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Let’s consider the role of beauty in user experience design: learn what the aesthetic-usability effect is and how it makes users happier.

Enhance collaboration among researchers, designers, engineers, and product managers with this comprehensive list of engaging activities.

by: Celina Leong, Dan Ariniello, and Yvonne Wang

get rid of the grid!

Designers going all-in on user-facing high fidelity visuals are abandoning their most powerful tool for influencing strategy

I speak and write about design, front-end code, leadership, and (occasionally) math.

Use this glossary to quickly clarify key terms and concepts related to visual design.

Learn about the value of understanding user needs through problem statements, while translating those needs into user stories…

Where do we draw the ethical line when designing choices?

It’s easy to let the pressure get to you but you risk losing credibility if you make these mistakes

Follow these rules or the UX police will come for you.

Essential Guidelines for Crafting User-Centric Designs

A User Research Technique

Practical guidelines on when to hide, when to disable and when to keep a default state.

Adam Silver – interaction designer - London, UK

Collection of thinking tools and frameworks to help you solve problems, make decisions and understand systems.

The art of preventing errors

In this article, I am going to explain to you what a user flow is and why they are essential in the design process. Furthermore, we will…

Can a designer still make ethical design when using nudging?

What’s the story with personas  and do they actually work?

Why software development is a constant balancing act between adding new features and maintaining simplicity and usability

Scrolling, scanning, skipping: How do users consume content online? Here’s what you need to know about reading behavior and design strategies to prevent harmful scanning patterns. An upcoming part of Smart Interface Design Patterns.

Icons are far from just decorative elements in user interfaces. They serve important functions that profoundly shape the user experience.

“User-centred” it’s a buzzword but I like it. The emphasis is on setting aside personal biases and listening to the users — a principle…

Here are the top 10 common mistakes to watch out for when creating user journeys:

A cognitive bias is an error in thinking that affects judgments and decision-making. By being aware of the biases, we can mitigate their…

Visualizing tensions between perspectives is a starting point for uncovering voices and creating meaningful change.

Product Design Tools Database. More than 700 Tools that will improve your Product Design Workflow. Discover them in the UX Database!

Participants log daily activities as they occur to give contextual insights about real-time user behaviors and needs.

Every click, swipe, and scroll we make is shaped by their decisions. But with great power comes great responsibility.