Tanya Donska

You Googled 'Best SaaS Designs,' Took Screenshots, and Called It UX Design Strategy

I Used to Think I Was a Bad Communicator. Turns Out I Just Had Opinions.

For years, I kept hiring designers with “excellent soft skills” and watching some projects fail.

If You Have More Than 4 Stakeholders, I'm Walking Away

AI Tools Are Eating Themselves (And Taking Your Workflow With Them)

Your AI design tools are getting noticeably worse, and it's not your imagination.

Your Onboarding Flow Is Burning $47 Per Trial User

Last month, I watched a startup lose 489 trial users in a week because their onboarding was too good.

I Avoided Social Media for Two Years Because It Felt Like a Scam

Turns out my design instincts were right all along. The algorithms just needed time to catch up.

Why I Only Design Mobile Apps for One Type of Client Now

After designing 11 mobile apps that made everyone miserable, I figured out which clients are worth the headache.

The UX Skills Scam That's Keeping You Broke

If you need seventeen different skills just to get an entry-level job, maybe the problem isn't you.

“Maybe Later” Is UX’s Nicest Lie

Or How One Button Teaches Users to Ignore You

Your Product Feels Complex? Give It a Spine

Modularity for teams that ship weekly, not quarterly.

Why SaaS Pricing Pages Fail

(and how I’d actually fix yours)

Stop Building Features No One Can Find

When your settings page becomes the product

a personal UX note

Say The Thing

Stop Polite, Start Clear — A Life‑Hack Playbook for UX Tone

Polite ≠ clear

The Honest UI Reckoning

A personal, no-drama guide for founders and marketing leads

Fake Persona Testing Changed How I See My Own Work

Why I Stopped Sounding Like Every Other Designer on LinkedIn

(And Started Sounding Like Me)

They Asked for a Quick Design Audit

... They thought they were being proactive.