UXmatters

2 weeks ago | uxmatters.com | Pabini Gabriel-Petit

At PayPal, Jason is building human-centered product experiences that positively impact people’s lives. His overall goals are to utilize the power of design to connect concepts, cultural moments, and people in a compelling way. Jason looks for inspiration from observations, conversations, and formal design research that stretches his perspectives. As a UX designer working in technology, he struggles with the daily challenges of harmonizing business objectives and the user experience.

2 weeks ago | uxmatters.com | Saranya Gunasekaran |Pabini Gabriel-Petit

All of these roles contribute to creating meaningful and even delightful user experiences, [but] each discipline has its own focus, scope, and deliverables. In today’s design-driven world, while several UX roles overlap, they serve distinct purposes. People often use such terms as UX research, UX design, interaction design, product design, visual design, and graphic design interchangeably, adding to the confusion.

2 weeks ago | uxmatters.com | Jason Zhou |Pabini Gabriel-Petit

Rigid design systems can impede innovation and limit creative problem-solving. … Rethinking design systems as evolving products—rather than fixed libraries—can transform the way designers work. As a product designer, I’ve experienced firsthand how rigid design systems can impede innovation and limit creative problem-solving. In this article, I’ll explore how rethinking design systems as evolving products—rather than fixed libraries—can transform the way designers work.

2 weeks ago | uxmatters.com | Anamol Rajbhandari |Pabini Gabriel-Petit

Microsoft believed a touch-first, mobile-inspired user interface (UI) was the future…. When Microsoft launched Windows 8 in 2012, I installed it on my computer and used it for a while, then spent the next three days trying to revert back to Windows 7. Windows 8 boldly did the unthinkable: it removed the Start button from the Windows desktop after it had been a fixture for nearly two decades. The Start menu and button had been mainstays since Windows 95 in the ’90s.

2 weeks ago | uxmatters.com | Syed Balkhi |Pabini Gabriel-Petit

You may already have a mountain of qualitative data on your product’s audience. But many UX designers aren’t quite sure how to turn this information into tangible insights that they can use to improve their Web site or product. Being in this position can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of great methods for pulling insights from your data and using them to build a better product and, ultimately, a better brand.