https://artifx.co/case-studies How Florin Cerchez designs apps and web products, project by project. en https://artifx.co/case-studies/slow-messaging-app-design-hasty https://artifx.co/case-studies/slow-messaging-app-design-hasty Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Instant messaging trained everyone to answer right away. Hasty slows conversation down on purpose: letters that take the real distance between you to arrive. What slower interaction gives people, and how to design for it. https://artifx.co/case-studies/ethical-app-retention-without-dark-patterns https://artifx.co/case-studies/ethical-app-retention-without-dark-patterns Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Streak threats, guilt notifications and endless feeds keep people in an app for a while, then push them out for good. How Focus98 and Bloom keep users by getting them invested instead. https://artifx.co/case-studies/how-to-stop-scope-creep https://artifx.co/case-studies/how-to-stop-scope-creep Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Scope creep turns a six-week MVP into a six-month one. How to define done, use the prototype as the agreement, and handle new requests without losing the launch date. https://artifx.co/case-studies/designing-for-background-ai-agents https://artifx.co/case-studies/designing-for-background-ai-agents Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT AI agents keep working after people look away. How to design their limits, hand-offs, notifications and activity trail, from three products with agents built in. https://artifx.co/case-studies/how-to-scope-an-mvp https://artifx.co/case-studies/how-to-scope-an-mvp Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT A practical guide to MVP scope: start from the riskiest assumption, cut the list hard, and test the core flow in a prototype before anything gets built. https://artifx.co/case-studies/ux-for-ai-chatbots-and-agents https://artifx.co/case-studies/ux-for-ai-chatbots-and-agents Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to design AI interfaces people trust: recognisable AI output, findings that lead to actions, confidence in plain language, and agents that ask before they act. https://artifx.co/case-studies/fintech-ux-simplify-complex-screens https://artifx.co/case-studies/fintech-ux-simplify-complex-screens Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Dense fintech screens make people hesitate, and hesitation turns into drop-off. Do’s and don’ts for money flows, charts, colour and dashboards, from real products. https://artifx.co/case-studies/career-achievement-tracker-prolog https://artifx.co/case-studies/career-achievement-tracker-prolog Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Real-time tracking of every professional achievement, in one timeline. How the careers web app was designed, phase by phase. https://artifx.co/case-studies/live-lesson-app-for-schools-with-poor-connections-thutotime https://artifx.co/case-studies/live-lesson-app-for-schools-with-poor-connections-thutotime Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT Live lessons that hold up on shared devices and poor connections. How the education mobile app was designed, phase by phase. https://artifx.co/case-studies/browser-based-digital-signage-builder-directable https://artifx.co/case-studies/browser-based-digital-signage-builder-directable Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT One of the first browser-based builders for digital signage. How the SaaS web app was designed, phase by phase. https://artifx.co/case-studies/crypto-treasure-hunt-app-glimpse https://artifx.co/case-studies/crypto-treasure-hunt-app-glimpse Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT A treasure hunt for the modern world: drops of crypto and prizes hidden around the city. How the fintech mobile app was designed, phase by phase. https://artifx.co/case-studies/mental-health-app-for-at-risk-teenagers-sunlight https://artifx.co/case-studies/mental-health-app-for-at-risk-teenagers-sunlight Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT A mental health support app for teenagers who may be at risk. How the mental health mobile app was designed, phase by phase. https://artifx.co/case-studies/ai-enabled-baseball-streaming-app-scorexlt https://artifx.co/case-studies/ai-enabled-baseball-streaming-app-scorexlt Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT AI-enabled baseball streaming with live games, chat, play-by-play analysis and team stats. How the sports mobile app was designed, phase by phase. https://artifx.co/case-studies/ai-ticket-dashboard-for-hotel-groups-zentra https://artifx.co/case-studies/ai-ticket-dashboard-for-hotel-groups-zentra Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT An AI-powered ticket dashboard for hotels with many locations. How the hospitality web app was designed, phase by phase.