Designing buildings and designing web apps have a lot in common. By Ling Lim (Head of UX Design, myWebRoom) This post originally appeared on Medium. I wanted to be an architect since I was fifteen. The moment I graduated from high school, I enrolled in architecture...
Discover the three best practices that can help UX designers succeed. By Cindy Lee (Visual UX Designer, Polyvore) For any designer, putting the user first is critical. Even the smallest of details, like a cheerful pop of color or an inviting font, can spark...
The basics of how to design products that change. By Missy Titus (Product Designer at The Hunt) A lot is written about User Experience design, but today, let’s talk about Behavior Design—specifically how to use Motivation, Ability, and Triggers to shape your...
A note to designers: less is more. By Amrit Judge (Founder, startupchick.com) If you’ve dabbled in user experience & user interface design at all, you know that simplicity is a word you’ll hear a lot of. Many successful companies and apps attribute their success...
A founder tells the story of how she went from medical school to studying sculpture to co-founding a startup. By Urška Sršen (Co-founder, BabyWatch) I belong to the generation who graduated into a world with no social security and no jobs. My transition from medical...