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How to Test Assumptions with the Experiment Cards
Learn how to turn product ideas into product experiments by testing assumptions with these free cards for Miro, Mural, and Figjam.
The Designer’s Guide to Testing and Experiments
Learn how to transition from a regular design mindset towards an experimental mindset and start testing product ideas with real customer behavior.
What is data-driven design?
What’s behind this new approach to creating products, and how should designers think about their process in a “data-driven” way.
What Is UX Theatre and How Do You Avoid It?
How do we know that we’re not pretending to be user-centered? Learn about the helpful term called UX Theatre to bring your team closer to the user.
What are Senior UX Designer Salaries Around the World?
Get an average of Senior UX Designer salaries from tech hubs all over the world with data sourced from the Designer Open Salary Spreadsheet
The 3 Pillars of Continuous UX Research
Learn how to turn any research method into a continuous research method with this simple framework
The Top 5 Methods of Continuous Discovery & UX Research
See which user research methods make to the top 5 for continuous product discovery.
What Is Continuous UX Research?
What is this new way of doing research and how does it compare with traditional UX research?
Workshop Designer Reveals 3 Mistakes You Can Avoid
Avoid these 3 mistakes of starting a career in facilitation
3 Types of UX Diagrams for Visualizing Qualitative Data
Learn the major kinds of UX diagrams you need to present research, communicate UX concepts, and visualize strategy
Surveys Are the McDonald’s of UX Methods
Why UX surveys are terrible for you and how to design them without losing your dignity.
How a Deep Dive in UX Research Stepped up My Expertise
Fountain Institute alumnus Sara Pattacini tells us how six weeks of learning about UX Research helped her build her UX expertise.
5 Key Benefits of a Design Community
What are the benefits of joining a design community? There are at least 5…
The Top 10 Visual Countdown Timers Online
These timers work straight from the browser, so they’ll work with any meeting tool that lets you share your screens such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Hangouts.
The Product Designer’s Guide to Agile
How can designers work best in Agile? Learn why Agile works with design and learn how to build customer expertise in Single, Dual, and Split-Track Agile
Which UI is Better? Just Stop
UI polls suck. They're everything wrong with design right now. Learn what you can do to stop them.