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Copy-pasting, zapping, surfing, photoshopping, googling, taking selfies: when the user reuses the user experience.Photo by James Pond on UnsplashIn any human network, language is the main intermediary. It’s the...

Things product designers can learn from songwriting.Photo by Gabriel Bassino on UnsplashA product is like a song: it needs a hook.Let’s talk about hooks in songwriting and what a product or experience designer can...

Applying Psychology principles to Product DesignSuccessful products rely on a good understanding of how users behave and why choose in specific ways. Approaching systematically to product design thus leads to better...

How do we make the fast decisions required by the fast consumption/fast production age? Individual ideas or collective compromises… Which one gains the upper hand? How are the things we feel in our bones rationalized?...

How to take Bartle’s player type taxonomy into practice? Here’s the guide that will help you design your next game better.A lot has been discussed and written about Bartle taxonomy of player types already, so my...

Advertise here with BSAWhat is a QR Code? QR Codes VS Bar Codes – What You Need to Know QR or ‘quick response’ codes are scannable barcodes that allow users to access a particular feature, for example, fast...

Illustration by Virginia PoltrackIn previous articles in this series on Android styling, we’ve looked at the difference between styles and themes, talked about the benefits of using themes and theme attributes and...

Creating themeable design systemsThemeability is a largely overlooked feature when creating a design system. That’s an unfortunate fact as retroactively adding themeability is an arduous process. Themeability is a...

The Workers team here at Cloudflare has been hard at work shipping a bunch of new features in the last year and we’ve seen some amazing things built with the tools we’ve provided. However, as my uncle once said,...

Wireframe tools, Prototyping tools, and mockup tools play a vital role in the development of an app or website. UI/UX is the main feature, and you need the best wireframe tool to design these features for your app or...

After interviewing hundreds of designers, I’m surprised at how few recognize its importance.As a design manager, I’ve interviewed hundreds of candidates for visual, product, UX, UI, and interaction design positions....

Being designers of digital products, a disregard for security places users at danger — professionally, relationally, financially, and emotionally.The thing we need to understand is that the security isn’t a...

Illustration by Julia HankeAnimation and motion graphics have become powerful tools for creative advertising and marketing. They continually fuel various types of business promotion and shape a whole new way to present...

via Muzli design inspirationdesign by by BÜRO UFHODesigners’ Secret SourceThe best design inspiration — expertly curated for you.Muzli is a new-tab Chrome extension that instantly delivers relevant design...

Maybe budding designers should get comp sci. degrees instead.Engineers & Product DesignIt seems like a rather counter-intuitive thought. Look at some of the design thought leaders of today — Matias Duarte...

Advertise here with BSAGermany is a country with an incredible and varied history, but over the last 100 years, it’s a history that has become closely entwined with that of the automobile. Indeed, thanks in no small...

Every failure is a step to success: how to extend the design team from 5 to 25 people and fine-tune the processes for large projects.When you have a team of five and you only work on small projects, the workflow is no...

When I started my career, I found practical/tactical skills to be the most important. At the very beginning, as an intern, my influence over process and organization as a whole was low. As a result, my main goal was to...

Why “form follows function” is a valid design principle in today’s web design landscape.SourceYou’ve probably heard the phrase before. It’s a principle which originated in architectural design, but has found...

Disagreements will inevitably arise. What you do in those situations is what makes the difference.As UX designers, we have a unique responsibility to build and maintain collaborative, inclusive relationships with our...

After the new iOS 13 update, I noticed one salient change.The volume HUD evolved from a clunky, horizontal icon to a smaller, vertical bar tucked away on the left side of the screen:Old volume HUD (left) vs. the new...