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4 Tips from Santa for Facilitating User Interviews

It's important during user interviews to instill confidence. People want to know they've been heard and that you're going to give them what they want.

Kyle Harris Software Consultant and Designer, focused on building meaningful software that couples business and user goals without exception to either.

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UX/Design Techniques • Dec 01

Design Thinking Toolkit, Activity 24 – Abstraction Ladder

Let's ascend to new levels of thinking with Abstraction Ladder, a Design Thinking method that will help you find the true potential of a concept or the root cause of a problem.

UX/Design Practices • Nov 22

User-Centered Design: Like Counting Horse Teeth

When a debate about user needs is going nowhere fast, imagine yourself in a group of intellectuals debating the number of teeth a horse has.

User Research • Nov 20

Address Journey Mapping Challenges: Insights from a Design Thinking Workshop

Atomic Object’s Raleigh office hosted a design thinking workshop for eight local startups and introduced participants to journey mapping.

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Use Videos and Blend Mode in Figma for Cooler Screen Transitions

Figma

Using Videos and Blend Modes in Figma to Create More Interesting Screen Transitions

Figma only supports a simple dissolve animation. I wanted my transition to have more personality, so my solution used video and blend mode.

Light and Dark Themes in Figma: A Variable-Powered Design Guide

Figma

Light and Dark Themes in Figma: A Variable-Powered Design Guide

Designing for both light and dark themes used to be a painstaking process. Fortunately, Figma's variables come to the rescue.

Sync Figma Variables with Figma API

Figma

Sync Figma Variables with Figma API

Variables in Figma are an integral part of achieving consistent design. Let's employ and sync Figma variables using the Figma API.

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Low-fidelity work vs. high fidelity? Go low.

Design Strategy

Go with Low-Fidelity Work for High-Fidelity Results

A row of different colored robots, a few with chat bubbles above their heads: Synthetic User Research is a Terrible Idea

Design Strategy

Synthetic User Research is a Terrible Idea

The Blank Canvas: How to Add User-Centered Design to an Office

Design Strategy

The Blank Canvas: How to Add User-Centered Design to an Office

Code Review: A New Developer's Guide

Design Strategy

Reduce “After-Market Fixes” with the Right Questions Before Coding

Asking these questions BEFORE any code is written can reduce "friction" in the UI as minor after-market fixes are made.

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