design
How visuals can boost the accuracy of product development
This is a guest post written by Mac McConnell, VP of Marketing at Gliffy, creators of visual planning apps on the Atlassian Marketplace – Gliffy Project and Gliffy Diagram. “That is not what the ticket said to build. How could that paragraph of text be misunderstood? It is so clear. ” -Any Product Manager, Anywhere Any […]
Introducing a brand-new look for Statuspage
A simplified management portal is coming soon.
What my hair can teach you about UX design
How a designer used a comprehensive product design process to tackle her kinky-curly hair and increase empathy for cultural diversity.
Surprisingly effective ways to hack open office spaces
Open-plan offices are as polarizing as politics. Firmly believing they don’t have to suck, we turned the conventional approach upside down. Here’s the result.
How your office building is tricking you into going green
The most sustainable workspaces are those that enter into dialogue with occupants and influence their behavior. Here’s what tomorrow holds.
Designing inclusive illustrations (or, a brief history of the meeple)
2017 was a huge year for the Atlassian brand and design. We developed a new design language that touches every part of our business. It was an effort not only to change the way we embody our personality but also change the standard we hold ourselves to. Over the past few years, our use of illustration has become more […]
Be kind during downtime: spread #HugOps love today (and every day)
Have you ever seen a tweet like this and wondered what it was? It’s #HugOps! We’re sending you some giant #HugOps today (and every day), and hope that after reading this you feel inspired to pass on some #HugOps, too. Hold up…What is HugOps? Put simply, HugOps is a way to celebrate the human, empathetic side […]
Your teams are getting better navigation in Jira Cloud
Over the past few years, we’ve reviewed thousands of customer responses that highlight a common theme: complexity and poor usability are the biggest challenges for teams using Jira. After rigorous testing and validation, we’re happy to announce that Jira Cloud will get an updated look and feel, including a collapsible sidebar navigation and enhanced search, […]
How to build a design system that will last
This is a guest blog post by UXPin. Design doesn’t scale easily because it’s a mixture of art and science. It’s traditionally been thought of as a cottage industry – a bunch of specialized folks crafting beautiful one-off solutions. But, with the recent surge of design roles industry-wide, the design world needs a more modular […]
DesignOps: Unleashing the potential of our design studio
When your company grows, the demands placed on your design organization fundamentally change – there are more moving parts, and the systems and processes that used to work when the entire design team could sit in the same conference room start to break down. It’s an ongoing challenge, so we thought we’d share how we’re […]
How to become a design-driven company in an agile world
Did you know that great design has a measurable impact on your business? According to the Design Management Institute, design-driven companies are reporting 41% higher market share, 50% more loyal users and 46% improvement in overall competitive advantage. Why? When you create a product with a great user experience, customers reward you by using, paying […]
Our bold new brand
We’ve got exciting news to share today – Atlassian has a new look! As we continue to grow the Atlassian family (Hi Trello & Statuspage!), expand our areas of focus, and update core product experiences, we want our brand to best reflect why we exist, what we believe in, and where we’re headed. At Atlassian, […]
3 simple steps for bringing your design review process into Jira Software
This is a guest blog post by Atlassian Marketplace vendor, ConceptShare. It’s an exciting time to be in the field of marketing and design with so many creative ways to reach customers – blog posts, infographics, video, interactive web content … the opportunities seem endless. It’s also a challenging time for those of us managing creative […]
3 tangible ways to improve your customer service in Jira Service Desk
This is a guest blog post by RefinedWiki, maker of theming add-ons in the Atlassian Marketplace. Jira Service Desk comes with lots of great add-ons crafted to let you build upon what you get out of the box. As add-on creators ourselves, we focus on user experience — and in particular the user interface of […]
An agile design prototype is worth a thousand user stories
To prototype, or not to prototype? All web and mobile app experiences are becoming highly immersive. Gone are the days of designing a series of linked webpages. Thoughtful animation and interaction design is key to defining amazing user experiences. Apple’s world famous design director Jony Ive has this to say about the modern day design […]