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As technology rapidly evolves, so do consumer demands. A well-designed product today might feel cumbersome and outdated tomorrow. So we had to stop and ask ourselves, how does a product designer keep up with all these changes?<\/p>\n

Dan, a product designer at WalkMe, answers just that. He gives us a sneak peek at the toolbox his team uses to consistently push the product design envelope.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

WalkMe Team:<\/b> Tell us a bit about yourself and your role at WalkMe.<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n

Dan:\u00a0<\/b>After graduating with a B.A in industrial design, I started my career at some of the leading advertising agencies in the world. Now, I\u2019m a product designer at WalkMe, a role that combines both UI & UX design. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n

WalkMe Team: What professional resources do you read? Favorite blogs\/websites\/magazines?<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n

Dan:<\/strong> There are tons of professional resources out there but there are only a few that I keep track of. They include Medium, Smashing Magazine, and 2 blogs named Hacking UI and Pixel Perfect Magazine. In addition, I follow 2 thought leaders in the digital design field with vast amounts of knowledge, <\/span>Sagi Shraiber<\/span><\/a> and Lior Yair.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n

WalkMe Team:\u00a0<\/b>What\u2019s been keeping you busy in the last month?<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n

Dan:<\/strong> We are currently working on redesigning WalkMe\u2019s core product, the WalkMe Editor. It\u2019s a super challenging and time-consuming process, but it\u2019s also very exciting. Stay tuned!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"UX<\/p>\n\n

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“For me, a well-designed product is one that gets me emotionally involved. I love design that can create a strong reaction…”<\/em><\/h2>\n

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WalkMe Team:\u00a0<\/i><\/b>How would you describe good product design?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n

Dan:<\/strong> For me, a well-designed product is one that gets me emotionally involved. I love design that can create a strong reaction, and of course should always have great usability and value.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n

Try WalkMe today to effortlessly boost your UX.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h3>\n

WalkMe Team:\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Where do you get your ideas\/inspiration from?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n

Dan:\u00a0<\/strong>For inspiration and ideas my go to’s are Dribbble or Muzli (they are both on my homepage).<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n\n

WalkMe Team:\u00a0<\/i><\/b>How do you go about personalizing design for a large audience?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n

Dan: <\/b><\/em>Personalizing design for a large audience is always a challenge but if you can successfully keep your users in mind when designing a product, you are sure to come out ahead. At WalkMe, we do this by creating different personas that represent our user base.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

This process is critical because each persona helps us stay focused on our customers\u2019 needs as we create new features.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n

WalkMe Team:\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Technology is evolving so fast. How do you manage these changes and use them to your advantage when it comes to design?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n

Dan: \u00a0<\/b>Staying<\/span> on top of design trends,<\/span> UX methods<\/b><\/a><\/em> and new technology is not an easy task with the pace technology is evolving. However, I try to read often and attend community meetups where new ideas are shared. From there I am able to gain an outside perspective.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n\n

WalkMe Team:\u00a0<\/i><\/b>How do you gather customer feedback in order to improve your product and its design? Do you work with other departments to gather this feedback and implement the results?<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n

Dan:\u00a0<\/b>One of the great benefits for product designers at WalkMe is that we have a lot of power users inside the company (professional services, customer success managers, sales), which makes the process of iterating design and new ideas very easy and quick. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In addition, we try to make contact with our customers at least once a week in order to learn and share the insights and feedback with each other. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

At the end of the day, the design of the product is for the user<\/a>, not just the visual aesthetics for you and me.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Leverage WalkMe’s on-screen guidance to get perfect UX. Try it today for free.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As technology rapidly evolves, so do consumer demands. A well-designed product today might feel cumbersome and outdated tomorrow. 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