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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.

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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.

UX Portfolio Tips and Best Practices

This guide shows UX designers how to craft a brilliant portfolio by examining questions about process and sharing practical design tips.

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Micah Bowers

Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.

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The Best UX Tools (with Infographic)

When having the right UX tools is the crucial difference between having an effective design workflow and one that’s slow and unproductive, it’s important to stay up to date with the latest tools (with infographic).

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Miklos Philips

Miklos is a UX designer, product design strategist, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.

E-commerce 101: Understanding Shopping Cart Abandonment (With Infographic)

An illuminating infographic highlights 10 e-commerce pain points that ruin the user experience and lead to shopping cart abandonment.

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Micah Bowers

Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.

A Spectrum of Possibilities: The Go-to UI Color Guide

Color is the master key to compelling design communication, but UI designers must learn to wield its power. This guide simplifies color theory concepts and shows designers how to use color with precision.

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Micah Bowers

Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.

The Role of Color in UX

A well-thought-out color palette can elevate a design from “good” to “great” while a mediocre palette can detract from a user’s experience and even interfere with their ability to use a site or app.

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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.

The Tried and True Laws of UX (with Infographic)

Just as there are cause and effect relationships, there are the laws of UX: predictable outcomes and human behaviors in UX a designer can use to design superior products. This infographic explains it all.

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Miklos Philips

Miklos is a UX designer, product design strategist, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.

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Paula Barcante

Paula is an award-winning UX/UI designer, advisor, and illustrator with more than six years of hands-on experience in making complex interfaces delightful and user friendly. She has made a significant impact in large corporations, such as Amazon, Zillow, Google, as well as startups. Her mission is to create efficient, beautiful, innovative, and high-quality experiences for the greater good of society.

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