Our research and evaluation show that there are currently few design-specific AI tools that meaningfully enhance UX design workflows. As of Spring 2024, AI isn’t ready for designers to take advantage of them.
Giving feedback as young designers can feel overwhelming and may often stem from a lack of confidence. Here are 3 tips to help you build confidence providing feedback in UX design critiques. Remember that your insights are valuable, structure your feedback, and provide balanced feedback.
Choosing the right prototyping tool can be difficult among the many options available. There are 5 key factors to consider when selecting the best fit for your project or team: project type and goals, cost, tool capabilities, learnability and ease of use, and stakeholder buy-in.
Data refers to unanalyzed user observations, findings capture patterns among data points, and insights are the actionable opportunities based on research and business goals.
The Goldilocks Principle says to aim for prototypes that are just right for your user research needs and will get an honest reaction from participants.
Most UX surveys are administered during the final Listen phase of the design cycle. However, there are many different types of surveys, which can be used effectively throughout the design cycle.
Use a simple equation or an absolute-number approach to decide how many dots to allocate in dot-voting activities. In most cases, 3-6 dots is appropriate.
Learn how UX practitioners can lead in Design Sprints, especially with mapping, sketching, prototyping, and user research to enhance collaborative problem-solving.
Noteworthy highlights from Intranet Design Annual winners in 2023 include supporting the return to work and hybrid working, fostering employee growth and development, utilizing AI effectively, and minimizing the need for employees to leave the intranet to access additional tools.
Scale discovery activities in agile projects; don't skip them. Five tips for ensuring the continuation of discovery research, regardless of the length of your sprints.
A CSD matrix outlines and simplifies project context and understanding by categorizing information into three distinct types: certainties, suppositions, and doubts.
The empathy-mapping process helps distill and categorize knowledge of the user into one place, while the artifact serves as quick, digestible way to illustrate user attitudes and behaviors.
Winners of the 2023 Intranet Design Annual span 5 countries and 6 industries. Average team sizes were larger this year compared to those of years past, while collaboration with external agencies played a significant role in executing successful intranet redesigns.
