One of the challenges with prototyping using a design tool is the lack of fidelity and functionality, preventing designers from completing comprehensive and accurate user testing. Live-data prototypes seek to solve this prototyping issue by replicating the dynamic experience of code with data from user inputs. Designers must work with a front-end developer or UX
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Web Design Tools for Fast and Efficient Design
Building a website is more accessible than ever. There are tons of web design tools catering to everyone, from newbies to professional designers and developers. We’ve put together a list of the best website design tools and we organized it into three categories (feel free to jump to the section that best describes your web
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How to Create an Effective App Design Process
Without the right app design steps in place, it’s like rolling a dice and wishing for a six. Sure, the app you unleash into the marketplace may be a hit. More likely, it risks sinking without a trace because it didn’t appeal to the target audience and didn’t work the way it should. Effective mobile
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A Guide to Responsive Design – 8 Easy Steps
In a world filled with an extensive range of devices and different screen sizes, it’s safe to say that responsive design is design. Organizations cannot afford to build any website or application for a single device or screen size because they’ll lose out to a competing product that’s more accommodating to more users. This step-by-step
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What is npm?
Many programming languages use packages to build and scale websites, software, and other digital products. These packages allow engineers to extend a project’s functionality without writing and maintaining additional code. This article will explain these terms from a designer’s perspective, so you get a basic understanding of how packages work and why engineers use them.
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Tradeoff Between Time and Robust Prototypes? You Can Have Both!
Prototyping is challenging for designers using image-based design tools. These static mockups and prototypes never achieve the fidelity and functionality required to get accurate feedback from testing and stakeholders. Designers often have to use several tools throughout the design process; one for design, one for prototyping, and another for testing. This workflow is not only
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Web Design Inspiration – A Curated List of 6 Sites
If you’re looking for web design inspiration for your next project, then look no further. We’ve scoured the internet to find the most inspirational web design trends in 2022. Whether you’re building your site on Webflow or using a WordPress theme, this article features several inspirational web design ideas for your new website. 6 Website
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How to Improve Feedback Loops in Design Process
Key Takeaways Feedback loops have three stages, that is action, effect, and feedback. They are used to understand users, validate design ideas, build information architecture, as well as improve usability. Feedback loops solve problems and answer questions, but they can be either positive (increase an input action) or negative (decrease an input action). Understanding feedback
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The Ultimate Guide to An Effective UI Design
Did you know that as many as 88% of users will not come back to an app or site after just one bad experience? This only goes to show the importance of UI design, which goes way beyond aesthetics and has a crucial impact on user experience. In the following guide, we’ll cover everything you
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What’s the Difference Between Web Design and Development?
People often use web design and development to describe both design and development disciplines. In the early days of the internet, this description might have been accurate, but nowadays, these disciplines are as distinct as architect and builder. This article will explore the difference between a web designer and a web developer and what modern
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React Native vs. Reactjs – Understand the Difference
Understanding the difference between ReactJS vs. React Native helps designers communicate with engineers better, avoid costly technical issues, and minimize friction during design handoffs. Designers don’t have to learn code or get into the technical details of Javascript or React to understand the fundamental differences between the two. The most significant difference that concerns designers
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Web UI Design Examples and What You Can Learn From Them
User interface design (UI design) is crucial for aesthetics, usability, and branding. It’s a balancing act of form and function, where designers must push the boundaries of creativity while designing a functional, cohesive user interface. This article looks at some creative web UI design examples and what makes them great. We also include a checklist
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Top React Component Libraries
Modern websites and apps rely on front-end frameworks to develop, maintain, and scale user interfaces. React’s Javascript library is arguably the most popular front-end framework with many component libraries to build digital products. We’re going to explore the top React libraries and how to choose the right one for your next project. With UXPin Merge,
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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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