You’ve asked for it, so here it is… 2020 edition of the latest and greatest UX prototyping tools. We will use the existing criteria scales to better understand which of these tools might be right for you and your design team. As a designer (product, UX etc.) you probably...
This week’s pick: Ditto plugin for Figma. It’s a UX copywriting plugin that integrates with free to use Ditto app where UX writers can easily manage and maintain copy across different UI artboards. The best bit about this plugin is that working within bigger teams you can track the...
Episode 36: Data Visualization Library for UX/UI Designers A library of the best in practice data visualizations and charts for meaningful data representation. If you’re working with big data, AI, machine learning decision supports, data visualization or simple dashboard projects this is a must-bookmark tool. You’ll find hundreds of...
Goodbye Adobe CC – Why I Stopped Using Adobe Products as a UX Designer is a quick take highlighting the reasons that made me stop using Adobe CC products as a UX designer. Note, that I’ve been using Adobe since the early days of Macromedia (way before it was...
This week’s pick: Uizard. A brand new tool to hit the market with powerful beta. The tool allows quickly upload hand-drawn sketches and convert them into digital designs + full-fledged front-end code. The best bit about all of it is integrated design systems, that allow fast brand and component...
This week’s pick: Billboard Design Thinking Workshop Templates. As mentioned in the interview/UX Chat with Microsoft UX architect, fellow design thinker and Billboard design thinking evangelist Sean McGuire, the method is super effective as is open to use by anyone. In this video, I will walk you through the...
Product design folk who work with data visualisation, fin-tech, trading, big data and analytics UI – this tool is for you. It’s my recent addition to Sketch plugin family – Sketch plugin to generate custom decimal number entries and append specific characters en masse. I’ve been banging my head...
This week’s pick: Laws of UX. This web space features 20 of the most prominent and notable UX rules, maxims and principles any UX or product designer should memorise, keep in mind and use daily. Think Fitt’s, Hick’s, Gestalt psychology etc. The best bit about Laws of UX is...
A design system is a collection of reusable product design components, that are guided by clear standards. Atomic Design System patterns are usually tested with users, the commercial side of things and have been proven to be successful to assemble new features. Needless to say, design systems are UX...
In this video, I’ll answer a viewer question about UX double diamond. What it is, how and why to use it in your designs process. The best bit about this framework is its versatility. Firstly, it will teach you how to approach big problems using divergent and convergent thinking...
Have you considered to switch to iPad Pro for UX and Product Design work? Maybe user research? In this video, I’ll give you my first-hand experience by trying out UX work only using iPad for a few days. As a Mac and iPad user I’ll share the unbiased take...
Sketch is very common go-to app for UI, Product(UX/UI) and other vector based visual graphics editing. With a lightning fast mockup capabilities, simplicity, prototyping and powerful collaboration tools, Sketch has everything you need to turn your ideas into stunning product design. Join me for a zero to hero masterclass...
Have you ever felt stuck or a need for a different UX design or user research tool? I have a handful of great (but uncommon) tools that I tend to apply whenever there’s a need for a specific project. More often than not these tools become part of a...
As a designer (product, experience etc.) you probably found it hard to keep up with every single tool in the market. Every year there is a brand new tool that allows designers to craft their prototypes in a different way. And so, I decided to pull a list of...
In this session I’ll walk you through the key steps on how I use Axure as a tool to prototype, moodboard ideas, design the UI and more. I’ll use design thinking/typical UX process double diamond as a framework to ‘stick’ specific Axure tool application points. This video will benefit...
Here’s how to design an app in under 20minutes (strictly timed and limited). I’m going to take a simple UX user scenario/journey that would be created based on user research, identify key touch points that need to be represented, and then apply simple product design techniques to bring these...