Fabricio crafts a splendid breakdown of the 7 stages of design craft, highlighting the primary KPIs and action items to help you get to the next stage.   About the author: Fabricio Teixeira is a design director at Work & Co based in Brooklyn, NY. Founder of UX Collective. A big believer in user-centered design and knowledge sharing. Learn more about Fabricio at https://fabricio.work/.   Original...

Behavioral scientist Susan Weinshchenk tells us four facts about decision making which are sure to surprise you.   About the author: Susan has a Ph.D.in Psychology and over 30 years of experience as a behavioral scientist. She speaks, consults, teaches, and writes about applying behavioral science to design, technology, and business. Follow Susan at https://twitter.com/thebrainlady.   Original...

Eugen finishes describing his four principles for designing better products.   About the author: Eugen is the Creative Director & Founder of Laroche.co, a creative studio from Amsterdam that helps businesses design & make digital products. Read more articles by Eguen at https://uxplanet.org/@eugenesanu.   Original post: https://bit.ly/2U7HoTH    Blog: https://uxplanet.org/   Categories: #process #ux   Follow Design Standup: LinkedIn...

Eugen begins to describe his four principles for designing better products.   About the author: Eugen is the Creative Director & Founder of Laroche.co, a creative studio from Amsterdam that helps businesses design & make digital products. Read more articles by Eguen at https://uxplanet.org/@eugenesanu.   Original post: https://bit.ly/2U7HoTH    Blog: https://uxplanet.org/   Categories: #process #ux    Follow Design Standup: LinkedIn...

Eric of speckyboy describes why we often judge our fellow designers unfairly, and four ways to consistently design with users in mind.   About the author: Eric has been a professional web designer since 1996. He also writes for both consumers and other pros. He is the voice of reason in a sometimes irrational industry. Read more articles from Eric at https://speckyboy.com/author/erickarkovack/.    Original...

Jennifer Aldrich makes recommendations for handling job rejection, and the many ways designers can influence the future of AI.   About the author: Jennifer Aldrich is the Senior Manager of Design Community Partnerships at InVisionApp and a blogger at User Experience Rocks. Her career focus has mainly centered on product design, usability testing, user research and content strategy. Follow Jennifer at https://twitter.com/jma245.    Original...

Tobias tells us his theories for the large disconnect between designers and companies in today’s hiring market and 5 tips for handling that office bullshitter.   About the author: Tobias van Schneider is a German multi-disciplinary maker of useful, curious and beautiful things (he just doesn't like the word entrepreneur). Born in Germany and raised in Austria, he now happily lives and works in New York City. Connect with Tobias at https://twitter.com/vanschneider.    Original...

Sarita defines what scope creep is, the reasons scope creep occurs, and how to avoid it in your daily routine.   About the author: Sarita Harbour is a freelance writer specializing in web design, online and offline marketing for small businesses, and personal finance. Sarita graduated from the University of Guelph where she studied Psychology and Computer Science. Read more from Sarita at https://speckyboy.com/author/sarita-harbour/.    Original...

We finish taking a closer look at the importance of undertaking user research, with Christopher Murphy of Smashing Magazine.   About the author: A designer, writer, and speaker based in Belfast, Christopher has founded a number of successful digital startups. As a User Experience (UX) consultant he has worked with companies, large and small, to help drive strategy, drawing on his 25+ years of experience working with clients including The Royal Mail, Booking.com and the BBC. Follow Christopher...

Christopher Murphy describes the various research methods that can help designers to both design new products and redesign existing ones.   About the author: A designer, writer and speaker based in Belfast, Christopher has founded a number of successful digital startups. As a User Experience (UX) consultant he has worked with companies, large and small, to help drive strategy, drawing on his 25+ years of experience working with clients including: The Royal Mail, Booking.com and the BBC....

Susan Weinschenk explores what creativity is, the recent brain science on what is happening in your brain when you are being creative, and the role of creativity in UX design.   About the author: Susan has a Ph.D.in Psychology and over 30 years of experience as a behavioral scientist. She speaks, consults, teaches, and writes about applying behavioral science to design, technology, and business. Follow Susan at https://twitter.com/thebrainlady.    Original...

Fabricio of UX Collective highlights the importance of owning your own daily experiences, and the normal lifecycle that every new technology product goes through.   About the author: Fabricio Teixeira is a design director at Work & Co based in Brooklyn, NY. Founder of UX Collective. A big believer in user-centered design and knowledge sharing. Learn more about Fabricio at https://fabricio.work/.    Original...

Gleb of Smashing Magazine finishes his thoughts on how interfaces will look like and what sort of extraordinary experiences we can expect in the near future.   About the author: Gleb is a designer who transforms ideas into reality. He crafts the future of digital experiences through emotional design. Gleb also leads the product design studio he founded, Milkinside and works with innovative startups and major brands around the world. Connect with Gleb...

Gleb of Smashing Magazine shares his thoughts on how interfaces will look like and what sort of extraordinary experiences we can expect in the near future.   About the author: Gleb is a designer who transforms ideas into reality. He crafts the future of digital experiences through emotional design. Gleb also leads the product design studio he founded, Milkinside and works with innovative startups and major brands around the world. Connect with Gleb at https://dribbble.com/glebich.    Original...

Tobias van Schneider of DESK shares the key ingredients to simplicity in your career, and how most great ideas are just variations of ideas that have already been done.   About the author: Tobias van Schneider is a German multi-disciplinary maker of useful, curious and beautiful things (he just doesn't like the word entrepreneur). Born in Germany and raised in Austria, he now happily lives and works in New York City. Connect with Tobias at https://twitter.com/vanschneider.    Original...

In today’s episode, we finish up talking information architecture, written by wireframing company Justinmind.   About the author: The best platform to define web and mobile apps with rich interactive wireframes. Learn more about Justinmind at https://www.justinmind.com/.    Original post: https://bit.ly/2AJqaj5   Blog: https://uxplanet.org/   Categories: #ia #ux #ui    Follow Design Standup: LinkedIn...

Justinmind, a wireframing company, writes about one of the most critical components in interface design: information architecture.   About the author: The best platform to define web and mobile apps with rich interactive wireframes. Learn more about Justinmind at https://www.justinmind.com/.    Original post: https://bit.ly/2AJqaj5   Blog: https://uxplanet.org/   Categories: #ia #ux #ui    Follow Design Standup: LinkedIn...

In today’s episode, Eugen of UX Planet lists the top questions you should be asking your stakeholders before getting started with designing.   About the author: Eugen is the Creative Director & Founder of Laroche.co, a creative studio from Amsterdam that helps businesses design & make digital products. Read more articles by Eguen at https://uxplanet.org/@eugenesanu.    Original...

Gloria Lo explains what you need to know, do, and keep in mind, in order to kickstart you’re career in UX design.   About the author: Gloria is passionate about working in fast growing startups, with a focus on Product and UX design. Currently working on an early stage startup, SEALADDER, which aims to help graduates become career ready with integrations to online education providers. Learn more about Gloria at https://www.linkedin.com/in/glorialo94/.    Original...

Tobias van Schneider of DESK gives his top three rules to live by if you want to be a successful remote worker.   About the author: Tobias van Schneider is a German multi-disciplinary maker of useful, curious and beautiful things (he just doesn't like the word entrepreneur). Born in Germany and raised in Austria, he now happily lives and works in New York City. Learn more about Tobias at https://twitter.com/vanschneider.    Original...

In today’s post, Alice of Smashing highlights how companies like Google, Yelp, Slack, and others are creatively injecting delight and joy into their apps, and why it matters!   About the author: Alice is a staff writer at MacPaw, a product company based in Ukraine. She takes a user-centered approach to whatever she does, be it how-to articles for blogs or error messages for UIs. When not busy writing about software, she’s probably planning a trip to a new city or jotting down her travel...

In today’s post, Alice of Smashing highlights how companies like Google, Yelp, Slack, and others are creatively injecting delight and joy into their apps, and why it matters!   About the author: Alice is a staff writer at MacPaw, a product company based in Ukraine. She takes a user-centered approach to whatever she does, be it how-to articles for blogs or error messages for UIs. When not busy writing about software, she’s probably planning a trip to a new city or jotting down her travel...

We’re deviating away from the norm today and reading a well-crafted satire on the design industry, written by the one and only Pablo Stanley. Definitely check out the original article in the show notes, to see the creative illustrations done in typical Pablo fashion.   About the author: Pablo Stanley is a designer at InVision, cofounder of Carbon Health, a writer at The Design Team, and a teacher at Sketch Together. Read more articles from Pablo...

Today’s episode from Joe Pascavage, a talented and influential design lead at Think Company in Philadelphia, PA, covers a relevant - and often overlooked - topic: accessibility. Joe also touches on good ole' design systems.   About the author: Joe Pascavage is a Sr Design Lead with Think Company, an experience design firm based in Philadelphia. He thrives on shaping design solutions with passionate people. As a leader in the industry, he has helped establish, manage, and strengthen many teams...