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31 Best UX Design Blogs to Educate and Inspire You (Updated for 2022)
31 Best UX Design Blogs to Educate and Inspire You (Updated for 2022)
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8 Places to Learn UX Design Online for Free
8 Places to Learn UX Design Online for Free
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8 Best UX/UI Design Tools in 2022
8 Best UX/UI Design Tools in 2022
6 Jun
Software Tools
Meet Nikita: From Teaching to UX Designer at Ally
Meet Nikita: From Teaching to UX Designer at Ally
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Success Stories
Meet Grace: From Narrative Designer to UX Content Writer
Meet Grace: From Narrative Designer to UX Content Writer
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Success Stories

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10 UX/UI Design Portfolios That Will Inspire You (Updated for 2022)
10 UX/UI Design Portfolios That Will Inspire You (Updated for 2022)
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The Top 10 UX Design Bootcamps For 2022
The Top 10 UX Design Bootcamps For 2022
Dec 2021
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Guide: How to Define & Use Typography in UX/UI Design
Guide: How to Define & Use Typography in UX/UI Design
Oct 2021
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17 Principles For Giving Highly Valuable Design Feedback
17 Principles For Giving Highly Valuable Design Feedback
Jan 2018
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The Ultimate Guide to Becoming A Designer Without Going To Design School
The Ultimate Guide to Becoming A Designer Without Going To Design School
Nov 2017
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UX Design

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31 Best UX Design Blogs to Educate and Inspire You (Updated for 2022)
31 Best UX Design Blogs to Educate and Inspire You (Updated for 2022)
30 Jun
8 Places to Learn UX Design Online for Free
8 Places to Learn UX Design Online for Free
23 Jun
How to Become a UX Designer Without a Degree
How to Become a UX Designer Without a Degree
24 May

Visual & UI Design

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Should I Learn UI Or UX First?
Should I Learn UI Or UX First?
Nov 2021
The Value of Copywork in Learning UI Design
The Value of Copywork in Learning UI Design
Jan 2021
3 Ways to Help You Develop an Eye for Design
3 Ways to Help You Develop an Eye for Design
Dec 2020

Changing Careers

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What Salary Can You Expect as a UX Designer? (Updated for 2022)
What Salary Can You Expect as a UX Designer? (Updated for 2022)
26 Apr
2022 Guide: UX Design Portfolio Tips and Inspiration
2022 Guide: UX Design Portfolio Tips and Inspiration
20 Apr
Where to Find Remote UX Design Jobs in 2022
Where to Find Remote UX Design Jobs in 2022
14 Mar

Success Stories

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Meet Nikita: From Teaching to UX Designer at Ally
Meet Nikita: From Teaching to UX Designer at Ally
28 May
Meet Grace: From Narrative Designer to UX Content Writer
Meet Grace: From Narrative Designer to UX Content Writer
25 May
UX Academy Spotlight: Max Rosero & Emily Khoo
UX Academy Spotlight: Max Rosero & Emily Khoo
18 May

Design History

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Black, White, and Rainbows: A Brief History of LGBTQ+ Design
Black, White, and Rainbows: A Brief History of LGBTQ+ Design
Feb 2019
Importance Of Grid Systems In Graphic Design
Importance Of Grid Systems In Graphic Design
Jul 2018
The History (and Future) of Design Collaboration
The History (and Future) of Design Collaboration
Jul 2018

Software Tools

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8 Best UX/UI Design Tools in 2022
8 Best UX/UI Design Tools in 2022
6 Jun
Best Online Collaboration Tools for UX Designers in 2022
Best Online Collaboration Tools for UX Designers in 2022
4 Apr
6 UX/UI Design Portfolio Builders You Should Try [From Low Effort to Highly Customizable]
6 UX/UI Design Portfolio Builders You Should Try [From Low Effort to Highly Customizable]
23 Feb

Free Courses

Free Courses

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UX Academy

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Case Study: How Designlab Students Partnered With GreenPortfolio on an Effective UX/UI Redesign
Case Study: How Designlab Students Partnered With GreenPortfolio on an Effective UX/UI Redesign
Nov 2021
How to Prepare for a UX/UI Design Bootcamp [UX Academy]
How to Prepare for a UX/UI Design Bootcamp [UX Academy]
Feb 2021
8 Lessons I Learned in UX Academy Foundations
8 Lessons I Learned in UX Academy Foundations
Dec 2020

Advanced Design

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7 Heuristics For Humane Design
7 Heuristics For Humane Design
Mar 2019
Inclusive And Accessible User Interface Design Tips
Inclusive And Accessible User Interface Design Tips
Dec 2018
The Hawaii false alert wasn’t user error—it was a failure of design
The Hawaii false alert wasn’t user error—it was a failure of design
Jan 2018

Industry Trends

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14 Top UX/UI Design Trends to Watch for in 2022
14 Top UX/UI Design Trends to Watch for in 2022
Dec 2021
2021 UX/UI Design Trends
2021 UX/UI Design Trends
Jan 2021
Radical Help: Governments Desperately Need Designers
Radical Help: Governments Desperately Need Designers
Apr 2019

Inspiration

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10 Tips for Traveling and Working Remotely at the Same Time
10 Tips for Traveling and Working Remotely at the Same Time
26 Mar
2021 Holiday Gift Guide for UX/UI Designers and Creatives
2021 Holiday Gift Guide for UX/UI Designers and Creatives
Nov 2021
Scare a Designer in 3 Words
Scare a Designer in 3 Words
Oct 2021

Design Tutorials

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How to Make Your First GIF with Photoshop
How to Make Your First GIF with Photoshop
Jul 2020
How To Use Adobe Illustrator's Image Trace Function
How To Use Adobe Illustrator's Image Trace Function
Apr 2018
12 Days of UXmas: Day 12—Iterate, and take stock
12 Days of UXmas: Day 12—Iterate, and take stock
Jan 2017

Webinars

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[Webinar] Designing Meetings that Matter with Jim Kalbach
[Webinar] Designing Meetings that Matter with Jim Kalbach
28 Apr
Meet Peter: From Marketing to Product Designer at Artsy
Meet Peter: From Marketing to Product Designer at Artsy
16 Mar
Industry Spotlight: How Mitch Became a Product Designer for Meta
Industry Spotlight: How Mitch Became a Product Designer for Meta
11 Mar

Mentoring

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An Interview with UX Design Mentor Elizabeth Morello
An Interview with UX Design Mentor Elizabeth Morello
23 May
Meet Our UI/UX Design Mentor Lead Team
Meet Our UI/UX Design Mentor Lead Team
1 Mar
Mentor Spotlight: Cassandra Cappello, Product Design Lead at TouchBistro
Mentor Spotlight: Cassandra Cappello, Product Design Lead at TouchBistro
Apr 2021

Designlab Updates

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Introducing the All-New UX Academy Experience
Introducing the All-New UX Academy Experience
8 Mar
Our 2021 in Review: A Year of Growth & Resilience
Our 2021 in Review: A Year of Growth & Resilience
Dec 2021
We Tried a 4-Day Workweek: This Is How It Went (Spoiler: We Loved It)
We Tried a 4-Day Workweek: This Is How It Went (Spoiler: We Loved It)
Nov 2021

Design Challenges

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2021 Holiday Design Challenge: Gift Exchange App
2021 Holiday Design Challenge: Gift Exchange App
Dec 2021
Digital Passports Design Challenge
Digital Passports Design Challenge
Sep 2021
Proud To Be Me Self Portrait Design Challenge
Proud To Be Me Self Portrait Design Challenge
Jul 2021

Become a Designer with UX Academy

Glenn Ryan

“Each component plays a big part in UX Academy: the curriculum, the Slack community, Group Crits, and of course the 1-on-1 mentoring.”

Glenn Ryan, UX Academy Graduate and now UX Designer at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

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