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An Unopinionated Roundup of Current Prototyping Tools
Updated July 26, 2020. See this twitter thread for details. I've shared various lists, roundups, and reviews of different prototyping tools in the past - usually on Twitter. Sometimes, people will point out that a particular third-party roundup review has overlooked a...
On-Demand Design Companies Offering Agency-like Services with SaaS-like Pricing
The design services landscape has undoubtedly evolved in the last decade. Regardless of size or model, there's been a rich history of graphic design services being a "relationships businesses." Firms typically became known and trusted for their leadership, teams, and...
Podcast Turf War is Inspiring Some Awesome A/V Editing Tools
Big streaming players and upstarts alike are driving the next phase of popularity in Podcasting. These players want to control that coveted position of the go-to Podcast app on people's devices. The ongoing demand is also inspiring some innovative tools popping up to...
Digitizing Your UX Sticky Notes
Sometimes the analog approach is a quicker and easier way to achieve a particular design thinking task. A classic example is the appropriately stereotypical use of sticky notes by User Experience designers to facilitate various workshop exercises such as card sorting...
Mobile Data-visualization has a Y Axis Problem
There is a 'trendy' design pattern, many years in use, of not displaying the Y axis on a chart in some financial mobile apps. I first noticed this in the app Robinhood. But I’ve also seen it in apps such as SoFi. Sadly, despite advocating for a change, these apps are...
New Presentation Tools Breaking Boundaries
Updated 05/29/2020. See this twitter thread for details. What is a "Presentation" in the post-PowerPoint era? There's a subtle shift in the Presentation tools landscape that's been emerging lately. Products like Google Slides, Zoho Show, and Apple Keynote came on the...
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