The prototyping and testing phase is always a challenge for UX designers. Without the fidelity and functionality of code, image-based prototypes don’t produce accurate results during usability testing. They often result in design drift and friction with devs during the design handoff. With code-based design tools like UXPin, that’s no longer the case. Designers can
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19 Best Practices for Faster UI Mockups
Web Designer Steven Snell offers practical tips for faster and cleaner UI mockups.
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Looking for Inspiration: Where to Get Ideas When You’re Experiencing a Designer’s Block
This is a guest post written by Shuffle.dev. Head on to their site to browse through the catalog of categorized UI components and get inspired. Let’s see what they say about eliminating writer’s block. All of us have experienced designer’s block at some point. It’s not a pleasant place to be in, but don’t worry,
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Sustainable Web Design: Can You Lower Design’s Environmental Impact?
Sustainable web design is a growing movement as organizations look for every opportunity to reduce emissions and minimize their carbon footprint. If you follow responsive web design and mobile-first practices, you’re already on the way to reducing your environmental impact with greener digital products. According to a March 2020 BBC article, Why your internet habits
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Try MUI library in UXPin – Design Faster
MUI is one of the top React component libraries that help front-end developers and designers create consistent user interfaces for their products. It contains a collection of ready-made building blocks that significantly speeds up prototyping. If you want to take the MUI for a test ride, you can try MUI Core 5 with UXPin Merge.
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Design System Accessibility: Check What You Need to Know
An accessible design system makes it easier for designers to create products that don’t discriminate users with disabilities. Design a system that is accessible in the first place, test it with available tools, and audit it from time to time to ensure it fits the standards. Let’s see how. Design system accessibility is the first
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7 Advanced Prototyping Features That Help You Build Better Prototypes
The quality and fidelity of your prototypes can significantly impact the design process and the final product. With advanced prototypes (that look and function like the final product), UX designers can get better results from usability testing and fix any issues before they get to the design handoff. The problem? Most leading vector-based design tools
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How to Use UI Kits to Create Quicker Mockups
Know if UI kits are useful for your design project. Get tips for selecting and applying elements from UI kits.
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Who Is a 10x Designer and How to Become One?
10x what? You might find yourself scratching your head if you’ve come across this buzzword for the very first time, even if you are a part of the UX/UI industry & community for some time. We don’t blame you because it’s a relatively new concept, but it’s becoming more and more prominent! Big companies are
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How to Create a Product Prototype and Set Your Business for Success
It’s no secret that consumers are becoming increasingly demanding when it comes to the services they pay for. In fact, a recent study by Microsoft reveals that 55% of respondents expect to see better CX year over year. The numbers are even higher when we look at customers under 34 and stands at 70%. Now,
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8 Common Prototyping Mistakes Plus Tips on How to Avoid Them
Prototyping is one of the best ways to validate design ideas before time and resources are wasted on ideas that are not viable. While there is no single “perfect” way to create a prototype, there are common mistakes that designers make. These mistakes can affect the suitability of your prototype and slow down the design
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4 tips for User Testing Your Prototype
Even the best ideas can’t guarantee success. No matter how certain you are about a new concept, the only way to create a good product is by getting real feedback and building upon it. Here are our tips that will help you make the most out of your user testing.
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Tips for Designers Interested in Advanced UX/UI
Your company website is more than a collection of related pages. It’s a dynamic place where two online entities meet and interact: the business behind the site and the visitor who lands there in search of information, services to use, or products to buy. What happens in that meeting place is a product of both
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Responsive Design with UXPin Merge
Responsive websites, mobile-friendly designs, adaptive images are crucial for user experience. So, being able to responsively design prototypes without using multiple layouts for different screen sizes is an extremely powerful and time-saving feature. It’s something that many people have wanted and thanks to the power of Merge, you can do just that by using actual
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