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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.

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Daniel Nisttahuz

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.

NFTs for Designers: An Introduction

The global NFT market relies on designers to support artists, Web3 platforms and marketplaces, and major global brands. Toptal designer Gabor Molnar offers insights from his experience breaking into this emerging field.

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Gabor Molnar

Gabor Molnar

Gabor is a 3D generalist and designer in the fast-paced world of crypto and NFTs. He is a creator of the NFT collection Omnimorphs and a consultant for other NFT brands. He is also a product designer with a background in business economics, user experience design, user interface design, and branding.

Craft an Outstanding UX Portfolio With These Recruiter Tips

Many UX portfolios are poorly formatted and lack crucial information. Leverage these portfolio design tips from a UX recruiter to stand out and get hired.

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Ignasi Boza

Ignasi Boza

Ignasi is a product designer and UX recruiter who has spent more than a decade working with tech companies, design consultancies, and outsourcing services. He specializes in developing research frameworks, creating wireframes, producing vibrant digital products, and building customer experience teams by recruiting talent from around the world.

4 Steps to Mastering the MVP Development Process

In the world of startup products, design resources are scarce. This four-step MVP process helps designers build and launch user-friendly products on time without blowing their budgets.

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Calin Balea

Calin Balea

Calin is a product designer, lean UX practitioner, and branding specialist with experience at both startups and large companies. He’s worked on end-to-end product design from concept and strategy to usability testing to visual design. Calin works well with small teams and startup founders to iterate quickly, test early, and deliver on time.

The Danger of Dark Patterns (With Infographic)

Are manipulative design techniques undermining your product and leading users to make bad decisions? Here’s how to avoid dark patterns and create ethical products that enhance customer trust.

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Michael Craig

Michael Craig

Michael is a UX expert who has researched, designed, tested, and shipped products for multiple startups and companies, including Mitel Networks and international beauty brand OPI.

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Understanding Cognitive Bias in Product Design, the Good and Bad (With Infographic)

Knowing the psychology of how and why we make certain decisions can help in creating more user-centric sites and apps.

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Nataliia Pylypchuk

Nataliia Pylypchuk

Nataliia is a product design expert who specializes in conversion-rate optimization and holds the Nielsen Norman Group certification in UX design. She has a particular focus on research and analytics-based decision making. Her recent clients include education technology company Carnegie Learning; British National Health Service health app Now Patient; and business services company Office Automated.

Designing Remote Ideation Workshops for Startups

Remote ideation workshops help companies address business-related problems through creative exercises that prioritize speed, teamwork, and innovative thinking.

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Guoming Xu

Guoming Xu

Guoming is a UX designer who specializes in user research, digital strategy, and interaction design. He helps B2B and B2C startups build innovative web experiences and SaaS apps.

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Paula Barcante

Paula is an award-winning UX/UI designer, advisor, and illustrator with more than six years of hands-on experience in making complex interfaces delightful and user friendly. She has made a significant impact in large corporations, such as Amazon, Zillow, Google, as well as startups. Her mission is to create efficient, beautiful, innovative, and high-quality experiences for the greater good of society.
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