Johan Cruyff's influence on adaptive role switching in Product Design A product design philosophy inspired by the brilliance of Total Football, as orchestrated by Johan Cruyff and the 1970s Dutch masters. Switching Product Roles: Created via Midjourney 2023. NB. The product design theme of this article should still strike a chord, even if you aren't a football fanatic.… Continue reading Johan Cruyff’s influence on adaptive role switching in Product Design
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Why Unique ID Attributes Matter
Ambiguous IDs can cause both your developers and your users a lot of frustration, and may ultimately damage customer relations. A Little Background It’s one of the most common WCAG 4.1.1 violations reported by automated accessibility testing tools such as aXe, and it can cause a fair share of problems for your users. It happens… Continue reading Why Unique ID Attributes Matter
Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 1)
A 3-Part Series on the digital accessibility of the housing process experienced by people with disabilities. In this 3-part series, we will look at the challenges and rewards of the entire experience surrounding the process of acquiring housing for people who live with a disability. We will look at: Buying an existing home Leasing an… Continue reading Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 1)
Deque Systems Welcomes and Announces Support for WCAG 2.2
Deque Systems congratulates the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AGWG) members on the official release of the new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2, which were released October 5 at 8:39 am EST. With more employees actively working to develop WCAG 2.2 within the W3C than any other business, we’re thrilled to see the… Continue reading Deque Systems Welcomes and Announces Support for WCAG 2.2
Words: the new data commodity
The AI and LLM industry is changing and developing rapidly. How will the industry move forward, become regulated and adjust to this new reality of words as a commodity? We’re starting a new chapter of data commodification through access to and the commodification of words. In a yet unregulated space, product teams need to self-regulate… Continue reading Words: the new data commodity
It takes a village to do human-centred design
Photo by UX Indonesia on Unsplash Human-Centred Design is not a solo mission. It never was and never will be. It is a collective effort. HCD is an inclusive and co-creative process that relies on the combination of many kinds of expertise. It was made to solve wicked problems and fully embraces the Dusty Baker quote: “Everybody… Continue reading It takes a village to do human-centred design
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
Software accessibility for users with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
When discussing accessibility, the first person that pops into the minds of people is probably a person in a wheelchair. Thinking about software accessibility, the next two types of disabilities might come into mind are blindness and deafness. These are three types of disabilities most people commonly think of when talking about accessibility: blindness, deaf… Continue reading Software accessibility for users with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
Personas should be living and breathing
Too often, designers create a persona at the start of a project, then put it up on a wall like a graduation picture and simply leave it there to be looked at and referenced occasionally…pulling out interesting stories when the situation demands. But your persona should be alive. It should live, grow, evolve and adapt.… Continue reading Personas should be living and breathing
Brochure Templates
What is a brochure? Wondering how to make a brochure or where to find the best brochure templates? You’ll learn the answers to all those questions in this comprehensive guide. Let’s get started! What Is a Brochure? When a company wants to advertise its products and services, print brochures are a great option. They give… Continue reading Brochure Templates
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
I Took on an Internship When I First Switched Careers into UX – Here’s Why
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Breaking into UX may not be as straightforward as you may think Whenever people talk about career switching, securing full-time jobs usually come To mind. This was exactly what I thought when I signed up for a UX course a year ago. However, is breaking into UX really that easy? I’d… Continue reading I Took on an Internship When I First Switched Careers into UX – Here’s Why
7 Landing Pages Comparisons To Improve Your Conversions in 2022
Landing pages are crucial for conversions. User-friendly landing pages rank higher in the search engines and generate the maximum leads. Interestingly, user behavior changes every year, and new website design trends should be kept in mind to continue acquiring sales from your existing landing pages. If your high-performing landing pages in 2019 have suddenly started… Continue reading 7 Landing Pages Comparisons To Improve Your Conversions in 2022
How To Create Better Headlines?
Headlines for blog articles are, in most cases, the only opportunity to reach the consumer with our message. From the marketer’s pov, the ability to create them is therefore crucial. Therefore, it is worth knowing some patterns or tricks that will allow us to write better and attract readers more effectively. In this article, you’ll… Continue reading How To Create Better Headlines?
Key Tips to Creating a User-Centered Website
For quite some time now, Google has given priority to user-centered website and content experiences. More specifically, it wants search results to better reflect user intent, as opposed to just keywords. In the latest update, content expertise and quality may trump authority, earning higher rankings. That is directly in line with the idea of creating… Continue reading Key Tips to Creating a User-Centered Website
8 Content Marketing Tactics To Increase Your Traffic In 2021
If you run an online business in 2021, you need to make sure you have a strong content marketing strategy if you want to attract as much website traffic as possible. Content marketing is the process of creating valuable and shareable content, like blog posts, quizzes, and videos, to attract your ideal customers and ultimately make… Continue reading 8 Content Marketing Tactics To Increase Your Traffic In 2021
What is PHP Used For?
PHP is an open source language that was created to make web development easier. It’s primary and most suitable purpose is as a web development language for creating web apps or APIs. You don’t need a complicated set of commands to create webpages in PHP. In fact, you can mix PHP with plain HTML in… Continue reading What is PHP Used For?
The Ultimate Landing Page Checklist for Lead Generation
Web designers often have to wear many hats. It’s not uncommon for designers who are self-employed or work for a family business to also be involved in online marketing campaigns. With this in mind, many designers will appreciate that getting traffic to a website is hard work and often expensive. Whether you are using Google… Continue reading The Ultimate Landing Page Checklist for Lead Generation
Figma for education: Design for learning experiences
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Why would a teacher be interested in Figma? Why would a designer be interested in classroom prep? Join our little Figgy educators group. Currently, I work in the EdTech product design industry (K-12) as an experience designer. I am a former 7th-grade science teacher and am planning to return to… Continue reading Figma for education: Design for learning experiences
How to Check if a String Contains Another Substring in PHP
A lot of times when I am working with strings in PHP, it becomes important to check if a string contains another substring. PHP has a lot of functions to help you manipulate strings any way you like. We will be using some of these functions today to learn how to check if a string… Continue reading How to Check if a String Contains Another Substring in PHP
How Blogging Can Increase Footfall to Your Physical Store
If you are still running your business as a brick-and-mortar operation, the idea of blogging to get more customers might not have crossed your mind as being necessary. Nevertheless, this approach can generate a lot of interest and increase the foot traffic into your store. Starting a blog can be overwhelming, but such skills can… Continue reading How Blogging Can Increase Footfall to Your Physical Store
10 Great Tips For Redesigning A Website in 2021
16 Shares Whether you call it the first impression of your brand or consider it to be an indispensable asset of your branding elements, your website is the most critical element of your digital strategy. Let’s look at what the data tells us: It takes all of 50 milliseconds for a visitor to form an… Continue reading 10 Great Tips For Redesigning A Website in 2021
Pros and Cons of Photography and Videography in Visual Marketing
Do you remember a time when there was only text on the internet? Or when the first images popped up in their glorious blocky low resolution? It seems like a lifetime ago. Streaming services, social media, shops… Images and videos are all around the web today. It’s no wonder we see more and more… Continue reading Pros and Cons of Photography and Videography in Visual Marketing
The big flaw of social networks, and how to solve it
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A little more than two decades ago, the young web had a very big problem: Finding the “right” information and what you needed was very hard. In other words, back then, search engines sucked. And then came Google, with a single purpose, to show people what they need, when they need… Continue reading The big flaw of social networks, and how to solve it