Component-Based Web Design

By:Morgan Plappert on 8/9/2024

Designers and developers are always looking for ways to make handoff easier, collaboration more seamless and our processes better aligned. Automation, consistency and efficiency, without compromising creativity. It’s a constant battle and often times, a balancing act.

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Intro To Figma Dev Mode

By:Morgan Plappert on 7/1/2024

I’ve always loved Figma for the fact that every update is driven by a desire to ease handoff from design to development. But what if there was no handoff? What if developers become a part of the design process? Is Figma’s new Developer Mode the answer to this? I’m hopeful it’s a step in the right direction…

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4 AI Resources To Add To Your UX Design Toolbox

By:Morgan Plappert on 7/18/2023

These AI-powered tools can help you streamline your workflow and empower you to take your designs to the next level.

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Creating a Design System in Figma

By:Morgan Plappert on 6/12/2023

A guide to designing for scalability, flexibility, automation, cohesion, and every other positive, time-saving adjective you can think of.

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10 essential UX best practices to keep in your tool-box

By:Morgan Plappert on 8/5/2020

"User Experience" it's more than just a buzz word. Let me tell you why ...

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Wireframing vs. Prototyping and Everything In-Between

By:Morgan Plappert on 7/14/2020

Prototyping demonstrates ideas, and baking prototyping into your workflow can begin to shift the way you think and approach design problems as a whole.

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User Experience
Favorite UX Resources for Prototyping
Favorite UX Resources for Prototyping

By:Morgan Plappert on 2/24/2020

The pros and cons, ins and outs of the top prototyping tools out on the market right now.

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The Fold: Above or Below?

By:Morgan Plappert on 1/31/2020

Let's take a look at the much debated concept of "the fold" from a user experience, design and strategy perspective.

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Trustworthiness in Design

By: Emilee Dover on 7/10/2019

Establishing trust with your users is a lot like dating. If you're wanting to make a lasting connection, you must climb up the trust pyramid.

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Design Systems

By: Ann Wood on 7/5/2019

Some big take-aways on the importance of design systems

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The Role of Microinteractions in Successful UX

By:Morgan Plappert on 7/1/2019

Sometimes it's hard to put things into words. Cue micro-interactions...

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The Importance of Curiosity in Design

By:Morgan Plappert on 4/26/2019

Curiosity enables creativity. Creativity enables innovation.

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Using UX Principles to Communicate and Work Better

By:Ben Wilson on 2/11/2019

Want to have a smoother, more productive workday? If you apply these core principles of UX design to your tasks and interactions, your wish will be granted.

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UI Animation in eCommerce, Some Do's and Don’ts

By:Morgan Plappert on 11/2/2018

Applied with intention, animation can enhance your eCommerce UI by making it fun and memorable and drawing the user where you’d like them to go. Applied haphazardly, however, UI animations can be intrusive and annoying to a user.

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The Internet's Bubble Wrap: Your 404 Page is More Important Than You Think

By:Morgan Plappert on 9/13/2017

Hand over that half-empty glass and let us show you a few examples of how to turn possible frustration into opportunity.

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