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

Illustrating The User Experience With Customer Journey Maps

Illustrating the user experience with customer journey maps

Product Management

A customer journey map is a flowchart that depicts the various stops that customers make before, during, and after purchasing.

Daniel Schwarz
Feb 7, 2024 ⋅ 4 min read
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What is survey fatigue and how can you avoid it?

UX Design

Learn what survey fatigue is, what causes it, and what you can do to prevent it, netting you more survey responses and quality insights.

Daniel Schwarz
Feb 5, 2024 ⋅ 5 min read
The Decision-Making Process: A Step-By-Step Guide

The decision-making process: A step-by-step guide

Product Management

A decision-making process is a methodology used for making decisions efficiently. It’s especially useful when you don’t know where to start.

Daniel Schwarz
Jan 19, 2024 ⋅ 3 min read
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
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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
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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
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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