Articles
Design better by avoiding your cognitive biases
Good UI design is all about guiding attention to what’s important.
Bidirectional scrolling: what’s not to like?
That’s a lot of pros for a pattern that in reality has some critical downsides.
Opening Links in New Browser Windows and Tabs
Carefully examine the user’s context, task at hand, and next steps when deciding whether to open links to documents and external sites in the same or a new browser tab.
Top Skills First-Year UX Designers Should Master
Three tips for making a successful leap from beginner to expert.
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Tools and Resources
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The Design Magic
Automation methods that can help you devote more time to creativity and strategy in your design processes.
Quicksand, The Art of Getting Unstuck – Airbnb.Design
A new film series on overcoming creative adversity.
Media
UX Portfolio
Elena Deng
Elena is studying product design at Carnegie Mellon and previously interned at Amazon.
Last But Not Least
Learn fundamentals of UI design through cinema
The many ways by how cinema and UI design are connected.
“Your products run for election every day and good design is critical to winning the campaign.”
— A.G. Lafley
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