This week we’re focusing on Appeal, a metric that captures first impressions. On the Glare page, we show how a clothing brand tested whether their new homepage felt polished, on-brand, and worth a second look the moment it loaded.
You’ll also find interview clips from Thomas Sutton on defining design quality, a great post from Anil Jangra on how UX metrics help product leaders cut through politics, and a deeper look at how design signals tie decisions to real outcomes.
We’ve also released a new Glare update with a cleaner way to explore AI prompts and code blocks inside the Wiki.
Hope you find something useful to take into your next project. Bryan |
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Appeal measures first impressions, and tells you if your design looks good enough to earn a second glance.
On the Glare Appeal page, we show how to measure users’ immediate reactions to the look and feel of your product. In this week’s example, a clothing brand tested their new homepage design to find out: does it feel fresh, polished, and on-brand the moment it loads?
The score reflects how satisfied people are with the visual experience right away. Appeal helps you spot design misses early, build trust fast, and make sure your product feels as good as it works. Want to learn more or suggest edits? Let us know in the forum. |
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This week, we’re featuring a set of clips from Thomas Sutton. Thomas emphasizes that product design teams must clearly define what design quality means, own it, and connect it directly to both user and business value.
Without this clarity, design risks being misunderstood, undervalued, and ineffective. Watch the clips and start thinking beyond the screen. |
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LINKEDIN POSTS
In our featured Helio post, Anil Jangra highlights that product managers succeed not just by building products, but by navigating cross-team power struggles where each group has competing priorities. He argues that customer signals and UX metrics help PMs cut through politics, align teams, and keep the focus on user needs.
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| BRYAN’S LINKEDIN POSTS
Bryan shows how impact mapping ties business goals to user behaviors, helping teams filter out ideas that don’t create real value by asking sharper questions: why, who, how, and what.
When paired with UX metrics, these questions turn into design signals that provide proof points, making it easier to align teams and sell ideas with evidence instead of opinions.
→ Design impact starts with great questions. |
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| Watch our latest webinar, 'A Sharper Way To Show Your Design Works,' which is available on LinkedIn for the full replay.
In this live session, Bryan showcases how UX metrics cut through opinions and help teams see where designs succeed or fall short... based on user behavior, not guesses! → Watch Bryan present now |
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GLARE FORUM
Morgan introduces Appeal, a UX Metric for first impressions and evaluating whether your product is of immediate interest.
The Gang discussed AI fatigue, and the reality of how ubiquitous (especially in the SF bay area) the LLM messaging has become. Some very valuable articles referenced here.
Ben outlined a perspective on shooting for outcomes, and why it’s so difficult to move from a design, to code, to launch, to a solution in a way that is mappable. There’s some substantive diagrams to dig into.
Bryan highlighted an article that Helge had posted on curiosity, one of the key differentiators for great creative teams. |
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GLARE RELEASE NOTES
💎 Glare v0.9.9.8: Wiki Enhancements & New AI Prompt Component! We've made two significant improvements to our Wiki. AI Prompt Component: We've created a new AI prompt component that displays the prompt and output in a user-friendly format. You can now easily copy and paste these elements, making it more convenient for you to use our AI prompts.
Code Blocks Update: We've updated our code blocks to make them easier to edit. Plus, we've added syntax highlighting to improve readability. These updates are designed to enhance your user experience and make information more accessible and easier to use.
Check out the v0.9.9.8 Release Notes for more details! |
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