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The Chat Crash: When a Chatbot Fails
There’s much confusion and hyperbole surrounding chatbots. The tech is promising, but the user experience is lacking. We examine five chatbot fails and share practical tips to improve their UX.
Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.
Cross-cultural Design and the Role of UX
Bringing a digital product to a new market can feel like navigating uncharted territory. Cultural differences are hard to identify but essential to understanding when developing a localized user experience.
Jenny Shen
Jenny is a UX designer who helps innovate digital products by defining strategy and designing user-centric experiences.
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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.
Strength in Numbers – An Overview of Data-driven Design
Data-driven UI design is both art and science. Understanding how to collect and analyze data and implement designs based on it is an important skill for beginner and expert designers alike.
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.
Mobile UX Design Constraints, Best Practices, and Working With Developers
We can achieve better user experiences with mobile UX design by following best practices, understanding constraints and facilitating a solid working relationship with developers.
Shane Ketterman
Shane comes from an architecture and design background as well as UX, tech, startups, and content marketing.
Heuristic Principles for Mobile Interfaces
Nielsen’s heuristic principles have stood the test of time and have been revisited to be further integrated with human-centered design for mobile—including clear definitions and design examples.
Jordan DeVos
Jordan’s expertise spans across brand strategy, service design, and UX. She works with organizations to help strengthen teams and innovate.
A Day in the Freelance Life: Getting to Know Toptal Designers
Are remote working and freelancing viable options for designers? We interview Toptal designers to discover how they’re forging freelance careers with meaningful work for high-impact global companies.
Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.
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