UX

Axe-Con 2023: Designing for Inclusion in the Digital Age

As digital technology advances, it becomes increasingly important to ensure that everyone can access and use it. This is where digital accessibility comes in. Axe-Con, held by Deque Systems, brought together designers and developers to discuss how we can make the web more accessible to people with disabilities. Here are some highlights from the convention […]


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What Are User Personas and Should You Be Using Them?

What are user personas?  We should all be working from a user-centric focus, that much we know, but do we know who our users are? Broadly speaking, yes. There is a veritable smorgasbord of analytics tools and survey, testing, and feedback services to capture a snapshot of your target audience. Use them and you’ll have […]


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5 Web Design Trends To Look For In 2021

It’s a bit ironic that I am writing a top trend post given my habit of largely eschewing trends in my own work. The issue I have with trends is that they are…well, trends. By their nature, they may make your website aesthetically obsolete in a year. Nonetheless, every January I find myself consuming top […]