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1 week ago | smashingmagazine.com | Vitaly Friedman

6 min readUX,Design,Web DesignShare on Twitter, LinkedInWhat’s the difference between data, findings, and UX insights? And how do you argue for statistical significance in your UX research? Let’s unpack it. Kindly powered by How To Measure UX and Design Impact, a friendly course on how to show the impact of your incredible UX work on business. In many companies, data, findings, and insights are all used interchangeably.

2 weeks ago | smashingmagazine.com | Frederick O’Brien |Frederick O'Brien

15 min readBest Practices,Inspiration,Mental Health,Web DesignShare on Twitter, LinkedInRoad-tripping along the line between engineering and spirituality, Robert M. Pirsig’s musings on the arts, sciences, and Quality ring as true now as they ever have. I think we, as engineers and designers, have a lot to gain by stepping outside of our worlds. That’s why in previous pieces I’ve been drawn towards architecture, newspapers, and the occasional polymath.

2 weeks ago | smashingmagazine.com | Vitaly Friedman

4 min readDesign Systems,Tools,UXShare on Twitter, LinkedInHelpful PDF worksheets and tools to get the design system effort up and running — and adopted! Kindly powered by How To Measure UX and Design Impact, a friendly course on how to show the impact of your incredible UX work on business. So we want to set up a new design system for your product. How do we get it up and running from scratch? Do we start with key stakeholders, UI audits, or naming conventions?

3 weeks ago | smashingmagazine.com | Paul Boag

9 min readUX,Frameworks,Business,WorkflowShare on Twitter, LinkedInLearn how to create and implement a UX strategy framework that shapes work and drives real business value. In my experience, most UX teams find themselves primarily implementing other people’s ideas rather than leading the conversation about user experience. This happens because stakeholders and decision-makers often lack a deep understanding of UX’s capabilities and potential.

1 month ago | smashingmagazine.com | Vitaly Friedman

9 min readUX,Design,WorkflowShare on Twitter, LinkedInWhen was the last time your project wrapped up smoothly — no delays, no surprises, no last-minute compromises? In reality, most UX projects drift as timelines slip, budgets stretch, and features morph. How do we get better at navigating the chaos? An upcoming part of How To Measure UX and Design Impact by yours truly. Think about your past projects. Did they finish on time and on budget? Did they end up getting delivered without cutting corners?