Amanda Kleha from Figma, the cloud-based design tool, talks to Econsultancy about the company, and the importance of design, particularly of digital experiences, and the nature of collaboration during the pandemic.
When people talk about ‘design thinking’ nowadays, they are referring to a specific definition: a methodology and organisational approach to solving problems and building products. Design thinking is about bringing these tried-and-tested methodologies to a wider audience and wider stakeholders across the organisation. Over the past few years, ‘design thinking’ has gone from being an […]
Camila Diaz is Head of Product Design and Research at online greetings cards and gift company Moonpig. At Moonpig, Product Design is a discipline that comprises a range of UX-related functions, including user research, user experience design, information architecture, visual design interaction, and service design thinking. As such, Diaz played a pivotal role in the […]
It’s an incident that we can expect to see featured in countless presentations about the importance of accessibility, user experience (UX) and design: on Sunday 11th April, National Rail changed the colour scheme of its website from its signature blue and yellow to greyscale as a mark of respect for the passing of Prince Philip, […]
Guy Kawasaki popularised the term ‘evangelist’ whilst at Apple in the 1980s, helping to promote the Macintosh. Today he is chief evangelist at online design tool, Canva. We asked him what his average day looks like. Here’s what he had to say…
At Econsultancy Live, Gregoire Baret – Senior Director of Omnichannel Experience at Aldo Group – shared how the footwear retailer has approached experience design in 2020, and what testing has revealed in a year that has been “a reminder of our omnichannel essence”.
What can the public sector teach the private sector about agility, transformation and truly user-centric design? Johan Hogsander, Managing Director at Engine Transformation, shares the lessons he has learned from working for the ‘biggest business’ in the UK.
There is no doubt that the coronavirus has accelerated the growth of ecommerce at a staggering rate.
Here are 27 elements that are commonly seen on ecommerce homepages, many essential, others desirable. If I’ve missed any, please leave a comment below… Status updates or contextual copy Current events may affect factors like price or delivery, such as Christmas, or bad weather, so adding a message to the homepage is a good way […]
Andrew Barraclough is Head of Design at GSK, a role which he has said feeds his “hunger for craft and creativity, logic and maths, business, and crucially for making a difference to people’s lives.” We caught up with Barraclough to ask him about his day-to-day.
What is it about your brand or business that makes it unique? Why should a customer shop with your brand and not a competitor?
If you do any reading online, you’ll find articles that discuss “unlocking the potential” of smart packaging. Other articles tell you to “get ready”.