In the age of instant gratification, attention spans are shorter than a tweet on a Tuesday. That’s why your website, the digital doorknob to your business, needs to make a stellar first impression. Studies show that a whopping 95% of a visitor’s initial judgment is based on design alone. Now, that’s a statistic that could… Continue reading 5 Website Features to Help Your Business Thrive in the Digital Age
Lyssna (UsabilityHub) Reviews: Pros, Cons & More
Considering Lyssna for your team’s research but want to weigh the pros and cons? Curious about others’ opinions on this tool? You’re in the right place! This article will explore Lyssna, highlighting its features, identifying any drawbacks, and comparing it to a top alternative. ❕ Important note: This review site presents information relevant… Continue reading Lyssna (UsabilityHub) Reviews: Pros, Cons & More
How to Update Webpage Content Based on URL Parameters
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the address of a webpage on the internet. Aside from just pointing to a page, URLs can also contain information that can be used to modify a webpage. For example, we can use a page URL to scroll to a certain section on a page or set a user… Continue reading How to Update Webpage Content Based on URL Parameters
Moderated research with dscout
Moderated research helps gather qualitative feedback directly from users. dscout, a research platform, simplifies this process with tools for participant recruitment, live video interviews, and automated data transcription and analysis. This article explores how dscout’s features support moderated user research and compares its effectiveness to other research tool. TABLE OF CONTENTS Does dscout… Continue reading Moderated research with dscout
Personas: Are they the Answer for Visualizing Your User Research?
When I engage with a client, one of the first questions I ask is about what research has been conducted with users. Too often, the answer is very little. But when that is not the case, the next thing to appear is a set of user personas. Discover a better way to map the customer… Continue reading Personas: Are they the Answer for Visualizing Your User Research?
How to organize motion graphics (MOGRTs) in Adobe Premiere Pro
Motion graphic templates are called MOGRT files in Adobe apps. They’re common tools for Adobe After Effects. But picture this: you’re a Premiere Pro user, and you want to work with MOGRTs. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to organize motion graphics (called MOGRTs) in Premiere Pro. It’s all possible in Premiere Pro. In this… Continue reading How to organize motion graphics (MOGRTs) in Adobe Premiere Pro
Affinity Publisher vs. InDesign: Which is Better?
When it comes to comparing professional desktop publishing software, i.e. Publisher versus InDesign, which one stands out as the top choice? Both offer powerful tools for layout design, typesetting, and preparing documents for print and digital publishing. Being desktop publishing apps, both Adobe InDesign and Affinity Publisher have a lot of the same features and… Continue reading Affinity Publisher vs. InDesign: Which is Better?
How to Build Horizontal Marquee Effects With GSAP
Let me show you how to create infinite marquees with the GSAP JavaScript animation library. This is a common UX pattern I’m sure you’ve seen on plenty of sites. Previous GSAP Tutorials In the past, I’ve shown you how to use GSAP to build different effects like cursor hover effects, a page loading animation effect,… Continue reading How to Build Horizontal Marquee Effects With GSAP
The Best UX Design Tools You Need for Testing
This post is a list of the best UX design tools I have found for testing the user interfaces we build, and better understanding our users. UX Design Tools for Usability Testing Lookback is bar far the best and most flexible tool for usability testing I have found. I have tried a lot of different… Continue reading The Best UX Design Tools You Need for Testing
How far do people trust AI? – A Research project from UX Studio
We designed quantitative research to get an overview. In this post, we will introduce our research process, and give a sneak peek at our top 3 findings. You can also check out the detailed results with all the graphs and findings. Why we ran this study UX studio is delving into the research on the… Continue reading How far do people trust AI? – A Research project from UX Studio
What Font Does Jaws Use?
It’s one of the most spine-tingling movies and posters of all time. A gigantic great white shark rising from the deep with teeth bared, moving toward an unsuspecting swimmer, with the word “Jaws” in bold red text presiding over the scene. It’s no wonder that folks want to know: “What font does Jaws use?” Jaws… Continue reading What Font Does Jaws Use?
Download All These Fonts for Just $29
How do you fancy getting your hands on a hand-picked selection of fantastic fonts to take your design projects to the next level? Design Cuts have put together another deal packed full of top quality fonts and squashed the price down by 91%, so much so that there isn’t much left on the price tag!… Continue reading Download All These Fonts for Just $29
Feedback: The Foundation of the Designer Communication Toolset
Reality hits as soon as you cut into a piece of wood. First, you might blame the quality of the wood. After countless trials and errors, you slowly begin to realize that using a Ryoba requires practice, patience, and technique. Based on my experience and after a series of internal mentoring at UX studio, I… Continue reading Feedback: The Foundation of the Designer Communication Toolset
The 4 Stages of AI Image Generation: An Experience Map
Summary: AI image generation users often follow a similar creative process: ideate, generate, refine, and export. Understanding how expert users use AI tools in the process of image generation can help designers and other beginner users get better at using these tools for their projects; it can also inform the future design of such tools.… Continue reading The 4 Stages of AI Image Generation: An Experience Map
How to Create the Transformers Logo in Illustrator
Welcome to this tutorial on learning how to draw the Transformers logo in Adobe Illustrator! Whether you’re a long-time fan of the legendary robots in disguise or just looking to sharpen your design skills, this step-by-step logo design guide will walk you through the process of creating a logo that has captivated fans for decades.… Continue reading How to Create the Transformers Logo in Illustrator
Introducing the new axe DevTools Extension’s User Flow Analysis feature
Today, we’re announcing the beta release of User Flow Analysis, a new feature of the axe DevTools Extension that lets you test entire customer journeys and create a single report with accessibility issues automatically deduplicated. Try it now: New users can sign up for a 14-day free trial, expired trial users can reactivate, and customers… Continue reading Introducing the new axe DevTools Extension’s User Flow Analysis feature
Zuko Form Builder: Build Forms with High Conversion Rates
80% of users have abandoned an online form after beginning to fill it out (source). Chances are you’re losing more users on your form than you know. The only way to turn this around is to build a form that delivers a smooth and easy user experience. That’s where Zuko Form Builder can help. Data-Driven… Continue reading Zuko Form Builder: Build Forms with High Conversion Rates
How do I propose to improve the usability of Gymnasium.com
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash I pretty much discovered UX Design through their UX fundamentals course while working as a Test Automation Engineer. Although the course material was excellent, covering the fundamentals of UX beautifully, the platform itself had some clear usability issues. Gymnasium features a clean and simple design… Continue reading How do I propose to improve the usability of Gymnasium.com
How to Create a Chrome Extension With Vanilla JavaScript
This tutorial will cover how to build a minimalistic homepage Chrome extension, with JavaScript, designed to help users stay productive. A Chrome extension is a program that enhances and customizes the browsing experience for Chrome users. Among the various types of extensions available, homepage extensions are the most popular. These extensions allow users to personalize… Continue reading How to Create a Chrome Extension With Vanilla JavaScript
How to Draw the Flower of Life
If you look carefully, you may notice special patterns in nature—the spiral of a snail shell, the repeating symmetry of a snowflake, the fractal order of flower petals. For thousands of years, people have been ascribing special meaning to them, treating them like parts of a bigger design—a map to the creation of the whole… Continue reading How to Draw the Flower of Life
Create a Sliding Cards UI With HTML & CSS
In this tutorial, we’ll construct a card UI design and discuss different CSS ways for smoothly revealing the content of each card on hover. To see all the effects, be sure to hover over the cards of the upcoming demos! Card Component Card components are a common UI pattern often used for representing blog posts,… Continue reading Create a Sliding Cards UI With HTML & CSS
Menu-Design Checklist: 17 UX Guidelines
Summary: People rely on menus to find content and use features. Use this checklist to make sure your menus do their job. Too often, we observe users struggling with menus that are confusing, difficult to manipulate, or hard to find. Avoid common mistakes by following these guidelines for usable navigation menus. Make Navigation Visible 1.… Continue reading Menu-Design Checklist: 17 UX Guidelines
10 Font Styles Every Graphic Designer Should Know
Typography is a core component of Graphic Design so it’s an important subject for every designer to learn. Typefaces are divided into classifications based on the era or characteristics of their design. Being able to identify a typeface style can help you make educated design decisions and choose the best font for your work depending… Continue reading 10 Font Styles Every Graphic Designer Should Know
How Digital Design Agencies Craft Iconic Logos Graphic Design Junction
In the world of branding, the logo is more than just a visual mark; it serves as the cornerstone of a company’s identity. A well-crafted logo can communicate the essence of a business, attract new customers, and differentiate it from competitors. This is where the expertise of a digital design agency comes into play, integrating… Continue reading How Digital Design Agencies Craft Iconic Logos Graphic Design Junction