It can be surprisingly difficult to create or adapt solutions to other countries and cultures. In many respects, just translating the text is the easiest part of it, since most modern development frameworks identify “resources” – menu items, messages, imagery and so on – with an arbitrary identifier
Somewhere between bulk demographic analyses and detailed anthropological studies lasting months or years lies the important and challenging area of user research. It’s challenging for a number of reasons: you can’t just ask users what they want – particularly for novel solutions, verbal communicatio
We can all become stuck when we need to think divergently and come up with lots of new and fresh ideas. Maybe you know your area so well that it’s hard to see it from a new perspective, or maybe ideation doesn’t come naturally to you. In this video, you’ll learn four methods that will allow yo
What if your favorite video game characters could come to life or your online shopping could appear right in your living room? Augmented reality (AR) transforms how we interact with digital content. Imagine creating immersive experiences where users can explore 3D models, overlay information on real
In a digital world—for that’s what it pretty much is—what could be more natural than for every brand, company, and digital professional to want to make a mark? No surprise, then, that with 93% of all brand communication being visual, a great deal of that is all about digital design—so a digital desi
You're playtesting your game. A player drops the remote and says, "This is so frustrating!" Your heart sinks and your producer leans over and whispers, "Should we make it easier?" This is a moment that will define your game's success. Because not all frustration is a problem; the wrong kind of frust
We often associate creativity with the ability to think “outside of the box” and do something different from what you’re used to. However, in this video you’ll learn how some of the most creative minds work in a highly structured and habitual manner. For example, we’ll look into how the James Bond a
While “computers” – devices to assist humans in calculations – have been around for thousands of years, the modern computer age is less than a century old. And the pace of technological developments, along with the degree to which people have found “smart electronics” woven into so many aspects of e
To say that Google Mail (Gmail) is popular would be a considerable understatement. In 2021 it had 1.8 billion users worldwide. More than half of 18- to 20-year-olds use it. While the majority of users (75%) access Gmail through mobile devices, a considerable number of the more than 300 billion email
While direct user observation is usually considered the most effective research tool, it’s not always possible. Technological solutions such as web conferencing and video recording can help us with more superficial issues, but to get a more detailed understanding of a problem domain or context of us
The words “design” and “designer” are quite common in society, but they are not used very precisely. Most of us have heard of designer clothes or accessories, but apart from the greater expense what does that mean? The basic definition of the word “design” is simply to plan something in advance. So,
Numbers answer a big question—"What?” What is the problem? What happened when we did this? “What” gives us so much. It contributes to important decisions that improve people’s lives and business outcomes. But numbers cannot answer another big question—"Why?” Why is this a problem? Why did this happe
As a designer, it’s crucial that you understand your design space. The best way to discover where the interesting opportunities for new products exist is that you develop a good understanding of the design space. Multiple classifications is a great method for mapping your design space, and you c
It’s important to give your mind time to be idle so you make space for yourself to be creative and let ideas incubate. But often we fill up any free time with social media and similar activities that keep our minds busy. It’s important to create space for incubation. When you make large- and small-s
It is easy to see the world in terms of dichotomies: black/white, left/right, introvert/extrovert, concrete/abstract. But if we instead explore an area more closely, we find that the reality is often more nuanced. In this video, we’ll teach you a method for how to embrace opposites to get a clearer
Today is a HUGE day for us. On this day, we’ve launched a head-to-toe redesign of our entire platform—our biggest release ever! Today marks the culmination of more than a year of intensive, painstaking work, and we’re so proud and excited to finally be able to share this with you!Why did we do all t
When we design products and services, we use human-centered design insights to help us focus on the people. But how do we focus on the people in the context of complex global challenges? What should we be aware of? What are the pitfalls? And when should we reach out to help people? In this video, Do
A UX designer creates and optimizes the overall human experience when interacting with digital products, systems, or services. Your role as a UX designer would revolve around working on every aspect of digital product development, which includes design, usability, functioning, and sometimes branding
Design plays a role that’s utterly crucial in our daily lives—it bridges functionality with aesthetics to meet user needs. In product development, it’s design that determines how user-friendly and appealing a product is. The field of human-computer interaction (HCI) is foundational to UX design. To
Sometimes, you get stuck when you’ve been working and working on a problem. Perhaps it’s a crossword or a difficult design issue. You go over the same things again and again, but you don’t make any progress. And the more you try to get unstuck, the harder it becomes to think outside of the box and
