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by 6 years 7 months ago
Developer Portal Layout and Navigation
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
Categories: UX & Research
by 6 years 7 months ago
Devportals on Different Devices: Responsiveness
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
Categories: UX & Research
Developer Portal Design: Increasing clarity and trust for a better developer experience
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?
Categories: UX & Research
by 7 years 1 month ago
Engage Users: Inspire, Educate, & Authorize
Driving API adoption is crucial for a developer portal. How can you integrate all your users’ needs into your devportal? What are the jobs that a developer portal needs to fulfill? In this post, we explore how you can strengthen user engagement right from the very start of your API program regardless of whether you have a public-facing, partner or internal devportal.
Categories: UX & Research
by 7 years 2 months ago
Analyzing the API docs and DX Patterns in the Best Media Developer Portals 2
After stock photo companies, video player software providers and audio distribution platforms this article will analyze developer portals in the journalism industry. We focused on two types of news organizations: the traditional ones that already existed before the digital era (such as TV channels, newspapers or radios) and those that were born web-based (and serve as online data providers). Our research revealed some of the differences in their approach to developer portals.
Categories: UX & Research
User-focused Content Design for API Documentation
How to improve API documentation and learning experiences inspired by the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition. An overview of content and DX elements that help developers along their learning journey.
Categories: UX & Research