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Machine Language: A Guide to Chatbot Terminology (With Infographic)
Chatbots have unique abilities that humans don’t. When we regard them as tools, they provide business opportunities humans can’t. Unfortunately, when it comes to chatbot terminology, confusion reigns.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
Mini Tutorial – Leveraging Figma’s Features for the Entire Design Process
Can one program handle the entire digital product design process? Learn how Figma, a web-based interface design tool, promotes collaboration, iteration, and documentation throughout the design process.

Manuele Capacci
Manuele is a product designer who believes that great attention to UX and a design-thinking approach are at the core of successful projects.
The Efficient Approach: How to Design a Lean UX MVP
Think. Make. Check. The Lean UX process works well with the MVP process—Prototype, Measure, Learn. Combining Lean UX and MVP allows designers to create valuable products in less time, with less waste.

Cameron Chapman
Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.
The Designer's Edge – An Overview of Photoshop Plugins
Photoshop plugins increase functionality and efficiency. But there’s a problem. With so many options, it’s hard to know which are worthwhile. So, we’ve curated the finest Photoshop plugins available.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
Hotjar: UX and Conversion Tips
Unfortunately, it’s not possible to get every site visitor to convert. Eventually, businesses will need to turn to behavioral analytics and figure out why visitors aren’t turning into customers.

Laura Geley
Laura is a senior UX/UI designer and a member of the prestigious Awwwards jury. She specializes in UX solutions for eCommerce.
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Tips and Considerations When Choosing a Typeface (with Infographic)
The right typeface can make a design, while the wrong one can definitely break it. There are a few things designers can keep in mind to make typeface selection easier and more focused.

Cameron Chapman
Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.
Designed, Sealed, Delivered – The Power of Logo Package Express
We test the limits of Logo Package Express, a tool that claims to name, save, and organize every file needed for a logo package in under two minutes.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
Built to Convert–Landing Page Design Best Practices
Designers can create landing pages that convert better by following landing page design best practices such as keeping them simple, focusing on the CTA, keeping forms short, and other guidelines.

Cameron Chapman
Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.
Level Up: A Guide to Game UI (with Infographic)
Like websites or mobile apps, video games have common UI components that help players navigate and accomplish goals. Discover the four classes of game UI in this level-warping infographic.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
Subject Line: How to Approach Email Design
Email design is an important area of expertise for designers, especially those who want to work with larger brands, creative companies, and others who shy away from ready-made templates.

Cameron Chapman
Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.
How to Recruit UX Research Participants
Finding the right UX research participants can result in valuable insights even from a mediocre UX testing plan. UX researchers should spend the time to identify and find the right participants.

James Tucker
James fuses cognitive science techniques with clever interaction design to make products people love.
Mini Tutorial: A Guide to Font Combinations
Effective font combinations are a hallmark of good design. It’s vital that designers master this skill if they want to create exceptional designs that set them apart from their contemporaries.

Cameron Chapman
Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.
How to Structure an Effective Typographic Hierarchy
Since designers work with so much text-based content, creating an effective typographic hierarchy—one that clearly shows what information is most important—is a vital skill for designers to master.

Cameron Chapman
Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.
How to Leverage Thematic Analysis for Better UX
Thematic analysis, an approach used to analyze qualitative data, is central to credible research and can be used to improve UX design by uncovering user needs, motivations, and behaviors.

Shane Ketterman
Shane comes from a background in architecture, information technology, customer experience, and UX design.
Pinterest for Designers – An Overview
When it comes to social media for designers, the first site that comes to mind is Instagram. But designers shouldn’t overlook the second-most-popular image-based social network: Pinterest.

Cameron Chapman
Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.
Form and Function: A Guide to the Top Wireframe Tools
Wireframes at various fidelities are an important deliverable that facilitate the UX design process as it moves through its phases. This guide provides an overview of the top tools most designers use.

Shane Ketterman
Shane comes from a background in architecture, information technology, customer experience, and UX design.
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