This is a guest post written by Shuffle.dev. Head on to their site to browse through the catalog of categorized UI components and get inspired. Let’s see what they say about eliminating writer’s block. All of us have experienced designer’s block at some point. It’s not a pleasant place to be in, but don’t worry,

Enterprise design thinking was invented by IBM to compensate for the disconnect that enterprises often experience between teams, stakeholders, and end-users. It takes IDEO’s traditional design thinking methodology and changes it in a way to tackle the unique challenges of enterprise-level projects. IBM’s Enterprise design thinking methodology has one major benefit. It prioritizes human connections

Key Takeaways: Inclusive design aims at taking perspectives of diverse user groups when designing a digital product. It considers temporary and situational factors that may play into user’s experience of a product. There are 8 principles of inclusive web design that designers may use when creating inclusive experiences. One of an exercise for designing inclusive

Sustainable web design is a growing movement as organizations look for every opportunity to reduce emissions and minimize their carbon footprint. If you follow responsive web design and mobile-first practices, you’re already on the way to reducing your environmental impact with greener digital products. According to a March 2020 BBC article, Why your internet habits

Get best practices for everyday responsive design. Tips illustrated with thorough analysis of 3 examples.

In today’s fast-paced tech industry, it’s challenging to maintain perfect design consistency, especially when you have multiple teams working on the same digital product! Periodic UX design audits allow designers to evaluate a product to identify continuity, consistency, accessibility, and usability issues. Reduce errors while increasing fidelity, functionality, and collaboration with UXPin’s code-based design tool.

10x what? You might find yourself scratching your head if you’ve come across this buzzword for the very first time, even if you are a part of the UX/UI  industry & community for some time. We don’t blame you because it’s a relatively new concept, but it’s becoming more and more prominent! Big companies are

As with many design systems teams, at Iress, we want our design system (which we call the IDS) to be more than simply a set of components. We want our design system to be a framework that our colleagues love to use and something that helps anyone at Iress create great experiences for the people using our product and services.

It’s no secret that consumers are becoming increasingly demanding when it comes to the services they pay for. In fact, a recent study by Microsoft reveals that 55% of respondents expect to see better CX year over year. The numbers are even higher when we look at customers under 34 and stands at 70%. Now,

Some team members despise design system governance. They see it as a roadblock to rapid growth, creativity, and flexibility. However, design system governance can foster scalability and creativity if properly implemented while maintaining design and usability consistency. Good design system governance prioritizes users before growth and profits. Company culture also plays a significant role in

In the high-tech digital UX design world, pen and paper are still the preferred choices for fast low-fidelity prototyping. Contrary to assumptions, UX teams spend a lot of time away from the computer, writing on sticky notes, whiteboards, notepads, and adding annotations to paper prototypes. The more planning and preparation designers can do before sitting

Bringing a new product to market is hard. The scary statistic is that 95% of new products fail despite all the time, effort, and resources invested to bring these ideas to life. But that shouldn’t discourage you from trying though, because when you get it right, you can transform your industry and build a business

Building component libraries can make UI development efficient and failure-proof. Some of the advantages of making a component library include: Creating a single source of truth that keeps everyone in line with your current guidelines. Scaling quickly when you need to meet a significant milestone or release date. Improving collaboration and communication in product teams.

Design operations managers have become increasingly important as more companies turn to digital products that help them connect with customers and streamline processes. If your design team members work on several projects simultaneously, it makes sense to bring in someone who knows how to manage designers and developers. As a relatively new position, design operations

The affinity diagram offers a framework for grouping information, be it data, user needs, opinions, insights, or other data types.  Affinity diagrams are when you put each concept, idea, or thought onto a small piece of notepaper. Then, you group ideas by different categories to see what the affinity of the two ideas could be.