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Responsive Design: Best Practices and Considerations
The market share for mobile and desktop browsing is about 50/50. For designers, this means responsive design is more important than ever, as users expect a seamless experience across all platforms and screen sizes.

Daniel Schwarz
Daniel is a designer and developer by background, an author, and a collaborator with Adobe and InVision.
The Value of User Research
Unlock the full potential of your product’s UX with the power of user research. Find out how data analytics, user reviews, customer interviews, market research, and usability testing can transform design solutions to exceed your audience’s expectations.

Frauke Seewald
Frauke is a senior UX designer and user researcher with a background in psychology. Her ability to craft user-centric design solutions comes from years of experience in UX research and a deep understanding of what users need and want. She has worked with companies such as Swisscom, Telus, and Crealogix.
How to Conduct Effective UX Research: A Guide
Effective user research doesn’t have to cost a fortune. There are many low-cost methods available, all of which will put a designer on the road to designing better products.

Ivan Annikov
Ivan is a full-stack product designer and UI/UX expert who specializes in cross-platform SaaS products and business tools for enterprise and SMBs. He has held many roles over his two decades in the field, including head of design at LeadGenius, a Y Combinator company that builds sales automation tools for companies such as Google and IBM.
Wearable Technology: How and Why It Works
The wearable technology revolution is shifting our long-established patterns of how we utilize data in our daily lives and social interactions. In many ways, it’s a lot more personal.

Antonio Autiero
Antonio is a digital art director and UX designer with experience in information architecture, brand development, and product design.
A Practical Approach to Gamification Design
Successful products and experiences offer more than pure functionality. They are designed to engage human emotions and motivate users to forge ongoing interactions that are both meaningful and memorable.
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The Comprehensive Guide to Information Architecture
As a standard part of the UX process, designers create information architecture when building products. Learn about information architecture—how designers and product managers build an IA using design principles, as well as IA tools and best practices.

James Pikover
James has written about consumer tech and video games for over 6 years including VentureBeat, IGN, and Gizmodo.
Designing a VUI – Voice User Interface
Discover why conversational UIs and voice apps are surging in popularity and learn how to design voice user interfaces (VUIs) for both mobile and smart home speakers.

Frederik Goossens
Frederik is a certified UX designer and product owner. He is a creative thinker experienced with user research and business analysis.
The Ultimate UX Hook : Anticipatory, Persuasive, and Emotional Design in UX
Some products prove irresistible because they combine psychological design techniques that create an ultimate UX hook: anticipatory, persuasive, and emotional design.

Miklos Philips
Miklos is a UX designer, product design strategist, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.
Perfect Your UX Design Process: A Guide to Prototype Design
Prototype design is a powerful process detailing how designers do everything required to test, iterate, and develop prototypes, beginning with user flows and ending in functional wireframes.

Judit Casacuberta
Judit is a UX Designer and researcher with a master’s degree in Human Computer Interaction.
Why Consider a Website Redesign – Tips and Recommendations
Redesigning a website is about more than making cosmetic changes; it’s about identifying the real issues that the business is facing and solving them with design.

Daniel Schwarz
Daniel is a designer and developer by background but also a 3x author, a collaborator with Adobe and InVision, and a design blog editor.
The Fundamental Guide to Mobile Usability
Mobile usability isn’t just about scaling a website or app to fit various devices. It’s about understanding how people use mobile devices and that the mobile experience is as unique as the user.

Christine Esoldo
Christine is a UX/UI designer who specializes in data management, wellness products, and scaling UX teams for large organizations. She is the Director of UX and Product Design at CrowdStrike and has partnered with companies such as Dell, Lowe’s, and The Hershey Company.
E-commerce UX for the Mobile Experience
The explosive growth of e-commerce has created a need for online stores to adapt to mobile experiences. This post outlines the many aspects that make a successful mobile e-commerce experience.

Stelian Subotin
Stelian is a UI designer with more than seven years of experience in designing and building projects of different scales from the ground up.
Enhance User Flow: A Guide to UX Analysis
Conducting UX analysis as part of an iterative process provides valuable, actionable insights into enhancing and optimizing a product’s user experience.

Arvand Alviri
Arvand is a UX/UI designer who has worked on a variety of apps for high-profile startups and companies such as Microsoft and Deloitte.
The Value of Design Thinking in Business
Product innovation happens at the intersection of desirability, business viability, and technological feasibility. Design thinking—with a proven ROI—integrates all three and delivers business value.

James Pikover
James has written about consumer tech and video games for over 6 years including VentureBeat, IGN, and Gizmodo.
Mastering Fintech UX: A Design Case Study
New fintech apps are changing how we see our investment goals and interact with financial institutions. This article reviews best practices for building trust without sacrificing fun or usability.

Tejas Bhatt
Tejas designs impactful digital products and works with major Indian startups, including the world’s largest bank and credit card company.
Better UX Through Microinteractions
Microinteractions are single interactive moments in a product that enhance the workflow and make a product more enjoyable. This article highlights key parts of microinteractions and patterns.

Ondřej Dostál
For the past five years, Ondřej has worked as a designer, specializing in helping companies with their UX and UI designs, mostly mobile.
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