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February 28, 2022

Weekly Roundup - Issue #17

I’m new to Figma and one of the things we are trying to figure out at Jiva is to understand how companies use Figma in their workflow. I’ve not found many articles about this and I’m learning by talking to friends. These two articles by the design agency Clay shows how they organize files and what deliverable they provide.

How To Organize Files In A Design Agency - Clay
How To Organize Files In A Design Agency - Clay
How To Organize Files In A Design Agency.
clay.global
UX Design Deliverables from a Silicon Valley Agency - Clay
UX Design Deliverables from a Silicon Valley Agency - Clay
An overview of common deliverables provided by a UI/UX design agency.
clay.global

Kritika has been writing detailed guides complete with scripts and email templates. This is a great guide, if you are just getting started into doing remote research.

The Ultimate Guide to Recruiting Your Users for Interviews & Usability Tests – Kritika Oberoi
The Ultimate Guide to Recruiting Your Users for Interviews & Usability Tests – Kritika Oberoi
One of the most frequently asked questions I get at Looppanel is — how do I set up user interviews with my own customers?
bootcamp.uxdesign.cc
Moderated Usability Testing: A Tactical Guide – Kritika Oberoi
Moderated Usability Testing: A Tactical Guide – Kritika Oberoi
Usability testing is the cheapest, fastest way to iterate on your product. You learn what not to build before even a single line of code is written, saving your team weeks of engineering time.
bootcamp.uxdesign.cc

This essay by Aamna gives an insight into the workflow she follows when it comes to reading and can be a great guide if you are looking for tips on how you can improve your reading habit.

Reading Stack – Aamna Khan
Reading Stack – Aamna Khan
This essay is a comprehensive collection of workflows and habits that help me read through and organise the tons of articles, essays and general information I come across.
tinybitsofcarbon.com

I’m gonna end this issue with this tweet poll from Brian Lovin. I was confronted by this innocent question when we were working on a web interface in 2020. Our web design systems team had not defined modals and our product was the first to use them so we had to figure it out. Additionally we needed to make it responsive. Designing for mobile had made me take a lot for granted. Creating this web interface had me question these foundational decisions that we were unconsciously making. And it probably wouldn’t have happened if the PM had not questioned design about our choices.

Brian Lovin on Twitter: "Which button placement feels better?
Brian Lovin on Twitter: "Which button placement feels better?
“Which button placement feels better? Poll in next tweet.”
twitter.com

This extremely detailed article by Artem helped me understand my choices and make my final decision.

Buttons on the web: placement and order – Artem Syzonenko
Buttons on the web: placement and order – Artem Syzonenko
Let’s try to define some general rules for buttons — the most common interaction medium of actionable pages and dialogs.
uxdesign.cc

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