Why UI designers should understand Flexbox and CSS Grid

CSS for UI Designer Or bye bye, 12-column grid layout Most designers are familiar with responsive design, a column-based layout approach with fixed breakpoints to cover all screen sizes. However, we can move beyond the rigid structure with modern CSS layouts, crafting flexible and dynamic designs that seamlessly adjust to different screen sizes. Designers and developers having different… Continue reading Why UI designers should understand Flexbox and CSS Grid

UX’s year of existential crisis

Continual rounds of layoffs, the emergence of advanced technology, and the proliferation of designers everywhere are forcing UX to… Continue reading on UX Collective »

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I Tried This Viral Strategy To Find Design Clients — Part 01

But with that being said and done. I went ahead anyway. I sent a total of four re-designs to businesses I had eyed over a month. Here’s how it went… 1. DeployToday Their website vs Re-design Found the product from Twitter where the founder was documenting his build-in-public journey. And I thought, yes why not… Continue reading I Tried This Viral Strategy To Find Design Clients — Part 01

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Niche product design

Itay Dreyfus · Follow Published in UX Planet · 5 min read · 2 days ago — Listen Share I came to realize that the most inspiring, authentic design on the internet today comes from niche places. As a designer, I’ve been following the herd for quite some time, as I used to observe the… Continue reading Niche product design

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Designing Tomorrow: Shaping the Future of Design with AI

Exploring the Relationship between Artificial Intelligence and Human Creativity in Design Jas Deogan · Follow Published in UX Planet · 3 min read · 1 day ago — Listen Share Photo by UX Indonesia on Unsplash A new paradigm in design I was reflecting on the evolution of design, and I think it’s astonishing that… Continue reading Designing Tomorrow: Shaping the Future of Design with AI

90% of designers are unhirable?

Or why your cookie-cutter portfolio doesn’t cut it and how to fix it Image by Matej Latin (Author) Here’s the harsh truth: I’ve reviewed more than 1,000 portfolios in my design career so far, and I turned 90% of them down because of one thing — the linear design process. By “linear design process” I mean cookie-cutter case studies that… Continue reading 90% of designers are unhirable?

Gen-AI design process: Rethinking the traditional approach for next-Gen UX

If you have worked on the GenAI products/ features before or are just starting, you might find adopting a reverse engineering approach beneficial. This approach involves examining what current technology enables and figuring out how it can be utilized to achieve user outcomes. Now, if you’ve adopted the Double Diamond as a concrete baseline, you… Continue reading Gen-AI design process: Rethinking the traditional approach for next-Gen UX

A Solo Designer’s Journey in a Fast-Growing Startup

From design-team-of-thirty to design-team-of-one Lisa Demchenko · Follow Published in UX Planet · 6 min read · 1 day ago — 1 Listen Share Over the past two years, I have been a design-team-of-one at a fast-growing startup, and the experience has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. In the absence of a dedicated design… Continue reading A Solo Designer’s Journey in a Fast-Growing Startup

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Design Challenges: Designers Demand Reform as Unfair Tasks Miss the Mark (part II)

Examining the ethical, psychological, and practical concerns surrounding design challenges, and advocating for a more inclusive, human centered and effective approach to evaluating designers. Erik S. · Follow Published in UX Planet · 19 min read · Feb 20, 2024 — Listen Share Table of contents (part I) To read the first part of the… Continue reading Design Challenges: Designers Demand Reform as Unfair Tasks Miss the Mark (part II)

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Privacy, politics, and porn

We need to argue for a nuanced approach to internet regulation, one that considers the vast and chaotic nature of the digital landscape. Continue reading on UX Collective »

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Design Monthly Vol. 8

Sergey Havenson · Follow Published in UX Planet · 6 min read · Just now — Listen Share I save many things each month that I find inspiring for some reason, and I like organized lists, so I figured I’d share those lists and maybe help someone out of a creative block. But more importantly,… Continue reading Design Monthly Vol. 8

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UX leadership is failing, multi-brand design systems, proxies in UX

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “What is the effect of constant exposure to information on our attention? Who benefits from a dramatic change in our attention, and when and why has this happened? One hypothesis is that companies have created an ecosystem to encourage continual consumption of information, and they profit from our addiction… Continue reading UX leadership is failing, multi-brand design systems, proxies in UX

Company culture is more than just office perks

How product culture and company culture are intrinsically related. Image by Creative Lab @ scop.io “Company culture is the backbone of any successful organization.”—Gary Vaynerchuk A goal is something to aim at Company culture is a powerful hiring magnet and a common discussion topic both in- and outside of companies. It starts with providing good environment and… Continue reading Company culture is more than just office perks

7 Reasons Why ‘Brand Strategy’ Is Important For Your Small Business In 2024

Shantanu Kumar · Follow Published in UX Planet · 6 min read · 3 days ago — Share We live in a world that is fast-paced, where trends come and go, and everything evolves at lightning speed. In times like these, how does a small business build effective connections with their clients/ customers while growing?… Continue reading 7 Reasons Why ‘Brand Strategy’ Is Important For Your Small Business In 2024

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