All the reasons customers will use my product — As creative UX designers, we itch to put forth ideas, collect research data, build personas and user stories, define the Initial Problem Statement (IPS), and push forward to ideate on the product. We want to be creative, productive and forward thinking. Then, we need to craft a value prop to…

Defining user goals, tasks, feelings, and areas of improvement — User journey maps complement user personas and user stories. Like a road map, a user journey map defines the strings of experiences users on their journey to reach their intended goal. Think of the 3-tiered user definition, persona, user story, journey map, like a book. The persona is your protagonist…

User, mission, paint points — What exactly is a user story? A user story is a dynamic, fictional narrative that gives the user persona its overarching story. It highlights the type of user, her/his mission, and possible pain points. User stories complement the user persona. Sometimes, user stories might be referred to as scenarios. A user story is told as a…

It’s all about understanding our users’ perspectives and pain points — An empathy map is an excellent reference and research tool to aggregate important user insights, thoughts, feelings, and actions. UX designers have many tools at hand to reference their users, their data, stories, i-statements, and scenarios in a visual format. …

How to use the CSS linear- and radial-gradient properties with ease — Sometimes, we encounter a paradox in design, such as a sharp gradient. Smooth Gradients are supposed to be smooth. A smooth gradient blends two or more colors together harmoniously, as in this example: Example 1:

How UX research methods get categorized — Learning as much as possible about our users and their needs is the foundation of UX. To gather this user data, we have different types of research available. For research engagement, we need to understand the categories and common methods UX designers use throughout product development, from ideation to launch…

The key lies in our peers’ energy and generosity — Design critiques are often feared. We think of critiques as critical, cruel, and gruelling evaluations of our treasured design ideas. We worked so hard to get to this design stage, and we’re not keen on potential design negativity. Design critiques are perceived as something to avoid, and even more so…

Diving into the depth and complex skill levels of UX design — In the last 20 years, UX design has transformed itself exponentially as the front-end digital creative discipline. …

How soft skills can expand our ability to thrive in the UX environment — In the post-pandemic world, much has changed about our work places. We have mastered the art of zooming, the art of meeting on camera anywhere and anytime, and the art of insightful messaging. We’ve set up work cocoons at home, whereever we found a nook of privacy. We’ve invested in…