In my first article “Great interfaces are made of good typography”, I explained some principles to master in order to create digital interfaces which communicate effectively with good working typography. In addition to that, my other article “How art direction will help you create masterful web interfaces” shed some light on how the choice of typefaces can influence the art-direction… Read More ￫

This is the first of three articles about our journey growing a culture of accessibility at Trade Me. We’ll share a bit of the process of understanding our customers and our company, as well as some tips for other companies to get started. Trade Me is New Zealand’s leading online marketplace and auctions website. It has 1.5 million active members…. Read More ￫

"Shall we Zoom?" If you’re one of the millions of new Zoom and Google Meet or Hangouts users then this a question you’ll likely be hearing every day. Now that everyone from governments to schools are using Zoom or Google to move projects forward, we’ve put together this handy guide to using our new User Testing feature in combination with… Read More ￫

On the 12th of February 2002, Donald Rumsfeld, back then Secretary of State of the US, used an until then little known framework to help him in making the case for the invasion of Iraq: the Knowns and Unknowns framework. I think it is fair to say that the reception by the press was mixed: some accused him of playing… Read More ￫

The IDAGIO team officially started working remotely at the beginning of March. The same week I was supposed to run brainstorming sessions, in-person, with people who don’t usually “do brainstorming.” I spoke to the design team the day before the first session to ask, “Can we do this? Is it going to be awkward?” The answer to both of those… Read More ￫

No product or creative process is complete without whiteboarding, it’s a great way to quickly throw together ideas, scribbles and notes in meeting rooms. But what do we do now we’re all working from home? Meet Mixed.io, it brings the classic whiteboard experience to your screen, allowing you to brainstorm in real-time with your team. Mixed now integrates with Marvel!… Read More ￫

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During my time at Etsy, I had the pleasure of watching the design team grow and evolve. When I joined over six years ago, there was just a handful of designers working collectively to support business and customer needs. Today, it is a multi-disciplinary group of Product Designers, Brand Designers, Art Directors, CX Strategists, Information Architects, Copywriters, and Researchers. With… Read More ￫

My design journey started four years ago when I quit my job at a children’s sleep clinic to become a designer. I would read books about UX on my commutes to and from work. Every evening, I would spend 6 to 7 hours taking web development courses and learning what it meant to design. Everything was new and exciting. After… Read More ￫

This article was previously published in UX Collective. For a short period of time I worked on a design system at WebNL, an agency specialised in web design, development and marketing based in the Netherlands. Our design system was aimed at improving the bridge between the design and development of the products we’re making. In this blog I will explain… Read More ￫

A couple of weeks ago we released a great update to our User Testing feature that enabled anyone on your team to quickly start an in-person test session directly from their iOS device. If you mostly conduct remote user testing, moderated or unmoderated, don’t worry we have you covered too! Remote testing is super simple to set up in Marvel,… Read More ￫

Did you know that hundreds of workshops take place around the world each month using Marvel? From schools to enterprises, Marvel is used across every age group. The growth we’ve seen across education has been amazing and initiatives like Design Club have been driving design and prototyping with kids across the UK who will no doubt be the entrepreneurs and… Read More ￫