Smart business owners have long known the benefit of focusing on designs that are not only beautiful, but put the user at the heart of a great experience. For many, though, balancing a competing list of priorities means that user experience is often seen as a ‘nice to have’, and takes a back seat.
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When I think of Italy, there are plenty of images that come to my mind. However, apart from such obvious things like the Colosseum, the Grand Canal in Venice or Tuscan hills, there’s one thing without which this south European country wouldn’t be the same – industrial design from the early 70s.
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You have an idea for a product. Excitement is going through the roof, you have all the ideas in your head, and you’re ready to start assembling the team. The business plan is flawless, all features are well described, and you even know the approximate date of releasing the product. But wait… aren’t you missing something? Are you sure that your potential clients will love your product? Is your solution going to fulfill their real needs just as you’ve imagined? Are you positive that it will be useful? If you don’t show your product to your potential clients, you can’t be 100 percent sure you will succeed. That’s why you should validate your idea by creating a prototype of your solution. In this way you can make necessary changes before spending money on developing a product that simply won’t work the way you’ve imagined.
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Effective Cooperation Between Designers and Developers – Wireflows and Prototypes as Key Deliverables
Karolina Grzesiak
If you want to build a product, you can’t do it by yourself. You need a hard-working and fully devoted team. Unfortunately, sometimes there are tensions and misunderstandings between members. It’s important to know how to deal with them and help people with their workflow. I will look closer at the relationship between UX designers and developers. What can we do to improve this cooperation, how can we build understanding, and what are the profits for business and product?
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With the increasing popularity of User Experience as an essential part of the design process, many people are trying to learn how to create great User Experience and become UX specialists. Additionally, many organizations try to make it in the education business, and sell knowledge in this area. You should look carefully at the educational offer and choose only those courses that will provide maximum value. It's not only the matter of the time spent and the quality of knowledge, but also the money invested.
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Some time ago I talked with my colleague Mateusz Jankowski, who is a Senior UI designer. I was telling him that I’m going to write a post about the truth of working as UI designer. The deeper you dig, the darker it gets, but maybe there’s one specific term that describes your daily duties? - I asked. His answer made me cry with laughter - sure, it’s like a visual OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). Well, it’s hard to disagree. But it’s just the tip of an iceberg.
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Learn How Companies like Dropbox, Uber, and Slack Use Illustration to Increase Conversion
Paweł Utracik
Heavily illustrated websites and apps are quite common nowadays, no matter the industry, but not too long ago that wasn’t the case. Some of the world’s smartest companies have bet on illustrations early on, gracing their digital products and accompanying marketing pages with tiny artworks, and today they are reaping the rewards. They’ve sparked a worldwide trend in digital design, which others have been trying to catch up to ever since. I believe that the storytelling element of illustrations is crucial to their effectiveness. In this article, I’m going to share some insights on how Dropbox, Uber and Slack – world-renowned leaders in their industries – have increased conversion rates through illustration.
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Have you ever wished for a time or life-saving function of your choice existing in Sketch? Well, the good news is you are not the only one, and your desired feature probably already exists as a plugin.
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Illustrations are a powerful tool for your business that can be a real game changer. Is this statement not too bold? Surely, pictures can be a nice decoration of your product, website, app, publication. They can make it more aesthetic, eye-catching, user-friendly. But is it enough to call something “powerful for the business”?
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Best UX Design Tools for Fast Prototyping and Validating Designs - Atomic.io Proto.io UXPin Maze Lookback Comparison
Magdalena Pituła
There are a lot of amazing design tools on the market. It’s important to make the right choice and match the tool with the task you want to accomplish to make your client happy. This article will give you a comprehensive overview of the best UX design tools currently available. Check out what these UX design agencies have to offer. Enjoy!
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