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The Business Case for Accessibility
Make sure your design system includes all the essentials to help your team create a strong and cohesive framework with our checklist.
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5 reasons why you should hire a ‘dedicated UX team’
More and more of our clients are taking advantage of our ‘Dedicated UX Team’ engagement model whereby we carefully select and assign a group of UX resources to our client’s project(s) throughout the entire duration of our engagement.
5 Things The New Gmail Design Got Wrong
Google recently launched its revamped Gmail design and, while there many things they got right, there are some things we feel they got wrong — in just the left sidebar.
Why and how UX designers should perform user shadowing
User Shadowing is an extremely useful behavioral observation practice that is used by UX designers and researchers to learn how people perform day-to-day tasks within their natural environment.
2018 Google Trends Shows Dramatic Increase in “UX” Search Terms
I discovered a very dramatic upward trend in the amount of “ux design” searches and “User experience design” topics since 2004.
Why you need a UX team (Part 7)
When you hire a UX Team, you don’t just get a team of great designers, you get all their collective experiences designing tons of other software products.
What’s a hybrid app and when should you choose it
Learn why many of the most popular apps available in app stores today, such as: Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Evernote and even the Apple App Store itself, are actually hybrids.
The 5 best onboarding flows we’ve seen in 2024 so far
Onboarding is a crucial aspect of UX design, which can make or break a product’s success. An ideal onboarding flow strikes the right balance between getting out of the way and teeing up an optimal UX.
What’s in a full UX Audit and why you need one today
Discover the importance of a full UX audit for your software and how they can ensure successful redesigns improve the user experience.
A guide to digital accessibility
Download our Free Accessibility Guide for tips on how to design, develop, and test your product or website to meet accessibility standards.
Free Heuristic UX Audit Checklist
Identify some initial opportunities to improve your software product or website based on established principles, research studies, and best practices.
Unwrapping our 2024 Figma wishlist
Another year has passed, and our list of wishes for Figma has grown. We have been excited to see some of our wishes from 2023 come to life, along with many other helpful features. Figma is great at listening to its users, so we are hopeful going into 2024, our wishlist will be fulfilled.
The power of small UX animations
In today’s digital world, user engagement and satisfaction are key to the success of any application or website. One often overlooked but powerful tool in achieving these goals is the use of small, subtle animations and interactions.