Typography is one of the most critical website design factors, as it significantly impacts many other UI design facets, including usability, accessibility, branding, readability, and aesthetics. We explore website typography for UX design, including correct terminology, the basics, and advanced techniques designers can use to improve design decisions. Design responsive websites faster with UXPin’s advanced
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A sense of urgency is the strategic use of design elements and messaging to create an immediate need for users to take action. Designers can create urgency by leveraging time-sensitive offers, limited availability, or social proof to evoke emotional responses that motivate users to act quickly. The objective of incorporating urgency into design is to
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UXPin Merge provides developers, UX designers, and product teams with an intuitive user interface to prototype and test using ReactJS components. The drag-and-drop workflow is the perfect environment for rapid React prototyping–even for non-designers or those without design tool skills. Payment giant PayPal and startup TeamPassword both have non-designers building and testing prototypes in UXPin.
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What is sabotaging your design system? Is it lack of support from stakeholders? Poor cross-team collaboration? No governance structure? We joined forces with Whitespace to set up a discussion panel about overcoming challenges of scaling design systems. Join us for free on May 16th and listen to the experts who grow, govern, maintain, and evangelize
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FinTech design systems help product teams solve fundamental usability issues while moving fast to stay ahead of the competition. But, building a FinTech design system requires significant resources to create, scale, and mature. Create a single source of truth for your FinTech app with the world’s most advanced design and prototyping tool. Visit our Merge
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Heuristic evaluation is the review of a user interface based on a set of usability principles. It helps surface usability problems throughout the design process and can save countless hours of development time by fixing usability issues before they go live. A formal heuristic evaluation consists of 3–5 usability experts examining an interface to highlight
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Designing a meaningful and impactful future begins with a clear and concise mission statement. This article explores the essential elements of an effective design mission statement, including a step-by-step guide to crafting one that reflects your team’s unique values, principles, and aspirations. Whether you’re a UX designer, DesignOps leader, or product owner, understanding the importance
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Testing is vital for ensuring your design system provides the tools, guidance, components, and support teams need to deliver high-quality products efficiently. Design system testing assesses every aspect of the component library, documentation, syntax, accessibility, and more to ensure it meets the organization’s standards and expectations. This article explores design system testing, when to test,
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The quality of design is about more than offering a visually-appealing interface; it has a direct impact on the product’s commercial success. According to McKinsey & Company, using design thinking methods leads to a 35% increase in revenue. It also prompts a 56% increase in return compared to businesses that put product design in the
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Users require physical clues on what they should do on your site and where they should do it. This is where visual clues or affordances come in – they show users what they should do. This article will show you how you can design the best affordances to guide your site users. Design advanced prototypes
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Striking the right balance between user and business goals is crucial for an organization and its products’ success. To deliver win-win solutions, product teams must encompass user objectives, desires, and challenges while meeting a company’s strategic goals. We explore user vs. business goals and common associated KPIs. We also look at two real-world examples from
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There has never been a better time to build a design system. The rise of design systems has created more jobs in the digital product development domain, increasing the need for UX designers, product managers, and software developers. Developers and designers are among the most desired people on the market. Companies worldwide have a never-ending
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We sat down with five experts to gather insights and advice new Design Systems Managers should consider when taking on a design system position. Introducing our five collaborators for this article: This article was a collaborative effort with the experts and UXPin’s team. UXPin Merge is a code-based design technology bridging the gap between design
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UI developers play a vital role in a digital product’s usability, intuitiveness, and performance. “UX designers have zero control over UX delivered to users but 100% accountability. Engineers have zero accountability for UX delivered to users but 100% control.” Erica Rider, UX Lead EPX at PayPal Understanding user interface design principles, user experience, and user-friendly
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UX Design is a competitive world. Standing out from the crowd is essential for success. Crafting a compelling UX designer bio is a powerful way to showcase your unique value proposition, share your design philosophy, and present your skills and work experience. This comprehensive guide explores the best practices for writing an engaging UX designer
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