With strategic use of white space Tamila Zamotailo · Follow Published in UX Planet · 5 min read · 3 days ago — Share So here we go again. You are presenting the new prototypes to your client. In your opinion, your mock-ups it’s something clean and breathing. In opinion of your client, it`s «Euhh…… Continue reading How to achieve clarity and focus in your designs
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
Tooltip: A small design element with a big UX impact
Tooltip. Image by Component Gallery. uxplanet.org · Follow Published in UX Planet · 4 min read · 1 day ago — 1 Listen Share A tooltip is a small box of explanatory text that appears on the screen when a user hovers over an icon. Despite their small size, tooltips play an important role in… Continue reading Tooltip: A small design element with a big UX impact
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 »
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
How the king of usability became vulnerable to naive tech optimism
The curious case of Jakob Nielsen behaving like a tech bro around accessibility Continue reading on UX Collective »
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
Font finds: bold, elegant, and not just for memes
A roundup of typefaces with interesting stories I’ve found from scouting the internet. Continue reading on UX Collective »
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?
On-Scroll 3D Stack Motion Effect
Oh boy, when I saw this amazing NFT cards Dribbble shot by Renat Muratshin, I was literally drooling all over my keyboard! What a masterpiece of motion! Have a look for yourself: Clearly, something this stunning can only serve as inspiration! So, I’ve got tons of ideas swirling in my head, and there’s one in… Continue reading On-Scroll 3D Stack Motion Effect
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
Creating unsafe driver experiences
The killer design (literally) of Cupra Continue reading on UX Collective »
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
The future of UX, according to its grandfather
Dr. Jakob Nielsen and Sarah Gibbons explain what will happen to AI, layoffs, and bad managers. Continue reading on UX Collective »
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
10 Wonderfully Retro Web Design Trends Making a Comeback
Flares. Mullets. VHS. You may remember them the first time around (and hoped you’d seen the back of them), but they’re officially back! And whatever your views are on the matter, the same can be said for web design trends. Yes, we now have so much more technology at our fingertips than we did back… Continue reading 10 Wonderfully Retro Web Design Trends Making a Comeback
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)
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 »