Design sprints are an intense 5-day process where user-centered teams tackle design problems. Working with expert insights, teams ideate, prototype and test solutions on selected users. Google’s ...

“What UX tools should I learn so that I can build my portfolio?” “How do I learn UX tools?” We get these questions a lot here at the Interaction Design Foundation. If you’re starting out in UX, you ...

Your UX design portfolio is the key that gets you a job interview, and it is therefore vital that you include everything necessary in it. After all, a recruiter spends only a few minutes to form an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Design thinking is a methodology which provides a solution-based approach to solving problems. It’s extremely useful when used to tackle complex problems that are ill-defined or unknown—because it ...

Design specifications are detailed documents that outline essential requirements, constraints and specifications for products to adhere to. They act as fundamental blueprints in product development, ...

The world is overflowing with data—every click, transaction and interaction is tracked and measured. But simply gathering data is not enough, you must know what data to collect, how to analyze it and ...

The Einstellung effect is a phenomenon that occurs when designers are so used to approaching problems in some ways that they overlook better ways. It is a cognitive trap arising from a desire to find ...

UX roles describe the various parts designers play in the design process. They range from generalist roles—e.g., UX designers and product designers—to specialist ones such as visual designers and UX ...

UX resumes, or user experience resumes, are specialized resumes tailored for professionals in the field of user experience (UX) design. They are concise overviews in which designers summarize their ...

A big part of a UX Designer’s career is spent communicating his/her findings to other members in a UX team. But to make a career in UX design, one type of communication you will have to master is the ...