Design | Experience
Adopting a Consistent, Clear, and Comprehensive Approach to UX that Aligns to Software Development
UX DESIGNERS HAVE A PROBLEM
Unlike with software development, where engineering approaches are generally well-defined and understood after 30+ years of the Internet at scale, UX design is still looked upon as a mysterious black box, or (worse) a brief step involving “prettying” up UI code … Read the rest
UX design documentation is a vital part of any project that involves creating or improving user interfaces and experiences. It helps you communicate your design vision, rationale, and process to various stakeholders, such as clients, developers, testers, and users. However, creating effective UX design documentation can be challenging, especially if you don’t have a clear scope and goals for it. … Read the rest
Onboarding UX Playbook (https://lnkd.in/eiKcTgZd), a practical guide on how to design better onboarding, common mistakes to avoid and some practical guidelines — along with decision trees and Figma templates below. Neatly put together by Ben Shih.
Ben highlights a few valuable points that are often forgotten or overlooked. In many interfaces, onboarding ends after just a few of … Read the rest
A deep dive on why projects always take longer and a framework to improve future estimation
If you’re like me, you’re maybe a jobbing dev taking on contracts and occasionally your own gigs (and by-and-large this works out OK) but maybe you secretly hate yourself for being terrible at estimation, and wish … Read the rest
how to estimate better and how to be prepared when things go sideways. By Dave Stewart.
✅ “Planned work” may be as little as 20% of the total project effort.
✅ “Extra work” increases proportionally to the complexity of the work.
✅ Account for changes (20%) and unexpected slowdowns (15%).
✅ Access to data, docs, tools, people is a … Read the rest
89% of workers agree:
Empathy is a leadership superpower.
And it’s not just a nice trait to have in a leader.
Empathy is essential for leaders to be at their peak.
It transforms the way you connect with your team,
so you can bring out the best in everyone.
Employee studies by EY show the impact of empathy:
• 89% … Read the rest
If you are a UX designer, you know how important it is to create user-friendly, engaging, and accessible products that meet the needs and expectations of your target audience. However, you also know how easy it is to make mistakes that can ruin your reputation, lower your performance, and hinder your career growth. In this article, we will discuss some … Read the rest
Everyone talks about design principles as if we can create the best products as long as we push for the maximum on each design principle slider.
In reality, sometimes we need to compromise one design principle for another. More often, we need to deal with the conflicting interests … Read the rest