Although the principle of user experience is central to virtually all aspects of modern design, few people really know what this discipline entails. User experience, commonly abbreviated as UX, is essential to any good product or online experience, but what is UX, and why should you think about…
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Web design is a popular career option for many designers, yet there are many specialized options including UX design and visual design. While you may be familiar with the rich, engaging online experiences, you may not know how many people are involved in bringing a concept for a site or app to…
When talking to those interested in working in the field of user experience, they often ask what skills are required for user experience (UX) jobs. When describing the field, they frequently surprised to learn the diversity of roles and functions across various UX positions. User experience jobs…
Commonly used mobile menu hamburger icons can cause confusion among users or apps and visitors to websites. The nearly ubiquitous hamburger icon found in the upper corner of many responsive websites and mobile apps is often the source of confusion. The three horizontal lines are stacked like a…
There is a clear ROI of UX training from a development perspective. By implementing user experience best practices, development time is reduced, and products are completed with fewer revisions. Yet this only tells part of the story,…
There are many benefits of responsive web design as it solves issues created by the explosive growth of mobile devices. As UX designers and web developers are confronted with the task of ensuring that modern websites provide a user experience that works well across a range of…
Transforming thoughts and ideas into working websites and applications isn’t easy. In our digital age we often forget that you don’t always need to use digital tools for evaluating and expressing your ideas, or even for building an app or website. When working in user experience, designing…
Even some of the biggest and most prominent technology companies can make costly user experience (UX) mistakes and might benefit from some UX courses. Bad UX is at the core of problems that brought Amazon, Apple, and Google into the cross-hairs of the United States…
The process to improve creativity is something that can be applied across every profession and role. Improving creativity provides important benefits for people at all ages and levels or work. Creative thinking is often associated with designers, artists, architects, and other creative…
Creating an accessible user experience (UX) is important consideration for all types of businesses, governments, and non-profts. Any type of organization that has an online presence should be concerned about incorporating UX accessibility into their web presence. Accessibility is more than a…
Many user experience professionals use the Creative Cloud for UX Design tasks, yet it’s important to not jump into the Adobe CC applications too early in the process. Adobe Creative Cloud fits into the UX process well after the dust from the post-its has settled, the whiteboard is scribbled over…
User experience, sometimes simply called UX, is growing in significance within many organizations. Companies that previously had only developers and business analysts have realized that UX plays a significant role in the success of apps and websites. As companies look to hire UX professionals,…
Making an effort to learn user experience brings with it a wide range of benefits for organization and individuals. Big business, small businesses, designers, developers, project managers, and business analysts – effectively any organization and anyone involved in app or website design and…
Even with the addition of multiple artboards in the latest release of the app, using Photoshop for UX design is not the best option for most UI and UX designers. Many UX and UX designers use Photoshop because they know the app, or at least they are comfortable using it. Yet comfort with a tool…
A signal of the far reaching expansion of user experience comes from the role UX is playing in restaurant menu design. Many traditional graphic designers have found work helping restaurants update and revise menus. With more than 500,000 restaurants in the U.S. alone, even designers in the…
All Boston-area UX classes as well as WordPress coures and Creative Cloud classes scheduled for February 13 at American Graphics Institute have been postponed due to the…
While avoiding website accessibility lawsuits is a worthwhile endeavor, businesses, agencies, and organizations should also focus on the benefits of website accessibility and the reasons behind web accessibility laws. Just as all people are able to visit a business or store in-person that is…
The new Adobe UX app for prototyping and designing user experiences continues to receive updates. Adobe’s UX app is simply called Adobe XD, short for Experience Design. Designs can be created within the app, then previewed within the same app, or on iPhones, iPads, and Androids using a companion…
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