UX Design Blogs
In Conversation with our Co-Founder: Insights, Innovation, and Inspiration
We recently had the privilege to sit down with Website Planet for an insightful conversation about UX Academy’s journey, vision, and the philosophy that drives...
Read MoreUX Academy’s Collaboration with Royal Holloway, University of London: Shaping the Future of UX Education
The world of UX design is fast-evolving and staying at the forefront is key. That is why UX Academy is thrilled to announce its collaboration...
Read MoreWhat is User Experience (UX) Design?
User experience (UX) design is a discipline that centres the user in the design process. It involves understanding the needs, behaviours, and motivations of a...
Read MoreUX/UI Design Course: Q&A with Adaobi Adebajo
Adaobi Adebajo is a business consultant who recently took part in our UX/UI Design Course at UX Academy. Learn more about their experience and what...
Read MoreCan You be a UX Designer Without Being Creative?
The Misconceptions of UX Design The main objective for UX Designer is to solve user experience problems with their creativity to make a digital product usable...
Read MoreSwitching Careers to UX Design: A Guide on How to Make a Change
Introducton Switching careers can feel like an overwhelming task, but with the right guidance you can confidently embark on this new journey into UX design....
Read MoreHow Does UX Affect SEO?
Welcome to an illuminating exploration of how does UX affect SEO! As the digital landscape evolves, the connection between UX and SEO grows ever more...
Read MoreUX/UI Design Course: Q&A with Katarina Cirjakovic
This is Q&A with Katarina Cirjakovic who has recently completed our UX/UI Design Course at UX Academy. Learn more about her experience and what...
Read MoreWhat is Usability in UX Design
What is Usability? A Guide to Designing Exceptional User Experiences Usability in UX Design measures how well a user can use a product or design...
Read MoreThe Difference Between UX and UI Design
Do you know what is The difference between UX and UI Design? While UX and UI go together, their true definitions vary significantly. UX is...
Read MoreWhat is Figma and its Advantages?
What is Figma? At its core, Figma is a vector drawing program. Notably, you can create scalable shapes that look great at any size. Files...
Read MoreHow Can Design Skills and Online Tools Make You Stand Out?
About Natalia Natalia Veretenyk is the Lead Product Designer at KPMG as well as one of our teachers on the UX/UI Design Course. Follow her...
Read MoreYour UX Portfolio: 5 Things to Consider
These 5 things to consider on your UX portfolio blog were kindly provided by Goncalo Andrade, who is a User Experience Designer in London and...
Read MoreAdvanced UX Design Course: Q&A with Steven Skamarski
Steven is PMO Analyst at Cabinet Office of the Government Digital Service and recently completed our Advanced UX Design Course at UX Academy. Learn more...
Read MoreUX Design Project – StreetPin
About Fiona I’m a Senior Graphic Designer who has recently started building web experiences in CEROS for my company and I felt that I was...
Read MoreUX and Agile: How does UX Research Fit in Agile development?
It’s become a common buzzword for people to use: We work “agile”. Agile sounds modern and successful – and in many cases it is. But...
Read MoreIntroduction to Design Thinking and Principles
What is Design Thinking? Design thinking is an ideology and process in UX design that has a user-centred approach to solving problems. Within UX design,...
Read MoreWhat Makes a Good UX Design Portfolio?
Is a UX Design Portfolio Necessary? Your UX design portfolio is considered more important than your CV, especially in an industry where formal education and...
Read MoreProduct Design vs UX Design
At UX Academy, one of our most frequently asked questions is to clarify the distinctions between Product Design and UX Design. When comparing the two,...
Read MoreWhy UX Design is Important
In order to understand why UX design is important, we first need to determine what UX actually is. Although there is much debate surrounding the...
Read MoreWhat is Voice Design?
Voice design (VUI) is an emerging field in the design industry. It involves actively planning and mapping all interactions that can potentially take place between...
Read MoreUX Design Course Project: Blindlee
Our UX Academy students who were enrolled on the UX Design Course recently achieved great success working with Blindlee, a blind dating app. In this...
Read MoreUX Design Portfolio Best Practices
As the demand for UX designers increases, there is also a growing number of professionals switching their career path into the UX design industry. If...
Read MoreUX Design Project: Blue Pass
About Sam I have been in Marketing for around 4 years, with a recent completion of a Masters Data Analytics and Marketing. However, whilst...
Read MoreAdvanced UX Design Project: ZenBike
About ZenBike The added value of ZENbike is the points-per-mile system that converts every mile that you cycle in points and rewards you with discounts...
Read MoreUX Academy Alumni Chris James and His Project Co-Plan
About Chris I have been designing and coding websites as a freelancer since 2006. However, I recently realised that being a web designer was so...
Read MoreUX Design Project: LikeMe
About Peter Peter successfully graduated from UX Academy in 2018 after working on an exciting and innovative app that aims to improve interactions and communications...
Read MoreUX Design Project: BeeHappy
About Gaby Gaby is one of our newest Alumni having completed the Foundation UX Course in June 2018. Before she attended the Academy, Gaby worked...
Read MoreProduct Design Course: Q&A with Kanisha
Kanisha is a User Experience Designer with extensive knowledge of analysing the user’s requirements and problem to design creative solutions that delivers an optimal experience...
Read MoreProduct Design Project: Abodely
As part of our Product Design Course, Kanisha and her team were given the chance to develop Abodely, an home-sharing app. About Kanisha I am...
Read MoreUX/UI Design Course Project: Trading Skills
See how Tim went from the initial concept, to user research, testing, creating storyboards and more until he got to the finished project. Tim’s project...
Read MoreUX/UI Design Course Project: Fledglink
As part of our UX/UI Design Course, Alessandra was able to work on an existing app, Fledglink, which also allowed her to build her UX...
Read MoreMy Experience with the UX/UI Design Course
Our team recently had a catch-up with one of our promising students, Samantha, who is currently half-way through the UX/UI Design Course. She’s currently leading...
Read MoreQ&A with Kateryna – Product Design
Kateryna is one of the latest students to join the UX Academy Alumni. Currently she’s working as a Senior Graphic Designer at a well established...
Read MoreProduct Design Course by UX Academy
As someone who is new to product design, I didn’t know what to expect when I joined this UX Academy course but it turned out...
Read MoreCompleting The UX Design Course – Yumi Kudo
I have recently finished the 8-week UX Design Course at UX Academy, and I’d say that the course has helped me understand the process of...
Read MoreProduct Design Course: Q&A with Rianne
Interested in getting into User Experience or Product Design without any prior experience? Rianne, one of our latest UX Academy Alumni, comes from a marketing...
Read MoreHow to Start a Career in UX Design
It’s the big question, and it is, of course, daunting to start out afresh in any field, especially one like UX! It’s ever-changing, with many...
Read MoreAdvanced UX Design Course: Q&A with Vitor
From working closely alongside UX professionals at work, to having just finished the Advanced UX course at the UX Academy, Vitor has an excellent understanding...
Read MoreQ&A with Ryunosuke – UX Design Course
Keen to dive right into both the practical and theoretical world of UX, Ryunosuke decided to complete the UX Design Course at the UX Academy...
Read MoreQ&A with Liz – UX Design Course
I had the pleasure of chatting to Liz just before she took part in the UX Design Course at the UX Academy London. Since this...
Read MoreConversational Design Course Complete
Whether you’re an established User Experience (UX) professional looking to learn more about voice design or hoping to change career paths, designing for Voice User...
Read MoreWhy Your Online Store UX Is Something You Need To Invest In
Image credit: PxHere It’s surprisingly common for sellers (even modern online sellers) to start thinking of purchases as simple matters of exchanged value. To...
Read MoreThe Voice Design Course: Student Feedback
In the month of February 2019 I attended Voice Design Course for 6 weeks, conducted by UX Academy and thought of sharing my experience I...
Read MoreMy Journey from Fashion Design into Tech & UX Design
Why Did I Take This UX Course? I am a young professional who is changing careers from Fashion Design into tech. While working as a...
Read MoreWhy You Should Care About Your Mobile Application Design
Technology changes. Things we believed were impossible 20 or 30 years ago are a part of our everyday life. So, in order to provide you...
Read MoreWhat is a Design Sprint and How Does it Work?
Released in 2016, the original Sprint Book was a bit of a revelation. It describes a five-day process for planning & testing new ideas. This...
Read MoreTalking Innovative Design with Marion Duncan, Creative Director for Accenture Liquid, London
Innovative design in business can seem a bit like space travel – a lot of people talk about it, but not a lot know how...
Read MoreWhat I Learnt on the Voice Design Course – Student Feedback
I decided to join the Designing for Voice course to further explore a topic I was deeply interested in. I had recently completed MUXL’s course...
Read MoreTop 5 Ways in Which User-Centered UX Design Benefits The Bottom Line of Your Business
In this digital landscape, it has become mandatory for every business to invest money in developing an exclusive mobile application or a comprehensive website. But...
Read MoreStratis Valachis on the Future of the Conversational Design
Stratis Valachis, Senior UX Designer at Aviva, talks us through the future of Conversational Design Back in November, Stratis Valachis delivered a talk at MUXL...
Read MoreQ&A with Laura Leon – UX/UI Designer at Mobi Lab
The world keeps changing and technology is helping shape the future. In the past years, we’ve seen virtual reality, augmented reality and other new developments...
Read MoreWhy Great Automation Needs to Begin with Great UX Design Automation
Image credit: Pixabay We live in a time of great advances in science and engineering, but our brains have set capacities. We can get smarter...
Read MoreDiscovering UX Academy – Jacopo Maio
Discovering the UX Academy Course Looking for a good UX design course in London isn’t so easy these days. The city gives us too much...
Read MoreUX & Ethics: Where Do They Intersect?
Image credit: Pixabay Done correctly, UX design work should benefit both parties involved. The person experiencing it, and the person (or business) that provided it....
Read MoreQ&A with Stacey Seronick, Head of UX Design & Research, Catalia Health
Summer is holiday season for everyone, but for our team, it tends to get considerably busy. We’re working hard to prepare the 4th Mobile UX...
Read MoreQ&A with Froso Ellina About UX & UI Design with UX Academy
Why is UX Design important? User experience design is a mixture of tools, methods and frameworks that enables one to solve real problems while upgrading...
Read More7 Flawless Examples of E-Commerce UX Done Right
UX is extremely important for any kind of online activity, but when you add in the huge amounts of money up for grabs in the...
Read MoreCONVINCING YOUR BOSS TO SEND YOU FOR UX TRAINING
Convincing Your Boss To Send You For UX Training More and more things are becoming user centred. Take your mobile phone for example: 15 years...
Read MoreClassroom Training FTW
Now is a great time to start a career in UX, as hiring managers are seeing the importance of UX’ers and how usability plays a...
Read MoreIt’s Official – Our Students Love UX Academy!
UX Academy has grown steadily over the years and now offers 3 distinct and dynamic courses including our new Designing Voice Interactions course in collaboration...
Read MoreAccessibility in UX Design and Emerging Technology
The speed with which new technologies have been implemented into our daily lives is incredible. If you had asked someone 15 years ago “do you...
Read MoreQ&A With Three UX Professionals
In the lead up to our inaugural London UX & Design Festival, we sat down with three UX pros from Foolproof, IBM and Just Eat...
Read MoreUsing AI to Help Design Better User Experience for Chat Mediums
On November 10th, as a part of the 2017 edition of Mobile UX London, our third annual main event, our community had the pleasure of...
Read MoreAirbnb’s Design Team on the Challenges in the Industry
At the 2017 MUXL Conference, the London UX community had the pleasure of kicking off our annual gathering with a talk by Vibha Bamba &...
Read MoreIs Virtual Reality the Future?
One of the final lectures of the day at the 2017 MUXL Conference came via Christophe Mallet from Somewhere Else VR, a London-based creative agency...
Read MoreMy 8 Week Journey at UX Academy: Alumni Feedback
I decided to sign up for the UX Academy 8 week user experience course to further my knowledge as a front-end developer. I found the...
Read MoreBringing Disruptive Innovation Techniques To The Heart Of Design Process
Our path to innovation Pensions and savings specialist Standard Life, (part of leading global investment company Standard Life Aberdeen plc) help clients invest for their...
Read MoreGuide to Conducting Mobile User Experience Testing
There is no doubt that the benefits of focusing on user experience are a vital element for creating a competitive advantage. This Guide will help...
Read MoreWhy is UX Different in the Internet of Things?
What the Internet of Things (IoT) introduces — or better said, unites — is data, interactions, and the physical world. But coordinating these to deliver...
Read MoreTop 10 Inspiring UX Portfolios
Every UX designer knows that their portfolio will be crucial for their career and for showcasing their body of work. However many designers (even great...
Read MoreDesigning Chatbot with Elvia Vasconcelos
During our May meet-up “Designing Chatbot – Part II”, Elvia Vasconcelos, senior UX designer at SapientRazorfish. She delivered a really useful talk on the process...
Read MoreQ&A with the Forms Master: Sjors Timmer
1. What inspired you to work in UX – MyUX London? UX brings together three things I’m interested in: figuring things out, making things and...
Read MoreUX Influencers 2017 You Should Follow: Top 10 People in UX
10 UX Design Influencers To Follow Now Mobile UX London, a one-day User Experience & usability conference to learn and develop skills in Mobile User...
Read MoreCompare the Market: User-Centred Design Principles
At compare the market.com we’ve always focused on customer needs when designing and building our products. Over the last couple of years we’ve introduced more...
Read MoreMeet One of Our Trainers: Dimitris Kontaris – UX Consultant
Dimitris Kontaris, currently working at HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management as a Senior UX Consultant, Dimitris has worked with companies such as Thomson Reuters,...
Read MoreWhat Will be the Biggest UX Trends in 2017? MUXL Asks the Experts
In 2016 we witnessed the rapid explosion of UX in IOT and AI, bridging the gap that has traditionally existed between tech and UX, exciting...
Read MoreWhy Paper Prototyping is Crucial in Designing Good Digital Products
Why paper prototyping is crucial in designing good digital products Paper prototyping is crucial in designing good digital products. Having a visual understanding of your...
Read MoreJourney Maps for Content Strategy
Marli Mesibov, Content Strategist Mobile UX London will bring together 200+ professionals from around the world covering UX, Product, Design & Research. In addition, journey...
Read MoreHow to Use Animation to Improve UX Design?
UX design is the process of designing (digital or physical) products that are useful, easy to use, and delightful to interact with. Motion tells stories....
Read MoreThe Tipping Point: Why It’s Time to Think Mobile First
The mobile first approach is exactly as it sounds: designing for the smallest screen and working your way up. Apparently a third of Americans would...
Read MoreTop 10 Evaluation Criteria When Selecting Prototyping UX Tools
By: Athar Majeed Top 10 Evaluation Criteria when Selecting a Prototyping UX Tools Interactive prototyping for web and mobile apps is very important and has...
Read MoreROI of Happy Users: Emotions vs. Numbers?
By: Sabrina Duda ROI of Happy Users: Emotions vs. Numbers? What is the ROI of Happy Users? Sabrina Duda Many business minded people are focused...
Read MoreUnder the Microscope – Learning User Research Methods
Why Did I Take This Class? I am a young professional who works as a Website Manager. I came to know about UX design through...
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