As UX designers, our instinct is often to pack interfaces full of features in an effort to please users. But some of the most effective designs achieve success through a counterintuitive approach – limiting rather than expanding options. When users first interact with a new product, an overwhelming number of choices can confuse rather than …
I’m just three days into my workweek in 2022, and working from home on a laptop — not because it’s unique to me, but because it’s the new reality for myself and 16% of Americans. Industry players both in tech and beyond have designed change into their systems, but we’re finding out that they haven’t designed …
ome members of UX studio had a nostalgic discussion about video games not too long ago. About halfway through the discussion, we realized that none of us clearly remembered or even cared that much about a game’s UI design, even though most of us met UI design for the first time by playing video games. When …
A UX portfolio is a collection of case studies that reveal your design process and skills through the story of design projects you’ve been part of. The difference between UX portfolios and UX case studies Many designers use the word ‘portfolio’ to refer to their case studies. But they’re not the same thing. The difference is technical: …
UX writer vs. copywriter: These are two often-confused roles that are really quite distinct. So let’s break down the differences between the two. Copywriting has been around for a while—think 19th-century department store ads in newspapers. User experience (UX) writing on the other hand, is relatively new to the scene. The world of print and …
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If you’ve ever bonded with a co-worker over a TV show or movie you both loved, you know that stories have the power to bring people together. But have you ever thought about the way stories can be incorporated into your work with other members of your UX design team? Or about how storytelling can help you …