[unable to retrieve full-text content] A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective. 5 principles for better designer-developer collaboration →Prescriptive guides on how to hand off designs to developers are easy to follow and cross out from one’s list. But are they future-proof enough? Photo Privacy →What… Continue reading What Women LOVE to Hear, Remote Work, UI Checklist — and more UX this week
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10 Web Designers/Developers to Follow on Instagram in 2020
February 23, 2020 by Spyre Studios Why would anyone follow certain web designers and developers on Instagram? For people of their ilk, it’s staying on top of trends, learning about the latest advancements in tools, designs, processes, and languages, and staying connected in the industry. For lesser mortals, it’s getting inspiration for a project, having… Continue reading 10 Web Designers/Developers to Follow on Instagram in 2020
The anatomy of a UX revolution inside an organization
But let’s back up a bit, I want to describe one of the key learnings for me as a product manager before I talk more about what we achieved. How We Started We started with neither UX researchers nor product designers to help us get there. I had worked with designers before to create websites,… Continue reading The anatomy of a UX revolution inside an organization
Popular Design News of the Week: February 10, 2020 – February 16, 2020
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: February 10, 2020 – February 16, 2020
5 Pitfalls of User-Generated Content (And How to Avoid Them)
It brings with it a host of benefits. UGC can greatly increase engagement with websites, as well as shareability and authenticity. Of course, along with benefits are a host of pitfalls, from having to take the time to moderate content, to establishing an engaged community to submit the content in the first place. It’s important… Continue reading 5 Pitfalls of User-Generated Content (And How to Avoid Them)
3 Lessons UX Designers Can Take From Netflix
If we look at this from a design perspective, there’s definitely something about the way the user experiences are designed that makes them more attractive than other movie or TV viewing options. Especially Netflix. Today, I want to put the spotlight on Netflix and give you 3 lessons you can take away from the platform’s… Continue reading 3 Lessons UX Designers Can Take From Netflix
Why Design Systems Fail, Apple Archive, Death of Design Files — and more UX links this week
Fabricio Teixeira Follow Jan 18 · 3 min read What to expect for UX in 2020? 1. Designing for the post-truth era → 2. The rise of micro-communities → 3. Design as a team sport → 4. Rendering intentionality → 5. The death of design files → The UX Collective newsletter is a self-funded newsletter… Continue reading Why Design Systems Fail, Apple Archive, Death of Design Files — and more UX links this week
How Many Types of X Acronym Are There? And Does It Matter?
One of the problems with coining a term like “user experience” or its acronym counterpart “UX” is that it opens up the floodgates for other trendy experience-related acronyms to enter the web design lexicon. CX, DX, EX, HX, JX, PX, UX, (U)XD… Is all of this really necessary though? While I don’t think you need… Continue reading How Many Types of X Acronym Are There? And Does It Matter?
5 predicted UX trends for 2020
Voice UI, such as Amazon’s Alexa, is already popular in many homes around the world; however, this year will likely see a greater adoption rate. In 2019, an estimated 35% of U.S. households were equipped with at least one smart speaker and by 2025 forecast suggests that this penetration rate will increase to around 75%… Continue reading 5 predicted UX trends for 2020
The bitter truth no one will tell you about being a UX designer
Sometimes, I only worked on the sign-up page of the application for one complete month, because there were back and forth iterations, as the screenshots had to go on Google Play Store. Nobody was happy with one design, and the suggestions were extreme! Our social media manager liked everything ‘clean’, and aesthetic. While our technical… Continue reading The bitter truth no one will tell you about being a UX designer
UX process: how I applied it to my first internship project
Priya Makwana Follow Apr 15 · 10 min read “Every master was once a beginner”- Robin Sharma I am not, by any means, a master yet, but I am glad that at least I am a beginner in the field I am truly interested in. It all started with my mum complaining about using certain… Continue reading UX process: how I applied it to my first internship project
19 Best Portfolios of 2019
Every month we roundup the best new portfolios released in the previous four weeks. This month we’re looking back at the whole of 2019, and picking out 19 of our favorites from the last 12 months. There’s a mixture here of colorful and restrained, experimental and expected; the one thing they all have in common… Continue reading 19 Best Portfolios of 2019
What’s happening in UX in 2020 — and more design links this week
The State of UX 2020 → We have seen a lot this year. After curating and sharing 2,411 links, we have identified a few of the trends our industry has been writing, talking, and thinking about. Our annual trends report is a holistic analysis of UX Design as a discipline: the tools we use, the… Continue reading What’s happening in UX in 2020 — and more design links this week
Accessibility & Aesthetics, Cybertruck Design, Autocomplete UI — and more UX this week
Fabricio Teixeira Follow Nov 30 · 3 min read Interfaces 3 →The third generation of interfaces is personal. Building Trust →The constant balancing act of being a designer. Kill The Label →Why labels in the UI are a last resort. The UX Collective newsletter is a self-funded newsletter read by over 119,400 designers every week,… Continue reading Accessibility & Aesthetics, Cybertruck Design, Autocomplete UI — and more UX this week
It’s not about the money — UX research in financial services
Anya Zeitlin Follow Nov 26 · 4 min read I spent a year working as a Design Consultant in financial services. During that year, I lead over 80 hours of one to one interviews and countless other hours analysing data. I designed remotes studies, analysed surveys and visited homes. I spoke to people about one… Continue reading It’s not about the money — UX research in financial services
What Kind of MVP Do I Need?
Are you looking to make your product successful right from its early days? Consider developing an MVP then. The design and launch of an MVP often do not require serious investments. However, even at this stage, you may face a few challenges. What type of an MVP do you need? How much time and money… Continue reading What Kind of MVP Do I Need?
Transform Your Design with Unified UX
Unless you’ve been hiding under a tinfoil hat for the last few years, you probably know that UX and UI are not the same thing because “UX is more ergonomic”, or some such nonsense. But what about the unified part? Normally speaking, I’ve got very little patience for hipster acronyms and nit-picking, but actually it… Continue reading Transform Your Design with Unified UX
Why banks need to invest in UX to retain customers
Deepak Pakhare Follow Nov 20 · 7 min read Using mobile apps and websites for banking, insurance, personal finance and investment in India can be deeply frustrating. These are essential services and companies providing these services must invest in the right kind of design expertise to provide superior digital product experiences to their customers. UX,… Continue reading Why banks need to invest in UX to retain customers
15 Best eCommerce Android App Templates
The best eCommerce app templates allow users to convert their existing online shop to a mobile store app quickly and easily. In this article we’ll explore eCommerce Android templates. Android’s app templates are perfect for your business because: Android commands 88% market share in mobile devices. Over 70% of people prefer to go online using… Continue reading 15 Best eCommerce Android App Templates
New Atlantic, Figma Plugins, Dribbblish Designers — and more UX links this week
Fabricio Teixeira Follow Nov 16 · 3 min read Shared Systems →Design systems as a shared product language.By Mariusz Ciesla Password Problem →Why passwords are ultimately a design problem.By Khoi Vinh Dribbblish Designer →Why you shouldn’t hire based on Dribbble shots. The UX Collective newsletter is a self-funded newsletter read by over 117,600 designers every… Continue reading New Atlantic, Figma Plugins, Dribbblish Designers — and more UX links this week
Is It Time to Start Using an Image CDN?
One of the most important elements in the success of a website is speed. Tools like Google Lighthouse have been built to emphasize performance precisely because it is so important to user experience, and by association, to search engine ranking. The speed of a website is determined by numerous factors, but the single greatest is… Continue reading Is It Time to Start Using an Image CDN?
Popular Design News of the Week: October 28, 2019 – November 3, 2019
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: October 28, 2019 – November 3, 2019
Am I a good fit for a UX design?
User Experience (UX) Design is an intriguing field. As it’s called UX “Design,” it is easy to assume that only design people who have a traditional design or arts background may join this field. However, in the real world, I saw many talented UX designers coming from various backgrounds, including business, engineering, psychology, and even… Continue reading Am I a good fit for a UX design?
A/B fails, Figma community, awesome plugins — and more design links this week
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective. All them A/B tests that never happened →When A/B tests become less about user validation and more about having a escape hatch for lack of product vision. UI Learnability →How to measure learnability of a… Continue reading A/B fails, Figma community, awesome plugins — and more design links this week