Daniel Schwarz Previously, design blog editor at Toptal and SitePoint. Now I advocate for better UX design alongside industry leaders such as Adobe, InVision, Marvel, Wix, Net Magazine, CreativeBloq, CSS-Tricks, and more.

Stories by Daniel Schwarz

How To Use Tokens In Design Systems?

How to use tokens in design systems?

UX Design

This blog’s all about learning to set up, manage, and use design tokens in design system — all to enable scalable, consistent, and efficient collaboration between designers and developers.

Daniel Schwarz
Dec 17, 2024 ⋅ 7 min read
Using The Von Restorff Effect To Capture User Attention

Using the Von Restorff effect to capture user attention

UX Design

When every UI element screams for attention, nothing really stands out. But with the Von Restorff effect guiding your design decisions, you can amplify user recall. More on that in this blog.

Daniel Schwarz
Dec 5, 2024 ⋅ 5 min read
Designing CTA Buttons Actionable Best Practices With Examples

Designing CTA buttons: Actionable best practices with examples

UX Design

Learn to design a CTA button with affordance, accessibility, aesthetics, and visual hierarchy in mind for an improved CTR.

Daniel Schwarz
Nov 27, 2024 ⋅ 9 min read
Using Contrasting Colors In UX Design For Better Accessibility

Using contrasting colors in UX design for better accessibility

UX Design

Contrasting colors do more than catch the eye; they determine whether your interface is accessible to all users, including those with low vision. More on this in this blog!

Daniel Schwarz
Nov 5, 2024 ⋅ 6 min read
An Overview Of Participatory Design Research

An overview of participatory design research

UX Design

During a research session, you often uncover little bits of information that you eventually bring together to form a hypothesis. […]

Daniel Schwarz
Sep 26, 2024 ⋅ 5 min read
Developing Modals Using Only CSS And The Popover API

Developing modals using only CSS and the Popover API

Dev

The Dialog and Popover approach to modals requires less code and and fewer files than using JavaScript method, making it less error-prone.

Daniel Schwarz
Sep 26, 2024 ⋅ 7 min read
Price Sensitivity Analysis: How Much Is Your Product Worth?

Price sensitivity analysis: How much is your product worth?

Product Management

Learn about the two main types of price sensitivity surveys and how to use them to determine how much customers are willing to pay for your product.

Daniel Schwarz
Sep 25, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read

How to think outside the box to create user-centric designs

UX Design

To think outside the box means to come up with atypical ideas, usually by ideating in an non-traditional way.

Daniel Schwarz
Sep 10, 2024 ⋅ 5 min read
Utilizing A 2x2 Matrix For Effective Decision-Making

Utilizing a 2×2 matrix for effective decision-making

Product Management

Prioritizing can be time-consuming. This not only fosters stress and anxiety, but brings productivity and morale to a standstill.

Daniel Schwarz
Sep 9, 2024 ⋅ 3 min read
Complete Guide To NPS (Net Promoter Score)

A complete guide to NPS (Net Promoter Score)

Product Management

If better customer retention and growth are the targets for your next product, using NPS to measure customer enthusiasm will help you attain good numbers.

Daniel Schwarz
Aug 19, 2024 ⋅ 5 min read
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User research methods: A guide for UX designers

UX Design

User research enables UX designers to create a positive experience for users. Here are some best practices to follow to maximize UX research.

Daniel Schwarz
Jul 31, 2024 ⋅ 6 min read
How To Enable Cross-Functional Communication In B2B2C

How to enable cross-functional communication in B2B2C

Product Management

Establishing direct lines of communication between key parties means enabling teams, organizations, and consumers to speak with each other effectively.

Daniel Schwarz
Jul 29, 2024 ⋅ 7 min read