User testing is exciting. You finally get to see your edTech product at work as 25 little people in a classroom begin pushing all the buttons on your product at once. Testing digital products in schools also presents a number of challenges for product designers. For example, there might not be enough time in your […]

Strong visual design strategy is crucial for creating an effective edTech product that engages your users and helps learners understand new concepts. The right visual design also helps adult learners develop new skills and teachers make better decisions about what’s happening in their classrooms. But the visual design process can be difficult for stakeholders in […]

We know that adding a UX or UI team into the mix at your company can be scary, even if you have lots of experience facilitating communication between developers and visual designers. There’s always the risk that your company’s vision won’t be articulated the way you want it to be. Sometimes it’s even difficult to […]

“Deep listening” is a process of engaged inquiry and openness crucial to design work. When you truly listen to clients — including everything they’re not saying — you’ll find yourself asking better questions and reading between the lines as you move through the design process. Without embracing deep listening early in the product planning process, […]