Do you want to add a forum to your WooCommerce website? Forums can create a high level of engagement for users of your site. Example of forums include: question and answer platforms discussion boards peer to peer support, especially for software To add a forum to your website you will need a… Continue reading 8 Best WordPress Forum Plugins
Should you ever NOT listen to user feedback?
The Betty Crocker phenomenon, and the difference between user feedback and user insights. Jessica Tenuta 8 hours ago·6 min read Image Credit: TudorTulok, via Wikimedia. User feedback is always right. Right? Well…yes, and no. Product designers are faced with a flood of feedback each day that can take many forms, from direct feature requests from… Continue reading Should you ever NOT listen to user feedback?
The 5 types of Questions
The kick-ass framework for every Product Manager In my previous post, I had shared my story of how my manager taught me the greatest ‘a-ha’ lesson of my professional life. 👇🏻 My first ‘aha’ learning of my career TL;DR — The stakeholders are mostly clueless about their own needs, and they are totally allowed to be so. As a… Continue reading The 5 types of Questions
How to Customize the WooCommerce Shop Page
People who have created WordPress websites know that there are different kinds of pages that you can create in WordPress. WooCommerce follows a somewhat similar structure. There are single product pages like single post pages and then there are archive type pages to show a list of products. The WooCommerce shop page falls in the… Continue reading How to Customize the WooCommerce Shop Page
People are imperfect, design accordingly
Canvs Editorial 15 hours ago·5 min read Source: Magdalena Koscianska on Dribbble Designers have the opportunity to change mindsets and habits; however, more often than not, this is not the case. It’s up to the users and their interaction with products that determine the overarching impact. It’s a designer’s job to observe, see what the… Continue reading People are imperfect, design accordingly
Does UX have an imposter problem?
8 reasons it might be them, not you. Illustrations throughout by Emma Clayton Eyes cast down, she whispered, “I feel like UX is a dance club that I can’t get a ticket into.” A heavy silence hung in the air. This, after two years working at one of the largest technology firms, in what most of us would consider… Continue reading Does UX have an imposter problem?
10 reasons why NPS is BS (and what you can do about it)
This popular business metric is hurting you. Kim Witten, PhD 22 hours ago·6 min read Organisations have blindly followed the NPS method for nearly two decades, with even the majority of FTSE 100 companies today proudly touting their scores. However, NPS is unscientific and meaningless. Here are 10 reasons to help you understand why, plus… Continue reading 10 reasons why NPS is BS (and what you can do about it)
21 Best Scribble Fonts (Messy, 3D and Pencil Scribble Fonts)
Looking for the perfect scribble font for your project? There are plenty to see in this category. So depending on whether you’re looking for a messy scribble font or a marker scribble font, you can start your search on GraphicRiver and Envato Elements. What Is a Scribble Font? Scribble fonts have textures that give them… Continue reading 21 Best Scribble Fonts (Messy, 3D and Pencil Scribble Fonts)
Popular Design News of the Week: February 14, 2022 – February 20, 2022
Daniel Segun is a Content Writer, Graphics Designer, and Web Developer with a BSc. in Computer Science. His work has appeared in several publications such as SecureBlitz, Forkast News, Web Designer Depot, TechGenix, RitaVPN, and more… More articles by Daniel Segun
Why mimicry in digital experiences and the Metaverse turns us off
The rise of 90s aesthetics, imperfection, and simplicity Continue reading on UX Collective »
How to help decide for yourself whether a job change is right
Sometimes the grass is greener. Josh Dormont 2 days ago·5 min read Photo by PhotoMIX Company from Pexels There is conflicting advice out there about how to think about a job shift. In Adam Grant’s latest work, he suggests that happiness comes more from re-thinking what we do and less about where we do it.… Continue reading How to help decide for yourself whether a job change is right
4 Best Real User Monitoring Tools for 2022
The success of your website or web app hinges on the user experience. A positive experience translates into loyalty through high user retention and conversion rates, which in turn increase your profits. The good news is that you can discover exactly what kind of experience users are having on your website or web app. You… Continue reading 4 Best Real User Monitoring Tools for 2022
Why e-commerce is failing people and the planet
We need to stop designing with blinders and scaling solutions designed for the individual Illustration by Marie Dupuch Betting on convenience to grow e-commerce The number of parcels sent internationally has increased by 4.5 times in the last 6 years, from 43bn in 2014 to 131bn in 2020 (B2B, B2C, C2B). UK deliveries account for 4%… Continue reading Why e-commerce is failing people and the planet
The Duolingo diaries: an honest UX review
Benjamin Davies 2 days ago·7 min read So first, I need to admit that I’m not exactly new to Duolingo. I’ve used the site on and off for years, and used to work for Babbel, and took a keen interest in Duolingo’s product strategy and somewhat baffling educational philosophy. However, recently, a friend sent me… Continue reading The Duolingo diaries: an honest UX review
Trust (is) the process: Why following a framework doesn’t guarantee good results
State of UX 2022 Trust (is) the process:Why following a framework doesn’t guarantee good results Illustrations by Manoel do Amaral Following a process lends structure to our thinking, and can help shift our focus from our individual ideas to our shared goals. A well-established process allows our team to scale, makes our work more predictable, and reduces financial… Continue reading Trust (is) the process: Why following a framework doesn’t guarantee good results
How to Make a Y2K Art Collage in Photoshop
Today we’ll be recreating the Y2K art style using 3D assets and vibrant color grades! We’ll be learning how to create a collage in Photoshop that focuses more on using Y2K-inspired graphics, as opposed to photo-realistic realism. We want the Y2K aesthetic pink trees to look fake and the environment to pop! In a hurry?… Continue reading How to Make a Y2K Art Collage in Photoshop
A gentle introduction to orchestrating intelligent journeys with User Intent Graphs
Ciprian BORODESCU 1 day ago·10 min read User intents represented as a graph Traditionally, we associate user intent with search engines understanding users’ needs and desires, but as the Web gets more and more sophisticated, understanding user intent has become one of the key challenges in designing personalized user journeys, even beyond search. Ah, personalization… Continue reading A gentle introduction to orchestrating intelligent journeys with User Intent Graphs
How to Make a Chain Brush in Photoshop
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a chain brush in Photoshop. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create the brush, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. Do you want to save time with a ready-made brush? Check out this Chain Brush Photoshop… Continue reading How to Make a Chain Brush in Photoshop
What comes after customer-centricity?
Read this and get ready for it. For many years now, I’ve been fascinated by the timeline shown below and pondering what lies beyond the Age of the Customer. These days, I’ve got a pretty good idea about what’s next. The Age of the Customer timeline. Source: Forrester Research First, let’s unpack this timeline and understand how… Continue reading What comes after customer-centricity?
30 Web Development Best Practices for Beginners
There is a lot to learn as a web developer. For starters, the syntax of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and how these fundamental web languages work together. However, on top of that you need to learn how to code well: how to use the web technologies like a professional, to create efficient, maintainable, and scalable… Continue reading 30 Web Development Best Practices for Beginners
How to Customize Contact Form 7 for WordPress: Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
In the past, we’ve discussed different customizations of the WordPress Contact Form 7 (CF7) plugin. Today, we’ll learn how to build custom checkboxes and radio buttons with this plugin. Sound like a good exercise? Here are two animated images that show how these form elements will look after our custom styling: And here is a… Continue reading How to Customize Contact Form 7 for WordPress: Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
How to build the ultimate product team
andrea saez 1 day ago·6 min read source: https://unsplash.com/photos/RxOrX1iW15A As your product and teams grow, you need to start making decisions about what key members to hire and what that hierarchy might look like. If you don’t quite know what a product team is or where to get started, we’ve written it all down for… Continue reading How to build the ultimate product team
How to automate competitor’s reviews collection to find great insights
In this article, I will show how to build a database of competitors reviews that will update itself automatically and how to get insights for your product development Imagine, that you are building a new product or feature. If it’s something new, you will go to potential customers and ask about how they solve this… Continue reading How to automate competitor’s reviews collection to find great insights
Lessons product management can learn from science
From peer reviewing to inductive reasoning, there is a lot that product managers can learn from scientific method. Penelope 14 hours ago·6 min read Source: Netflix/IMDB Recently I watched Don’t Look Up. A giant comet is about to hit. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are scientists, unsuccessfully trying to convince the US President of the… Continue reading Lessons product management can learn from science