Accessibility testing is a type of usability testing that evaluates how well a website or app can be used by people with disabilities. is the practice of making your web and mobile apps usable to as many people as possible. It makes apps accessible to those with disabilities, such as vision impairment, hearing disabilities, and other physical or … Read the rest
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Designing Accessible Experience
When designing an accessible user experience, keep the following 10 factors in mind.
1. Making Labeling Visible
A user with a screen reader does not have access to the same visual signals as sighted users do—unless form fields are properly labeled. It may be difficult for these users to determine the appropriate information to provide in a given form field. … Read the rest
Impact mapping
Impact mapping is a lightweight, collaborative planning technique for teams that want to make a big impact with software products. It is based on user interaction design, outcome driven planning and mind mapping. Impact maps help delivery teams and stakeholders visualize roadmaps, explain how deliverables connect to user needs, and communicate how user outcomes relate to higher level organizational goals.… Read the rest
Stay on Course During Product Discovery
Product discovery is a messy, hard, and often thankless job. Quite frankly, there’s no way — or need — to sugarcoat this. Product discovery is also rarely linear, let alone foreseeable. There’s also no one-size-fits-all approach to doing it “perfectly.” As a result, product teams need to have high confidence in their ability to pick from and execute a broad … Read the rest
Figma | Inclusive Design illustrations
This file contains character stickersheets and illustrations from Microsoft Inclusive Design’s toolkit. They are commonly used when referencing Microsoft’s Inclusive Design methodology and the diversity in human abilities and preferences.
Design system revamping strategies
Here are some strategies for revamping a design system:
Conduct a design audit
Review the visual design elements used by the company to ensure consistency across all channels. This can help identify areas for improvement and ensure the brand image is consistent.
Define design principles
Establish design principles and rules for the system.
Create a pattern library
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Communicating the intentions of a design project.
A design approach can be inserted into many junctures of almost any
project. This is a guide for selecting, framing, and communicating the
intentions of a design project.
Data in UX Design
The days are gone when defining a user experience was limited to the choice of designers. Now data plays a more important role in the design process than ever before.
Designers rely on their own experience to design a product. In the selection of features, layout, colors, theme and style, the opinions of designers or senior stakeholders of the organizations … Read the rest
Product Discovery to Build Right Things
Product discovery is a process that cross functional product teams follow to reduce the uncertainty about a problem worth solving and a solution worth developing. This process ensures the development of products that are market-fit, provide a good user experience, and are aligned with the business strategy of the organization.
Why product discovery is important?
To find the right problem
… Read the restUser journey map creation
No matter what you’re working on, the key to customer satisfaction and business growth is understanding your users. A user journey map helps you uncover pain points, explore the touchpoints from their perspective, and learn how to improve your product.
Imagine you just launched a new ecommerce platform. Shoppers fill their carts with products, but they abandon their carts before checkout. … Read the rest