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Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2024

What Designers Actually Do — and the True Value of Design

Designers, your work is a major investment, not a sunk cost. Don’t lose sight of your worth.

Victoria Gegalow Victoria Gegalow
Updated on April 20, 2024

6 UX Design Principles to Boost Your Well-Being

What’s good for design is also good for your nervous system.

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 Ari Krzyzek Ari Krzyzek
Updated on April 20, 2024

Why Do UX Designers Need to Work With Data?

If you want to build useful UX designs, you need to make sure your work incorporates insights from data.

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Eric Smallwood Eric Smallwood
Updated on April 20, 2024

Why You Should Invest in Design Systems

Design systems help streamline team processes, resulting in better interfaces, products and experiences.

Tiffany Hale Tiffany Hale
Updated on April 20, 2024

Should You Be Focusing on Product Design or Service Design?

Know when your product is suffering from service design issues — not product design ones.

Conor Mackin Conor Mackin
Updated on April 20, 2024

UX for Ecosystems: Why It’s Important

Here’s why and how to consider a product’s ecosystem during the design process.

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Brian Bekins Brian Bekins
Updated on April 20, 2024

How to Manage Design Assets During a Rebrand

Rebranding your company’s visual identity is a huge undertaking. Our expert explains how to ensure you don’t get overwhelmed by the process.

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Mike Hyzy and Bret Wardle Mike Hyzy and Bret Wardle
Updated on April 20, 2024

How to Gamify Your UX Design Process

Six steps to implement achievements into your UX and UI design process, with examples.

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Bansi Mehta Bansi Mehta
Updated on April 20, 2024

Why Design Debt Is a Liability Your Product Cannot Afford to Have

UX problems compound over time and become costly to fix if ignored for too long.

Frank Rose Frank Rose
Updated on April 20, 2024

Can Design Thinking Corner the Market on Our Attention Economy?

In the Information Age, we’re inundated with companies fighting for our attention. But this information glut has a less obvious effect: it’s fueled the triumph of design.