748 articles on Design & UX.
There’s more to achieving good UX than research and design. We need to effectively communicate our ideas to gain buy-in from key stakeholders. Victor covers how UX practitioners can harness the power of persuasion and other tactics from the field of communication when presenting research findings and design concepts to key stakeholders.
Starting June 2024, Figma’s drafts will live within Starter and Professional teams.
Imagine finally resolving never-ending discussions about UI decisions for good. Here are some practical examples of decision trees for UI components and how to use them effectively. An upcoming part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com).
How can we get better at naming? This post is dedicated to naming conventions, tips, and real-world examples that help you name things in a robust and flexible way.
The Vercel Toolbar now includes even more developer tools to simplify collaboration, improve accessibility, and enhance your workflow.
Design system leads and developers at Bumble, GitHub, and HP share how they’re leveraging the new Dev Mode feature to bridge the gap between design and code.
Should you hide or disable a feature? You’ve probably been there before. Here are some considerations for hiding versus disabling, along with possible alternatives to improve UX. An upcoming part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com).
How do we conduct UX research when there is no or only limited access to users? Here are some workarounds to run UX research or make a strong case for it. An upcoming part of [Smart Interface Design Patterns](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com).
Leaders from Stripe, Linear, and Figma explore how craft and beauty are core to product and business growth.
How do we conduct UX research when there is no or only limited access to users? Here are some workarounds to run UX research or make a strong case for it. An upcoming part of Smart Interface Design Patterns.
A11y Design Bootcamp is a live educational program that consists of exercises, discussions, and knowledge shares to raise awareness of web accessibility best practices, the role designers play in creating accessible products, and how to advocate for accessibility with cross-functional partners.
As part of GitHub’s dedication to accessibility, we expanded our internal accessibility program and scaled up our assessment process to help remove or lower barriers for users with disabilities. Then, we empowered employees from various disciplines to drive accessibility efforts within their teams.
Conducting UX research that includes participants with a variety of disabilities is vital to building inclusive technology, but most prototypes used for testing are inaccessible. Rather than continuing to leave out feedback from disabled consumers, which ultimately leads to exclusive technology, researchers must get creative in their workarounds and be relentless in their efforts.
Scrolling, scanning, skipping: How do users consume content online? Here’s what you need to know about reading behavior and design strategies to prevent harmful scanning patterns. An upcoming part of Smart Interface Design Patterns.
Figma’s editorial newsletter about how products take shape—and shape our world.
We announced Code Connect for developers, typography and gradient variables, and our Library Analytics API to help you drive design system adoption across your entire organization.
By leveraging advanced design system features like variables, Alaska Airlines accelerates and streamlines how it ships cohesive digital experiences.
Design systems have many benefits, but their impact is only as strong as their adoption. Designer Advocate Ana Boyer tells us how to get the entire team on board.
Victor Yocco reviews the components of the Transactional Model of communication, explaining how we might apply this framework to preparing, conducting, and analysing our UX research. You will understand how many UX research best practices align with the model and get an example of a tool for tracking alignment.
Learn the basics of creating a system tailored to your unique goals and challenges, whether building from scratch or starting with existing pieces.
404 isn’t just an error code—this year it’s our annual April Fun Day. We’re throwing it back to our favorite digital design eras.
We’re bringing together the design systems community on April 16 to share new features, best practices, and a peek into what’s coming next.
Tatsiana Tarkan digs deep into iconography as part of a design system and shares some doable tips that will turn icon creation and maintenance into an enjoyable process.
Design Engineers at Vercel blend aesthetic sensibility with technical skills. Learn about Vercel's philosophy on what Design Engineering is and how we work.
Whether digital or physical, designing a customer touchpoint requires an understanding of the essential relationship between the brand and the user experience, which is also known as the **brand experience.** This article is a simple guide to building long-lasting customer relationships based on the seven rules of Rikyu in the Japanese tea ceremony for a creative and memorable twist.
When our permissions system broke at the seams, everything came to a halt. This is the story of how we fixed it.
Every now and again, we ship a feature that makes us wonder how we ever got along without it. That’s the story with multi-edit, which simplifies how you edit multiple objects across Figma.
A behind the scenes look at engineering crits at Figma.
Digital designer Yichan Wang has put together this collection of strategies and selling points to help you encourage and advocate for accessibility in your place of work, including useful scripts you can use as starting points.
Color accessibility is more than just ticking boxes. Even with good contrast, some color palettes can make interfaces challenging for users. Here are some practical guidelines to ensure more inclusive design for colorblind people. An upcoming part of Smart Interface Design Patterns.
Accessibility goes beyond making products user-friendly. It can significantly impact the quality of life for people with disabilities. Kate Kalcevich shares lessons she learned from assistive technology users — challenges and barriers they encounter on mobile devices.
Figma Designer Advocate Lauren Andres shares her tips for streamlining handoff.
Accessibility for data visualization extends well beyond web standards, at least if you’re trying to create an experience that’s actually useful. This article focuses on techniques for creating useful and accessible visualizations that extend well beyond compliance.
How to design for children aged 3–12, with insights into user behavior, considerations for parents, and practical UX guidelines.
Uncover what a design system is, types, best practices, and when to use it. Discover Figma’s solutions for multi-brand systems and compare design systems vs style guides.
Rapid prototyping builds a user experience from customer feedback instead of trying to work from a spec. Save time and prevent stress.
Teams across industries to see how they manage designer-developer handoff and get their teams into flow with the Figma for Jira app.
With one billion people aged 60 or older worldwide, inclusivity is more important than ever. Learn how to create digital experiences that empower independence and competence for older adults while enhancing usability for all. An upcoming part of Smart Interface Design Patterns.
Figma’s editorial newsletter about how products take shape—and shape our world.
A conversation with Razorpay's design systems team.
UI = f(data)(state)
Figma and Adobe no longer see a path toward regulatory approval
Part 2 concentrates on the key points from Luis’ framework and practical tips about managing a design system that should be both robust and easy to adopt.
Figma’s editorial newsletter about how products take shape—and shape our world.
Design systems can be of immense help, but failure to adopt them invalidates the hard work that goes into building the thing in the first place! In this two-part series of articles, Luis shares his experience with design systems and how you can overcome the potential pitfalls.
Signing off to 2023 and bringing the best of Figma into 2024.
How mechanical keyboards unite joy and efficiency, and a look at our collaboration with Work Louder.
Our latest variable updates bring design and code even closer, and an unprecedented level of customizability to your designs. Product Manager Jacob Miller breaks it down and answers your questions.
Headspace uses Figma advanced features like variables to optimize their design system and unlock better collaboration with developers and growth opportunities.
Five-second testing is a popular method of usability research used in the industry, yet in essence, its core belief boils down to virtually a superstition. Eduard Kuric looks under the hood at how first impressions are affected by various factors and how UX researchers and product owners can ensure that the user’s first steps can get off on the right foot.
In this article, Sasha guides you through crucial processes and factors to achieve a consistent brand presence across platforms. She offers an overview of the entire brand identity process, explores collaboration with UI teams, and provides essential details on the assets required for the successful implementation of a digital brand.
The Dev Mode team shares how they created a home for developers in a design tool
Effective collaboration between designers and developers is vital to creating good user experiences. However, bridging the handoff between design and development with the many tools and workflows available today has its pitfalls. Matthew Mattei introduces you to the Uno Platform, which offers a robust set of productivity boosters.
Explore Figma’s report on job satisfaction among designers in the era of remote work, revealing increased happiness and new challenges.
Words alone aren’t enough to safeguard best practices in the world of web design and development. Web design documentation must be like its medium — interactive and constantly evolving.
We expanded diversity of our employee base, launched several new employee engagement programs, made investments to improve accessibility, and more.
How Adobe + Figma's shared vision might work and look.
A cross-functional team brought together quantitative and qualitative learnings to figure out why notifications were falling short—and how to make them better.
Finding the right typeface is tricky as a whole. Dividing the process into steps and having the right information at hand will make this journey a design adventure full of surprises. To avoid sinking into unnecessary details, use this guide as a map for your path. Review various font paraments and learn how to apply them to your designs.
My family wasn’t poor by any stretch of the imagination, but I was raised to avoid spending money whenever possible. I was also taught “it’s a poor craftsman that blames their tools”, which apparently means “take responsibility for your fuckups”, but, to young-me, definitely sounded more like “you don’t deserve nice things”. I was also taught from an early age that I was born a sinner, incapable o
