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Why It’s Important to Sketch Before You Wireframe
It’s easy to come up with an idea, but the hard part is understanding how that idea will take shape in user interface form. This is where sketching is useful. […]
Sir James Dyson: Design is Everyday Problem Solving
Sir James Dyson developed his first cyclonic bag-less vacuum cleaner 20 years ago. It took him five years and thousands of mistakes to develop this disruptive technology. But he has […]
What is a Competitive Analysis – and how do you Conduct One?
In this detailed guide, you’ll learn how to conduct a competitive analysis to give your business an advantage.
User Research Methods and When to Choose the Right One
User research is an essential part of UX, but sometimes it gets cut short due to time or budget limitations. In this article, the author explains the importance of user […]
What is Product Strategy?
A product strategy is a high-level plan describing what a business hopes to accomplish with its product and how it plans to do so.
Empathy Mapping: The First Step in Design Thinking
Visualising user attitudes and behaviours in an empathy map helps UX teams align on a deep understanding of end users. The mapping process also reveals any holes in existing user […]
How the Double Diamond Process Can Help You Work in a More User-Centred Way
In this article learn how to consistently make better design decisions using the Double Diamond process. From understanding and defining the design problem, to developing solutions specific to certain target […]
20 Figma Plugins Every Designer Must Have
Check out this Medium article for the author’s 20 favourite plugins, which are important and necessary to every designer.
Building Your Color Palette
To build something real, you need a comprehensive set of colours to choose from. You can break a good colour palette down into three categories.
Font Psychology: Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Fonts
There are over half a million fonts in the world. Like other design elements, fonts influence how readers perceive the text, a product or even the entire website. Therefore, proper […]
16 Little UI Design Rules That Make a Big Impact
A UI design case study to redesign an example user interface using logical rules or guidelines.
So you want to be a Service Designer
In this talk Jamie Hegeman addresses what service design looks like, and the future of service design.
Things to Consider When Building Your Tech Product
Most entrepreneurs aren’t experts in product development before they launch their first tech project. And though it takes a lot of knowledge to develop a product, there are ways to […]
What are How Might We Statements?
How Might We statements translate your insights into actionable design solutions. Here’s how to use them.