The UXFU Dojo
A free knowledge base and practice ground for UX designers who want to think faster, not just know more.
Why UXFU Exists
UXFU stands for UX FIGHT for USERS – here's the story behind the name, the twelve years, and the one client meeting that started it all.
Why UXFU Exists
UXFU stands for UX FIGHT for USERS – here's the story behind the name, the twelve years, and the one client meeting that started it all.
Before we get serious: no, I did not learn UX by taking the red pill. I learned it by watching a client circle an entire wireframe in one big loop and write "make it pop" as the only feedback – then hopping on a call to explain that by "pop" he meant "more like Apple, but with our logo, but bigger, but not too big." Neo had Morpheus. I had a Figma comment thread with 47 sticky notes, every single one starting with "just a quick thought." That's the origin story. There is no chosen one. There's just a guy who successfully survived 47 quick thoughts.
Okay. Real talk now.
UXFU stands for UX FIGHT for USERS – and that's not just a name that sounded cool with a dojo theme slapped on top. It's the actual job description. Every design decision is a small fight: against the stakeholder who wants five CTAs on one screen, against the deadline that wants to skip usability testing, against your own first idea, which is usually not your best one. Good UX designers aren't peacekeepers who nod along – they're advocates who pick the right fights, at the right moments, for the people who'll actually use the thing. That's the fight worth training for.
Twelve years in UX design taught me one thing above all: knowing the principles is only half the job. You can read every definition, memorize every heuristic, master every design system and methodology out there, and still freeze the first time a stakeholder asks you to defend a decision on the spot. Real UX thinking isn't recited – it's built through repetition, the same way a martial artist doesn't learn a move by reading about it once.
That's why UXFU isn't just a glossary. It's a dojo: a solid knowledge base to build on, paired with a Kata system designed to turn that knowledge into instinct. The sharper that instinct gets, the faster you can explain your decisions, push back on the wrong ones, and guide a client toward the outcome that actually serves their users – which is what turns a one-off project into a partnership your clients keep coming back to.
This isn't another theory-heavy textbook, and it isn't a watered-down "10 UX Laws You Must Know" listicle – it's a working reference and training ground, built by someone who's actually shipped the interfaces, run the usability tests, and sat through the design reviews where these exact questions come up.
Built for the moment you need it
You're not here to study UX. You're here because you're mid-project, mid-decision, or mid-argument with a stakeholder, and you need a clear answer – now, not after scrolling through a 40-minute video.
Glossary
Every term explained in plain English, in one read. No jargon-on-jargon definitions that send you down a rabbit hole.
Comparisons
The X vs. Y debates that actually happen in design reviews, broken down so you can make the call with confidence.
Tools
Free, instant calculators and generators for the small tasks that eat up your day: contrast checks, spacing scales, breakpoint references.
Katas
Focused practice drills for sharpening one skill at a time, the way martial artists train one move until it's automatic.
No catch
Everything here is free. No sign-up wall, no email-gated PDFs, no "upgrade to see the full answer." If a site about good UX used dark patterns to grow, that would be the whole thing failing at its own premise.
This is a living project
UXFU grows every week – new terms, new tools, new comparisons – built and maintained by one person who cares more about getting it right than getting it done fast.
Get in Touch
Something wrong? Something missing? I read and answer every email personally.
hello@uxfu.comEnjoyed your stay in the dojo? If you're the kind of designer who actually enjoys sharpening the craft – running through a Kata on a lunch break, settling a "what's the real difference between X and Y" debate before a client call, or just keeping a sharp glossary bookmarked for when your brain blanks mid-meeting – you already know what this dojo is worth. If it's earned its keep, you can buy me a coffee.