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Exploring Multimodal Design–An Adobe XD Tutorial
Design tools like Adobe XD can be used by designers to prototype multimodal designs that improve the user experience through interaction mechanisms such as voice, touch, and haptic feedback.

Frederik Goossens
Frederik is a technical and creative thinker with 8+ years of experience in user experience design, user research, and business analysis.
Mini Tutorial: Working with Figma Button Components
In Figma, UI Components are all-powerful and unbelievably versatile, but how do they work? We demonstrate their power by focusing on one of the most common UI elements of all—the button.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.
UX Research Techniques and Their Applications
UX research techniques and their applications will result in better designs that avoid costly mistakes such as cost overruns, guesswork, following best practices, and reliance on industry knowledge.

Michael Craig
Michael is an experienced designer whose research-driven design process has resulted in purposeful user experiences that delight users.
All About Process: Dissecting Case Study Portfolios
A portfolio is more than a cache of images, it’s a way to demonstrate design skills and problem solving to clients. We show how to elevate portfolios by explaining the inner workings of a case study.

Adnan Puzic
Adnan is a UI/UX expert with a bold aesthetic and a passion for designing digital products for startups and corporations.
The Value of User Testing With Prototypes
User testing, often confused with usability testing, is an overarching term to describe testing which helps validate the need for a product. When used with prototypes and the right testing tools, it can help save a product from failure.

Gabriel Kirmaier
Gabriel is a UX/UI designer who creates data-driven solutions for web and mobile platforms. He has worked with companies such as Stripe and Goodleap, and his book UX Bites was named “Best New Release” in the design category on Amazon.
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Design Tool Showdown: Adobe XD vs. Sketch (2019)
Since its introduction in 2017, Adobe XD has matured when compared to its rival, Sketch. Looking at Adobe XD vs Sketch, is it time for a change?

Sérgio Estrella
With over a decade of experience, Sérgio has been working with teams in several areas such as education, enterprise, sports, and more.
Atomic Design and Sketch: A Guide to Improving Workflow
Improving workflow and maintaining consistent design standards throughout a product can be achieved using Sketch and Atomic Design.

Octavio Cruz García
Octavio has been involved in projects designing user interfaces from concept to launch for the past six years.
Color Theory for Designers: A Crash Course (With Infographic)
Color: It’s stunningly beautiful and maddeningly deceptive. Use this color theory field guide (with an infographic) to make lightning-quick color choices with unwavering confidence.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.
Influence with Design: A Guide to Color and Emotions
The right color palette encourages people to behave in ways designers want them to, while the wrong palette can turn visitors away before they take any action at all.

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.
Design With Precision: An Adobe XD Review
Great features and seamless integration with the Adobe ecosystem makes Adobe XD a powerful design tool that competes with industry favorites like Sketch and Figma.

Lex Valishvili
Lex is a human-centered designer with over 6 years of UX/UI, product design, and branding experience that provide clarity and get results.
Breaking Down the Design Thinking Process
Design thinking goes beyond the usual problem-solving focus of most UI and UX designers and adds the aspect of deep empathy for the user to the entire product design lifecycle, increasing the prospect of success.

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.
Dissecting the Intricacies of Typography Anatomy (with Infographic)
The letters used to construct our written languages have their own anatomical features. Here is a collection of lesser-known letter parts that every designer should be aware of (with an awesome infographic).

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.
UX Research Methods and the Path to User Empathy
How can designers move beyond personal insights to understand the problems users face? We introduce time-tested UX research methods that inspire user empathy and lead to better user experiences.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.
Cause and Effect: Exploring Color Psychology
The use of color in design can affect the emotions and moods of the people. Using colors wisely can improve UX and induce desired behaviors in significant ways.

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.
Figma vs. Sketch vs. Axure: A Task-based Review
There are many UX design tools on the market, but their capabilities vary. This review examines the effectiveness of Sketch, Axure, and Figma with a task-based comparison.

Ben Kopf
Ben has 25 years of experience in UX, interaction, user research, and UI design. Ben thinks about what can be, not what is.
Zeplin Sketch Plugin – The Workflow Bridge Between Design and Engineering
Creating a dynamic, organized, and collaborative workflow between design and development teams is essential to building great digital products. This tutorial outlines how Sketch, working in tandem with Zeplin, can facilitate this collaboration seamlessly.

Emily Dubow
Emily has seven years of experience working in UI/UX and visual design, leading projects for clients including Samsung and Thomson Reuters.
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