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?

Designing genAI-enhanced features

Elevating user experience through intelligent content enhancement and personalization. Futuristic workspace (Created with Dall-E) Chatbots serve as an accessible gateway to the realm of Generative AI features, a fact underscored by the success of ChatGPT. Their simplicity, requiring only basic instructions to engage in natural dialogues, allows them to integrate across various digital platforms seamlessly. Yet,… Continue reading Designing genAI-enhanced features

Design Systems Teams: Understand Your Users So They Can Serve Theirs

Welcome to the next edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Today, I’ll be sharing a story from some recent client visits that will help y’all recognize WHY you should do things differently to mature and scale your digital accessibility program quickly. I will once again skip the “how-to” dry laundry lists of tactical “do… Continue reading Design Systems Teams: Understand Your Users So They Can Serve Theirs

Patterns are good

Why should you care about them? Apple Magic Mouse Versus Logitech MX Master. Source: Tidbits A design pattern is a document that describes a common solution to a recurring design problem. According to Tibor Kunert (2009), using design patterns allows designers to quickly find solutions to problems using proven designs, rather than starting from scratch each time.… Continue reading Patterns are good

Are we going to need food in the Metaverse?

A vision for how the world of food could evolve with web3. I was skeptical. I shouldn’t have been. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend YFood’s Insights & Innovation event, which took a deep dive into rising trends in the food tech space, specifically web3 and automation. As a UX designer, I’m interested in… Continue reading Are we going to need food in the Metaverse?

What does your design cause?

What does your design cause which is undesirable or unintended or at odds with the design intent? How does one ask and answer these questions? In these next few posts I’m going to propose some ways of answering these questions that build up in complexity and propose some ways of thinking about causality and modeling… Continue reading What does your design cause?

How to increase the UX maturity of Scrum teams

Investing in the UX skills of a Scrum Team delivers a huge return. Learn how. In this article you will learn: Why enabling Scrum Teams with UX Design capabilities is important. Why introducing UX capabilities to Scrum team is frequently hard. What is the job of an UX Leader in a product development organization. How to use… Continue reading How to increase the UX maturity of Scrum teams

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?

The Different Types of Serif Fonts With Serif Font Examples

What are the different types of serif fonts and why should you know them? In this tutorial, we’ll look at types of serif typefaces and explain the ins and outs with serif font examples. Learn how to identify different types of serifs and download some fresh, new modern serif fonts today. This modern serif font is… Continue reading The Different Types of Serif Fonts With Serif Font Examples

What Google’s Core Web Vitals Initiative Means for Web Developers

When Google announced its Core Web Vitals Initiative, it caused waves within the field of web development. These performance metrics, set to start impacting rankings this year, are guidelines for a quality web experience, and following them will be key to success in the near future. Already, elements of web design like search engine optimization… Continue reading What Google’s Core Web Vitals Initiative Means for Web Developers

11 Best WordPress Forum Plugin Options for Community Building (2021)

While WordPress is an incredibly popular content management system (CMS) for powering blogs and business websites, the platform’s versatility extends well beyond those basic uses. Through the use of plugins, WordPress can be used to create many other types of websites as well, including forums. In this article, we’ll take a detailed look at the… Continue reading 11 Best WordPress Forum Plugin Options for Community Building (2021)

33 Best Humanist Fonts to Download Now!

If you’re looking for a legible, timeless font, humanist typefaces might be the perfect choice. In this article, we’ll take a look at humanist typeface characteristics, as well as a humanist typeface list for inspiration and addition to your font library. So, if you love fonts, look no further—let’s dig into some humanist font design.… Continue reading 33 Best Humanist Fonts to Download Now!

Why Cute Graphic Designs Always Trend on the Internet (With Examples)

December 16, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Cute graphic designs have been popular in Asia for the past few decades. Incredibly, the influence and style of this Asian cuteness are already reaching the West much faster than we all think. Why do cute graphic designs always trend on the internet anyway? We all need some ‘awwww’… Continue reading Why Cute Graphic Designs Always Trend on the Internet (With Examples)

34 Best Slab Serif Fonts (Ready to Download Now)

If you’re looking for stylish, eye-catching fonts, then a slab serif typeface might be just what you’re looking for. What is the slab serif font classification? Stay tuned and we’ll break down what makes this classification such a well-loved addition to any designer’s font collection. We’ll also check out a collection of inspiring slab serif font examples… Continue reading 34 Best Slab Serif Fonts (Ready to Download Now)

UX Design Tips To Improve Mobile App User Experience

9 Shares Your website represents the most powerful tool of your business to endorse your products and services. It serves as your salesman 24×7, and as such, could be your most powerful asset and a centerpiece of your marketing efforts. A website or an app of your business creates a great impression on a customer.… Continue reading UX Design Tips To Improve Mobile App User Experience

Why don’t your Videos Get many YouTube views?

0 Shares YouTube has about 31 million active channels. This means that the competition on the platform is fierce. If you want to make a channel that stands out, then you need to make sure that everything is perfect. The best site to buy YouTube views can give you enough engagement to start your career.… Continue reading Why don’t your Videos Get many YouTube views?

42 Best Sports Fonts (For Logos, Jerseys, and More)

Your sports fonts collection should include a great sports jersey font, a sports number font, and other versatile sports team fonts. If you’re looking for a great set of premium sports fonts for your next design project, look no further. Find awesome sports fonts, like this one, on Envato Elements and GraphicRiver.  In this article, we’ll take a… Continue reading 42 Best Sports Fonts (For Logos, Jerseys, and More)

The Latest Research for Web Designers, September 2020

In today’s look at the latest research for web designers, we’re going to look at studies and reports from Payoneer, Robert Half, Hootsuite, and Contentsquare to see what they have to say about things like: Current freelancer demand Web designer earning potential A change in ecommerce shopping trends Unseen content rates 1. There’s Light At… Continue reading The Latest Research for Web Designers, September 2020

21 Professional CV / Resume Templates with Matching Cover Letter

36 Shares Creative and unique resume templates with beautiful cover letter and portfolio pages. These resume templates can save your time and keep your resume clean and well-structured to help you get your dream job. Our professional cv / resume templates are perfect to make the least impression. All elements of this CV / Resume… Continue reading 21 Professional CV / Resume Templates with Matching Cover Letter

50+ Best CV Resume Templates 2020

31 Shares Latest best resume templates for opportunity and help you to get your dream job. Professional CV templates and Resume templates design are easy to use and customize. The resume templates are available in PSD, AI, PDF, EPS, Docx format with including Cover letter & Portfolio pages page for displaying your work. All resumes… Continue reading 50+ Best CV Resume Templates 2020

How To Create Your Own Graphic Design Portfolio

Moving on from design school and attempting to land your first position can be one of the most baffling occasions in your vocation. You need a design portfolio to find a new line of work, yet you haven’t done some full-memory design work previously, so what are you going to place in it? Stress not.… Continue reading How To Create Your Own Graphic Design Portfolio

6 Factors to Consider on Hiring an App Development Company for Startups

The key to the success of any business, startup, or project is having the right and professional app development team of developers and designers. This way, they can accomplish their objectives. You must be thinking – how can I hire an ideal mobile app development company for my startup? Don’t worry. To help you overcome… Continue reading 6 Factors to Consider on Hiring an App Development Company for Startups

New Professional CV / Resume Templates with Cover Letters

New fresh CV / Resume Templates, well designed and eye-catching clean Resume templates can stay in employers hands. So its very essential to pick only best simple and clean resume templates that can make big impact on employers. In this collection we are gathered Creative Clean CV/ Resume Templates with cover letter and portfolio pages.  These… Continue reading New Professional CV / Resume Templates with Cover Letters

4 Web Design Sales Tools You Aren’t Using That Are Sabotaging Revenue 

Web design and development makes the world go round.  Without it…well, you already know and dread a world with no internet.  But web design and development isn’t an easy sell these days. In fact, it’s far from it. As a web creator, the pain points can seem endless:  Getting people to pay on time is… Continue reading 4 Web Design Sales Tools You Aren’t Using That Are Sabotaging Revenue