Jerry Cao, The Next Web

Jerry Cao

The Next Web

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • The Next Web
  • Fast Company
  • SitePoint
  • Six Revisions

Past articles by Jerry:

The state of enterprise UX design in 2017

Think about all the frustrating products you’ve used at work. Expense reporting apps. Outdated CRM systems. Database management tools. In the world of B2B products, UX has historically ... → Read More

12 timeless UI patterns analyzed

People don’t visit websites for the design – they want content. As explained in Web UI Patterns 2016 Vol. 1, design is just a means of presenting content in the most intuitive and useful manner. In this piece, we’ll explore examples, best practices, and common scenarios for 12 successful web layout patterns: Cards Grids Magazine … → Read More

The Organic Design Process Driving Slack's Success

Valued at over $3 billion dollars with 600,000+ paying customers at the start of 2016, Slack is on a mission to humanize team communication. Just as Slack aims to improve people’s working lives through simplification, it has also inspired an internal design process that mirrors this same free-flowing, organic approach to work. The 400-plus employee … → Read More

An App For Making Government Workers Happier

A government app that doesn't feel like a government app → Read More

3 great ways to build a website prototype

Explore the different ways to build a ready-to-use digital prototype, and how to decide between them. → Read More

Customer Experience vs User Experience: Why the difference matters

User experience is not the same as customer experience. → Read More

To Solve Major UX Problems, Try A Swarm Session

Clear your schedule for two days. It's worth it. → Read More

Inside The Organic UX Design Process At Slack

"Because we use Slack every day ourselves, new ideas keep coming every daythat's a serious competitive advantage." → Read More

Inside The Organic UX Design Process At Slack

“Because we use Slack every day ourselves, new ideas keep coming every day–that’s a serious competitive advantage.” → Read More

How To Design With Discipline: UX Lessons From 3M

The 3M Health Care Business Group follows a strict UX design process that allows for complexitybut isn't overly complex. → Read More

How To Design With Discipline: UX Lessons From 3M

The 3M Health Care Business Group follows a strict UX design process that allows for complexitybut isn't overly complex. → Read More

How Autodesk Tackles UX Design Challenges

Enterprise design doesn't need to be bogged down by poor communication and mountains of documentation, as Autodesk in Tel Aviv shows. → Read More

10 Photoshop Plugins to Speed up Your Web Designs —

While Photoshop may have been born as a photo editor, Jerry shows us 10 Photoshop plugins that can transform it into a powerful Web Design tool. → Read More

10 Photoshop Plugins to Speed up Your Web Designs

While Photoshop may have been born as a photo editor, Jerry shows us 10 Photoshop plugins that can transform it into a powerful Web Design tool. → Read More

The 3 'Non-Negotiables' of Successful Product Design

Every successful product has them… does yours? Below we boil down the practice of product design into its 3 essential components. → Read More

7 Free UX E-Books Worth Reading

A hand-picked selection of free e-books that provide excellent UX advice and insights. → Read More

Top 5 Breakout Mobile Design Trends for 2016

It's easy to forgetMobile design is still young and we're still seeing new and innovative ideas every year. Jerry looks at his big 5 mobile design trends. → Read More

The 4 Universal Requirements For Great UX

The prestigious UX consultancy Nielsen Norman Group inspires a set of tips for designing butter-smooth user experiences. → Read More

How Designers Can Improve Their Bottom Line In 5 Easy Steps

Once you grasp business, you don't just design better, you also have a stronger position from which to defend your design. → Read More

11 Free UX e-Books Worth Reading for 2016

It's a new year and the perfect time to seed your mind with new, fresh ideas. Jerry has 11 ebooks to inform and inspire. Oh, and they're all free! → Read More