What Tech Job is Right for Me? A Comprehensive Guide to Navigating Your Career Path
People have diverse aspirations when it comes to their professional journey. Some seek fulfilling employment, while others strive to cultivate a flourishing career that pushes them to grow beyond their imagination. It's all about choosing a career that offers appropriate personal growth opportunities and pays well. If you find yourself contemplating a change or exploring alternative paths, consider the possibilities offered by a career in technology.Rapid technological advancements now affect ou
Collection of Grungy Textures
<div><p>Genuine high-res textures from aged walls and grounds to use as authentic grunge, vintage overlays on images.</p>
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Design System Challenge: Rebranding 100+ touchpoints in under 9 months.
<div><p>In today’s hyperconnected world it is critical for a brand to be extremely flexible but recognizable.</p>
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How to create a color ramp used in design systems
<div><p>A color ramp, also known as a color scale, is a visual representation of how colors transition from light to dark in a smooth and continuous manner.</p>
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Google’s 25th Birthday
<div><p>Let’s take a walk down memory lane to learn how we were born 25 years ago... </p>
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Announcing Microsoft Copilot, your everyday AI companion
<div><p>We are entering a new era of AI, one that is fundamentally changing how we relate to and benefit from technology.</p>
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Missing the Forrest for Usability — Testing!
Missing the Forrest for Usability — Testing!In their 2021 report titled “The Top 12 Reasons Startups Fail” CB Insights listed running out of cash, and no market need as the two top reasons why startups fail while flawed business models came in 4th place.In Skynova’s 2022 report, running out of cash came as the second reason behind startups’ failure, poor timing was in the 4th place, while lack of a business model came in the 7th place.These previously mentioned reasons highlighting the failure t
9 Stand-Out eCommerce Web Design Trends of 2023
Every year, there are new eCommerce design trends on the block as online brands look for new ways to outshine their competitors. The average eCommerce shopper spends a lot of time online. These buyers expect eCommerce brands to offer new and innovative user experiences. They’re not satisfied with plain old websites that look like they belong in 2013.To attract these consumers, online retailers and their web design teams experiment with new design features and design trends. Most of these experim
Three UX trends you should avoid
<div><div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://uxplanet.org/three-ux-trends-you-should-avoid-d52ed722b377"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*fEkFZBfSDJmer3PW4_vtxA.jpeg" width="5184"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Insights for a Better User Experience</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://uxplanet.org/three-ux-trends-you-should-avoid-d52ed722b377">Continue reading on UX Planet »</a></p></div></div>
Seeing the Connection in Everyday Objects
Photo by Zachary DeBottisMental models is basically how we understand things around us. It shapes how we interact with the world and connects our minds to things we understood from different context.The more you see that things are connected the more easy it is to interact with existing or new objects better (objects here refer to products, digital, physical, man-made or natural).The aim of this article is to better open your mind to see the connection across several objects.Have you ever tried
A Disturbing Trend in UX
AI Made This.Right now it’s a shit show for UX people but I say — hold tight. The thing that is destroying UX may very well be it’s savior.After a career that spans over 10 years, in various job roles within the UX gamut, I have noticed a steady trend that I find not just disturbing, but depressing and even anger inducing. I am not the first to notice it, but I write this not to just reiterate it for the sake of relevance, but to offer a possible glimpse to what happens after the trend is over.I
B2B and B2C — Understanding User Experiences
B2B and B2C — Understanding User ExperiencesThe topic for this article came about as a result of years of hearing a similar statement from multiple sources across different organizations I’ve worked with. The statement being “solutions take a different shape when building a B2C product versus building a B2B product”. Also this is a topic that frequently pops up in Design interviews, one where the interviewer wants to get the Designer’s take on the subject matter. The question presents itself in
How Good Design Can Transform User Adoption Rates for SaaS Apps
Ever wonder why some SaaS tools are universally loved while others barely get a nod?It often boils down to the design and user-centricity of a product.“Design methodology tailored to organizational needs is the gateway to successful user adoption.”Steve Judge and Brian ThompsonThis insight is particularly poignant today, where employees navigate multiple application interfaces daily, each boasting its unique way of working. Such an environment can be overwhelming and fraught with pitfalls. In fa
Mobile UX Design
<div><div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://uxplanet.org/mobile-ux-design-d3440793c97e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*O3WWA7QzPwjBTXdfitchGA.jpeg" width="7409"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Essential Practices & Emerging Trends</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://uxplanet.org/mobile-ux-design-d3440793c97e">Continue reading on UX Planet »</a></p></div></div>
Why I Quit UX For Visual Design
Thumbnail by authorAbout 3 years ago around late 2020, I came across a few reels of designers working on their desks.Doesn’t sound too fancy, but the intriguing factor for me was — it wasn’t graphic design.They were using a tool called Figma and designing mobile apps.This blew 16-year-old me away.See I come from a country that ranks very high in design illiteracy, and the only design people know here is graphic design.So of course, I was taken aback once I realized there’s more than one form of
Textareas with auto-increasing height using CSS
<div><p>Textareas areas are great when it comes to accepting a large amount of text from the user. </p>
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From WebGL to WebGPU
<div><p>Learn some tips for WebGL developers who are migrating to WebGPU.</p>
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macOS Sonoma is available today
<div><p>macOS Sonoma is now available as a free software update.</p>
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24 hours in an invisible epidemic
<div><p>Watch 24 hours of an American day, and the invisible crisis hiding in plain sight</p>
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A Guide to Prototyping Automotive Interfaces
<div><p>Good design is not a function of talent, but number of iterations. Here’s my guide to prototyping automotive interfaces.</p>
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