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From Promoting to Creating: How an Advertising Leader Found His Calling in VR Gaming
Why did one designer leave a prominent role in the advertising industry and travel halfway around the world to pursue a UX career in VR gaming?
Micah Bowers
Micah Bowers is a digital designer who has partnered with companies such as Google and Deloitte. His writing has been featured in Fast Company, TNW, and other notable publications. He is a Lead Editor at Toptal.
Building and Scaling a Design System in Figma: A Case Study
Building a design system for a multinational company means cataloging every component in meticulous detail. It’s a massive undertaking that calls for both a big-picture view and a focus on specifics. Here’s how one design system team leader accomplished it.
Abigail Beshkin
Abigail is a veteran of Pratt Institute and Columbia Business School, where she oversaw the design and production team for Columbia Business magazine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times and been heard on NPR.
How to Design for Maximum Product Trust
We make split-second decisions about whether to trust people; the same is true about trusting digital products. Companies can develop product trust and loyalty online by using design to signal that a website or app is safe and secure.
Mayank Sharma
Mayank specializes in creating user-centered designs and translating complex systems into beautiful web and mobile experiences.
The Widening Impact of the Motion Design Industry
What does the motion design industry encompass, how does motion design impact business, and what problems are motion designers uniquely equipped to solve?
Micah Bowers
Micah Bowers is a designer and writer whose work has been featured in Fast Company, TNW, and other notable publications. He is a Lead Editor at Toptal.
How to Improve App Settings UX
Well-designed settings panels allow users to tailor apps to their needs and help companies lower customer-support costs. What techniques ensure effortless settings UX?
Mayank Sharma
Mayank specializes in creating user-centered designs and translating complex systems into beautiful web and mobile experiences.
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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.
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