UXPin Blog — Design Studio

Component-driven prototyping is the next iteration of user experience design. Designers no longer design from scratch, and engineers write less code. The result? Better cross-functional collaboration, faster time-to-market, superior consistency, fewer errors, better testing, meaningful stakeholder feedback, and smoother design handoffs. Sound too good to be true? All of these benefits are possible and more

Scaling UX is a challenge many design leaders encounter. With limited resources, it’s often impossible to hire more designers. But even if you do have the resources, is hiring to scale a viable and sustainable strategy? This article looks at how organizations can scale design simply by switching their tool stack. We also provide an

User experience is often ambiguous, making it challenging to identify the right UX metrics and KPIs. Design and product teams want to know whether their solutions work while stakeholders are interested in various projects’ ROI. Choosing the right user experience metrics and KPIs is crucial for organizations to evaluate UX successes and measure themselves against

Why does Twitter chime with users? What is it about Amazon that keeps us all coming back for more?  Awesome mobile app design ideas don’t just happen. That first, exciting spark of inspiration might be lightning fast. But building that out into a tangible product that users love demands a strong mobile app design strategy. 

Design advocacy has grown in popularity over the last decade as UX designers seek to educate non-design teams and stakeholders about the importance of user-centered solutions and user experience. Design advocates take on many forms, from UX designers to c-suite executives with firsthand experience. The goal of a design advocate is to create ripples throughout

A service safari allows design teams better to understand competitors, users, and their own product. This service experience offers valuable insights for very little investment, making it an essential tool during the early stages of the design thinking process. This article looks at the pros and cons of a service safari, how to plan and

As technology and product design workflows evolve, new tech roles open. UX engineers are one of those emerging niche positions, helping to facilitate collaboration between design and development. We’ll explore the difference between a UX designer vs. UX engineer, their responsibilities, and how these team members work together. UXPin is a code-based design tool bridging

Best practices from 10 years as a remote designer.

At UXPin’s first annual Design Value Conference in March 2022, we hosted five design industry leaders to understand Design and DesignOps at some of the world’s biggest organizations. This article summarizes everything we covered at the Design Value Conference 2022, with links to a synopsis of each talk and the 30-minute video. Design Value Conference

ing with designers to turn design ideas into functioning code. Front-end and back-end engineers use this code as a foundation to develop the final product.

The webinar with Dave Malouf about Holistic DesignOps made us wonder what else we could write about to expand on the design operations topic. One of such things is hiring. What should you look for in a DesignOps expert? If you want to watch the webinar, we have a recording of it on our YouTube

A UX engineer’s (UXE) toolkit includes design and engineering tools. They are engineers first, so most tools apply to development, but they also use a fair share of design tools. Working between product design and development means that UX engineer tools must allow for collaboration between both disciplines. They must also work with DesignOps and

What Is Design Iteration? Design iteration is the repeatable process of improving a product (or part of a product) in relatively short but regular bursts, otherwise known as ‘design iterations’. These design iterations can consist of high-fidelity prototypes, mid-fidelity wireframes, low-fidelity sketches, or even simple diagrams such as sitemaps. Design iteration drives the overall design

Design sprints have become common strategies for companies to solve big problems fast! Developed by ex-Googler Jake Knapp, the design sprint methodology is about prototyping and testing a product in just five days. Prototype and test your design sprint product with UXPin. Built-in design libraries allow you to drag-and-drop components to quickly build high-fidelity mockups

UX research is the bedrock for any design project. UX designers and researchers must gather insights about the market, competitors, and, most importantly, users. This research continues throughout the design process as designers test ideas and gather feedback from participants and stakeholders. To be a good UX designer, you must be inquisitive and an active