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Shifting Focus from Startup UX to Enterprise UX

Shifting Focus from Startup UX to Enterprise UX

UX Design

So you’ve spent your days working at an agency whose primary clientele are startups, and you’ve grown accustomed to the process. You like your fresh office cookies, the medium roast…

Why Web Security and UX Should Compliment Each Other

Why Web Security and UX Should Compliment Each Other

UX Design

With the resurgence of popularity and notoriety of hackers in recent years, it seems that web security has become more imperative than ever. You may not think at first that…

The 5 Most Common UX Mistakes

The 5 Most Common UX Mistakes

UX Design

Many companies are heads-down in their product development process. It makes sense — building a great product takes not only hard work but collaboration across teams, especially in larger organizations….

User-Centric Website Design

User-Centric Website Design

UX Design

Website design is a complex process. When I say “complex,” I’m not just referring to the design and development part. Overall, the thought process and the decision taking stages are…

How to Optimize Images on Websites to Improve Performance and UX

How to Optimize Images on Websites to Improve Performance and UX

UX Design

As the number of images and videos on a website continue to grow, slower load times, which result in a negative user experience, are growing concerns for any company. An…

Is Minimal Design the Best Strategy for Your Site?

Is Minimal Design the Best Strategy for Your Site?

UX Design

One of the buzzwords of modern marketing or design work is “understanding your customers.” Before you jump on board with a trend or design style, it’s good to research how…

Adapting Mobile Web Usability for Ad Content Blockers

Adapting Mobile Web Usability for Ad Content Blockers

UX Design

Advertisements can be a critical source of revenue for content publishers, but increasingly ads are being shown in obnoxious and intrusive ways. And as many users are learning, their privacy…

Designing for the 3 Second Rule

Designing for the 3 Second Rule

UX Design

3-5 seconds! Yes that’s all it takes to make a great first impression. I know this sounds like an atrociously low time frame to create an impression, but that’s the…

Why Best Practices in Conversion Rate Optimization Aren’t Always Best

Why Best Practices in Conversion Rate Optimization Aren’t Always Best

UX Design

Intuition: it’s really a wonderful thing. Sometimes it can ‘show us the way’ and will lead us to make the right decisions. But sometimes, it’s so flawed that we wonder…

Beginner’s Guide to Animated Website Tours

Beginner’s Guide to Animated Website Tours

UX Design

To make a compatible tour page for your website requires a lot of insight towards what your visitors need to know. Generally you can find a lot of examples using…

Building Animated User Interfaces with a Purpose

Building Animated User Interfaces with a Purpose

UX Design

Direct animations and motion are a big part of the user experience. Not every website will include dynamic animations, but these tend to draw in a crowd of interested users….

Review of Popular Web Design Trends from 2012

Review of Popular Web Design Trends from 2012

UX Design / Web Design
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