The Product Microscope

5 Questions That Told Me It Was Time to Walk Away from My Job

Is it time to go?

Dec 10 • 

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Burnout: Should You Quit Your Job?

A framework for making the burnout decision

Dec 5 • 

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November 2025

The Product Designer’s Guide to Leaving a Job

As a PRO without the guilt

Nov 28 • 

Niki Tisza

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AI MCP for Product Designers | Make your Figma design system machine-readable and MCP-enabled

What you need to know about Model Context Protocol

Nov 23 • 

Niki Tisza

2

September 2025

We’re Using AI to Build Products Nobody Wants

How to prevent the product death cycle

Sep 7 • 

Niki Tisza

3

April 2025

The Best Approach to Design Critique

Tell me how you really feel

Apr 29 • 

Niki Tisza

4

February 2025

The Rise of UX Unicorns

AI is reshaping the product trio

Feb 2 • 

Niki Tisza

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January 2025

I Got Laid-Off and Built a Job Tracking System

Stop losing track of job applications — copy my spreadsheet system for your 2025 job search

Jan 26 • 

Niki Tisza

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December 2024

I got laid off from my UX tech job, and here’s why I don’t see myself as a failure

Better things to come

Dec 18, 2024 • 

Niki Tisza

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May 2024

The Single Most Important Thing You Need To Know About Required & Optional Input Fields

How to improve form's UX design

May 28, 2024 • 

Niki Tisza

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The Aesthetic-Competence Effect During Job Search

The more appealing your UXR/UXD portfolio is, the easier it is to land a job

May 21, 2024 • 

Niki Tisza

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April 2024

How I Learn Artificial Intelligence for UX Design

Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction Throughout the Design Process

Apr 30, 2024 • 

Niki Tisza

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