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Kinder Tools: How to Improve Enterprise UX Design for Mental Health
Enterprise tools can be fraught with features and interactions that exacerbate mental health disorders. These UX solutions improve accessibility and help everyone have a better workday.
Danae Botha
Danae has over 15 years of user-focused design experience, producing digital products for international clients such as Subway restaurants and the Cambridge Dictionary. She specializes in blending user research, prototyping, and development with business strategy to create elegant, effective products.
For Your Health: 5 Tips and Strategies for Wellness Branding
The health and wellness industry is booming, creating opportunity—and a competitive market. Wellness businesses can apply these branding best practices to stand out and connect with customers.
Pilar Rios Niño
Pilar is a UX/UI designer and illustrator with deep expertise building brand design and strategy for yoga, health food, and fitness companies. She holds a postgraduate degree in UX/UI design and bachelor’s degrees in fine arts and advertising and public relations.
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Elevate Your E-commerce Journey With Animated UX Microinteractions
Toptal experts share their insights and best practices for designing motion effects that enhance e-commerce UX and increase conversions.
Emily Adiseshiah
Emily is a UX writer and editor whose work has been featured in UX Magazine, Usability Geek, Justinmind, and other noteworthy publications.
Necessary Friction: The Theatrics of UX Security
Contrary to conventional wisdom, there are times when making products harder to use can be beneficial. Here’s how to use positive friction to enhance UX security and user trust.
Nenad Ivanovic
Nenad is a digital product designer and security expert who specializes in identity verification, e-commerce marketplaces, and fintech platforms. He has led design teams at creative agencies, IT firms, and startups, and has presented at conferences and events, such as UX Belgrade.
Life in Motion: A Guide to Animating Mobile Data Visualizations
Animation can make data more comprehensible, engaging, and useful, especially on mobile. When animating data visualizations, designers should use motion design principles—and avoid common pitfalls.
Daniel Nisttahuz
Daniel is a senior product designer with more than 14 years of experience. Previously, he was the Principal Product Designer for the animation platform LottieFiles. His expertise includes UI/UX, mobile, and motion design, and his background as both a designer and an engineer gives him a unique perspective on technology and creativity.
How to Choose the Best Colors for Industry Events
Color in industry event design informs, inspires, and builds lasting brand awareness. Discover color strategies that delight attendees and set your event apart.
Charlotte Miller
Charlotte has more than 10 years of experience in visual design, UI design, and user research. She excels at creating captivating visuals that delight users and enhance digital and in-person experiences. Her past clients include Virgin Media, Disney Pixar, Nissan, Vauxhall, and Clinique.
NFTs for Designers: An Introduction
The global NFT market relies on designers to support artists, Web3 platforms and marketplaces, and major global brands. Toptal designer Gabor Molnar offers insights from his experience breaking into this emerging field.
Gabor Molnar
Gabor is a 3D generalist and designer in the fast-paced world of crypto and NFTs. He is a creator of the NFT collection Omnimorphs and a consultant for other NFT brands. He is also a product designer with a background in business economics, user experience design, user interface design, and branding.
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