In this article, Rachel walks you through various ways that product teams can utilize to build relationships with customers. She will share some tips and tricks from her experience that have helped her nurture customer relationships and build better products. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/build-strong-customer-relationships-user-research/
Managing our colors can truly help people to access our content. In this article, Brecht de Ruyte takes a deep dive into how we can create a high-contrast system while maintaining a balance between designing something accessible and respecting the look and feel of a brand. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/creating-high-contrast-design-system-css-custom-properties/
According to recent data from Maze’s Continuous Research Report, 57% of product professionals say that product research has a positive effect on customer satisfaction. 55% say it improves product and feature adoption. And 42% agree that it affects profitability. Imagine how much more successful your product would be if you did research continuously? https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/better-roi-digital-products-continous-research/
How do we design effective reviews and ratings? With a distribution chart, decimal scores, tags, recommendation score and unedited product photos. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/product-reviews-ratings-ux/
In this article, Peter Ramsey shares his vision on how to effectively take inspiration from others without losing that magic spark, including some handy do’s and don’ts of building familiar-feeling products. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/copying-designs-doesnt-work/
In this episode, we ask whether technology is making us redundant; will we all soon be replaced with AI? Vitaly Friedman talks to Tejas Kumar to find out. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/smashing-podcast-episode-55/
The CSS relational selector :has() allows selecting elements in combinations that were previously impossible without the assistance of JavaScript. We’ll review how to combine :has() with core CSS selectors to extend their capabilities for unique arrangements of elements.
https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/level-up-css-skills-has-selector/
In this article, Daniel Yuschick demonstrates that building selfish components is the key approach to avoiding different pitfalls on the way to good component design. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/key-good-component-design-selfishness/
In this article, Pratik Joglekar explores the typical traits of introverts and uses them to make parallels and categorize digital experiences that can stand out without being loud. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/introverted-design-building-better-ux-experiences/
In this article, Pratik Joglekar explores the typical traits of introverts and uses them to make parallels and categorize digital experiences that can stand out without being loud. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/01/guide-designing-for-introverts/