Skipper Chong Warson·May 31Our go-to books for user experience design (UX)By Ilse Dominguez, Roman Iakymovych, Dominika Szaniawska, Skipper Chong Warson, and the SoftServe design center of excellence (COE) A Spanish version of this article is available here. With SoftServe’s design team dispersed across various locations globally, including the U.S., Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Romania, the U.K., Singapore, Mexico, Colombia, and…User Experience14 min readUser Experience14 min read
Daniela Borisova·Apr 26My Top Five (5) Favorite Visual Design Updates in Material Design 3Google’s Material Design is an open-source design system that provides a unified user experience across platforms and devices. Since its release in 2014, Material Design has evolved and undergone several updates to keep up with changing design trends and user expectations. …Material Design5 min readMaterial Design5 min read
Masha Sivak·Jan 24How my diversified work experience helps in UX designBecoming a good designer does not necessary mean to have a specialised design education. A lot of my colleagues, including me, don’t have a design degree. We switched to UX design from other fields of expertise. For example, I have background and experience in art, economics, copywriting, and administration. I…4 min read4 min read
Mina Dzhenkova·Jan 235 Design Lessons I Learned From Rock ClimbingTen years ago, I was stuck in a rut. I had been working as a graphic designer for four years at a small advertising company, with no room for growth and struggling to break free from a difficult relationship. Rather than sinking into depression, I took a chance at something…UX Design6 min readUX Design6 min read
Skipper Chong Warson·Dec 30, 2022Our go-to books for user researchBy Skipper Chong Warson, Snizhana Bezhnar, Mina Djenko, Ilse Dominguez, Dario Espinosa, Eva Hernando, Halyna Hurla, Konstantin Minov, Lina Perepelitsa, Andrii Rusakov, and other members of the SoftServe design center of excellence (COE) A Spanish version of this article is available here. With SoftServe’s design team dispersed across various locations…User Research11 min readUser Research11 min read
Andrii Rusakov·Oct 11, 2022Data & Information in the Time of Knowledge-Based EconomyInformation and knowledge are essential assets for sustainable business strategy and operations. Organizations create and continuously evolve ecosystem understanding, enabled by actual data and interpreted to the level of insights. They maintain knowledge as a sustainable commodity in the accelerating world. Essentially, this article is divided in two parts: Part 1…Knowledge6 min readKnowledge6 min read
Leonard Reese·Apr 1, 2022Five UX design trends to watch in 2022Turning the corner into 2022, I have noticed a forward-looking curiosity in my design clients as they prepare to leave the decade’s early struggles behind and meet the approaching opportunities head on. In the same vein, the students and emerging designers I speak with are excited about how the tech…UX Design7 min readUX Design7 min read
Lina Perepelitsa·Feb 9, 2022When design shouldn’t be simpleOnce I did a talk about the parallels between design and music. I took my guitar and played a little piece of this beautiful Bach prelude to show that music is like a sequence of raising tension and releasing cadence. …Design Ethics7 min readDesign Ethics7 min read
Leonard Reese·Dec 23, 2021Getting Lost in the Street Typography of SingaporeAn urban landscape through the lens of letterforms The cultural heritage of a place manifests itself through printed language, creating a “typographical texture” of letterforms. …Typography4 min readTypography4 min read
Masha Sivak·Nov 15, 2021How SoftServe’s Practicum Program helped me progress in UX designSwitching careers can be tough. It requires time, dedication and desire to make a difference. But nothing is impossible! I came to UX design from an absolutely different field. I hold a master’s degree in international economics and management. My previous experience includes working as a receptionist and administrative manager…Experience Design4 min readExperience Design4 min read
