Credit Many user researchers, especially those who focus on qualitative methods, are often asked about quantifying the user experience. We are asked to include quantitative data to supplement quotes or video/audio clips. Qualitative-based user researchers, including myself, may look towards surveys to help add that quantitate spice. However, there is much more to quantitative data… Continue reading Benchmarking in UX research
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Hidden privilege in design — and more UX links this week
The hidden privilege in design ›By Hareem Mannan. “Did you get anyone else’s insight on this project? Was it just you all? Have you considered how that might be limiting at all?” I felt the question permeating through every fiber of my being, reverberating in my mind until it was the only thought I had.… Continue reading Hidden privilege in design — and more UX links this week
Monstroid Revamped: New Features and Possibilities
Web designers, coders, and entrepreneurs, we have exciting news for you! The multipurpose Monstroid template got revamped and updated! Our loyal customers know that this theme had been our flagman for a long time (before Monstroid2 came out). You may be wondering: Why would anyone remake Monstroid if there is a bestselling successor – Monstroid2?… Continue reading Monstroid Revamped: New Features and Possibilities
Bidirectionality: arabic UX that extends beyond the screen
Let’s assume you’ve just been approached with a proposal of working on a highly prospective, Arabic UX project for the first time in your career. Alternatively, your company is looking to expand into the MENA market and needs to design and localize their product to new grounds. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Still, your knowledge of… Continue reading Bidirectionality: arabic UX that extends beyond the screen
Animation principles in UX — and more design links this week
The ultimate guide to proper use of animation in UX › By Taras Skytskyi. Nowadays it’s hard to impress or even surprise with an interface animation. It shows interactions between screens, explains how to use the application or simply directs a user’s attention. While exploring the articles about animation, I found out that almost all… Continue reading Animation principles in UX — and more design links this week
Redesigning the information architecture of a university website — a UX case study
This article is a retrospective piece for a project that was done as part of the User Experience Design Immersive Course in General Assembly (Singapore). Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] if you’d like to chat more about this project. Thanks! :) The Task We had 10 days to: redesign the Information Architecture… Continue reading Redesigning the information architecture of a university website — a UX case study
Leveraging accessibility in digital publishing — a UX case study
What is Meredith? Meredith Corporation is a public, diversified media firm dedicated to delivering trustworthy content to audiences of scale that drive financial return for shareholders. The company focuses on magazine publishing, television broadcasting, content licensing, and data/marketing services. As of 2018, Meredith is the largest magazine publisher in America and is recognized as the… Continue reading Leveraging accessibility in digital publishing — a UX case study
20 Must-Have Wireframe Templates and UI Kits for Your Design Library
Wireframing. User journeys. Content maps. User-centered design. Information architecture. Animated prototypes. Conversion paths. Iterative features. Sitemaps. Uhh, what? Let’s be honest, the world of UX (user experience) and UI (user interface) is full of jargon and overcomplicated terms. Take, for example, this real line I copy-pasted from a job description for a senior content specialist… Continue reading 20 Must-Have Wireframe Templates and UI Kits for Your Design Library
Building a mobile app UX testing setup for under $50
What we learnt testing different versions of the sled: The first version had a flat sled which the user had to hold with the phone in their hand (rather than having it on a flat surface) — whilst this is more in line with how a user will naturally hold their phone it meant that the setup… Continue reading Building a mobile app UX testing setup for under $50
The workshop fallacy — and more UX links this week
Workshops won’t solve the whole problem › You are in a meeting, and at some point the discussion goes into an endless loop. People don’t seem to agree on what the ideal solution should be. Different points of view are being thrown into the discussion, and the conversation is starting to heat up. At some point,… Continue reading The workshop fallacy — and more UX links this week
Sharing work in progress in design — and more UX links this week
If you like the links, don’t forget to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Delivering your work in layers › Some designers like to work on a product piece by piece. They focus on one screen or feature at a time, and dedicate full days of work trying to make that one piece look as polished and finished as possible. Before… Continue reading Sharing work in progress in design — and more UX links this week
5 Mobile UX Trends To Implement In 2018 And Beyond
July 5, 2018 by Spyrestudios Blogger The use of mobile has far surpassed desktop usage. People spend more time on their phones than their desktops. In fact, most mobile users are spending more than 60 hours per month browsing on their phones. As designers, it’s critical that we optimize the mobile experience to the best… Continue reading 5 Mobile UX Trends To Implement In 2018 And Beyond
We need a better name for UX, and that name is “Screllvus”
The debate has been raging for decades now over what to call the practice currently known as “UX.” It’s been called at times (and sometimes all at once) Web Design, UI Design, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Product Design, User Experience, Customer Experience, and everything in between. But now I have definitively come up with a… Continue reading We need a better name for UX, and that name is “Screllvus”
HTML5 CSS3 Responsive WordPress Themes
Responsive multi-purpose WordPress Themes modern design single page or multi pages easy to use, lightweight and fast loading, WordPress themes for building simple and beautiful business or personal website. Trendy WordPress themes can give a new look to your corporate website, blog or e-commerce store. All themes are coded with HTML5 and CSS3 with modern UI and UX design, suitable for all kind… Continue reading HTML5 CSS3 Responsive WordPress Themes
Why is everyone talking about DesignOps now? — and more UX links this week
DesignOps: the questions you’re probably asking yourself now › As design teams start to scale in size (and the design process in complexity) our industry turns the spotlight to DesignOps: a new nomenclature for an old profession that is becoming increasingly important for every company seeking to create great, consistent, and efficient work. We have… Continue reading Why is everyone talking about DesignOps now? — and more UX links this week
When no one catches an error, it’s like it never existed — and other UX links this week
If you like the links, don’t forget to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? You don’t learn anything from design inconsistencies that go unnoticed › Each pixel off you’re able to notice makes you feel more powerful. You feel entitled, sometimes even a little arrogant; after all, you are now able to poke holes in other people’s work. That’s an… Continue reading When no one catches an error, it’s like it never existed — and other UX links this week
UX debt symptoms
User experience (UX) design has a wide scope and touches many things in both a product and in an organization. The field itself is fairly new and evolving rapidly along with technology. It’s no wonder that many of us in the technology and business world can lose track of UX’s latest evolution. It can be… Continue reading UX debt symptoms
Uber Eats: An Experience
Kunal, 28, Average physique, a software engineer working in Bangalore. Who had a rough week, enters the weekend, in his bed orders his beloved food that he thought of eating over weekdays. But didn’t because of his big fluffy tummy. He decides to smash it now. This poor guy has only one good night out… Continue reading Uber Eats: An Experience
Shhh… a UX designer’s mistakes
A few days ago was my 2 year anniversary at StatMuse (visit us) and subsequently also my 2 year anniversary as a UX/UI Designer! Although I am happy that we’ve shipped multiple responsive websites, a brand new iOS app, and a some platform bots, I do recognize that I’ve made a whole bunch of mistakes… Continue reading Shhh… a UX designer’s mistakes
You have to zoom in to learn to zoom out — and more UX links this week
The importance of zooming out in the design process →Design is the process of zooming in and zooming out of a certain problem, multiple times. The way I operate best in a design project is when I am able to balance these two roles in one: the role of doer (the hands-on designer who is… Continue reading You have to zoom in to learn to zoom out — and more UX links this week
Sketch UX kit for wireframing & prototyping
A free UX kit for Sketch created by Mikolaj Dobrucki that may come in handy for wireframing and building complex interfaces quickly! This kit comes with more than 300 predefined components, text styles and layer styles. Inside the Sketch file you will find a mix of web, iOS and Android elements. Nevertheless, all elements are nicely organised… Continue reading Sketch UX kit for wireframing & prototyping
A few things I have learned after 10 years writing about UX
Photo: Drew Coffman I have been blogging for more than 10 years now. (Funny how “blogging” used as a verb sounds a bit off these days) It all started back in the day when I was working as an Information Architect (yep, “UX” is a relatively new term) at the biggest digital agency in Brazil. At… Continue reading A few things I have learned after 10 years writing about UX
On UX Anxiety (Part I)
credits Starting new jobs make me nervous. Have I been a designer for a long time? It feels to me like forever, but comparatively it’s a definite no. The anxiety began when I realized I needed to quit my current job. At the time I was working in UX and front-end development as an offshore… Continue reading On UX Anxiety (Part I)
Frequent vs. infrequent designers — and more UX links this week
If you like the links, don’t forget to ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Frequent vs. infrequent designers — and the tools designed for them → Frequent designers are people who routinely design for a certain platform (apps or websites or VR or chatbots or any other) and using a certain design tool (Sketch or Principle or Illustrator and so on). They… Continue reading Frequent vs. infrequent designers — and more UX links this week