In recent times, there has been an increased focus on having a pixel-perfect UI that is not only visually stunning but also fulfills the requirements of the user effectively. This renewed focus on UI has resulted in a massive growth in tools, frameworks, and environments that aid this movement. Storybook is one such tool that
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Since the very beginning of digital product design, the default way of designing user interfaces has been image-based. Designers have been drawing different states of the mobile app or web designs using graphic design tools – GIMP, Fireworks, Sketch, or now Figma, Invision, Adobe XD (which you can in Adobe Creative Cloud) – and then
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Icon design plays a crucial role in helping users navigate interfaces. Icons replace words so that UX designers can create a clean, easy-to-navigate user experience. Designing an icon set provides users with a unique, on-brand experience while providing helpful directions and instructions. Icon design has many challenges as designers must find the perfect balance between
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Storybook integration with UXPin makes it easier than ever for you and your team members to build digital products from a UI library of approved, interactive components. Better workflow and more effective product development? Here it comes. Request access to UXPin Merge and instead of drawing UI components to create a layout, import the ones
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There is an ever-growing hype around no-code and Low-Code Application Platforms (LCAP). It seems like every week a new low-code product hits the market. Some low-code products target a specific niche, while others work on solutions to eliminate the necessity for coding for a broad spectrum of apps, software, and tools. The beautiful thing about
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Love that website you see? Having fun with the links, the buttons, and the colors that mesmerize you? How about the typeface that makes it easy for you to read? That’s all the work of web designers whose work brings you the slick websites you visit every day. How the website behaves, how it scrolls,
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Building component libraries can make UI development efficient and failure-proof. Some of the advantages of making a component library include: UXPin offers Storybook integration. Try it now to build interactive layouts of your app. Storybook for React React is a JavaScript library with plenty of benefits. We’ve posted about our appreciation for React features like:
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Prototyping is one of the best ways to validate design ideas before time and resources are wasted on ideas that are not viable. While there is no single “perfect” way to create a prototype, there are common mistakes that designers make. These mistakes can affect the suitability of your prototype and slow down the design
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Design operations managers have become increasingly important as more companies turn to digital products that help them connect with customers and streamline processes. If your design team members work on several projects simultaneously, it makes sense to bring in someone who knows how to manage designers and developers. As a relatively new position, design operations
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App design is a combination of UI and UX design to build out a usable piece of software. Modern users don’t have patience for apps that are confusing to use. Ideal mobile app design is good-looking, functional, and straightforward all at the same time. So, how do you measure good app design? A good app
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Have you ever viewed an image or photograph that you really like and wondered why it looks so interesting and engaging? Or maybe you’ve wondered why a scene in a movie or TV show triggers a strong emotional response. Is it the subject matter or the artist’s use of perspective? Perhaps. But then think about
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Since you’re here, there’s a good chance that you have used our design-with-code Merge technology to build fully functional prototypes. (If you haven’t taken that step yet, try for free our Storybook integration.) Recently, we took a giant leap forward by releasing an integration with Storybook. We don’t want to assume that you know a
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“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” that’s how the saying goes. This applies to interacting with new people and when users experience your application for the first time. Research shows that it takes 50 milliseconds for users to decide whether they are going to stay on your app or leave.
As designers, our final goal is to make great products for the end user. This is why our collaboration with developers is paramount in every product we build. We come up with a product’s concept. Create mockups and prototypes. Then hand over the final design to developers to get the project live. In this scenario, a
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Even the best ideas can’t guarantee success. No matter how certain you are about a new concept, the only way to create a good product is by getting real feedback and building upon it. Here are our tips that will help you make the most out of your user testing.
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