Articles tagged "Design"

How we use Zapier to generate automated reports to improve team buy-in

I have a business background, and my head operates in a certain way. Numbers just seem to make a lot of sense. Design, on the other hand, not so much.

Design 101: How to Make Great Graphics Without Design Skills

Intimidated by design? You’re not alone. Writing and coding is difficult enough on its own; visual content can feel like new (and, honestly, overwhelming) territory.

5 tips to help you grow your design skills quickly

From things you should avoid to helpful tips that aren't obvious to a design beginner, here are some of the most helpful hacks of design professionals.

5 tips for working with freelance designers

I have good news: the outcome of collaborating with a freelance designer on your project doesn't have to be left up to the Fates. Here are a few things you can do to improve your work with freelance designers and increase the chances of project success.

How to collect the right information for your creative briefs

Working for an in-house design team means that your colleagues will assume you have all the context you need to create your designs. You all work for the same company, so you all know all the things, right? Not so much.

Screenshot Tools, Tips, and Shortcuts: How to Capture Anything on Your Screen

Screenshots are the simplest way to show off your new program, point out a bug, and save that picture on Facebook to your camera roll. They're the easiest way to save anything on your screen.

4 Skills Designers Need to Help Companies Succeed

Early on in Braden Kowitz's role as a design consultant for startups, he met with a founder in their "scrappy" office conference room. The founder said, "I care about great design and I want to have great design in my company.

How to Run a Design Studio in 90 Minutes or Less

At our recent team retreat in Colorado, I led Zapier through a quick brainstorming exercise known as a design studio. It's an organized method for harnessing massively parallel feedback from every team member in a way that can actually be absorbed.

Listen Before You Design: A Guide to User Testing Your Product by Feedly's Design Co-Founder

User experience designer Arthur Bodolec believes designers and entrepreneurs waste time when building products because they don’t seek user feedback early enough.

In the Age of Experience, Great Design is Your Business Plan

The age of features is over. Competing products, Aral Balkan argues, have feature parity today. It’s not features that differentiate products now, it’s the experience. That’s why the best designs are winning the most business.