Showing Passwords on Log-In Screens
In 2012 I outlined why we should let people see their password when logging in to an application -especially on mobile devices. Now two years later with many large scale…
6 Tips for a Smooth Hand-off from Designer to Developer
On any project, the team is looking for a slam dunk. But this won’t happen if each team member isn’t aware of their role. The designer’s job is to design…
Making User Experience Part of Business Strategy
In this edition of Ask UXmatters, our panel of UX experts discusses two topics: How to integrate user experience into an organization’s product and business strategy, how to best understand…
UX Leadership, Part 1: The Nature of Great Leaders
This column is the second in our series that highlights our insights on what it would take for companies to go from producing dreary, overly complex user experiences to producing…
The Making of a UX Designer
The most successful UX professionals aren’t just good at the basic skills that their profession requires. They are well-rounded, self-aware, empathetic, problem-solving beings. Mastery of these soft skills sets a…
Fundamental Principles of Great UX Design
In this edition of Ask UXmatters, our expert panel looks at the importance of considering the fundamental principles of great design—not just UX design principles, but design principles in general.…
Big Picture or Detail Oriented? UX Requires Both!
We usually divide people into two groups: the big-picture people and the detail-oriented people. Sometimes, we break these groups down even further and talk of there being leaders and doers.…
Increasing Customer Empathy from Day 1
The success of many startups can be attributed to founders knowing their target market inside and out. As companies grow and new staff members arrive into a high-pressure, fast-moving environment,…
A UX Career Framework: Driving Conversations Between Managers and Employees
As UX professionals we spend a great deal of time talking about design language, design tools, and technological developments and trends, but relatively little on planning and nurturing our careers.…
Ideal UX Team Makeup: Specialists, Generalists, or Compartmentalists
When building a User Experience team, the same question comes up: How do you know what kind of UX professional to hire? Specialists are professionals who have the time, experience,…