Daniel's articles
Discover how to use the Data Sync plugin to easily pull data from an API into a Figma Layer
Discover how to use the plugin Icons8 Background Remover to quickly and easily remove backgrounds from images in Figma
Dive into how illustration works in Figma. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to draw and manipulate vectors in Figma as we create an icon.
Are you an entrepreneur looking to automate your business? Get some Zapier automation inspiration with these practical starter workflows.
Handing off designs to developers has a troubled history. Learn about 5 excellent apps that have revolutionized the design handoff process.
How do you set up a blog that you can easily monetize? Learn how to build a paywalled blog with Shopify and why Shopify is worth considering.
Take your wireframes and mockups to the next level by creating interactive FIgma prototypes that are navigable and animated. Here's how!
Wireframes are important for ensuring good UX. Learn how to use Figma to figure out the best UX design workflow for your layout.
Though browsers are arguably more reliable than they've ever been, we still can't forget about cross-browser testing tools. Here are 7 top options for you.
Daniel Schwarz compares the best monospace fonts for developers that make coding a little easier on the eyes.
Daniel Schwarz shows how to mark up forms using only HTML and CSS, covering new CSS3 options that make it easier to style inputs.
A cheatsheet of the fonts and colors used by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Messenger, Snapchat, Whatsapp and YouTube, with links to official brand assets.
Daniel Schwarz suggests the best places to find free fonts in 2020, along with tips and usage advice to think about when choosing a font for the web.
Daniel Schwarz takes a deep dive into what remote workers should look for in a remote employer, and how to land the perfect remote job opportunity.
Dan Schwarz looks at some of the best Figma plugins you can install to get extra functionality and improve your design workflow.
Daniel Schwarz offers tips on designing for screen readers, and walks through how Adobe XD CC’s design handoff and voice prototyping features help with this.
Daniel Schwarz explores the downsides of remote work and offers tips for aligning your mind and body to make remote working work for you.
Daniel Schwarz looks at the types of mind maps that are used in UX, and the mind mapping tools that are used to create them.
Let’s take a look at some of the worst UX mistakes we’ll really, really want to avoid while trying to “scale up” our businesses.
Daniel Schwarz investigates various ways Google Analytics can uncover how your users are navigating your website and to give insights into user journeys and potential problem areas.
Daniel Schwarz introduces wireframing — a design exercise that can radically improve user experience — and looks at the best wireframing tools.
Daniel Schwarz shows how the Location feature of Google Analytics can be used to spot UX problems that may be related to culture or regional issues.
Daniel explains the difference between descriptive and diagnostic analytics, and how diagnostic analytics needs to inform descriptive analytics.
Daniel Schwarz discusses the mindset required to understand the needs of your users, and five pitfalls to avoid when interpreting analytics data.
Daniel Schwarz explains A/B and multivariate testing, how to conduct tests in a structured and progressive way, and lists some popular testing tools.
Daniel Schwarz exposes five common myths about data-driven design that cause designers to overlook user-related data that's critical for effective UX.
Daniel Schwarz introduces the meaning of the term UX Analytics, and explains why the data derived from analytics is so important in the field of UX.
The following is a short extract from our book, Jump Start Adobe XD, written by Daniel Schwarz, a highly practical tutorial.
Smart guides illustrate how objects align to one another — they can display the distance between layers, or whether a layer has snapped to another.
Daniel Schwarz shows us how to design and publish static HTML/CSS websites using Sketch and two Sketch Plugins (Auto Layout and Launchpad).