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

Troubleshooting Figma Font Issues

How to handle Figma’s “missing fonts” warning

UX Design

Figma has a problem with fonts being missing. It can manifest as a “missing fonts” warning. Here’s how to fix it.

Daniel Schwarz
Jan 8, 2024 ⋅ 3 min read
Organizing Thoughts And Ideas With A Concept Map

Organizing thoughts and ideas with a concept map

Product Management

Concept maps help people in product teams make sense of their own thoughts and ideas before crafting them into some kind of concept.

Daniel Schwarz
Jan 5, 2024 ⋅ 3 min read
Figma and Sketch Logos

Importing Sketch designs into Figma

UX Design

This tutorial will show you how to import Sketch designs into Figma and explain what happens during the Sketch-to-Figma conversion process.

Daniel Schwarz
Dec 12, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
How The Bandwagon Effect Influences Consumer Decisions

How the bandwagon effect influences consumer decisions

Product Management

A bandwagon effect is when people adopt the attitudes and behaviors of other people just because it’s popular to do so.

Daniel Schwarz
Dec 12, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
A Guide To Dynamic Pricing

A guide to dynamic pricing

Product Management

With dynamic pricing, the cost of a good or service increases as demand increases and can go up significantly depending on popularity.

Daniel Schwarz
Nov 22, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Figma Logo

17 Figma design systems you need to know about

UX Design

There are plenty of design systems on the market you can use and adapt. Here are some of the best Figma design systems.

Daniel Schwarz
Nov 21, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Connected Work: Navigating The Chaos Of Collaboration

Connected work: Navigating the chaos of collaboration

Product Management

By making critical information more accessible, reducing meetings, and consolidating communications, you can make your product design process smoother.

Daniel Schwarz
Nov 13, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Figma Logo Over Patchwork Background

Understanding Figma’s outline mode

UX Design

Figma’s outline mode makes certain layers and documents easier to navigate, helping you pinpoint the component or instance you want.

Daniel Schwarz
Nov 7, 2023 ⋅ 2 min read
How To Write Market Research Surveys (With Templates)

Different types of market research surveys (with templates)

Product Management

This article shares the different types of market research surveys and how to create them for your own research.

Daniel Schwarz
Oct 30, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Figma Templates

16 incredible Figma templates you might not know about

UX Design

Templates can help designers avoid reinventing the wheel. Here’s a look at some of the best Figma community templates.

Daniel Schwarz
Oct 27, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
The Pros And Cons Of A/B Testing

The pros and cons of A/B testing

Product Management

Linear CEO Karri Saarinen made waves when he said his product teams “don’t do A/B tests.” While A/B testing can sometimes limit creative problem solving, it’s still a quick and inexpensive way to validate assumptions in many scenarios.

Daniel Schwarz
Oct 11, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read
A Guide To Product Design

A guide to product design

Product Management

Product design is the process of creating, improving, and maintaining products that solve customer and/or user needs.

Daniel Schwarz
Oct 9, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read