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The goal of the DevPortal Awards is to recognize the best developer portals and learn from their practices. In this post, we share the Q&A we did with the teams that made their portal an awarded success!

In our Devportal Design Guide series, you will read about common design patterns, get an insight into our project work related experiences, and learn how we tackle the design of a developer portal user interface.

Part 5: Further visual solutions to improve the user experience

In our Devportal Design Guide series, you will read about common design patterns, get an insight into our project work related experiences, and learn how we tackle the design of a developer portal user interface.

Part 4: Basic graphical elements that support functionality

What makes your API references good? How can you boost developer experience? What docs do decision makers need? What ensures accessibility?

A handful of leaders in the API space are developing DX innovations for their API products and developer portals, but it is difficult to see clear trends in the API docs space. With the DevPortal Awards, Pronovix aims at creating an opportunity to celebrate the best developer portals, their API documentation components and inclusive characteristics, so that the API industry as a whole can accelerate its own learning.

In our Devportal Design Guide series, you will read about common design patterns, get an insight into our project work related experiences, and learn how we tackle the design of a developer portal user interface.

Part 3: Overall design style

In our Devportal Design Guide series, you will read about common design patterns, get an insight into our project work related experiences, and learn how we tackle the design of a developer portal user interface.

Part 2: Developer portal layout and navigation

In our Developer Portal Design Guide series, you will read about common design patterns, get an insight into our project work related experiences, and learn how we tackle the design of a developer portal user interface.

Part 1: Developer portals on different devices & responsiveness

UI design is a key component of a great developer portal. But what makes a great devportal design? How can you avoid obvious pitfalls? What are UI elements you could use to improve the developer experience (DX) of your devportal?

In the second part of our series, you will discover analytics and why it’s needed for Docs As Code. This post is focusing on the functional basis of Quality Assurance.

How can API portals enhance user experience in general, and pay special attention to developer experience? How can design elements support usability and content? What makes a devportal, in overall, stand out against competitors?

We highlight the criteria that we think define the categories Best New DX Innovation, Best Design, and Best Overall Developer Portal and we include examples taken from last year’s nominated devportals.

How can you make sure you guide your users towards the support resources they need? How can you prove that your portal and APIs are updated regularly and that everything works in the best way possible? How can you show that your portal is trustworthy? How can you enroll your users in a programme that will help your organization to gain visibility?

In this article we will focus on the categories Best Post-Integration & Maintenance Support, Best Policies & Terms of Use, and Best Community Spotlight & Outreach. Devportal Awards 2019 is open for nominations. We are looking forward to your thoughts on API developer portals!

How can you attract and convert new users through your developer portal? How can you make sure your customer developers can easily onboard and integrate with your APIs?

In this article we will focus on the categories Best Onboarding and Best API References Documentation. Devportal Awards 2019 is open for nominations. We are looking forward to your thoughts on API developer portals!