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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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1 year 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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1 year 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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2 years 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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Complementary Colors: The Ultimate Guide in 2023

Crafting a seamless and visually appealing user experience (UX) hinges on the art of selecting colors. Complementary col

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How to Supercharge Your Design Workflow with AI

AI is very effective at processing large volumes of data but still requires human guidance in its application. AI Produc

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How to Craft Effective Text Prompts for Design

To collaborate seamlessly with AI, you need to master the art of effective communication and craft prompts that precisel

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ChatGPT for UX Design: 7 of Our Favorite Prompts

Have you ever wondered how the worlds of artificial intelligence and user experience (UX) design could collide to revolu

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7 Bad UI Design Examples You Can Learn From

Have you ever clicked on a button that didn't respond? Or have you found yourself lost in a maze of confusing menus? You

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User Experience (UX) Design

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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3 years ago

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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2 years 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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3 years 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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3 years ago

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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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3 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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5 mths ago

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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4 years ago

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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2 years ago

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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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2 years 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

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1 year ago

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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2 years ago

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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3 years 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

1.4k shares
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
1 year 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

1.3k shares
3 years 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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3 years ago

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Design Thinking

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
1 year 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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1 year 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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3 years 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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2 years ago

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