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Push Notification Best Practices: 7 Questions Designers Should Ask
Mobile app push notifications are powerful engagement tools, but they can be intrusive if not handled correctly. Don’t hit send on your push notification strategy before asking yourself these questions.
Shoaib Mahmud
Shoaib is a product designer with seven years of experience in mobile UX design for products in the freight and transportation sector, HR solutions, edtech, and logistics. He has worked with numerous startups in the US, Bangladesh, and Singapore overseeing project life cycles, including user research, wireframes, UIs, and prototypes.
Haptics in Healthcare: An Opportunity for Designers to Help Revolutionize Telemedicine
Telemedicine has exploded in recent years, expanding access to healthcare services. But it’s missing an indispensable element of medical care: touch. Enter haptic technology.
Kiran Khan
Kiran is an award-winning Toptal UI/UX designer and expert in healthcare UI/UX. She led the development of VR and AR products for Janssen pharmaceuticals (now Johnson & Johnson) and has also worked on biosensor-based apps that improve users’ sleep patterns and prevent intoxicated people from driving.
Necessary Friction: The Theatrics of UX Security
Contrary to conventional wisdom, there are times when making products harder to use can be beneficial. Here’s how to use positive friction to enhance UX security and user trust.
Nenad Ivanovic
Nenad is a digital product designer and security expert who specializes in identity verification, e-commerce marketplaces, and fintech platforms. He has led design teams at creative agencies, IT firms, and startups, and has presented at conferences and events, such as UX Belgrade.
Life in Motion: A Guide to Animating Mobile Data Visualizations
Animation can make data more comprehensible, engaging, and useful, especially on mobile. When animating data visualizations, designers should use motion design principles—and avoid common pitfalls.
Daniel Nisttahuz
Daniel is a senior product designer with expertise in UI/UX, mobile, and motion design. Previously, he was the Principal Product Designer for the animation platform LottieFiles. His background as both a designer and an engineer gives him a unique perspective on technology and creativity.
Digging Deeper: A Practical Guide to Creative Empathy for Product Design
Master creative empathy techniques to help you understand what other people want and need, then apply these skills throughout the design process to create products that resonate with people.
Brian Pagán, EngD, MSc
Brian is a human-experience designer focused on healthcare, fintech, IoT, and sustainability. He has helped businesses such as Philips, ING Group, and Land Life Company develop innovation strategies and award-winning products and services. He is the author of The Creative Empathy Field Guide.
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How Product Designers Can Use Gamification for Good
Gamification in product design is a powerful tool for engaging users, but it can also cause significant harm if left unchecked. With good intent and ethical strategies, designers can create gamified products that balance user health and client requirements.
Alexandre Brito
Alexandre is a user experience designer and strategist with more than 12 years of experience working for companies such as Deutsche Bank, Philips, Vodafone, KLM, Intel, Pernod Ricard, Asics, and Toyota. He designs better ways for customers to experience products and services that improve their lives as well as the business’s bottom line. Alexandre excels at simplifying complex concepts, understanding behavior, and creating innovative experiences.
Delight Users With These Mobile App Design Best Practices
Applying best practices—such as streamlining onboarding, implementing UI elements consistently, and communicating errors—will ensure your mobile product delivers an optimal experience and exceeds user expectations.
Damola Taiwo
Damola is a senior UI/UX designer with experience creating digital products for such clients as fintech company e-Finance, equipment leasing firm Aquila Leasing, and music-streaming platform MyMusic. Previously, he led a creative agency, where he delivered projects for clients across multiple verticals for governments, airlines, financial institutions, entertainment companies, tech firms, and startups.
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