Toptal Design Blog

Shopify merchants have achieved more than $40 billion in sales, but with poorly executed UX design being one of the biggest contributors to abandoned checkouts, it’s clear that superior UX can boost this statistic even further.

UX designers often need to persuade executives on the ROI of a UX initiative. In this example scenario, the UX team presented the projected ROI of a UX redesign to make a convincing case.

The internet is a primary source of information, entertainment, and communication. Yet, for people with disabilities, there are barriers that make it inaccessible, as many websites don’t consider their needs.

Want to become a phenomenal designer? Take a multidisciplinary design approach and study the methods of other design disciplines.

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

Following some basic mobile app design best practices and avoiding the most common mistakes will help designers create apps that live past the crucial 90-day mark when 71% are abandoned.

Users form mental models around how products should work through use. In order to design for maximum usability, designers need to understand and leverage users’ mental models.