
Why Personalization Is A Growing Trend In UX Design
For years, UX designers have had to design interfaces that work for the largest number of people possible. This has meant incorporating intensive user research into their process to understand how and why people use a particular product or tool, as well as trying to...
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4 Powerful Tools For Designers In 2021
As glad as we are to put 2020 behind us, many of us might be feeling daunted by the prospect of a new year dawning. Rather than letting the coming year intimidate you, though, consider this a new opportunity to try out emerging technologies and tools that can enhance...
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Why UX Designers Need to Become Product Designers
The user experience design field is constantly evolving. Just like the products and services they design, UX designers understand they must also adapt to meet emerging market trends and user expectations. Increasingly, this means working not just as UX designers but...
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Career Planning in 2021
As we wrap up 2020, let's take a moment to think about what an unprecedented year this has been in our professional lives. Many of us have shifted our work from our offices to our homes, juggling family responsibilities with work and project deadlines. Some of us have...
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Career Outlook for New UX Designers in 2021
There's no doubt that 2020 has been a rollercoaster year, from an unprecedented pandemic to a nail-biting presidential election. Yet, despite it all, opportunities in the user experience design field continue to grow. To help gauge how new designers can break into the...
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Career Outlook for e-Learning Professionals in 2021
With an increasing number of learners turning to the Internet for educational content each year, the need for e-Learning professionals is likely to only grow. We asked e-Learning leads at several leading organizations for their predictions about what the career market...
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How Does Empathy Play Into Design Thinking?
In this moment of worldwide uncertainty, we could all use a healthy dose of empathy. While being empathetic helps us understand the experiences of others in our lives, this trait can be a major benefit in the design process, too. In fact, design firm IDEO notes that...
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Career Outlook for Technical Writers in 2021
2020 has been an unpredictable and challenging year for the world, and the technical writing field is no exception. We sat down with product leads at prominent technology firms to capture their thoughts on what 2021 will mean for the field of technical writing. We've...
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Workforce Planning in a Post-Covid-19 World
We are entering an unprecedented and unpredictable world as we head towards a post-COVID-19 future. While we still don't know when we might live in a post-pandemic world, we can at least begin to predict how trends will continue to accelerate in the workplace. If...
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How to Prepare For a “Deep Dive” Into Your Portfolio
Imagine: the interview process for your new UX design role is going really well. You’ve spoken at length with the hiring manager, interviewed with each of the main department heads, and answered all questions thoroughly. But then, out of nowhere, in your final...
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