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Himanshu Bahmani Himanshu Bahmani
Updated on September 19, 2023

5 Ways to Build a Better Dashboard Wireframe

Don’t overlook these 5 tips for making a standout dashboard.

5 Ways to Build a Better Dashboard Wireframe
Amy Schultz Amy Schultz
Updated on July 17, 2023

Everyone Needs Design Skills. Here’s Why.

Design skills can boost your marketability in our increasingly visual world.

 Everyone Needs Design Skills. Here’s Why.
Lukas Oppermann Lukas Oppermann
Updated on December 14, 2022

11 Benefits of Design Systems for Designers, Developers, Product Owners, and Teams

By now, everyone should know that design systems are great. They make your work easier, faster, and cheaper, so you don’t even need designers anymore — or do you?

11 Benefits of Design Systems for Designers, Developers, Product Owners, and Teams
Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on July 26, 2022

Don’t Major in Design! Do This Instead.

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

Don’t Major in Design! Do This Instead.
Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on July 18, 2022

Design Thinking: What It Is and Why It’s Used

It all starts with understanding the problem you’re solving.

Design Thinking: What It Is and Why It’s Used
Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2022

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.

What Designers Actually Do — and the True Value of Design
Samantha Berg Samantha Berg
Updated on March 23, 2022

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.

Emotion-Focused Design Is Your Sharpest Competitive Edge
Laura Pickel Laura Pickel
Updated on November 03, 2021

Design Thinking in Action: A User-Centered Approach

Design thinking has become a trendy topic in recent years, with books, workshops, and even entire college classes dedicated to training people in this particular approach to problem-solving. Why this interest in design thinking?

Design Thinking in Action: A User-Centered Approach
Frank Rose Frank Rose
Updated on August 11, 2021

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.

Can Design Thinking Corner the Market on Our Attention Economy?
Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on February 17, 2021

The Designers Behind ‘Data Sketches’ on Their Eccentric Vision for Data Viz

This project-turned-book made the field weirder and more beautiful.

The Designers Behind ‘Data Sketches’ on Their Eccentric Vision for Data Viz