Designing type: a HackWeek diary

Florian GaefkeBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Apr 7 At our company, we have this quarterly HackWeek, where employees from different backgrounds — developers, product managers, and UX designers alike — have the freedom to collaborate and work on self-initiated projects. The best thing is that there are no limitations. So — you can rethink existing products, conceptualizing something completely new. Various kinds of projects are… Continue reading Designing type: a HackWeek diary

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Keeping fitness users motivated — a UX case study

Álvaro Alcaraz DelgadoBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Apr 2 Welcome to my last project of the Ironhack Bootcamp. Yes, it has been REALLY hard to arrive here. So many coffees, nights without sleeping well, hugs with my classmates… but finally, I am here. But before starting with the story of my project I want to thank all the people… Continue reading Keeping fitness users motivated — a UX case study

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Importance of designing easily discoverable features within products

Leena DeodharBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Mar 27 What makes a product successful? Its Customers. And how do customers decide which product they want to use? The ease with which the product serves their purpose. Discoverability is an important aspect while designing easy to use products. It is the ability for users to locate something they need to complete a… Continue reading Importance of designing easily discoverable features within products

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Can we gain the user’s trust for digital apps through UX design?

The Fundamentals of trust in UX design In my previous article I described what trust exactly is, and what the fundamentals of trust are. Using these fundamentals (Benevolence, Integrity, Credibility, and Reliability) and knowing what UX contains, we can make a relationship between the Fundamentals of Trust and UX design. 1. Benevolence in UX “UX is, by… Continue reading Can we gain the user’s trust for digital apps through UX design?

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Empathy – a key UX Design skill that no job description talks about

Surya Ravindran PillaiBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Mar 17 “Pay attention to what users do, not what they say.” – Jakob Nielson. Today, let’s talk about a vital quality that a UX Designer must have, one that is often not included in UX Design job listings – Empathy. One often associates design projects with aspects like functionality, layout, look… Continue reading Empathy – a key UX Design skill that no job description talks about

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How to stay resilient (and keep your sanity) as you face pressure

1. Unpack Your Emotions The first strategy I want to talk about is the importance of moving through your emotions. “It’s okay to not feel good. It doesn’t mean I’m bad. It doesn’t mean that I’m never going to succeed. It just means that I don’t feel right, right now, and I need to address that.… Continue reading How to stay resilient (and keep your sanity) as you face pressure

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My passion for UX explained through my other life passions

Today, I had a mind-changing interview. And it all started with the simple question of… “What makes you stand out as a Designer?” I blurted out some cookie-cutter response like “I am someone who is extremely empathetic and detail-oriented.” Suffice to say, my interviewer was not impressed. Suffice to say, I did not stand out to him… Continue reading My passion for UX explained through my other life passions

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Why I love IKEA’s customer experience

Liat AbadiBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Mar 2 I just crave simple things that get the job done. But when it comes to IKEA, it’s not just the basic furniture that currently fits my needs (well-designed, functional, affordable and happily being abused by my cat and 3 little kids), it’s the holistic customer journey I’m always impressed by, feeling… Continue reading Why I love IKEA’s customer experience

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3 things I wish UX designers would do when in a new job

Anirudh B BalotiaaBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jan 30 ONE: Be curious 24×7 Photo by Joseph Rosales on Unsplash If you are a parent, this is fairly easy. Just observe your child. If you have a child who is less than 3 years, you will be surprised how curious they are. When joining a new place of work, have this kind… Continue reading 3 things I wish UX designers would do when in a new job

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The designer struggle, it be real

Coming of Age The Beginning: From 2014–2017, I was fortunate to have a stellar partner-in-design (crime) and mentor to work with, Scott Kiekbusch. Together, albeit unknowingly, we embarked on a design pilgrimage that transformed us from design practitioners working in the user experience space into digital product designers. And we would come to learn how to… Continue reading The designer struggle, it be real

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The process of building a dashboard and developer documentation portal from scratch

2. The Developer Portal To make the most out of the API and the products (aggregation, payments, data enrichment and personal finance management), the developers will need resources and information. All of this is gathered in the Developer Portal. In detail, you’ll find: 2.1 Guides & TutorialsThe guides are there to help developers set up.… Continue reading The process of building a dashboard and developer documentation portal from scratch

The product designer role and good qualities to become one

The UX design is divided into four and called the UX Quadrant Model. 1. Experience Strategy UX strategy is a mixture of UX design, business strategy, and goals. “It’s the identification of the guiding principles for how a company will compete in its industry and where you should invest to achieve business objectives” — (Levy, 2015). It is… Continue reading The product designer role and good qualities to become one

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Why you shouldn’t include disabled interaction elements in your design system

Chris AthertonBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Feb 12 Disabled interaction elements: why you everywhere? Not all users know that an interaction design element can _have_ disabled state. I’ve seen users clicking and clicking, and just not understanding why a button or other element won’t work. You may not have seen this behaviour, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. These… Continue reading Why you shouldn’t include disabled interaction elements in your design system

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Dark mode, white space, brain surgery, Sketch 53 — and more UX this week

Do I have to add a dark mode now? ›Drawbacks and benefits of adding a dark mode to an app or website. Why isn’t the internet more fun and weird? ›Sure, we have Dark Mode now. But where did all the glitter go? Humans, not users ›UX has a big problem: instead of seeing human… Continue reading Dark mode, white space, brain surgery, Sketch 53 — and more UX this week

My DoorDash Order Manager Redesign — a UX Case Study

Type Considerations The official font for DoorDash is TT Norms, which is a modern geometric grotesque created by the Russian type foundry TypeType. It’s a neutral font with humanist sans-serif qualities which gives the characters a sense of warmth and personality. I couldn’t afford to purchase TT Norms from their store so I substituted it… Continue reading My DoorDash Order Manager Redesign — a UX Case Study

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Action needed: this will take you 20 seconds

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Short version: We are migrating our newsletter service to another platform, and need you to re-enter your email address here in order to continue to receive our weekly UX links: https://newsletter.uxdesign.cc/ Why: You receive emails like this one because you have clicked on “Follow” on our Medium publication at some point.… Continue reading Action needed: this will take you 20 seconds

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Guidelines for constructive and empowering design feedback and critique

Patrick ThorntonBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jan 30 Photo by Alvaro Reyes on Unsplash Regular, well-run feedback and critique sessions are critical for helping to refine a product and make it great, and a lot of these sessions do not help accomplish those goals. Doing critique and feedback sessions in a way that is constructive and empowering, without hurting feelings… Continue reading Guidelines for constructive and empowering design feedback and critique

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Why are you not designing your day-to-day experience?

Fabricio TeixeiraBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Jan 29 The other day a coworker and I were chatting about our phone’s home screens and the way we organize our app icons. We spent good ten minutes describing to one another our implicit rules on how we prioritize homepage icons, how we choose apps that will sit on the edge vs.… Continue reading Why are you not designing your day-to-day experience?

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