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Why Productivity Apps Lead Designers to Procrastination

Olha Bahaieva Avatar| By olhabahaieva on June 23, 2021

    { 🤔 } – You Need to Have a Choice This article was originally published on Muzli. Productivity is a crucial element for your work. You want to do more tasks and not sacrifice quality. You’ve heard that productivity apps are great and want to use them? You tried to improve your productivity and failed? While productivity […]

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    What to Ask Yourself Before Usability Testing

    Olha Bahaieva Avatar| By olhabahaieva on May 26, 2021

      { đź’» } – Usability Testing Is Important, But Only If You Do It Right This article was originally published on UX Designers Club. Do you know how to conduct effective usability testing? A lot can go wrong when conducting a usability test. If you ask the right questions and follow some basic steps, you’ll have successful usability testing. […]

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      Don’t Go Through It — Grow Through It

      Briandito Priambodo Avatar| By brianditopriambodo on April 28, 2021

        { 🌱 } – Most of the Time, You Have to Pick Yourself Up Life is full of ups and downs. The moment you step out of your parents’ house, you’ll realise that the world is not so kind. Sometimes it’s because we lack skills or talent; other times, it’s the timing or situation. This […]

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        6 Storytelling Principles to Improve Your UX

        Dan Nessler Avatar| By dan_nessler on March 31, 2021

          { đź“– } – Crafting a Good Experience Is Like Telling a Good Story Crafting a Good Experience Is Like Telling a Good Story Stories are core to various activities, tools and methods applied in UX. Stories are how we remember. We tend to forget bullet points (Robert McKee on HBR) Bullet points make as […]

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          It’s Okay to Leave Side Projects Unfinished

          Briandito Priambodo Avatar| By brianditopriambodo on March 10, 2021

            { 🚧 } – Because Not Everything Is Worth Doing How many side projects have you left unfinished? There are times when you have the spark and passion for an idea, but you just can’t do it immediately. There are ideas that you would always come back to every now and then but never end […]

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            Psychology + Design: Gestalt Principles as Solutions

            Mhariell Mosqueriola Avatar| By mhariellriel on February 17, 2021

              { ⬛ } – Solving Problems by Understanding Human Behaviour I have always believed that Psychology and Design comprise User Experience. Our profession entails empathy whenever we deal with human needs whose our goal is to solve. And as I continue to dive deep into where Psychology comes in the picture of Design, I then […]

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              Where Will UX Design Be in 5 Years?

              Olha Bahaieva Avatar| By olhabahaieva on January 27, 2021

                { 🤖 } – UX Knowledge for a Designer to Stay Up-to-Date No one could imagine the sudden change in people’s lives in 2020. The same happens in the Tech. You hear about new device releases or new libraries for programmers. All this affects your design work. Every day changes are routine to UX designers […]

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                Stop Solving Real Problems Once in a While

                Dan Nessler Avatar| By dan_nessler on January 6, 2021

                  { âť“ } – How to Stop Taking Things Too Seriously Heard of dark mode? Of course, you have. Dark mode is said to reduce eye strain, it has grown in popularity, and user demand. Sketch recently released a new version of their software offering the dark side of the screen, thus addressing a user need and […]

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                  Giving Life to Your Product Ideas

                  Eugen EĹźanu Avatar| By eugenesanu on December 1, 2020

                    { đź’ˇ } –How to Avoid Making Common Mistakes Once I read an interview with Ryan Singer, the Head of Strategy at Basecamp, and the interviewer asked: “How can you get to a stage where things are just running smoothly? Where do people go wrong?”. To which he said that — people struggle with getting started […]

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                    Package Your Product to Stand a Tsunami

                    Gilbert Umeh Avatar| By gilbertumeh on December 1, 2020

                      { 📦 } – Why Nigerian Products Don’t Perform As Well As Their Foreign Counterparts Has anyone ever wondered why Nigerian-made products don’t do well in the market compared to the imported ones? Well, let me open your eyes to the reality behind this: it comes down to packaging, because you can’t spend your money […]

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