Why UI designers should understand Flexbox and CSS Grid

CSS for UI Designer Or bye bye, 12-column grid layout Most designers are familiar with responsive design, a column-based layout approach with fixed breakpoints to cover all screen sizes. However, we can move beyond the rigid structure with modern CSS layouts, crafting flexible and dynamic designs that seamlessly adjust to different screen sizes. Designers and developers having different… Continue reading Why UI designers should understand Flexbox and CSS Grid

UX’s year of existential crisis

Continual rounds of layoffs, the emergence of advanced technology, and the proliferation of designers everywhere are forcing UX to… Continue reading on UX Collective »

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I Tried This Viral Strategy To Find Design Clients — Part 01

But with that being said and done. I went ahead anyway. I sent a total of four re-designs to businesses I had eyed over a month. Here’s how it went… 1. DeployToday Their website vs Re-design Found the product from Twitter where the founder was documenting his build-in-public journey. And I thought, yes why not… Continue reading I Tried This Viral Strategy To Find Design Clients — Part 01

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Exciting New Tools for Designers, March 2024

Compilations By Paddi MacDonnell March 04, 2024 The fast-paced world of design never stops turning, and staying ahead of the curve is essential for creatives. As technology advances, so do the tools available, offering new ways to bring your vision to life. Whether you’re a designer, or developer, the right tools can significantly enhance your… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, March 2024

Distinguishing between ARIA and native HTML attributes

As a developer, you want to create more inclusive and accessible digital experiences for your users. Great! It’s possible, however, that you might be feeling a bit confused or overwhelmed by the element attributes that can affect the usability for users of assistive technology. ARIA (or WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility Initiative-Accessible Rich Internet Applications) defines some… Continue reading Distinguishing between ARIA and native HTML attributes

Niche product design

Itay Dreyfus · Follow Published in UX Planet · 5 min read · 2 days ago — Listen Share I came to realize that the most inspiring, authentic design on the internet today comes from niche places. As a designer, I’ve been following the herd for quite some time, as I used to observe the… Continue reading Niche product design

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Designing Tomorrow: Shaping the Future of Design with AI

Exploring the Relationship between Artificial Intelligence and Human Creativity in Design Jas Deogan · Follow Published in UX Planet · 3 min read · 1 day ago — Listen Share Photo by UX Indonesia on Unsplash A new paradigm in design I was reflecting on the evolution of design, and I think it’s astonishing that… Continue reading Designing Tomorrow: Shaping the Future of Design with AI

90% of designers are unhirable?

Or why your cookie-cutter portfolio doesn’t cut it and how to fix it Image by Matej Latin (Author) Here’s the harsh truth: I’ve reviewed more than 1,000 portfolios in my design career so far, and I turned 90% of them down because of one thing — the linear design process. By “linear design process” I mean cookie-cutter case studies that… Continue reading 90% of designers are unhirable?

Gen-AI design process: Rethinking the traditional approach for next-Gen UX

If you have worked on the GenAI products/ features before or are just starting, you might find adopting a reverse engineering approach beneficial. This approach involves examining what current technology enables and figuring out how it can be utilized to achieve user outcomes. Now, if you’ve adopted the Double Diamond as a concrete baseline, you… Continue reading Gen-AI design process: Rethinking the traditional approach for next-Gen UX

A Solo Designer’s Journey in a Fast-Growing Startup

From design-team-of-thirty to design-team-of-one Lisa Demchenko · Follow Published in UX Planet · 6 min read · 1 day ago — 1 Listen Share Over the past two years, I have been a design-team-of-one at a fast-growing startup, and the experience has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. In the absence of a dedicated design… Continue reading A Solo Designer’s Journey in a Fast-Growing Startup

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Best WordPress Block Plugins to Extend WordPress (Paid and Free)

There are tons of high quality free and paid WP block plugins that you can download today. WordPress continues to be a leading content management system, powering a significant portion of the web. A key feature that enhances WordPress’ functionality and user experience is its block editor, Gutenberg. Introduced to make content creation intuitive and… Continue reading Best WordPress Block Plugins to Extend WordPress (Paid and Free)

Webflow SEO: Best Practices for Optimizing Your Site

Webflow is, for many, the best no-code tool for building websites. But it’s also a platform that brings the power of SEO into the hands of designers and developers alike. With its robust features, from SSL certificates to custom page slugs and beyond, Webflow equips you to push your site up the search rankings. But… Continue reading Webflow SEO: Best Practices for Optimizing Your Site

The Best WooCommerce WordPress Block Plugins

Struggling to enhance your WooCommerce store’s appeal and functionality? Ever explored how block plugins could transform your store’s design and user experience? In this article, we’ll cover the role of block plugins in WooCommerce, criteria for choosing the best ones, and introduces top recommended WooCommerce block plugins. There are tons of high quality WooCommerce WP… Continue reading The Best WooCommerce WordPress Block Plugins

What is Envato AI ImageGen?

Envato AI ImageGen is the first feature available on Envato Labs, the testing ground for new AI features that are being created for Envato Elements subscribers. (Hint: be on the lookout for more features soon!) ImageGen is Envato’s new text-to-image generator designed to help Envato Elements subscribers generate unique, high-quality images for their projects using… Continue reading What is Envato AI ImageGen?

Design Challenges: Designers Demand Reform as Unfair Tasks Miss the Mark (part II)

Examining the ethical, psychological, and practical concerns surrounding design challenges, and advocating for a more inclusive, human centered and effective approach to evaluating designers. Erik S. · Follow Published in UX Planet · 19 min read · Feb 20, 2024 — Listen Share Table of contents (part I) To read the first part of the… Continue reading Design Challenges: Designers Demand Reform as Unfair Tasks Miss the Mark (part II)

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Privacy, politics, and porn

We need to argue for a nuanced approach to internet regulation, one that considers the vast and chaotic nature of the digital landscape. Continue reading on UX Collective »

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