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Figma Config India: Why Every Designer Should Attend One at Least Once14 OCT 2026Config India lands at BIEC Bengaluru on 15 October. What is on the agenda, why the recorded talks are the least valuable part of the day, and how passes work.
Where to Find the Best UI/UX Design Resources (Without Getting Overwhelmed)25 AUG 2025UI/UX design resources sorted by job: thinking tools, visual references and daily practice, plus how to organise them and stop hoarding links you never open.
UX or UI? How to Pick the Right Career Track (and Stick With It)18 AUG 2025UX designer or UI designer? The real difference in daily work, the promotion ladder on each track, and how to commit to one without second guessing the choice.
How Beginners Are Stacking UX/UI Courses to Build Real Skills (For Free or Cheap)12 AUG 2025Stack free and low cost UX/UI courses instead of hunting for one perfect one. Which courses to take in what order, and how to turn them into portfolio projects.
The UX/UI Portfolio Mistakes Even Mid-Level Designers Still Make10 AUG 2025Nine portfolio mistakes mid level designers still make, from gallery style case studies to NDA excuses and old work, each with a fix you can apply this week.
How UX/UI Design Trends Are Changing Website Design in 202529 JUL 2025Website design in 2025: personalised layouts, near invisible navigation, voice and gesture input, micro interactions, and which bootcamps actually teach them.
What Recruiters Look For in a UX/UI Portfolio (and What They Ignore)26 JUL 2025What recruiters scan for in the first thirty seconds, how many case studies to include, and the portfolio details hiring managers skip straight past in 2025.
How UX/UI Bootcamps Are Evolving in 2025 (And What They Miss)22 JUL 2025UX/UI bootcamps now teach AI tools, product thinking and career coaching. What they still miss: team collaboration, real critique and support after you finish.
How to Build Your UX/UI Foundation in 30 Days: Free Plan for Beginners18 JUL 2025You don’t need a degree or a fancy bootcamp to start learning UX/UI. What you need is focus, the right free resources, and a step-by-step plan.
How Is UX/UI Design Adapting to AI-Generated Content?4 JUL 2025How designers handle AI written content: layouts that survive variable text lengths, flexible design systems, skeleton loaders and keeping user trust intact.
How Do People Break Into UX/UI Without a Design Degree?30 JUN 2025You can get hired in UX/UI without a design degree. The skills that matter, the learning paths that work, and how career switchers build a first portfolio.
What Resources Do Top UX/UI Designers Actually Use (and Ignore)?27 JUN 2025The Figma plugins, research tools and UX frameworks senior designers use weekly, and the inspiration feeds and tool hoarding they have quietly left behind.
How Do Self-Taught Designers Use Courses to Build Their Careers?24 JUN 2025How self taught designers pick courses that produce portfolio work, what to ask before paying, and how to remix a class brief into a real case study.
Beyond Dribbble: Unconventional Mobile App Design Courses and UX/UI Design Resources You Haven't Discovered Yet14 MAY 2025Mobile app design resources beyond Dribbble: platform interface guidelines, cognitive psychology research, accessibility work and other design fields.
Web Design Bootcamp vs. UX/UI Design Bootcamp: Which One Actually Matters in 2025?12 MAY 2025Web design bootcamp or UX/UI bootcamp? What each teaches in 2025, when the web track still makes sense, and how to weigh the cost against the job you want.
Breaking the Mold: UX/UI Design Trends That Actually Matter in 20257 MAY 2025The 2025 UX/UI trends worth your time: personality driven visuals, on device personalisation, purposeful micro interactions and inclusive design as the default.
The Uncomfortable Truth About UX/UI Career Paths Nobody Tells You5 MAY 2025UX/UI careers rarely run in a straight line. What bootcamps leave out, why the first job is the hardest part, and the skills that actually move you up a level.
How to Use AI Writing Tools for Quick UX Content?26 MAR 2024Use AI writing tools for UX copy without losing your voice: audience research, idea generation, SEO, personalisation and the metrics worth checking afterwards.
Enhancing Design Efficiency: 10 Must-Have Browser Extensions for Designers29 JAN 2024Ten browser extensions that speed up design work: ColorZilla for colour picking, Page Ruler for spacing, WhatFont for type, plus Muzli, Loom and Wappalyzer.
8 Books Every UX/UI Designer Loves Reading15 JAN 2024Eight books UX/UI designers keep returning to, from Don't Make Me Think to Thinking with Type and Hooked, with what each one teaches you about design work.
A Guide to Writing Narrative-Driven Product Design Case Studies3 JAN 2024Write product design case studies that read like a story: open with the problem, show the process, admit the failures, and let screenshots and numbers talk.
Decoding the Nuances Between Product Design and UX Design1 JAN 2024Product design and UX design are not the same job. Where each one focuses, where the two overlap, and which skills to build if you want to work across both.
The Role of Design in the Food and Beverage Industry in 2024: Crafting Unskippable Case Studies27 NOV 2023Five ways to build a food and beverage design case study that gets read: visual first impressions, storytelling, collaboration, user research and performance.
The UX Manager Role Explained: Unveiling Five Uncommon Insights15 NOV 2023What a UX manager really does: turn design decisions into business impact, defend the user in meetings, grow the team and read research alongside the data.
How to Design Case Studies That People Actually Read27 OCT 2023Case studies get skipped when they list steps instead of telling a story. How to frame the problem, show your process and use visuals so people read to the end.
The Bold Move: Embracing Typography in UI Design24 OCT 2023Why bold typography works in UI design: readability, visual hierarchy, mobile legibility and brand personality, with examples from Airbnb, Apple and Medium.
3 Awesome Tools to Craft Stunning Websites from Scratch22 OCT 2023Three tools for building a website from scratch: Figma for collaborative design, Webflow for no code builds, and LottieFiles for drop in web animation.
Revolutionizing UX Design: Emerging AI Trends and Techniques20 OCT 2023AI in UX design right now: predictive analytics, chatbots and voice interfaces, plus what is coming in emotional design, accessibility and personalisation.
Designing for Different Generations: Catering to Diverse User Needs8 AUG 2023Design for Gen Z through to the silent generation: what each age group expects from an interface, and how to test and balance those needs inside one product.
Enhancing Design Skills Through Personal Projects5 AUG 2023Personal projects build design skills faster than client work. How they fuel experimentation, widen your portfolio and connect you to a community of designers.
Creating Beautiful Loading Animations In Figma1 AUG 2023Build a loading animation in Figma step by step: set up the canvas, design the base element, use auto layout and constraints, then add easing and export it.
Style Tiles in UI Design3 JUL 2023Style tiles sit between a mood board and a full comp. What goes on one, how to present options to stakeholders, and how to move from tiles to high fidelity.
The Art of Crafting Intuitive User Experiences through Information Architecture1 JUL 2023Information architecture decides whether users can find anything. Research, content audits, hierarchy, navigation, search and testing, with steps to follow.
Explore the Latest Updates from Figma Config 2023 That You Can't Afford to Miss!23 JUN 2023Figma Config 2023 in five updates: Dev Mode handoff, prototyping with variables and conditional logic, font previews, global search and variable theme modes.
Mastering Design Sprints: A Fast Track to UX/UI Success12 JUN 2023Run a design sprint in five phases: understand, define, diverge, decide, then prototype and test, and see why teams use them to validate ideas before building.
The Power of Sharing: Boost Your UX/UI Design Career through Social Media11 JUN 2023Sharing work on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter builds a design reputation. How to post your process, invite useful feedback and turn followers into peers.
Is a Web Design Bootcamp Right for Me?9 JUN 2023Is a web design bootcamp right for you? The hands on projects, the industry contacts and the speed of a career switch, plus five things to check before you pay.
Why Enroll in a Mobile App Design Course?7 JUN 2023What a mobile app design course covers, from UX research and UI craft to portfolio work and job placement support, and the career paths it opens for beginners.
Why learning UX UI design is important in 202416 APR 2023Why UX/UI design skills matter in 2024: products that are easier to use, higher conversion rates, stronger brand trust, and more career doors open to you.
Welcome8 JAN 2023The first announcement from UX/UI Open, an intensive UX, UI and product design bootcamp, written ahead of the open cohort that started on 16 January 2023.

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