UI / UX

Square becomes Block, Spotify Wrapped’s genius, $GRAB debut + Founders of Fathom, Deft & Krepling | E1338

First, Jason covers Square's corporate renaming to Block to reflect their broader ambitions (2:11), breaks down the genius of Spotify wrapped (13:15), and gives a nod to Grab's public...

Flawed Products Harm – A Framework to Respond

Technology products are embedded in every aspect of daily life from homes, cars, phones, schools, workplaces. They’re in entertainment, healthcare, safety, and beyond.  While...

How To Fix Largest Contentful Issues With Subpart Analysis — Smashing Magazine

Struggling with slow Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)? Newly introduced by Google, LCP subparts help you pinpoint where page load delays come from. Now, in...

How to Design so That You Don’t Get the Phrase “That’s Not What We Need”

Hi! I’m Igor Artiukhov, the Lead Designer at NIX United. During my nine years in IT, I’ve become acquainted with various domains and participated...

A Better Approach to Multi-Level Sidebar Navigation

Designers must stop using multi-level sidebar navigation. Grouping many items and subitems together in a small space creates visual clutter. As a result, users...

Office politics: the skill they never taught us | by Pascal Potvin | Mar, 2025

The uncomfortable truth?Creating exceptional designs is only half our job.The other half is navigating workplace complexity, leveraging social dynamics, and building relationships that transform...

10 Best Cheap Drawing Tablets in 2025 – Expert Picks (Mar)

Looking for the best cheap drawing tablet? Ignite your creativity with the One by Wacom Small Graphics Drawing Tablet. It’s the top pick for...

Running Design Sprint Kickoffs Remotely

As the workforce decentralizes through the increased availability of remote employment options, teams have to learn to compensate for the lack of in-person collaboration...

Sunshine And March Vibes (2025 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine

Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the...

Apple’s iPhone 16e: A “Just Enough Tech” Innovation for Value

Apple’s modest new iPhone isn’t here to impress — it’s here to give more people access, value, and purpose.Apple spent several days teasing social...

30+ Best Headline Fonts – Perfect for Headers & Titles

If you’re in the market for the best headline fonts, this feature is for you! Whether you want to grow your blogging design, magazine, newspaper,...

The Dream of a More Human Navigation Realized

Using the customer intentions method to humanize our virtual worlds In the 2010 Sci-Fi film Inception a professional thief is offered a chance at erasing...

Reality Or Fiction? — Smashing Magazine

The most reliable way to meet user needs is through extensive usability research. However, scaling can be a challenge, especially if a researcher needs...

Does the "Search" belong on a Sitemap?

https://preview.redd.it/o9uja70lvake1.png?width=3019&format=png&auto=webp&s=0e72ea6de08463ad9bb4eed5b38dddd23c9a2714 I was having a debate with someone whether it belongs directly on a sitemap. My stance is...

A framework for better UX capacity planning | by Jeremy Bird | Feb, 2025

The level of design effort needed between quadrants detemines:Level of fidelity neededLeveraging existing patterns vs creating new patternsAmount of iteration requiredWhat stages of UX...

June Live Online UX Training 2025 Agenda

  How will the Virtual Event work? Meetings will take place using the video conferencing tool Zoom, collaboration...