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How to choose a right product design agency?
Reading Time: 8 minutesBuilding a competitive product can be tough. This is why the need for the right product design agency has witnessed tremendous growth. With thousands of design agencies in the market, it is difficult to identify the right agency for your product design needs. You will have to consider several factors such as…
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15+ Key areas where a good product designer brings impact
Reading Time: 13 minutesYou would be amazed to see what impacts a product designer can bring once you collaborate. Product design is and has been an integral part of the success of digital products. Giants like Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon have been wise to implement a product designing first approach! At Octet, we discovered…
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Product design and UI UX design: Are they same?
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe received so many questions from you all in the past few weeks to describe how UI/UX and product designs differ. Well, now that we have established ourselves as a product design agency, we can help you identify the differences between the two. Honestly, there are no substantial differences between product design…
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Team up for better UI/UX designs
Reading Time: 8 minutesHave you ever imagined why many popular sports like football and cricket play in teams? This is because not every individual is built the same and they may not possess all the skills necessary to win the game. And just like in sports, where every team member has a complementary skillset, UI/UX…
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7 Most useful collaboration practices for remote work
Reading Time: 7 minutesSince the pandemic hit, remote work has become a new norm. Although remote work offers few great benefits, it has its own challenges as well. Especially, if you are a design professional, or managing a design team remotely. When all designers are in one place, it is easy to have discussions and…
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Why are design systems important and how to create one?
Reading Time: 9 minutesImagine design systems as LEGO pieces. A LEGO set contains bricks, plates, studs, tiles, and tiny human figurines. And you can re-use LEGO sets to build an unlimited variety of things. In the same way, design systems consist of a series of elements that can be reused in different combinations, to make…
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Building a high-performing UX team structure
Reading Time: 13 minutesThe success of a UX design project does not solely depend on beautiful screens, a UX project requires different skills at different stages meaning a well-balanced UI UX team structure. Indirectly, the success of a UX project is highly influenced by the UX team structure and their skills to offer strategic solutions,…
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How UX agency follows UX design process? Know the real UX groundwork
Reading Time: 12 minutesUser Experience is both creative and strategic. The UX design process is the core foundation of an excellent user experience. But as modern products grow more complex and user expectations keep changing, the challenge lies in solving the problems but in an enjoyable manner. This is particularly achieved with a UX design…
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7 Questions to ask your clients in a UI UX design brief
Reading Time: 6 minutesYou have successfully landed a new UI/UX design project. But there are key pieces of information that you need to obtain from the client before you start working on it. These key pieces are encapsulated in what is commonly known as a design brief. A design brief is a path to better…
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5 Easy ways UX designers can maintain a good mental health
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe mental health of designers is an important concept, but less talked about. Designing is a profession that includes subjectivity and creativity and demands looking at things in a very different way. This often leads to stress, self-doubt, anxiety, and sometimes, panic. In this article, you’re going to learn about why designers…
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