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Adobe XD vs Sketch: Showdown 2020
Two heavyweight contenders continue to battle it out to capture the top spot for the most favored design tool: Adobe XD vs Sketch. Which tool will rule them all? We explore the differences in a comprehensive design tool showdown.
Vincent Abou Ghazale
Vincent is a UX/UI designer with deep experience helping digital agencies and startups achieve success through innovative design strategies.
Design Constraints Are Not Restraints, They Stoke Creativity
Design constraints are clues. They help designers triangulate between the problems, resources, and criteria inherent in every project and prevent precious time wasted on extraneous design ideas.
Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.
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Remote Brand Strategy Workshops: The Ultimate Step-by-step Guide
Brand strategy workshops align stakeholders and set the tone for the work that follows. Better still, they produce brands that go beyond aesthetic appeal to achieve business goals.
Charlie Osborne
Charlie leads brand strategy workshops and helps companies define actionable goals with evidence-based thinking.
How to Prevent Feature Creep with User Story Best Practices
Designers should not rely on user stories alone to prevent feature creep. However, working with them provides the critical measurements designers need to deliver products with great user experiences.
Florence Dairo
Florence is a digital product designer and strategist. She has worked with startups to create seamless and delightful experiences.
Safe and Sound: How to Approach Password UX
For too long, the user experience of password management has been ignored, leading to serious losses for businesses and users alike. It’s time for designers to rethink every aspect of password UX.
Mayank Sharma
Mayank specializes in creating user-centered designs and translating complex systems into beautiful web and mobile experiences.
A Comprehensive Guide to Notification Design
Notifications of all types are an indispensable part of digital products, but they should never harm the user experience—they should only be used to assist interactions and boost UX.
Sara Vilas Santiago
Sara specializes in enterprise product design and has worked with more than 100 multinational corporations, mostly in the financial sector.
Make It Count – A Guide to Measuring the User Experience
As designers, we want the products we build to be satisfying and easy to use, but how can we know that’s the case? We start by measuring the user experience with evidence rather than opinions.
Kayode Osinusi
Kayode is a seasoned UX designer with a passion for developing thoughtful visual content and delightful user experiences.
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