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Mike Hyzy and Bret Wardle Mike Hyzy and Bret Wardle
Updated on April 20, 2024

How to Gamify Your UX Design Process

Six steps to implement achievements into your UX and UI design process, with examples.

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Bansi Mehta Bansi Mehta
Updated on April 20, 2024

Why Design Debt Is a Liability Your Product Cannot Afford to Have

UX problems compound over time and become costly to fix if ignored for too long.

Frank Rose Frank Rose
Updated on April 20, 2024

Can Design Thinking Corner the Market on Our Attention Economy?

In the Information Age, we’re inundated with companies fighting for our attention. But this information glut has a less obvious effect: it’s fueled the triumph of design.

Ed Orozco Ed Orozco
Updated on April 20, 2024

What Is Design Strategy, and Why Do You Need One?

A design strategy is a set of principles that aligns your business’s mission and vision with the design of your products. Use this guide to put one together for your business today.

Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on April 20, 2024

Why Design Maturity Is All About Culture

Industry leaders are proving that design isn’t just for designers anymore.

Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 20, 2024

Don’t Major in Design! Do This Instead.

If you want to be a designer, don’t be a design major. Here’s why.

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 Ari Krzyzek Ari Krzyzek
Updated on April 15, 2024

How Machine Learning Tools Can Enhance UX Design

A plethora of new technologies promise to shake up the work of the UX designer. Our expert explains how to get the most out of them.

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Carsten Rhod Gregersen Carsten Rhod Gregersen
Updated on April 15, 2024

3 IoT Latency Issues and How to Fix Them

Here’s why 0.1 seconds matter in IoT.

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Billy Frazier Billy Frazier
Updated on April 15, 2024

The 10 Principles of Entrepreneurial Design

Here’s how to apply Rams’ 10 Principles of Design when you’re working with a startup.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 15, 2024

A Designer’s Survival Guide to Economic Uncertainty

With a recession looming, here’s how designers can adapt and thrive.

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