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  • HTML & CSS: a quick and easy introduction for total beginners

    HTML & CSS: a quick and easy introduction for total beginners

    If you’ve ever wondered how websites are built, you’ve come to the right place. This guide is for total beginners, particularly UI… Continue reading on UX Collective » Daily fantasy sports app are legal in U.S. states that outlaw gambling, but apply UX practices that coax users into playing more at their own expense. Do you […]

  • How to make a tonal color palette by stealing from nature

    How to make a tonal color palette by stealing from nature

    Craft a beautiful tonal color palette for your design systems Continue reading on UX Collective » Survival tips for Junior Designers’ job hunt The Scream by Edvard Munch Dear ***, we appreciate the time and effort you took to complete the application […] If there’s something that unites most of the people on earth, it’s probably an […]

  • Invisible leadership: Dissolve to evolve

    Invisible leadership: Dissolve to evolve

    What happens when authentic design leadership means letting go in a world obsessed with control? What if less is truly more? Continue reading on UX Collective » Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “However, when it comes to building a product, the way different roles approach decisions is shaped by their own experiences and thought […]

  • Confidence is hard to gain as a designer. Here’s what can help

    Confidence is hard to gain as a designer. Here’s what can help

    How to gain confidence to present your design ideas Continue reading on UX Collective » Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “However, when it comes to building a product, the way different roles approach decisions is shaped by their own experiences and thought processes. This is because our brains naturally rely on familiar information. When […]

  • Developer’s mental model, choice is not the enemy, component spec in UX

    Developer’s mental model, choice is not the enemy, component spec in UX

    Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “However, when it comes to building a product, the way different roles approach decisions is shaped by their own experiences and thought processes. This is because our brains naturally rely on familiar information. When a CTO works on a product, their mental framework already includes a deep understanding of […]

  • Time for a more progressive design model

    Time for a more progressive design model

    Prevent chaotic scenarios by breaking the process into manageable steps. Visual representation of the Progressive Design Model an attempt to implement CI/CD-ish Pipeline into Design A bit of context — how did Agile originate? 🐥 Historically, most software would be created through a process called Waterfall. In environments characterized by high costs, risks, and a limited pool of […]

  • Desire, data, and doubt — the sacred fundamentals of human interaction

    Desire, data, and doubt — the sacred fundamentals of human interaction

    Timeless wisdom from sci-fi applied to UX. Continue reading on UX Collective » How distraction-driven products lead to failures and promote unsafe behaviors Photo by cottonbro studio from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-people-engaged-on-their-phones-8088495/ In today’s tech-driven world, user experience is more important than ever.From the simplest consumer app to the most complex industrial software, how we interact with […]

  • Duolingo: analyzing all engagement and retention techniques

    Duolingo: analyzing all engagement and retention techniques

    Over 500 million people around the world use Duolingo to learn languages. In this article, we will dive into Duolingo’s engagement strategies and how this company keeps users motivated and coming back to the app again and again. Collage created by author Duolingo uses the Self-Determination Theory in the product. This concept says that people are driven […]

  • Competing for user attention

    Competing for user attention

    How distraction-driven products lead to failures and promote unsafe behaviors Photo by cottonbro studio from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-people-engaged-on-their-phones-8088495/ In today’s tech-driven world, user experience is more important than ever.From the simplest consumer app to the most complex industrial software, how we interact with digital products can dramatically impact our lives and businesses. For most people, a […]

  • A three-layered approach to accessibility design

    A three-layered approach to accessibility design

    A simpler approach to a complicated topic. As designers, it’s time we take charge of change. We don’t need another discussion on why accessibility matters in product design. The reasons are well-established, from enhancing your design expertise and improving usability to creating a more inclusive world. What’s lacking is how we implement accessibility in a way […]

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