Photo: R Schofield In one of my recent articles, The Evolution of the Hamburger icon we talked about the history of this commonly-used pattern, and about who’s using it and why. In fact, there have been many recent discussions in UX circles that have raised the unintuitive nature of the hamburger icon and issues in… Continue reading 3 Old and Outdated UX Patterns (And How to Fix Them)
Day: September 29, 2014
10 cool loading animated gif
The use of loading animated gif is becoming very common in web design as they provide information about the processing time. Some might even be a source of entertainment if you designed them correctly. To get you started in coming out with cool loading gif, here are some example that I have encountered. Most of… Continue reading 10 cool loading animated gif
How To Create a Realistic Aged Textured Logo Mockup
Last week I shared a free set of rusty logo mockup textures that I collected from an old WW2 era aerodrome. The files included a Smart Object layer which allowed you to paste in your own artwork and have it applied to the surface, with all the fine details of the decay and corrosion also… Continue reading How To Create a Realistic Aged Textured Logo Mockup
Building Minimum Viable Products at Spotify
Many companies face the paradox of wanting to build a delightful product without knowing if people actually want the product until it’s released. Spotify’s vision was to give people the right music at the right time while incentivizing artists by paying them based on number of shares their music received. A tall order, no doubt,… Continue reading Building Minimum Viable Products at Spotify
33 Amazing Frontend Design Patterns using CSS3 and jQuery
Website layouts are typically seen as a combination of design and development meshed together. UI design can be performed using graphics software, code, or in most cases both. This subject offers an interesting combination of skills that work hand-in-hand with each other. Frontend inspiration can offer a lot of great ideas for anyone who builds… Continue reading 33 Amazing Frontend Design Patterns using CSS3 and jQuery