We write a lot about design systems and how they can help guide your product development process. Many people, including experienced designers, don’t understand that developing a design system is a marathon, not a sprint! We want our design system to be as elegant and comprehensive as industry-leading systems like Polaris (Shopify), Carbon (IBM), iOS
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If your organization is implementing DesignOps for the first time, it’s likely that something isn’t working. The first step is to identify the problems and bottlenecks design teams experience—exactly like you would during early research for your users! You’re about to read a rewritten chapter of our “DesignOps 101” ebook. Get it for free and
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We’re always excited when we get feedback about how UXPin has improved our customer’s design experience. It’s even more special when that customer is one of the world’s largest digital payment platforms. We had the joy of sitting down with Erica Rider, Senior Manager for UX – Developer tools and platform experience at PayPal, and
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10x what? You might find yourself scratching your head if you’ve come across this buzzword for the very first time, even if you are a part of the UX/UI industry & community for some time. We don’t blame you because it’s a relatively new concept, but it’s becoming more and more prominent! Big companies are
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Design teams understand the value of a design system. But creating and maintaining a design system can be time-consuming and costly—meaning you’re less likely to get buy-in from management and stakeholders without presenting metrics proving a design system’s value. But how do designers quantify design system metrics to: We’re going to explore the benefits of
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It’s no secret that consumers are becoming increasingly demanding when it comes to the services they pay for. In fact, a recent study by Microsoft reveals that 55% of respondents expect to see better CX year over year. The numbers are even higher when we look at customers under 34 and stands at 70%. Now,
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Some team members despise design system governance. They see it as a roadblock to rapid growth, creativity, and flexibility. However, design system governance can foster scalability and creativity if properly implemented while maintaining design and usability consistency. Good design system governance prioritizes users before growth and profits. Company culture also plays a significant role in
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White label design has emerged as a popular strategy for many design and development agencies. White labeling allows agencies to build a single product that multiple companies can buy and rebrand. It costs agencies a lot of time and resources to design and engineer tools, apps, and websites. So, building white label products is significantly
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Bringing a new product to market is hard. The scary statistic is that 95% of new products fail despite all the time, effort, and resources invested to bring these ideas to life. But that shouldn’t discourage you from trying though, because when you get it right, you can transform your industry and build a business
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ResearchOps is an emerging practice in the UX space. Companies have realized the importance of effective user research to create products that best serve the customer. Traditionally, user research was part of a UX designer’s role, but companies are now dedicating entire teams to manage user research, including the people, tools, processes, and operations. ResearchOps
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Building component libraries can make UI development efficient and failure-proof. Some of the advantages of making a component library include: UXPin offers Storybook integration. Try it now to build interactive layouts of your app. Storybook for React React is a JavaScript library with plenty of benefits. We’ve posted about our appreciation for React features like:
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Design operations managers have become increasingly important as more companies turn to digital products that help them connect with customers and streamline processes. If your design team members work on several projects simultaneously, it makes sense to bring in someone who knows how to manage designers and developers. As a relatively new position, design operations
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When Ben Shectman came to Johnson & Johnson as a Certified Design Leader, he found useful tools for establishing visual and verbal guidelines across digital design projects. Unfortunately, the guides came as PDFs that made it challenging for designers to follow the established rules. Whenever uncertain, they would have to confirm their design choices by
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Anything you can create in code, you can design with UXPin powered by Merge technology. Designing with code components can cut down your time to market and simplify the handoff between designers and devs. It’s all thanks to using the single source of truth and designing with production-ready components. We’ve recently featured two really cool
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The gap between designers and developers often slows workflows and makes it harder to bring products to market. Without strong collaboration between your design and development product teams, you will likely find that your company has to correct a lot of mistakes before you can finalize a product and release it to consumers. You don’t
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