#27: Providing the right aggregation level Created using Freepik graphic If data cleaning is the most time-consuming part of the data analyst’s job, understanding the chart’s purpose is the most important one. Before we design the visuals, we must know what question the chart should answer and why it is relevant. We need to know… Continue reading Why does mixing apples and oranges work for juice but not for a chart?
Can’t Upload WebP to WordPress? Simple Fixes
WebP images are a necessity for all WordPress websites. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, so do the technologies and formats used in web design. The WebP image format has recently gained popularity due to its superior compression and image quality. However, despite its numerous benefits, WordPress site owners may need help when attempting… Continue reading Can’t Upload WebP to WordPress? Simple Fixes
The AI revolution for businesses and the customer experience
After scouring the web and experimenting with numerous AI tools I am sharing my predictions for 2030 and beyond. Image created by Midjourney AI using a prompt from Danny Bluestone. In this article I am outlining my 6 ‘I’s to how I see AI evolving over the next decade. They include AI’s impact on the Internet,… Continue reading The AI revolution for businesses and the customer experience
Artificial Intelligence: the soul of soulless conditions
What we call AI today comes to us with a perfectly false prospectus: human-feeling, yet hiding the potential to maximize everything inhuman about our world of technology. What today we call Artificial Intelligence is the soul of soulless conditions: a simulation of what is missing from the world of computers, papered over the top of… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence: the soul of soulless conditions
How to Choose the Right Niche for Your Web Design Business
In this post, we’ll look at the benefits of “niching down”, different ways to define your design niche, as well as tips on how to find the right niche. It’s a strange concept for many freelancers. The idea that you’d carve out a narrow niche for yourself and then turn away prospective clients that don’t… Continue reading How to Choose the Right Niche for Your Web Design Business
How high-fidelity prototypes can enhance user testing
During the usability testing phase, gathering as much information as possible about how users understand designs/product is essential. The objectives of usability testing often differ across studies. They typically uncover product or service design issues, discover opportunities for enhancement, and gain insight into the target user’s behaviour and preferences [1]. Tools like Figma and Sketch… Continue reading How high-fidelity prototypes can enhance user testing
Advanced Figma components tips & tricks: little gems we love
As you all loved Advanced Figma Tips & Tricks and Prototyping Tips & Tricks, here is the third part: In this article, I’ll share some of my favourite tips and tricks when it comes to Figma components, from simple shortcuts to powerful plugins when it comes to working with Figma components. These simple yet powerful… Continue reading Advanced Figma components tips & tricks: little gems we love
Choosing humanity over automation
Navigating the role of AI in design discipleship. Designers can learn AI skills and practice similar techniques as UX researchers. Pain is a part of the design process, and designers should choose which pain they are willing to endure to achieve their desired outcomes. And they can learn intangible values from their masters to become… Continue reading Choosing humanity over automation
A smart home is one that talks to itself
How might we employ animistic design and LLMs to make a more helpful smart home? Source: DALL-E Large language models (LLMs) are now able to simulate human writing and conversation. They can generate text, images, and many other modalities with increasing capability. Could this technology be paired with the smart home to finally build context-aware… Continue reading A smart home is one that talks to itself
How to design generative AI experiences to be truly helpful
From bullsh*t generator to ultimate copilot. Photo by Rolf van Root on Unsplash Suddenly, news about Generative AI is everywhere. People talk about how ChatGPT reached 1 million users in a record of 5 days, how Goldman Sachs predicts that AI will impact 300 million jobs, and how the new Bing goes “unhinged”… All the hypes aside,… Continue reading How to design generative AI experiences to be truly helpful
Which lessons from child-computer interaction should we bring to the rest of UX?
source Child-computer interaction (CCI) focuses on the design, testing, and creation of interactive computer systems for children, as well as the wider impact of technology on children and society. It’s a somewhat niche field within human-computer interaction, and as such I don’t often see people discussing the implications of its research and developments online. But… Continue reading Which lessons from child-computer interaction should we bring to the rest of UX?
Ideas for Pixel Page Transitions
Inspiration for “pixel” page transitions based on Niccolò Miranda’s animation. From our sponsor: Get suggestions for improving your content, targeting, and marketing automations to help you increase revenue. Today I have a little set of effects for you. It’s based on a beautiful pixel transition that Niccolò Miranda shared a while ago. Check it… Continue reading Ideas for Pixel Page Transitions
3 Secure Practices For Business File Sharing
Technology has helped shape today’s business environment. It has made it easier for businesses to interact and engage with customers and other organizations. For one, it allows an organization to share and receive important documents seamlessly. File sharing significantly contributes to a business’s operation. It allows you to share files and access information and documents… Continue reading 3 Secure Practices For Business File Sharing
How to Create a Double Exposure Effect in Affinity Photo
In this tutorial, we will be learning how to create a double exposure in Affinity Photo. We’ll just need two photos and a few layer masks and adjustments for it to all come together in only a few steps. And thanks to being able to nest and create multiple masks, creating a double exposure in… Continue reading How to Create a Double Exposure Effect in Affinity Photo
How to Convert a JSON String into an SQL Query
Learn the simple steps required to convert a JSON string into a JSON object and then into an SQL query that can insert your data into a database. Continue reading How to Convert a JSON String into an SQL Query on SitePoint.
The state of SaaS marketplace UX
A comprehensive review of popular SaaS marketplaces, including Airtable, Figma, Miro, Slack, and Zoom. Designing a SaaS marketplace or platform? Want to understand the SaaS marketplace experience of today? You’re in the right place. In this article, you’ll find a summary of the research I gathered to support my team in building our emerging platform. By reading… Continue reading The state of SaaS marketplace UX
Everybody lies; your users too
Why listening to users is less important than observing their actions. Image by karosieben In UX research, we constantly face obstacles that can easily skew the outcome of our work. One of the most challenging issues you can face is dishonesty of interviewed users. I often meet designers who strive to incorporate all feedback they… Continue reading Everybody lies; your users too
Understanding how AI works: the human intelligence enterprise
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Are you in an empowered product team?
So you’ve read Inspired, Empowered, and all the other fantastic product literature. You’ve learned what great looks like in theory and are ready to apply your newly acquired knowledge. But then reality sinks in… you are not a part of an empowered product team. You get frustrated and start blaming the leadership. You may even… Continue reading Are you in an empowered product team?
Learn Functional Programming in JavaScript
JavaScript is one of the most interesting programming languages, simply because you can write software in a variety of different ways. We primarily live in an object-oriented world, but we’re not bound to that paradigm. We can also take a functional programming approach. This course is 1 hours 35 minutes long, and it’s split into… Continue reading Learn Functional Programming in JavaScript
15 Flowchart Templates for Designing User Flow (User Journey Templates)
Creating a successful user journey can be a challenge for even the most experienced web designers. That’s why having access to quality UI/UX flowchart templates can make all the difference. The right template will help you map out your user’s experience from start to finish, giving you an easy-to-follow structure that ensures every step of… Continue reading 15 Flowchart Templates for Designing User Flow (User Journey Templates)
AWS Aurora vs RDS: Top Considerations & Tradeoffs for 2023
When should you use RDS vs AWS Aurora? A closer look at the trade-offs between both options including failover, scalability and architecture. Continue reading AWS Aurora vs RDS: Top Considerations & Tradeoffs for 2023 on SitePoint.
Removing the Background from an Image in Figma
For many years, Photoshop was the go-to tool for many image editing tasks such as removing the background from an image. But nowadays there are powerful new options for image editing. We can do a lot more with UI design tools like Figma now, including removing an image’s background. In this quick tip, we’ll show… Continue reading Removing the Background from an Image in Figma
Software accessibility for users with Dyslexia
It is estimated that 15% of the population has Dyslexia. In absolute numbers this means that 30 million adults in the USA alone are dyslexic and a lot of them don’t even know — because it is often not diagnosed. Dyslexia is a cognitive disability where the brain has difficulties to manipulate the sounds and letters of… Continue reading Software accessibility for users with Dyslexia