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UX Case Study Collection

Award-Winning Brand for Adobe Live

Adobe Live is a great resource for learning about what goes on behind designers screens. This case study reveals the thinking behind their ideas of consistent use in their new brand.

Ever Better: Refreshing the Evernote Brand

Evernote has been around forever and was long the winner amongst the sea of note taking apps. This case study details their new brand. A perfect example of evolution, not revolution.

Finding the Real Typeform [Video]

In contrast to the Evernote case study, Typeform shows the power of total brand redesign. They’ve shifted their language towards a targeted audience.

Resembles the bold statement Dropbox did with their re-brand. I love it (hint: We’re their new target audience).

Building HealthCare.gov for 30 million applicants

Susan Lin shares her process of how she and her team designed the application process used by 30 million people.

What seems like a simple questionnaire, is made complex when balancing strict policies, business goals, and user experience.

Her portfolio also showcases two other exciting case studies from Treehouse and Trulia.

Screenlife App — a UI/UX case study

Elvis Obanya shares his process of how he and his team used usability testing to iterate their designs into the best possible experience.

Key takeaway; Don't wait too long to test design assumptions. Start as early as possible.

Why redesigns don’t make users happy

Vitaly Dulenko shares his insights and opinion on the topic of a redesign.

He goes on to detail human psychology and how to make the transition a good experience for your users.

The Most Important Feature Amazon is Not Launching

Business versus user experience design. Why Amazon is holding back on creating the best possible experience for you.

How learning Design Sprint helped me improve my UI/UX design process

From pixel pushing to design strategic wizardry. No clear-cut process will work for everyone. The key is to adapt to the challenges at hand constantly.

A Faster and More Flexible Home Page that Delivers the News Readers Want

Asking the right questions will make you and your work more confident. This is a deep dive into the minds of the designers behind one of the worlds most acclaimed newspapers; NY Times.

Carrd: The Making Of

This indie project is such an inspiring story. AJ, the maker, has documented the whole process from idea to launch.

There are a few UX lessons in this case study, and if you're into coding, there's some of that for you as well. Thanks to Jake for this excellent tip.

Why Redesign the Dropbox Logo? Design Master Brian Collins Explains

If you're into branding, this video interview on YouTube is both entertaining and thought-provoking. Collins design studio has done some amazing work for Dropbox, Airbnb, and Spotify, just to name a few.

Collins talks about context, musicality and surprise factor in branding. It's over one hour long, so make sure you grab your popcorn.

"The old school way of looking at branding is pretty dead."
— Collins

How to design user-friendly and business effective cancellation process

In most cases, a product that serves users has some business behind it. That means business sometimes is the basis of great user experience design.

Business design is on the rise, and I think we'll see more UX designers becoming business oriented in the next couple of years.

If you're looking to level up your business design skills, the Beyond Users Podcast is an excellent source for learning about this hot topic.

I particularly enjoyed the talk with François Chartrand at Headspace, where they go into details of his case study called "So, your product’s got a leaky bucket problem…".

UX Designer Portfolio Website

UX Designer Portfolio Websites

One of your first step in applying for any kind of job is making sure your portfolio is in good shape. These 19 hand-selected UX designer portfolio websites will inspire you when making your own.

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UX Designer Resume Examples

UX Designer Resume Examples

This list of 21 inspiring UX designer resumes (includes resumes from Google designers) will help you determine where to set the bar for youself.

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