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Summary: Create vision statements using a collaborative, research-backed process to increase team members’ understanding and alignment of UX efforts.
A documented vision helps teams articulate their UX goals and identify and prioritize UX efforts. Without a strong, shared vision, team members may not be able to articulate the purpose of their work or the value that work provides to the … 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
Guidelines are numberd for convenience but are not ordered by any particular priority.
Design Patterns For Effective Dashboards. Practical guidelines for designing better dashboards and UX patterns to keep in mind ↓
🚫 Don’t destroy user value by oversimplification.
✅ Oftentimes life is complex and tools must match life.
✅ Dashboard value is measured by useful actions it prompts.
✅ Aim to create understanding, rather than showing raw data.
✅ Start by studying … Read the rest
User flow design (7-step guide)
User flow is a diagram showing the path a user will take in an application to complete a task, such as making a purchase, signing up for a newsletter, etc. A user flow helps designers focus on the user’s needs and find the most efficient way to meet them.
How to design a user flow, … 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 use case in UX refers to situations that outline how a user interacts with a product or service. Each use case starts with a user goal and ends when the system fulfills that goal. The use case details this process through simple and active steps.
Consider a use case for the checkout … Read the rest
UX Tools For Better Thinking
(https://untools.co), a wonderful collection of tools and frameworks to help you solve design problems, make better decisions, resolve conflicts and communicate better — with templates, sheets and useful resources, all neatly put together in one single place by Adam Amran. 👏🏽
Also highly recommended: Playbook For Universal Design (https://lnkd.in/eyXKNJ2D), a fantastic little helper with inclusive … Read the rest
Useful Courses And Workshops For Designers, with free and paid courses, workbooks and certification for UX, design systems, Figma and accessibility ↓
Free UX Course, by UXcel
https://lnkd.in/e2tXqwAg
UX Design Professional Certificate Course, by Google
https://lnkd.in/esA_fT3Q
Free UX Challenges, by UXTools
https://lnkd.in/eb7jkaGc
Accessibility and Forms, by Google
https://web.dev/learn
Free Hackdesign Courses
https://hackdesign.org/
Enterprise Design Thinking course, by IBM
https://lnkd.in/e9P3BM8t
✤ … Read the rest
Why Accessibility Overlays Are Not A Good Idea (https://lnkd.in/eb6MX3Uh), a thorough overview of why accessibility overlays are problematic and how to argue with business about why it’s better to implement an accessible solution instead. By Ruben Ferreira Duarte.
To many companies, accessibility overlays feels like a simple, reliable and almost magical way to solve the “accessibility problem” for … Read the rest