Hi there! 👋🏻 We are Raquel Piqueras and Christina Yang, we work together at Microsoft where we design a set of internal and external… Continue reading on UX Collective »
Analyzing Spotify’s new daylist feature: UI, UX, and great ML
Rosie Hoggmascall · Follow Published in UX Collective · 9 min read · 11 hours ago — Share In Q2 2023, TechCrunch reported that Spotify had passed the half a billion user mark. Now, with 515 million active users, Spotify is one of the most popular, most-loved apps worldwide. The tech giant generated €11.72 billion… Continue reading Analyzing Spotify’s new daylist feature: UI, UX, and great ML
15 Best New Fonts, September 2023
Fonts By Ben Moss 4 days ago Nothing upgrades your designs like selecting the right font. It’s all too easy to fall into the trap of using the same typeface over and over, so every month, we publish this roundup to freshen up your font menu. In this month’s edition, you’ll find plenty of sans-serifs… Continue reading 15 Best New Fonts, September 2023
One user testing question can help uncover the gap between conceptual and mental models
Intro to B2B design: How to educate users about difficult or complex concepts Continue reading on UX Collective »
The missing link in Apple’s event
Philip Grabenhorst · Follow Published in UX Collective · 9 min read · 1 day ago — 3 Listen Share Credit: macrovector / Freepik “Just Do It” — Nike Last week, at Apple’s annual launch event, we were treated to what is now a common sight: an array of dazzling, shiny new pieces of hardware.… Continue reading The missing link in Apple’s event
Building a Core Accessibility Team: The Keys to the Kingdom
Have you noticed that in today’s digital age accessibility is not just a nice-to-have feature but a fundamental requirement for any product or service? Creating an inclusive user experience is not only ethically responsible but also just makes good business sense. Sustainability in this conquest can be successful or a disaster, depending on how you… Continue reading Building a Core Accessibility Team: The Keys to the Kingdom
How Serious Is Your Design Practice About Learning?
Today I’m sharing a strategic approach that enables your design practice to learn more from the accessibility-related data you already have. I will again skip the “how to” article formula and dry laundry lists of tactical “do this/don’t do that” mechanics. Instead, I’ll focus on helping you think about WHY you should do things differently… Continue reading How Serious Is Your Design Practice About Learning?
My metaphorical LEGO moment
How childhood creativity shapes our design instincts and why you should care Continue reading on UX Collective »
Can the health app paradox be resolved using emotional AI?
The health app paradox is that sometimes apps meant to improve our health can actually do more harm than other apps. Can the recent advancements in Affective Computing solve this paradox? Maria Kovalevich · Follow Published in UX Collective · 9 min read · 2 days ago — Listen Share Illustration by Maria Kovalevich Apps… Continue reading Can the health app paradox be resolved using emotional AI?
The influence of mobile technology on user cognition and memory
Mobile technology is a part of our daily life more than ever before. Such technology can be a bless to our productivity but also make our brain a bit of a lazy thing. I wrote this article for my Interaction Design post-graduate course. I wanted to share with people some of the things I discovered and… Continue reading The influence of mobile technology on user cognition and memory
Strava’s bumpy road to monetisation
Rosie Hoggmascall · Follow Published in UX Collective · 10 min read · 20 hours ago — 4 Share With 100 million people, a 4.8-star rating (iOS) and a huge 8 billion activities posted, it is no surprise that Strava is one of the most popular fitness apps in the world. They even have a… Continue reading Strava’s bumpy road to monetisation
How to Make Quarter-Sheet Flyers in Word
Are you looking for ways to optimize your printing? There’s an easy way to do it! In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to make quarter-sheet flyers in Word, so you can divide your document and print multiple flyers on one page. Learning how to make quarter-sheet flyers in Word will help you save paper,… Continue reading How to Make Quarter-Sheet Flyers in Word
Design for meaningful outcomes
Aim for quality outcomes, not just outputs — that’s how we can drive customer and business value! Designing for outcomes enables us to focus on customer needs and meaningful business results. “Start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology,” Steve Jobs once said. To write a compelling story, start with the ending as a meaningful destination.… Continue reading Design for meaningful outcomes
Beware of stalkerware: how to avoid falling prey of certain apps
You may not realize it, but one or more of the more apps you use regularly may essentially behave like stalkerware. Stalkerware, by definition, allows someone to track your activity without your knowing or consenting to it. We typically think of stalkerware as something that’s accidentally installed by the user or installed by someone else… Continue reading Beware of stalkerware: how to avoid falling prey of certain apps
Introducing the Next Generation of Mobile Accessibility Testing
If you can run an app in iOS or Android, now you can test it for accessibility with us. Deque’s axe DevTools Mobile redefines mobile testing for digital accessibility for cross-platform apps, such as those built with React Native. It’s the easiest mobile testing solution to install and run. It also provides clear direction to… Continue reading Introducing the Next Generation of Mobile Accessibility Testing
The Dangers of Deceptive Design Patterns (And How to Avoid Them)
UX By Louise North Today As web designers, our role in crafting user-friendly digital landscapes is critical. We are tasked with creating user experiences that make visitors feel comfortable and respected. This, in turn, creates benefits for our clients by improving repeat visits and achieves the site’s ultimate aims, whether that is sales revenue or… Continue reading The Dangers of Deceptive Design Patterns (And How to Avoid Them)
Accessibility checklist (Part 2): Four more things usually left out
In a previous article, I listed five things that usually aren’t a part of an accessibility checklist. In that same article, I explained… Continue reading on UX Collective »
Change with design
Change is a fundamental aspect of the human experience, yet each change is a unique journey. In today’s fast-paced business world, traditional change management often relies on standardized tools and templates, primarily aiming to drive people to adopt change rather than adapt, which should be at the core of any transformation. However, in my experience… Continue reading Change with design
Scalable designs are a business problem that designers can help solve
Designing to scale can be a critical skill to learn in specific fields Continue reading on UX Collective »
From data-driven to decision-driven
Kyle Byrd · Follow Published in UX Collective · 5 min read · 9 hours ago — 1 Listen Share Source: Midjourney We’ve all heard about ‘data-driven decision making’. The past decade has seen a race for more and more data — as if we just had perfect information, we’d make the right decision. This… Continue reading From data-driven to decision-driven
Digital Accessibility As A Self-Evident Right: How US Federal Government Agencies Can Improve Digital Services
The Federal government of the United States was founded on a set of key principles. While there have been amendments and additions to these principles throughout history, it can still be said that three foundational principles are unwavering: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Monumental, persistent efforts are needed to ensure that these core… Continue reading Digital Accessibility As A Self-Evident Right: How US Federal Government Agencies Can Improve Digital Services
WCAG 2.2 Parsing — the Success Criterion that didn’t make it
Success Criterion (SC) 4.1.1 Parsing will be deprecated in WCAG 2.2. Why, and what does it mean? Continue reading on UX Collective »
Analysing design research: What we uncovered, and what it means
Sanna Rau · Follow Published in UX Collective · 10 min read · 1 day ago — Share Insights from research are usually more complex than a clear yes or no answer. Instead we want to uncover the why. Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash The first… Continue reading Analysing design research: What we uncovered, and what it means
How to Darken the Background in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to darken the background in Photoshop. It’s a super simple and quick effect that you might find yourself using quite often. Whether you need to fix an overexposed background or want to bring focus to your subject, we’ve got you covered. So let’s dive in and discover… Continue reading How to Darken the Background in Photoshop