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The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process

Design thinking is a methodology which provides a solution-based approach to solving problems. It’s extremely useful whe

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What is Design Thinking and Why Is It So Popular?

Design Thinking is not an exclusive property of designers—all great innovators in literature, art, music, science, engin

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5 mths ago

Personas – A Simple Introduction

Personas are fictional characters, which you create based upon your research to represent the different user types that

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5 mths ago

Bad Design vs. Good Design: 5 Examples We can Learn From

Looking at examples of bad design alongside counter-examples of good design is not only fun but also draws important les

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6 mths ago

10 Great Sites for UI Design Patterns

You don’t want to spend your whole life redesigning the wheel, do you? No, neither do we. If you are looking for a desig

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Land That Job: What Top Design Leaders Really Look for in a Portfolio

Learn from the best—design experts reveal exactly what they look for in a portfolio. Get ready to transform your career

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Design with Intent: Craft Your Portfolio with Visual Storytelling Tools

Does your UX/UI portfolio look like a dry textbook or a captivating story? Use typography, colors, layout and accessibil

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6 days ago

Keep it Confidential: How to Showcase Your NDA-Protected Design Work

Are you struggling to showcase your best projects in your design portfolio because of NDAs? It's a common dilemma for de

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1 week ago

Turn Your Non-Design Experience into Design Portfolio Gold

Have you ever wondered how to transition into UX and product design from a different career background without feeling i

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Grab Hiring Managers’ Attention with Your Design Portfolio Right From the Start

How do you ensure your design portfolio grabs the attention of potential employers from the get go? Your hook holds the

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Apple’s Product Development Process – Inside the World’s Greatest Design Organization

Apple’s Product Development Process may be one of the most successful design processes ever implemented. With a valuatio

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7 mths ago

What is Interaction Design?

Interaction design is an important component within the giant umbrella of user experience (UX) design. In this article,

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4 mths ago

How to Change Your Career from Graphic Design to UX Design

If there’s an occupation that is 100% linked with the public’s idea of what design is all about, it’s graphic design. Fr

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6 mths ago

Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules Will Help You Design Better Interfaces

Follow Ben Shneiderman’s 'Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design' if you want to design great, productive and frustratio

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Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Design Iteration Brings Powerful Results. So, Do It Again Designer!

The iterative design process is a simple concept. Once, through user research, you have identified a user need and have

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6 mths ago

How to Use Mental Models in UX Design

Mental models are important in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and interaction design because they provide information

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A Brief History of Human-Computer Interaction

Human Computer Interaction is the academic discipline that most of us think of as UI design. It focuses on the way that

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Human Data Interaction (HDI): The New Information Frontier

After more than 40 years in the field, Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is already a well-established design discipline.

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Usability

Bad Design vs. Good Design: 5 Examples We can Learn From

Looking at examples of bad design alongside counter-examples of good design is not only fun but also draws important les

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User Interface Design Guidelines: 10 Rules of Thumb

Learn to design with your user’s needs and expectations in mind by applying Jakob Nielsen and Rolf Molich’s Ten User Int

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The 7 Factors that Influence User Experience

User Experience (UX) is critical to the success or failure of a product in the market but what do we mean by UX? All too

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KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid) - A Design Principle

It was Albert Einstein who said; “If you can’t explain it, you don’t understand it well enough.” Though it is often mis-

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5 mths ago

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User Interface (UI) Design

10 Great Sites for UI Design Patterns

You don’t want to spend your whole life redesigning the wheel, do you? No, neither do we. If you are looking for a desig

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6 mths ago

User Interface Design Guidelines: 10 Rules of Thumb

Learn to design with your user’s needs and expectations in mind by applying Jakob Nielsen and Rolf Molich’s Ten User Int

1.3k shares
6 mths ago

Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules Will Help You Design Better Interfaces

Follow Ben Shneiderman’s 'Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design' if you want to design great, productive and frustratio

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6 mths ago

Repetition, Pattern, and Rhythm

Let’s look at three subjects that, at first glance, may strike you as being incredibly basic and self-explanatory. Howev

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Design Thinking (DT)

What is Design Thinking and Why Is It So Popular?

Design Thinking is not an exclusive property of designers—all great innovators in literature, art, music, science, engin

1.6k shares
5 mths ago

Personas – A Simple Introduction

Personas are fictional characters, which you create based upon your research to represent the different user types that

1.5k shares
5 mths ago

Stage 2 in the Design Thinking Process: Define the Problem and Interpret the Results

An integral part of the Design Thinking process is the definition of a meaningful and actionable problem statement, whic

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6 mths ago

What is Ideation – and How to Prepare for Ideation Sessions

Ideation is the process where you generate ideas and solutions through sessions such as Sketching, Prototyping, Brainsto

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IxDF Blog: The World’s Largest Free Online Resource on UX Design

Top UX / UI Design Articles

The 5 Stages in the Design Thinking Process

What is Design Thinking and Why Is It So Popular?

Personas – A Simple Introduction

Bad Design vs. Good Design: 5 Examples We can Learn From

10 Great Sites for UI Design Patterns

Latest UX / UI Design Articles

Land That Job: What Top Design Leaders Really Look for in a Portfolio

Design with Intent: Craft Your Portfolio with Visual Storytelling Tools

Keep it Confidential: How to Showcase Your NDA-Protected Design Work

Turn Your Non-Design Experience into Design Portfolio Gold

Grab Hiring Managers’ Attention with Your Design Portfolio Right From the Start

Top UX / UI Design Topics

User Experience (UX) Design

Apple’s Product Development Process – Inside the World’s Greatest Design Organization

What is Interaction Design?

How to Change Your Career from Graphic Design to UX Design

Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules Will Help You Design Better Interfaces

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Design Iteration Brings Powerful Results. So, Do It Again Designer!

How to Use Mental Models in UX Design

A Brief History of Human-Computer Interaction

Human Data Interaction (HDI): The New Information Frontier

Usability

Bad Design vs. Good Design: 5 Examples We can Learn From

User Interface Design Guidelines: 10 Rules of Thumb

The 7 Factors that Influence User Experience

KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid) - A Design Principle

User Interface (UI) Design

10 Great Sites for UI Design Patterns

User Interface Design Guidelines: 10 Rules of Thumb

Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules Will Help You Design Better Interfaces

Repetition, Pattern, and Rhythm

Design Thinking (DT)

What is Design Thinking and Why Is It So Popular?

Personas – A Simple Introduction

Stage 2 in the Design Thinking Process: Define the Problem and Interpret the Results

What is Ideation – and How to Prepare for Ideation Sessions

Open Access—Link to us!

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