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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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The Healthcare.gov AbomiNation
CGI Federal, the development firm responsible for the botched Healthcare.gov launch, was either greedy, incompetent or both when it came to managing scope and expectations for what could realistically be accomplished within the unrealistic deadline they were given.
Every dollar invested In ease of use returns $10 to $100
For developers and manufacturers, the advantages of creating usable products far outweigh the costs. The rule of thumb: Every dollar invested in ease of use returns $10 to $100. – IBM
User Experience conferences
Here is a list of conferences with a focus on User Experience that are mostly in the Northeast of the United States. If you are interested in learning more about User Experience, you should consider checking these out.
What Is responsive web design?
Responsive Web Design is designing and coding the front-end of a website or app so that the layout “responds” or automatically adjusts (using CSS) to a layout that is optimized for user’s display size.
You There! Step Away From The Design!
As designers, we often get so deep into our work that we can lose our ability to see our designs through the eyes of the end-user or viewer.
The UX Process and UX Design principles
A web application’s design and usability is just as important as that application’s functionality. If users can’t immediately figure out how to use a web application, then we haven’t done our job correctly.
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.