Your company website is more than a collection of related pages. It’s a dynamic place where two online entities meet and interact: the business behind the site and the visitor who lands there in search of information, services to use, or products to buy. What happens in that meeting place is a product of both
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Creating A User Research Plan (with Examples)
UX research helps to test hypothesis you have about users prior to design. Sadly, not every UX design project starts with user research, and that’s because it takes a lot of time to recruit participants, run UX research projects, and sumamrize findings. Good research, nevertheless, ensures that your product team doesn’t build the wrong functionality
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The Psychology of UX Writing
There is much more to UX writing than words alone. The words in your product should be focused on the user, and every user brings a lot to the table. Each individual comes with prejudices and attitudes, expectations and cognitive limitations. Although it may not seem like it at first, UX writing has a lot
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5 Tips to Crack Any Job in Web/UX Design
If you have a fair amount of experience in web or UX designing but are finding it difficult to get your next job, then you’ve come to the right place. Job hunting should not be as hard as it is. Knowing a few tricks and implementing them in your job-hunting strategy can help. This article
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Voice First Design: A Movement Toward Voice-Based Interaction
With the rise of voice-controlled devices and interfaces around the world, catering to users with a design that focuses primarily on voice interactions has become essential. This is what remained to be the impetus behind voice-centric design. Now, from the voice-centric design, we are moving towards a voice-first design, which is more about giving priority
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6 Reasons Why You Should Prototype Your App Idea Before Developing It
In the world of mobile app development, prototypes mean introductory versions of concepts or ideas. App developers or entrepreneurs typically draw upon prototypes as a means of establishing the genuine versions of their app before actually investing time and money developing it. If you have an app idea, then it may be in your greatest
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Everything you need to know about content styleguides
Way before I started the UX Writing Hub, I was a Lego fanatic. If your childhood was anything like mine, legos were a part of it. I’d say on average, my household acquired about one new set per year. So by the time I was 8 or 9, we’d developed a nice sized “lego pile.”
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The UX of a smart home
History of IoT Devices The Internet of Things (IoT) can be defined as “the concept of connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other).” Nowadays we are seeing IoT devices in the form of headphones, speakers, thermostats, light bulbs and more, but this has been a long
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The Best Designs of the Last Thirteen Decades
This isn’t just an article about the best designs, it’s also about what actually makes a good design. My first thought was Henry Ford’s “Model T” in 1908, but when you think about the environmental effects of car ownership, was it really good design? After all, electric cars were available at the time. Considering the
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Make Words Your Greatest UX Weapon
That’s what Copywriters are for right? Content Strategists? Definitely! However, words are part of the user experience and at minimum, the first pass, belongs to UX Designers. Not only do clients appreciate seeing the first look of their product with copy that isn’t in Latin, but users appreciate it too. I’ve walked out of many
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The Immense Power of Progressive Web Apps
Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are a powerful new technology. They make your website faster, let you harness the power of notifications and even work offline. So it’s a pretty big deal. In many companies, employees and users are too used to the way the current system works. So much so that they know where each
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Why Data Science and UX Design Need to Become Best Buds
Long gone are the days when design used to rely almost solely on the creativity of designers. Technologies are sophisticated, subsequently rendering users more demanding. UX design has been blurring the line between art and science. According to Adobe, 38% of people will stop engaging with a website if its layout or content is visually
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Reflections on UXPin’s 8th Birthday
On November 11th, UXPin turned eight! Time flies! In 2010 I was 24, working as a UX Manager at a thriving Polish eCommerce company and, after several unsuccessful attempts to start a tech business (the youthful energy!), I took a break from any serious side projects. However, I still wanted to channel my energy towards something productive;
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The United States of UXPin
Introduction The creation of advanced designs and prototypes can be tricky these days. At some point, you’ll end up with dozens of artboards or pages that look nearly identical. As a designer, you know that these details are essential for the end product to be presented to your users. But does every small detail need
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Out with Lorem Ipsum, In with Real Data
The right data, in the right place, in no time. Surprise! Now you can upload real data into your prototypes with our new Data feature. No more spending hours, even days, mocking up data for your designs. You’re welcome. Boy, are we excited to share this one with you. You should know that this new
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