Decimal is a sharp website with a brutalist intro and visually stunning hover effects in their Works section, making it our inspirational website of the week.

In reality, users are not lazy — they are efficient. In this post, we’ll explore why this is the case and why it matters in UX design.

Many teams envision creating a design system as a difficult, time-consuming project. It forces team members to audit their user interface, create a repository of design system elements and design guidelines and combine it in a way it’s usable for the entire organization

A good product strategy aligns team efforts, cuts costs, and encourages long-lasting conflict resolution. Three Toptal product design experts discuss how product strategies get derailed and what designers can do to help get things back on track.

As an economic downturn looms, companies are cutting back on CX design teams. That’s exactly the wrong move.

If you are close or are finishing up your design after a series of iterations, then you are probably anticipating the next step—the design handoff. There are many ways to unsuccessfully pass along your designs to the development team.

Inclusive design is the practice of “intentionally including the needs of users who likely experience exclusion in many aspects of their daily lives due to being part of an oppressed group or a statistical minority.”  

Empty states are a pause, not a dead end. Whether a user stumbles across an empty state due to first-use, accomplishment, or error, your product needs to guide them to the next logical step.

A curated list and review of my favorites

A senior UX researcher shares concrete tips for activating findings as a team, plus templates and resources to get you started.