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

5 Design Handoff Tools

5 best design handoff tools for simple design-to-code

UX Design

Design handoff is the process of handing off designs to developers for them to implement, and it requires the right tools.

Daniel Schwarz
Jun 21, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Visual Design on an Easel

How to craft a visual aesthetic the right way

UX Design

Learn how to avoid loading up designs with too many decorative elements and craft a visual aesthetic that looks good without impacting UX.

Daniel Schwarz
Jun 15, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
How to Use Figma Branching

How to use Figma branching properly

UX Design

Branching in Figma is perfect for helping collaborators work within the same space, enabling multiple teams to work on multiple branches.

Daniel Schwarz
May 30, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Social Loafing: What It Is And How Teams Can Overcome It

Social loafing: What it is and how teams can overcome it

Product Management

Managing individual social loafers isn’t too difficult; it’s when teams are made up of multiple personality types that things start to get complicated.

Daniel Schwarz
May 24, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
How To Gain A Sustainable Competitive Advantage

How to gain a sustainable competitive advantage

Product Management

A sustainable competitive advantage is a competitive advantage that you’re can maintain for at least the foreseeable future, ensuring that your competitors are unlikely to beat your product.

Daniel Schwarz
May 8, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Understanding The Different Types Of Survey Questions

Understanding the different types of survey questions

Product Management

Survey templates aren’t bad, they’re just unlikely to give you all the insights you’ll need right out of the box. Creating your own survey will help you uncover what you need to know.

Daniel Schwarz
Apr 18, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
11 Figma Widgets

11 Figma widgets to speed up your workflow

UX Design

Here are 11 Figma widgets you and your team might appreciate — they’re intended to help you save time and make your job easier.

Daniel Schwarz
Apr 14, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Figma Logo

8 Figma plugins for design system management

UX Design

Here’s a look at the best Figma plugins and integrations for design system management. These tools can help you design whatever you envision.

Daniel Schwarz
Apr 11, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read

How to transform product culture with paper prototyping

Product Management

Paper prototyping is really “just sketching,” but it can actually be an incredibly powerful process when used to its full potential.

Daniel Schwarz
Mar 24, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Comparing Traditional AI Design

AI in UX design: How to leverage AI and how far it’ll get you

UX Design

Let’s take a look at the AI tools out there, how they can be used in a UX design setting, and how effective they are.

Daniel Schwarz
Mar 15, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read
A Guide To Design Concepts: Mockups, Wireframes, And More

A guide to design concepts: Mockups, wireframes, and more

Product Management

Design concepts are the first step in creating a great product. They enable product teams to discover and fix problems long before the development phase.

Daniel Schwarz
Mar 8, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
Cancel Button

How to design nondestructive cancel buttons

UX Design

What can we do as UX designers to ensure users have an easy time canceling, deleting, clearing, returning to a previous state, etc.?

Daniel Schwarz
Feb 2, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read