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Leveraging neurodivergent traits for design strategy

UX Collective

Some designers have shared that they can hear ideas or problems shared with them from product managers or other stakeholders, and in those moments they can visualize a solution in their mind. Part of our role is helping others understand ideas and concepts through visual presentation. So what’s race car thinking?

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Dear designer: Strategy doesn’t have to be stressful

UX Collective

Useful ways you can manage (and master) the user experience journey Continue reading on UX Collective ».

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20 Must-Read Books for Product Designers at Any Stage

Creative Market

Written by Nick Disabato and illustrated by Daniel Bogan for supreme clarity, Cadence & Slang is a top resource for product designers. According to Lincoln Mongillo, VP of Product Management of Creative Market, the book is “one of my all-time favorites.” Just Enough Research. Same with Rosenfeld.”

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Should designers PM?

UX Collective

Fortunately, that’s over, but it really does help us designers to at least get a feel for coding so we can work more smoothly and empathetically with our engineering teammates. As a designer, I still code a little myself both at work and as a hobby. The same goes with our product management (PM) teammates.

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The many deaths of UX design

UX Collective

Design and product management will still be very important and report to me, but those writing great code will constitute the majority of our team and have the greatest sway. It’s hard to say whether it will indeed be the case, but it surely is for the bird app.

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30 LinkedIn Group for Designers and Developers

HONGKIAT

The UX Pros group is dedicated to discussing UX trends and best practices with other professional designers like yourself. It’s where members discuss topics such as research techniques, interface design strategies, and prototyping tools among others. Web Design and Development, UX/UI. Web Professionals Connect.

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The waves of research practice

UX Collective

The current wave is cresting, ready to wash over software design and product management. And third-wave research will reach even higher, moving into product and organizational strategy. Early twenty-teens product zeitgeist was “getting out of the building.” We needed customers and we needed insights.