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Why UX Research is Crucial When Updating Legacy Software
Modernizing legacy systems isn’t just about cleaner code or faster performance—it’s about designing for people.

Why UX Research is Crucial When Updating Legacy Software
Modernizing legacy systems isn’t just about cleaner code or faster performance—it’s about designing for people.
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Why A Poor ‘Visual Hierarchy’ Will Destroy Your Software’s User Experience
“When everything appears important, nothing is important”. This quote still repeats in my head everyday — and for good reason.

Why the Google places API search failed our usability tests
Whenever we perform usability tests, we inevitably discover something we didn’t expect — which is exactly why we test. Read why our implementation of Google’s Places API for business searches failed our test.

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.

Top 10 ways to scare a UX designer
In this list, we explore the Top 10 Ways to Scare a UX Designer. From the horrors of Comic Sans to the terror of tiny clickable targets, these scenarios are every designer’s worst nightmare and will send shivers down the spine of any UX professional.

Top tools for assessing accessibility
Ensuring accessibility is a crucial aspect of creating inclusive and user-friendly digital products.

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.