Part artist, part tech wizard, web designers use basic artistic concepts to create beautiful, functional websites and they can code the individual features of a site to perfection. They love technology and innovation and they are always looking for new ways to make their designs more usable. If any of the previous sentences piqued your interest, you might have the heart … [Read more...]
6 Prototyping Tools For Any UX Designer
The UX design process can be considered critical to the success of a website or mobile application. Creating and testing prototypes prior to launch is a large part of this process and the list of tools that are available to do this is growing at a rapid pace. With so many different tools out there, how does one determine which to use? Choosing the right tool for your UX … [Read more...]
Axure RP 8 Review: New Face, Same Personality
Axure RP has received a face-lift in the form of Axure RP 8. Axure RP, along with Sketch and Invisionapp, is among the most popular pieces of software for prototyping and wireframing, so it is only natural that UX designers see updates every-so-often. This one has bumped Axure RP to version 8. Some UX specialists will be more excited than others, but one thing is for … [Read more...]
Improving Persona Usability For Goal-Oriented UX
A user persona is a powerful UX research tool critical to the UX design process. It provides immeasurable value by giving the UX designer rich insight into the mind of the representative user. Personas are, in essence, the manifestations of user research, and as such provide rich insight for every leg of the design process. Without research to back up design choices, … [Read more...]
Adobe Summit 2016: Marketing + UX
This year, Adobe’s Summit conference moved from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, likely in an attempt to accommodate the ever-growing number of attendees and speakers. Adobe claims that 10,000+ digital marketers, data scientists, developers, and designers attended this year’s event. That’s probably why the event was held at the Sands Convention Center, the third largest in the … [Read more...]
Mouse Tracking Is The Only Valid Data Visualisation Tool For UX Designers
Chewing through a large dataset of numbers is like eating stale cereal – boringly unpleasant. Yet, when evaluating the User Experience of websites or web apps we do not only focus on numbers, since there is other data and insights that usually needs analysis. The sheer volume of this task is in itself a problem. To aid us, various forms of data visualisation have came … [Read more...]
Smart UX: High-Fidelity Wireframes
As a UX designer, you’ve grown accustomed to your daily routine: a bit of research here, some interaction design there. And if crafting wireframes on a daily basis has started to take it’s toll on you, try this for a change of pace: Make some high-fidelity wireframes. They aren’t the end-all solution for every project, but there are a number of reasons that you … [Read more...]
12 Tools For UX Design Newbies
It can be intimidating to get into user experience, especially if you’re a newbie who isn’t quite sure what to do at first. Fear not, these 12 tools will help you get to speed in no time. Even if you’re not a newbie, we’re betting that you can still use these tools to get better at what you’re doing! You’ll need to get familiar with the essentials of user experience, … [Read more...]
Enhancing Enterprise Platform Usability Through Automation
The rise of SaaS platforms has changed the way that enterprises operate, and research is now indicating that it is virtually compulsory to adopt it. Businesses all around the world are now replacing older workflow methods with productivity platforms that are radically changing the way people think and work. In a way, this may have contributed to the rise in productivity in … [Read more...]
The Best Website Builders Of 2015: What’s Your Favorite?
Web designers use an array of software to create websites. They spend day after day working with web design software, and as such, have a pretty good handle on what makes a certain website builders, "the best." We have sorted through the duds to give you the best website builders of 2015. We have assessed them based on our real, hands-on experience of each as well as the … [Read more...]