I often get asked which UX, design and prototyping tool is the right one. Fact is, tools are nothing but options to solving a specific problem at hand. The more tools you’re aware of the easier you can apply and use it in that specific scenario. Here I’ll share some of the best tools I’ve encountered to date.
A few months in the making, it’s time to launch our official Design Squad UX community on Discord. Previously I’ve shared a handful of invites to join our discord server to help test and shape the channels further. Around 100 people contributed and discussed all things UX: UX mentorship,...
Big news for everyone, but even more so for techies, product and UX design peeps. In this video, I’ll review recently announced Windows 11 UX features. Covering the good, the bad, and the ugly bits and bobs I’ll give you my honest opinion. There’s also plenty to be excited...
Session #99: What’s New in Axure 10: Repeaters, Dynamic Panels and Forms. In this session, I’ll walk you through the key new developments in Axure RP 10 – the recent update that just went out public. I’ll showcase some of the most exciting bits: Axure UI facelift, a pleasure...
In this short video highlight from the Get More Done as a UX designer Live stream, I’ll cover the foolproof framework and tool to help prioritise UX tasks and to-dos. Every UX designer and user researcher will face a choice paradox because of the sheer immensity of choices and...
In this short video highlight from the Get More Done as a UX designer Lives stream, I’ll cover the concept of one of the best productivity frameworks – Getting Things Done (GTD). In particular, it’s less than 2 minutes rule that provides a simple prioritisation and decision support when...
Time for another UX Livestream – this time I decided to cover a few related request at once. I’ll try to summarise over two decades of chasing the right methods to boost creative productivity, prioritisation, mindset, cognitive and physical energy, and many other factors that contribute to higher performance....
Episode 71: First look at FigJam by Figma: Can it Replace Miro, Mural, or Whimsical? FigJam is the recent development from the Figma team – meant to challenge the industry giants such as Miro, Mural, Whimsical, and other workshop-oriented apps for UX and product designers. A question I’ll try...
You’ve asked for it, so here it is… the 2021 edition of the latest and greatest product design and. UX prototyping tools walkthrough. As a designer (product, UX etc.) you probably found it hard to keep up with every single tool in the market. Every year there is a...
Design Tool Tuesday Episode 70: First Look at Open Source Quantified UX and UI Design Tool UX research and design is a niche industry. And the quantified UX tools space, even with the multitude of new developments, is still minimal. That’s why when design tools like these come out...
You’ve read it right: the best UX portfolio platform for UX designers and user researchers is not what you think. In the past, I already covered several easy to start with portfolio platforms that anyone can use to build public sites and grow their personal design brand. However, when...
This time I’ll show you how you can make Generative Art with just a click of a button. While the majority of generative processing is commonly done by developers using code and scripts, there’s also some purpose build small apps that can help designers like you to quickly come...
It’s been almost half a decade and there have been very few improvements in terms of Apple’s Macbook Touch Bar UX. With the recent Big Sur release Apple has made some tweaks with repositioning buttons here and there making users relearn to use this input method yet again. In...
While the design field is abundant with tools that address the majority of UX, UI, and product designer needs, the 3D space has been left aside for quite some time. A lot of designers have been thinking to learn 3D fundamentals and crafting simple yet presentable solutions, but have...
Human-centered AI, eh? Depending on your career projection in the experience, service, and product design, you might just be lucky enough to work on grand projects that build on top and support human decisions. It almost doesn’t matter how advanced the machine learning algorithms and AI are if it...
Have you ever struggled to find the right free stock photo and had to spend browsing several quality stock photo sites? I’m talking about all the typical choices product and content designers visit Unsplash, Splitshire, Startup Stock Photos, Magdeleine, Free Nature Stock, New Old Stock, Pexels, Pixabay, and many...
You’ve probably seen this duotone photo effect in a lot of product and UI design examples around the web. Today I’ll share and walk you through this small design app that allows you to quickly upload or use predefined Unsplash photos to apply and customize a duotone effect. All...