UX101: Complete Guide to In-Person User Research
The benefits of doing user research outweigh the risks of not conducting any research at all. Without proper research into user behavior, it becomes difficult to design and build features that are truly intuitive and follow a user’s workflow and thought processes. Having to re-work such features because they’re not understandable or solving real problems is also a time-consuming and inefficient way to build digital products.
Is UX Freelancing a Fit For You?
Freelancing in UX design offers many benefits that in-house positions cannot, but it’s up to you to decide if it’s the right path for your career. These benefits include making your own schedule, choosing the projects you enjoy working on, and, in most cases, increasing your pay rate per project.
A Guide to Interviewing Users
Interviews provide a wealth of qualitative information – thoughts, feelings, frustrations, anecdotes, and much more – about a certain task or situation that you can’t necessarily glean from a data set or a research report. Learn the benefits of interviewing and how to interview users the right way so you get the most valuable information from the beginning of the design discovery phase.
Wireframing Tools for Beginners
Wireframing is a key skill for UX design and often used to show layouts or visualize ideas to clients, stakeholders, and developers. Today’s wireframing programs can make it quicker and easier to develop these deliverable. Sketch, Figma, Codepen, Invision, Mindmeister, and many more are available and widely used. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the […]
How to Check Out the Competition
Nearly every business across every industry is looking over its shoulder or peeking in next door to see what the competition is up to. As a UX designer, understanding how to do a basic competitive analysis can further our designs, and our business acumen. UX designer Sarah Khan shows us how.