![]() ![]() It is also possible that I did not put certain methods to the adequate stage of the double diamond. It could happen that I did not mention some tools in the most appropriate place. I listed the integrated tools typically under several elements of the four stages of the double diamond. A lot of tools could be used for both desktop and mobile designs, so I didn’t differentiate that either. I also didn’t specify an operating system. You are sure to find several free tool options for each element of the double diamond. On the other hand, it is an individual financial decision as to who chooses and which paid tool (with costs varied), respectively, and who stays with the freebies. On the one hand, a lot of paid tools also offer a free plan for example for one live project, or with limited functionalities, or for a limited time to try out. I made no distinction between free and paid tools. With an attraction to photography, you’ll use your own images and not stock photos, and so on. With a graphic background, you create your icons, illustrations most likely and hand-draw the lo-fidelity prototype. It is obvious that your background and experience will determine what you create yourself and when to use eg. If this is not the case, or you are an external contractor/freelancer, you are completely free to choose the tool that fits. But even so, your hand is not tied for the rest. Integrated tools can save time, but the correlation is not automatic, that if one feature is good, each one is the best in its field.ĭepending on the working context the prototyping, collaboration, communication, and project management tools are likely to be tied. However, as a principle, openness and flexibility could be at least as much a value as efficiency for a designer. It is also in the business model of software companies to chain designers to themselves in their own ecosystem. To use a few of these integrated ecosystems is reasonable for practical work organization and financial reasons. At the same time, the tools became more and more integrated, such as UX research and testing, vector graphic editor software covering a lot of UI, video editors including from screen recording to publishing, etc., and the boundaries of the tools are also blurred. It seems also that the industry is gravitating towards a couple of plugins fuelled ecosystems, growing communities built around specific integrated prototyping, whiteboard, or research tools. Many believe in ‘the ultimate tool’, which integrates everything through the continuous development of its features and plugins. Or Adobe Creative Cloud and you’re done etc. You might ask what good is all this? You use Figma with plugins and you’re done. The 900 is a gross figure, including overlaps. Predominantly, these are standalone web-based tools. ![]() My goal was to collect some of these in one place according to the phases and important elements of the double diamond methodology.Īlthough I intended to list the most frequently mentioned tools in each category in 2021 by public sources, this is a pool and not a quality ranking. You can see a lot of ‘The best x tool’ type articles on the internet, but for specific purposes or features, typically. ![]() Option # 1: Paper and pen and that is the end of this article. Let us assume that as a member of a team, as a UX designer, you go through an entire product development process from problem definition to the presentation of the product concept including a tested hi-fi prototype. If you scroll through this article with due attention, you will find your reward. ![]()
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