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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.

Antti Aaltonen Antti Aaltonen
Updated on April 20, 2024

Here’s How to Achieve Excellence in UX Design

Build UX best practices that center on understanding, relevance, and use.

John Jarosz John Jarosz
Updated on April 20, 2024

3 Ways to Be a More Effective Experience Designer

First of all, dig deep to discover the job to be done.

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Nick Babich Nick Babich
Updated on April 20, 2024

Solve Any Product Problem With the Design Thinking Framework

Design thinking is a human-centric problem-solving framework that helps teams find solutions that work. Your team can use it to overcome any challenge you may face.

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.

Samantha Berg Samantha Berg
Updated on April 20, 2024

Emotion-Focused Design Is Your Sharpest Competitive Edge

It’s not about what you deliver, it’s about how what you deliver makes your users feel.

Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2024

Don’t Major in Design! Do This Instead.

If you want to be a designer, don’t be a design major. Here’s why.

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Rubens Cantuni Rubens Cantuni
Updated on April 20, 2024

Why the COVID-19 Era Is a Big Opportunity for Product Designers

​​​​​​​We can help make products that assist urgent isolation efforts and will also benefit society when we come out of this crisis.

 Ari Krzyzek Ari Krzyzek
Updated on April 15, 2024

Microinteractions: A Guide to Mastering the Smallest Parts of Your Design

Because microinteractions are so small, designers often overlook them, but getting these tiny elements of a product right is essential. Our expert explains how to approach them.

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Aminata Jalloh Aminata Jalloh
Updated on April 12, 2024

Why Product Managers Should Start Joining Hackathons

Hackathons aren’t just for developers and designers anymore.

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