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How to make a valuable UX Designer portfolio: 5 components to add, 5 mistakes to avoid

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time4 min
Views354

Portfolio is one of the most important things a UX designer should have - it plays a defining role during the job application process. In professional circles it is even called a designer’s “calling card”. Portfolio is not just a collection of your work - it’s your way to present yourself, your problem-solving skills and your talent. No matter whether you’re a freelance designer who posts their portfolio online to attract clients, or if you prepare a portfolio for the HR team at a job interview, you should try to make it look both serious and interesting, while not overloading it with too much information. In this article we’ve collected a list of components that a good portfolio should contain and mistakes that should be avoided when compiling it - let’s discuss them.

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UI/UX trends to keep an eye on in 2025

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time3 min
Views1.9K

Trends change rapidly in UI/UX, and new year means quite a few new emerging innovations that designers should be aware of in order to create relevant and engaging designs. Some trends stay on from previous years, some are completely new, and some might end up being the fleeting ones, so it’s important to pearl off those that truly elevate user experience and make a better impact on your product. Let’s discuss some of the most anticipated UI/UX trends of the coming year.

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How to Choose the Optimal Authentication Solution for Your Application

Level of difficultyMedium
Reading time3 min
Views1.5K

In today's digital world, where applications process increasing amounts of sensitive data, ensuring reliable user authentication is critical. Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a user who is trying to access a system. A properly chosen authentication method protects data from unauthorized access, prevents fraud, and increases user confidence.

However, with the development of technology, new authentication methods are emerging, and choosing the optimal solution can be difficult. This article will help developers and business owners understand the variety of authentication approaches and make informed choices.

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How to create a better UX design for the users of younger generations

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time5 min
Views1.9K

Gen Z – a generation of young people born between the last few years of the 20th century and the first ten years of the 21st, are the primary users of a modern-day Internet. They started using technology since their early childhood, being almost constantly glued to their smartphones and tablets, which led to them being very demanding users that have their own requirements in UX. At the same time, they are known for their sense of humor and straightforwardness – which means they love using products that are both easy to navigate but full of interactive elements. Below we’ve collected a few things you should consider when creating a UX design aimed at a young audience.

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How AI can ease the work for UX Designers

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time3 min
Views1K

In the last couple years Artificial Intelligence has taken the world by storm, starting to revolutionize the tech industry in many aspects, including UX. AI can help UX designers to automate some routine tasks that take a lot of time, providing more space for creativity and product quality improvement. It’s not likely that AI might replace human designers in the near future, but it can definitely ease the work of designers in some ways. 

Let’s discuss how AI can be applied in UX Design these days:

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Cloud Communications: Understanding UCaaS, CCaaS, and CPaaS

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time4 min
Views1.4K

In today's world, where businesses increasingly rely on effective communication, cloud technologies offer a wide range of solutions to optimize interactions both within the company and with customers. Three of the most popular options are UCaaS, CCaaS, and CPaaS. While they all fall under the umbrella of cloud communications, their functionality and applications differ significantly. Let's delve into the details.

UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service)

UCaaS unifies various communication channels, such as voice calls, video conferencing, messaging, and email, into a single platform. This allows employees to easily communicate and collaborate with each other, regardless of their location.

Benefits of UCaaS:

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10 certain indicators of a well-done UX design

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time4 min
Views615

UX design is the backbone of any digital product like an app or a website. It’s like a “dark horse” of a product: it’s something that is not always visible to a naked eye, but without it a product would be very hard or even impossible to use. In the meantime, it’s very easy to tell apart an optimized, well-done UX from a poorly implemented one. The latter can not only turn users away from a product, but also make a negative impact on the brand perception as a whole, as it plays a great role in customer satisfaction. Of course, each product has its own UX quality criteria, as it depends on different factors like the theme of a product, age of the target audience and so on. But there are also a few general indicators of a well-done UX that are applicable to any product no matter what. Let’s discuss them:

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8 simple ways to improve UI/UX of any software product over time

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time4 min
Views726

Creation of a UX design for a software product is an ongoing process: it doesn’t stop after the product is released. In order for an app or a website to always remain comfortable to use while corresponding to the constantly changing trends, its UX design must be improved from time to time, and in some cases even rethinked and radically changed. An outdated, old-fashioned design with unimproved bugs will definitely spoil user experience and lead to loss of audience. Design improvements include not only bug fixing and “brushing up” the facade of a product, but also constant research and implementation of new ideas that can contribute to its growth. Let’s discuss a few simple steps that can improve the UX design of any product. 

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How to practice user empathy in UX design and make product more accessible

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time6 min
Views472

According to the Oxford Dictionary, empathy is “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another”. In UX, there is a special term “user empathy”. It refers to the ability of UX designers to fully understand what users need from a particular software product. Having user empathy and basing design solutions around users” comfort is one of the most true indicators of a designer”s professionalism. Without that, any product a designer works on has a high chance of turning out to be pointless. Apart from having empathy as a soft skill in general, there are several ways a designer can practice user empathy through different UX methods and techniques. In this article we would like to talk on how a UX designer can treat users with empathy and make the product more accessible for different groups of target audience.

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Becoming a UX designer: why is it worthy and what do you need to start

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time6 min
Views531

If you are at the beginning of your educational path in IT, or contemplating about making changes in your career and starting learning UX design, you might have some doubts and uncertainties on whether UX design is something worth studying and working in right now. We can dispel your doubts: UX designers are very required in the majority of companies, since they help to make products appealing to users, thus raising the companies income and enhancing their reputation. Professionals in this sphere are in high demand right now, and

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Giving and receiving feedback as a UX Designer: a short guide on how it should be done

Level of difficultyMedium
Reading time5 min
Views366

Getting feedback on the design of a digital product from the other members of the development team, stakeholders and clients is an essential part of a UX designer’s job. Ideally, it provides constructive criticism of the design, helps improve the product and perfect it as much as possible to present the best result of work to the users. But getting feedback doesn’t always happen smoothly – when communication is not established properly or the goals of the process are defined incorrectly, things can go the wrong way. In fact, both asking for feedback and giving it requires following some unwritten rules in order to make this experience useful and comfortable for all parties. In this article we’d like to discuss two things: how to ask for feedback correctly and what to consider if you’re the one who’s giving it.

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UX testing: why it is important and how to conduct it

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time4 min
Views568

UX testing is one of the most important parts of the UX design creation process for any software product. It helps to understand whether users are satisfied with the design and highlights its problematic areas that need to be fixed or improved. UX testing is an important part of the whole testing process - it helps to get beta-testers feedback to determine whether the product is comfortable for users and gives opportunity to improve problems and issues before moving on to the next stage of the development process. It also contributes to reducing the cost of development, as it is much cheaper to fix issues during the development process rather than after the release. Listed down below are 5 simple tips that can help perform UX testing in a proper and effective way.

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A short guide to UX writing and its role in UX design

Level of difficultyMedium
Reading time5 min
Views1K

UX writing is an essential part of UX design, which plays a huge role in providing qualitative user experience. The job of a UX writer is to compose texts for a digital product, which can be of two types: microcopy (labels, buttons, notifications and other small notes) and macrocopy (larger texts like written content on pages, instructions, information sheets). UX writing helps users easily navigate through the product, perform various tasks and get all the necessary information.

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UX Designer Job Interview: 10 questions to answer, 5 questions to ask

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time6 min
Views804

No matter how many degrees you have or how high your experience level is, your recruiters need to evaluate your knowledge of UX design as a whole. But keep in mind that a job interview is not an exam, so here you are expected not to recite the textbook definitions learned by heart, but rather share your personal understanding of UX and your role as a designer in general. Consider talking about how you define UX, what creates value in the design, what are the necessary parts of a UX design process, what are the current trends in UX. You might also be asked to explain the difference between UI and UX to see how you understand the role of each in the development process.

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Основные варианты применения ИИ в разработке видеоигр

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time3 min
Views2.9K

В предыдущей статье мы разбирали результаты исследования, посвящённого теме потенциального влияния генеративного ИИ на игровую индустрию в ближайшее десятилетие. Теперь же мы предлагаем подробнее рассмотреть, как именно ИИ может применяться в создании видеоигр в ближайшем будущем, чтобы сделать их более интересными для геймеров, а также облегчить труд разработчиков.

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Как генеративный ИИ будет использоваться в разработке игр в ближайшее десятилетие: исследование Bain&Company

Level of difficultyMedium
Reading time4 min
Views3.2K

Генеративный ИИ сейчас переживает настоящий бум, находя применение в самых разных сферах, но одной из самых интересных и перспективных областей для его использования является разработка видеоигр. На данный момент некоторые крупные игровые компании уже начали применять ИИ-модели на стартовых этапах создания игр – например, для генерации идей развития сюжетной линии. Однако очевидно, что это только начало, и годами роль ИИ в этой сфере будет неуклонно расти. Как же именно он сможет изменить игровую индустрию?

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How to conduct UX brainstorming sessions effectively: tips and methods that work

Level of difficultyMedium
Reading time6 min
Views2.1K

Brainstorming is a popular working method which is commonly used by UX design teams. It involves a group of designers meeting (whether offline or via video call) and generating as many ideas as possible to find the best solution to a specific problem or come up with creative design ideas. Brainstorming sessions are usually held at the start of a UX project so that designers could use the ideas they think are the best later in the process of product creation. These sessions can vary in duration and form depending on which problems need to be solved, how many people participate and how many ideas need to be generated. 

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Как правильно составить портфолио UX-дизайнера: простые, но важные советы

Level of difficultyEasy
Reading time5 min
Views2.2K

Портфолио – важнейший документ для UX-дизайнера, играющий определяющую роль в процессе поиска работы. В профессиональных кругах его даже называют «визитной карточкой дизайнера». Портфолио – это не просто коллекция ваших работ, это способ продемонстрировать себя как специалиста, проявить свой талант и показать свои навыки решения проблем. В независимости от того, собираетесь ли вы работать фрилансером и искать заказчиков в Интернете, или планируете ходить на собеседования в различные компании, просьба предоставить ваше портфолио будет одной из первых от любого потенциального работодателя. Составить качественное портфолио – задача не из легких даже для опытных профессионалов, а уж в начале карьерного пути это может казаться чем-то очень сложным: оно должно быть серьезным и при этом интересным, информативным, но не перегруженным лишней информацией…

Так что же стоит включить в свое портфолио, а от каких ошибок лучше воздержаться? 

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