next UX project.
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🚨 New Blog is Live!
Still updating colors manually across multiple screens?
Professional product teams use Design Tokens to keep their designs consistent, scalable, and easier to maintain.
In this free article you'll learn:
• What Design Tokens are
• Why every Design System needs them
• How to implement them in Figma
📖 Read the complete article from the link in the description
Want to go beyond blogs?
The Design Mastery eBook covers Design Systems, Components, Auto Layout, UX Principles, Responsive Design, and much more in one complete guide.
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🚀 New Blog is Live!
How YouTube Predicts What You Want to Watch
We reverse-engineered YouTube's UX to reveal the psychology and design decisions behind its recommendation system.
Inside you'll learn:
• Why recommendations feel so accurate
• UX patterns behind the homepage
• Practical lessons you can apply to your own products
📖 Read the full blog: Link in description
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Premium clients don't start with "How much?"
They start with a different question:
"Can this person solve our problem?"
That's the biggest mindset shift every designer and freelancer needs.
The clients who pay the highest aren't buying Figma screens.
They're buying clarity, confidence, speed, and business outcomes.
If your conversations are only about pixels, you're competing on price.
If your conversations are about solving business problems, you're competing on value.
That's where premium projects begin.
🎙️ This is one of the biggest lessons from TalkAboutDesign Podcast – Season 2.
Watch the full episode on TheUXMentor YouTube Channel.
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🚀 **Still struggling with Figma Auto Layout?**
Most designers learn **what Auto Layout is**, but very few learn **how to use it to build scalable, production-ready UI.**
That's why I wrote a **FREE blog** covering:
✅ What Auto Layout actually does
✅ Core alignment concepts
✅ Common mistakes to avoid
✅ Tips to design faster and smarter
If you're serious about improving your UI design skills, start with the blog.
And if you want to master **Mobile & Web UI Design** with practical workflows, real projects, UX principles, wireframing, design systems, accessibility, and much more, check out my **Design Mastery eBook**. 📘
📖 Read the blog.
📘 Master the complete workflow with the book.(book link in bio)
👇 **Comment "AUTO"** if you've ever found Auto Layout confusing!
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We just started something bigger than a series.
Most designers show screens…
We break them.
Introducing PRODUCT DEEP DIVES 🧠
A new series where we reverse-engineer the world’s most successful apps — Google Pay, WhatsApp, Instagram, Amazon and more.
But here’s the real question:
👉 Why do these apps actually work?
Not visually… but psychologically.
Not features… but behavior.
In every episode, we don’t just analyze UI.
We decode:
• UX decisions
• User psychology
• Business strategy behind screens
• And real design patterns that scale to millions
This is not inspiration content.
This is product intelligence.
First deep dive starts with Google Pay — and we go way beyond “simple payments”.
If you’re a designer, founder, or builder… this series will change how you see apps forever.
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TheUXMentor
Behind it: Kirtika Srivastava
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Most designers think they need a better portfolio to get better clients.
But here's the uncomfortable truth.
Clients don't reject portfolios because they have *too few* projects.
They reject them because they don't clearly answer one question:
**"Why should I trust you with my business?"**
Your portfolio isn't a gallery of beautiful screens.
It's a business tool that should communicate your thinking, your process, and the results you can create.
This is one of the biggest lessons we discussed in **Season 2 of TalkAboutDesign Podcast**.
🎙️ Watch the full episode on **TheUXMentor** YouTube channel.
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**Season 2 is officially complete. 🚀**
Over the past few months, we didn't just talk about UI and UX.
We talked about pricing, premium clients, positioning, freelancing, AI, negotiation, productized services, agencies, personal branding, and building a design career that actually lasts.
Thank you to everyone who watched, commented, shared, and supported the podcast.
This is just the beginning.
**Season 3 is coming soon**, and we're going even deeper into UX Psychology, Product Thinking, AI, Research, and the future of design.
If you haven't watched Season 2 yet, the full podcast is available on our YouTube channel.
Which episode was your favorite from Season 2? 👇
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What do you think clients actually pay for the most?
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