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The UX Breakthrough That Changed Absolutely Nothing

June 22, 1945
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The UX Breakthrough That Changed Absolutely Nothing

In late Q2 2025, we received an encrypted Google Drive folder titled “ADBX-PROJECT-GENESIS”. No context. No brief. Just one file inside: dont_open_this.fig.

We opened it.

It was blank.

And that’s when we knew — this was going to be the most ambitious non-project we’d ever undertaken.


The Request (That Was Never Made)

Through absolutely no communication whatsoever, we inferred the client’s intent: reinvent the user journey without making any visible changes.

Tip (Client alignment tactic)

We scheduled zero meetings and made up our own KPIs. This guaranteed 100% stakeholder buy-in.

Our goals were simple:

  • Design an experience users never have to think about
  • Ship features that don’t technically exist
  • Measure outcomes using unprovable metrics

Our Strategy: UX by Inference

We conducted competitive benchmarking by staring at shadows on the office wall. From these patterns, we derived core user insights:

  • People want buttons they can feel emotionally but not visually perceive
  • Loading screens should apologize preemptively
  • Every modal should raise one existential question
Definition (Definition: Passive UX)

Passive UX is the art of removing friction by removing everything, including purpose.

We took these findings and applied them through our 9-step framework: The Minimalist Labyrinth.


Execution: Designing with Nothing

Instead of wireframes, we built conceptual blueprints in the form of haikus.

User, wandering
Clicks become memories soon
Flowcharts cry alone

We deployed these to a Notion doc no one had access to.

Then came the prototyping phase.

Using Figma in dark mode, we created a UI where every component was 1px wide and white. It was invisible on purpose. We called it: The UI of Trust.


Stakeholder Reactions

We presented our concept via Google Meet. No slides. Just vibes. Everyone nodded.

Remark (Remark from Creative Director)

“I don’t get it, but I feel like it’s working.”

We received the following post-demo feedback:

  • “Brilliant use of whitespace.”
  • “I love how the CTA isn’t there.”
  • “Wait, was this a joke?”

The Results

Even though nothing was launched:

  • Bounce rate fell by 0% (statistically neutral!)
  • Conversion rates increased in a simulated universe we invented
  • Design debt resolved itself through passive neglect
Important (Insight)

Sometimes, the best thing you can design… is not to design at all.

We call this approach: Laissez-Figma.


The Philosophy

This project taught us nothing — and in that void, we found freedom.

We unlearned usability. We dismantled design systems. We replaced “accessibility” with “emotional proximity”.

Theorem (Theorem: Interface Zen Principle)

When the interface disappears, and the user also disappears, satisfaction is implied.


The Twist

If you’ve read this far:

Congratulations. You’ve been part of a large-scale CMS layout test disguised as a divine UX revelation.

There is no project. There is no Adobe. The client logo is a placeholder. The insights are fabricated. And yet… it felt real, didn’t it?

Danger (Reality Check)

This was a dummy post. We repeat: this was a dummy post.
We went this far just to see if the font fallback works.


Why This Exists

This was created to:

  • Stress-test Markdown rendering in MDX
  • Validate image and logo fallbacks
  • Check spacing, callout rendering, and long-form layout
  • Troll anyone who tries to use it in a pitch deck
Tip (Tip for future you)

Never trust a case study with too much poetic metaphor and no GitHub repo.


Final Words

We regret nothing. We built nothing. And in that emptiness, we found design purity.

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