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Why Internal Corporate Software Is So Frustrating (with Infographic)
At the enterprise level, user mistakes can imperil thousands of employees, customers, and shareholders. With so much at stake, usability isn’t a luxury; it’s mandatory.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
How to Give Professional Design Feedback
When delivered well, constructive design feedback improves the design process and boosts team culture. Four professional designers discuss how to handle design feedback and collaborate productively.

John Challis
With experience working in UI/UX for IBM and various design studios, John is an expert at solving problems for enterprise and consumer apps.
Paving the Path to Purchase: E-commerce UX Best Practices
Mobile e-commerce may be the future, but desktop sites are digital gold mines. To engage shoppers, boost product value, and unlock more revenue, designers must master these e-commerce UX best practices.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
In the Spotlight: The Principles of Dark UI Design
Dark themes can be dramatic and elegant, but crafting them comes with many hurdles and potential pitfalls. Following the principles of dark UI design will help designers achieve successful results.

Miklos Philips
Miklos is a design leader, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.
Landing Page Best Practices for Boosting Conversions (With Infographic)
Follow these landing page best practices to generate leads, inspire action, and increase conversions.

Micah Bowers
Micah is a digital designer who has worked with clients such as Google, Deloitte, and Autodesk. He is also the Lead Editor of Toptal’s Design Blog, and his design expertise has been featured in Fast Company, TNW, and other notable publications.
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Productive XD Prototyping: An Adobe XD Components Tutorial
Adobe XD components empower designers with powerful features. Still, they’re quirky and need special care. This Adobe XD prototype tutorial shows designers how to leverage them to streamline their workflows.

Edward Moore
Ed is focused on UX design for the emerging VR/AR sector. He has designed award-winning projects for Google, Sony, and Electronic Arts.
Web Layout Best Practices: 12 Timeless UI Patterns Analyzed
Following web layout design best practices while incorporating timeless UI patterns produces digital experiences that delight users and stand the test of time.

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.
Numbers Shouldn't Lie: An Overview of Common Data Visualization Mistakes
When designers prioritize compelling imagery over accuracy, data visualizations deceive. To communicate data with integrity, designers must avoid common data visualization mistakes.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
Information Architecture Principles for Mobile (With Infographic)
By applying information architecture principles to mobile sites and apps, designers infuse content with much-needed structure and help users accomplish their goals with ease.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
The Power of Structure: A Guide to Design System Models
Through trial and error, the makers of design systems have come to view their work as living products, not static documents. What can be learned from the design system models of large organizations?

Alejandro Velasco
Alejandro is a seasoned digital designer who specializes in helping startups build brand identities through user interfaces.
Compelling and Moving: A Guide to Motion Design Principles
If interface elements fail to exhibit motion design principles, the results are jarring. In UX design, motion is more than a garnish. It is a force that extends the reach of visual communication.

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
Webflow Advantages for No-code Web Design: A Case Study
A new generation of no-code web design tools promises to free designers from the tedium of traditional web development. We explore how to use Webflow to design and launch a startup company website.

Mayank Sharma
Mayank specializes in creating user-centered designs and translating complex systems into beautiful web and mobile experiences.
Adobe XD vs Sketch: Showdown 2020
Two heavyweight contenders continue to battle it out to capture the top spot for the most favored design tool: Adobe XD vs Sketch. Which tool will rule them all? We explore the differences in a comprehensive design tool showdown.

Vincent Abou Ghazale
Vincent is a UX/UI designer with deep experience helping digital agencies and startups achieve success through innovative design strategies.
Safe and Sound: How to Approach Password UX
For too long, the user experience of password management has been ignored, leading to serious losses for businesses and users alike. It’s time for designers to rethink every aspect of password UX.

Mayank Sharma
Mayank specializes in creating user-centered designs and translating complex systems into beautiful web and mobile experiences.
Design a Better Homepage With the StoryBrand Framework
Adhering to the StoryBrand framework to create a homepage with a compelling narrative that focuses on the customer’s needs is one of the best ways to build trust with website visitors.

Anak Garcia
Anak is a UX specialist who has been helping businesses grow for more than a decade by creating intuitive user-centric digital projects.
Give Them Incentive: How to Leverage a Loyalty Program Design Framework
In 2019, India’s largest airline went bankrupt, and its frequent flyers switched to a new platform. We examine the loyalty program design for InterMiles, a rewards platform focused on lifestyles.

Astha Agarwal
Astha is a product designer who makes complex interfaces simple. She works with organizations ranging from healthcare to sports and travel.
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