Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on UnsplashPersonas have been a staple of design departments for over 20 years, and for good reason. Theyre a practical interaction design tool used to distance designers and product teams as much as possible from the engineer-led elastic user, a term coined by Alan Cooper, the godfather of personas. Essentially a user that flexes to fit the mould thats required at the ...

A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective.Designer vs Corporation 7 tips to thrive as a creative in a corporate environment. By José Torre.3-Click Myth Why the 3-click rule is an arbitrary rule not backed by data.Cookie-Cutter System Why a cookie-cutter design system wont work for your org.The UX Collective newsletter is a self-funded email read by ov...

If youre a professional designer or an illustrator who use Photoshop for design work youll find this collection of free Photoshop brushes quite valuable. With the right set of brushes, you can go beyond your imagination to create unique graphic designs, illustrations, effects, backgrounds, and so much more using Photoshop. Of course, you dont always […]

Hands-on experiences on how to build and strengthen our bond with developers as designers to create better products together.Ive been working with more than 40+ developers directly, have had delightful and painful experiences. After years of frontline battle, I sincerely feel that developers are designers most important comrades, instead of the enemy. And my most precious knowledge, insights, and...

Scientist illustration by Matt CarlsonOrganic chemistry was my favorite class in undergrad. It gets a lot of flak for being an impossible subject, but once you figure out what its about, it becomes much easier to tackle. Its not about memorizing facts or crunching numbers.Its about shapes, structure, synthesis, systems.You learn different tools you can use to transform some starting chemical mate...

Even five years ago, the web looked very different than it does today. Today more browsing happens on mobile than desktop. New web technologies like […] The post A recent history of web design trends: 2015 – 2019 appeared first on GoDaddy Blog.

Have you ever struggled with translation management across languages for a website project? It can be a complicated task to navigate. Phrase is designed to make it a lot easier, saving UX designers time and effort during website builds. Phrase is a translation management solution for software products. It’s built with designers in mind, and […]

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, […]