Summary: When users don’t clearly understand how systems function, they develop unique (and often incorrect) theories to explain their experiences. In user research, we often hear people describe how they think technology works. Sometimes, those theories are accurate, but most often, they are not. Through the many user interviews, field studies, and user testing sessions… Continue reading Technology Myths and Urban Legends
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30 Creative Branding Design and Logos For Inspiration
Branding is the soul of any business. It’s not just about logos or colors; it’s about creating a lasting impression in the minds of customers. Creative branding design goes beyond aesthetics, reflecting the core values, mission, and personality of a business. Whether you’re starting a new company or rebranding an existing one, the process of… Continue reading 30 Creative Branding Design and Logos For Inspiration
Key Metrics for Designers to Track in the Checkout
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Measuring checkout efficiency is crucial for every eCommerce website, as it directly impacts business success. In this article, I will share key metrics that help understand checkout performance and provide actionable insights, enabling designers to enhance the checkout process and optimize the user experience. Overall Checkout Completion Rate The overall… Continue reading Key Metrics for Designers to Track in the Checkout
Are you a Consumption Designer?
[unable to retrieve full-text content] As we are edging towards an unlivable planet one fast fashion haul at a time, it is overdue to recon with the impact of Consumption Design. Everyday life has become one big consumerism fever dream. We are constantly tempted and pushed to buy stuff we don’t need or even want,… Continue reading Are you a Consumption Designer?
The 4 Stages of AI Image Generation: An Experience Map
Summary: AI image generation users often follow a similar creative process: ideate, generate, refine, and export. Understanding how expert users use AI tools in the process of image generation can help designers and other beginner users get better at using these tools for their projects; it can also inform the future design of such tools.… Continue reading The 4 Stages of AI Image Generation: An Experience Map
What is User-Centered Design (UCD)? w/Process
With users becoming more and more educated, user-centered design is the secret sauce to the success of your digital product or service. If you are looking to learn how to unlock your product’s potential by adopting a user-centered design approach look no further. In this article, we have collated everything you need to… Continue reading What is User-Centered Design (UCD)? w/Process
12 Reasons to Hire a Product Design Agency
At UX Studio, we’ve worked with over 250 clients in the past decade. Our experiences range from large tech firms to startups, each partnership has carried unique challenges and experiences. We want to spotlight the typical circumstances when it’s time to call your trusted agency partner. When Should You Consider Partnering with an Agency? Over… Continue reading 12 Reasons to Hire a Product Design Agency
How to Tackle Prompting Challenges with AI Writing Tools
With the rise of readily available generative AI tools, it is now possible to create large bodies of text in a matter of seconds. However, crafting the right prompts to achieve the desired output can be challenging. In this article, we will examine the complexities of prompting and how AI writing tools can simplify the… Continue reading How to Tackle Prompting Challenges with AI Writing Tools
Basics of Unmoderated Usability Testing
This article will introduce you to the basics of Unmoderated Usability Testing. We will explain why you should conduct such testing, how to prepare tasks, or how to recruit the right participants. You are currently reading one of our 101s. This blog introduces you to the basics of Unmoderated Usability Testing. If you… Continue reading Basics of Unmoderated Usability Testing
The power of beauty in communicating complex ideas
Can we defend pursuing beauty when communicating science or innovation? When creating visuals to explain complex ideas, cutting edge innovations or new scientific research we often focus on the images’ ability to carry information. But data visualization, infographics or even schematics have a hidden power we rarely discuss: beauty. Obviously not all images are beautiful. As… Continue reading The power of beauty in communicating complex ideas
Norman Doors: how do we still get this wrong?
The confusing design of Cybertruck’s doors. Tesla Cybertruck The concept of the “Norman door” is a well-known and widely recognized principle among designers. Named after design guru Don Norman, it describes any door that proves confusing or difficult to use, highlighting a common design flaw. In this article, we will discuss the application of the… Continue reading Norman Doors: how do we still get this wrong?
Designing safe and trustworthy AI systems
Designing for safe and trustworthy AI Why human oversight to make up for AI errors doesn’t work and what we can do instead Illustration created by Cara Storath in Midjourney As much as AI is powerful, in some cases it can be misleading or wrong. A realization that came too late to a New York lawyer,… Continue reading Designing safe and trustworthy AI systems
Facilitating effective ideation meetings
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Designing engaging and productive gatherings Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash In today’s hybrid work landscape, meetings have become abundant, but unfortunately, many of them still suffer from inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Specifically, meetings aimed at generating ideas to address various challenges related to people, processes, or products encounter recurring issues. The lack… Continue reading Facilitating effective ideation meetings
Systems and Operations in the Design Profession
Systems and operations in the design profession Photo by Deva Darshan on Unsplash I always loved conceptualizing and visualizing processes. As a product designer, I ended up working with a design team, doing user flows, user testing, design sprints, etc. As I was growing as a designer, I did more facilitation, customer journeys, created big conference… Continue reading Systems and Operations in the Design Profession
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
Pondering the Future of the WordPress Sidebar
The WordPress sidebar has been a mainstay feature of both free and commercial themes. It seems that, no matter how the content management system (CMS) evolves, the sidebar has triumphantly (and, perhaps defiantly) come along for the ride. How has it survived this long? For one, it continues to serve a useful purpose. It houses… Continue reading Pondering the Future of the WordPress Sidebar
9 Must-Install Craft CMS Plugins
Craft CMS is increasing in popularity, and as it does, the previously relatively scant range of plugins is growing rapidly. There are plugins for Craft ranging from simple field utilities to the full ecommerce solution provided by Pixel & Tonic — the makers of Craft. An early decision that has borne fruit for Craft has… Continue reading 9 Must-Install Craft CMS Plugins
Analysing micro-expressions from a (failed) user testing session
[unable to retrieve full-text content] In a recent professional experience, I was unexpectedly sent to Spain for a user test of a system I did not design with the promise of a translator. Once there, no translator. Nice. But the possibility of capturing the video of the faces of the users and their interactions with… Continue reading Analysing micro-expressions from a (failed) user testing session
Best Video Repair Tool Wondershare Repairit
One of the most valuable ways of preserving your performances, precious moments, and memorable occasions is by recording and storing them. Video corruption and destruction can be a videographer’s worst nightmare. Have you ever found yourself in a circumstance where a project you have been working on for weeks has become tainted, or a video… Continue reading Best Video Repair Tool Wondershare Repairit
17 Fonts Similar to Arial
In this article, we’ll cover the history of Arial, the Helvetica substitute. We’ll give you an overview of the font and some amazing fonts similar to the Arial font. Arial has become the synonym for Helvetica since its beginnings. There are no two fonts with more history, critique, and comparison than these two. Arial is… Continue reading 17 Fonts Similar to Arial
The 4 Secrets of a Successful Website Redesign
The beginning of a new year is a great time to go over your old website and refresh your brand. After all, your website is at the center of your online presence, and an excellent first impression is key for driving sales and boosting engagement. According to a recent study, up to 94% of first… Continue reading The 4 Secrets of a Successful Website Redesign
How Custom Software Development Boosts Businesses
The demand for business software solutions isn’t something new. From supply chain management, operations, administration, analytics, and customer satisfaction, software is a required part of nearly every aspect of modern business. Without it, chaos and mismanagement run rampant. When it comes to technology, businesses have more diverse and complex needs today than they have ever… Continue reading How Custom Software Development Boosts Businesses
40 Best Blackletter and Gothic Fonts for Designers
In tribute to Germanic style, here you’ll find 40 amazing Gothic and blackletter fonts which you can use to give your designs a rebellious and edgy look. Read on to discover our top picks from the font sections of Envato Market and Envato Elements, from authentic medieval styles to minimal and modern Gothic typefaces. What Is Blackletter? Blackletter,… Continue reading 40 Best Blackletter and Gothic Fonts for Designers
The Latest Research for Web Designers, April 2020
In today’s roundup of the latest research for web designers, we’re going to look at a variety of topics, from 2020 holiday shopping predictions to missed opportunities in SEO. Retail Experts Predict Huge Uptick in E-commerce Holiday Sales Shelley E. Kohan wrote a piece for Forbes entitled, “Coronavirus Fears May Drive U.S. E-Commerce Sales Beyond… Continue reading The Latest Research for Web Designers, April 2020