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Visual Designers vs. Graphic Designers: Who Does What and Why (With Infographic)
Because graphic design and visual design both focus on aesthetics, the line between the two disciplines is often blurred, especially when referencing digital designs (includes infographic).
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.
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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Tips for a Productive Design Critique
Design critiques are a key part of the product design process that encourage collaboration and improve ideas. This guide will help designers conduct productive, efficient critiques for actionable feedback.
Alexandre Brito
Alexandre is a UX designer and strategist with 10+ years of experience working for companies like Deutsche Bank, Philips, and Vodafone.
Ditch MVPs, Adopt Minimum Viable Prototypes (MVPrs)
Learn the value of minimum viable prototypes (MVPrs), a quick and affordable way to create, launch, test, and improve digital products based on real-world insights.
Alexandru Giuseppe Ispas
Alexandru is a product designer with more than nine years of experience focused on creating easy-to-use experiences for web and mobile.
Following Trends: Homage vs. Design Plagiarism
When looking for inspiration, designers should consider what they can add to the work of others. Where can they make it better? More useful? More elegant? More efficient?
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.
Prominent E-commerce Trends and Their Influence on Design (with Infographic)
Many exciting trends in e-commerce are on the horizon, from AI and AR to chatbots and voice ordering. The future of e-commerce will be shaped by trailblazing tech and savvy UX design (with infographic).
Miklos Philips
Miklos is a UX designer, product design strategist, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.
Prototype With Ease: An InVision Studio Tutorial
Follow this tutorial to create an interactive prototype with slick animated transitions in minutes using InVision Studio, the exciting new free interface design tool.
Bree Chapin
Bree’s a passionate designer and problem-solver with 10+ years of experience in product, UX/UI design for web and native mobile applications.
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