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UX Design

Notoriously difficult to define, User Experience (UX) Design is more than anything else the analytical side of creating a web or mobile User Interface (UI), with the goal of producing websites and mobile apps that work as intended, are easy to use, and users love to interact with.

Here you will find an extensive collection of articles, tips, and recommended tools, written by professional UX Designers, covering all aspects of User Experience Design.

Don’t Just Wireframe – Tell the Design Story

Don’t Just Wireframe – Tell the Design Story

The growth of the User Experience Design field is astonishing, but well deserved. Thanks to UX Designers all over the world, the quality of products has increased dramatically. Design really…

How to Reduce Friction in Web Design

How to Reduce Friction in Web Design

In terms of user experience, friction is anything that prevents your users from accomplishing their goals. Friction presents a major problem to users and designers alike because it reduces conversions,…

Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?

Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?

The terms wireframe, prototype and mockup are often used interchangeably, yet they are not the same. This blog post explains what sets them apart and how they are used. They…

Busting the UI=UX Myth

Busting the UI=UX Myth

Identifying user goals and helping them accomplish those goals through your product – that’s the key objective of all organizations that build digital products. There are various elements that influence…

5 Simple UX Exercises That Will Change How Decision Makers Think

5 Simple UX Exercises That Will Change How Decision Makers Think

Say you’re a digital business owner or marketing executive and you want to know more about the UX field. You’ve already done your fair share of reading up on UX…

Essential Tips for Creating a Beautiful & Engaging UI

Essential Tips for Creating a Beautiful & Engaging UI

User interface, or UI, is a consideration in the design of anything created to be used. Although industrial and graphic designers also use UI design principles in their work, UI…

Exercise Caution When Using These Popular Web Design Trends

Exercise Caution When Using These Popular Web Design Trends

Like most cultural products, web design has its own zeitgeist. Every year sees a new crop of popular design components, features, and trends. Attitudes change rapidly, especially with the fast…

Why Designers Should Stick To UX Patterns

Why Designers Should Stick To UX Patterns

All creatures have a distinct way of perceiving the world around them. Dogs have an impressive sense of smell. Eagles have the uncanny ability to see their prey from a…

Introduction to User Experience Personas

Introduction to User Experience Personas

The user persona is one of the most valuable tools in your UX toolbox. These imagined people allow your entire design or development team to envision a single user story…

The Difference Between User Experience and Conversion Rate Optimization

The Difference Between User Experience and Conversion Rate Optimization

When designing websites – two crucial things to understand are how to make the website easy to navigate, and the other is helping guide users to the main action you…

The Research-Backed Impact of Not Using UX Patterns

The Research-Backed Impact of Not Using UX Patterns

Most people are creatures of habit. We love doing the same thing, the same way, day in and day out. Research tells us that we’re hard-wired for predictability, and that…

Is Artificial Intelligence an Opportunity for Web Designers?

Is Artificial Intelligence an Opportunity for Web Designers?