Technology stories, mostly.

Here we write about our journey into the extraordinary world of app development. You'll find how to articles. Useful bits of code and wisdom. And news about us.

Why take a design-first approach and not a development first approach

February 9th, 2024, posted in for_founders, learning
by Adelina

Why take a design-first approach and not a development first approach

Building a software product with a design-first approach can give you a more stable foundation and more accurate estimates. So here’s more about it.
Navigating UX Prototypes: when to sail Low or High

February 1st, 2024, posted in learning
by Miruna

Navigating UX Prototypes: when to sail Low or High

Prototypes serve a dual purpose: one is that they validate what works well and the other is that they find out what’s missing from the picture. Let's dive a little into these deep waters and explore some scenarios.
Our UX design process explained. How to design engaging software products.

September 19th, 2023, posted in learning
by Adelina

Our UX design process explained. How to design engaging software products.

Making engaging software products isn’t easy, but with our 13+ years of experience, we’ve learned how to put our UX design skills to use. So here’s how we do that.
How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 5). Putting it all together.

September 1st, 2023, posted in learning
by Adelina

How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 5). Putting it all together.

Part 5 of our series on how we built a UI kit in Figma. This time, you’re finding out how we took everything we created and put it together into proper admin panels.
Harmonious user flows: rock them like a designer pro

August 23rd, 2023, posted in learning
by Miruna

Harmonious user flows: rock them like a designer pro

An efficient user flow is the key to a design that rocks. Learn how to master the art of creating a perfect one for your app.
From lacking to professional: how we improve existing web & mobile apps

June 30th, 2023, posted in learning
by Adelina

From lacking to professional: how we improve existing web & mobile apps

A lot of what we do is improving the UI/UX and code of already existing apps - so here’s a rundown of how we’ve perfected this process.
How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 4). Accordions, range sliders, and advanced Figma settings

June 7th, 2023, posted in learning
by Adelina

How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 4). Accordions, range sliders, and advanced Figma settings

Part 4 of our series on how we built a UI kit in Figma. This time, you’re finding out how we created accordions, range sliders, date pickers, uploaders and text editors.
How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 3). Modals, cards, tables & more

February 28th, 2023, posted in learning
by Adelina

How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 3). Modals, cards, tables & more

Part 3 of our series on how we built a UI kit in Figma. This time we`re looking at more complex items like modals, cards, pagination, tabs and tables.
How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 2). Buttons, alerts, tooltips & more

January 26th, 2023, posted in learning
by Adelina

How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 2). Buttons, alerts, tooltips & more

Part 2 of our series on how we built a UI kit in Figma. This time, you’re finding out how we created buttons, alerts, tooltips, inputs, pagination and more.
How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 1). Colors, typography, shadows & layouts

January 18th, 2023, posted in learning
by Adelina

How we built a UI Kit in Figma (Part 1). Colors, typography, shadows & layouts

In this article, we’re going into detail about how we set up colors, typography, layout grids, shadows, border radiuses and icons in our original UI kit in Figma.