Why the world is not designed for left-handed people

Elvis Hsiao · Follow Published in UX Collective · 9 min read · 8 hours ago — 2 Share Source: https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/13/left-handers-day-2019-a-history-of-lefty-oppression-10562435/ When I was in first grade, my parents took me to Taiwan for schooling. As a Canadian-born, left-handed child struggling to understand the language, I was often singled out because I would often smudge… Continue reading Why the world is not designed for left-handed people

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6 Smartphone Overhead Tripods for Perfect Top-Down Videos

If you’re into food blogging or product photography, capturing the perfect shot often means shooting from above. Overhead photography brings focus to your subject by eliminating extra dimensions. But, snapping those perfect 90-degree overhead shots isn’t always straightforward, especially when using a smartphone. To nail those top-down photos, you need a reliable overhead tripod. While… Continue reading 6 Smartphone Overhead Tripods for Perfect Top-Down Videos

Name/Role/Value – Whose Role Is It Anyway?

Welcome to the next edition of my Design Strategy blog series. Today, I’m sharing a client story with the hope that y’all will focus on thinking about WHY you should do things differently so that your program can rapidly mature and scale quickly. I will once again skip the “how-to” article formula and dry laundry… Continue reading Name/Role/Value – Whose Role Is It Anyway?

Understanding User Intent: The Secret to Ranking High On Search Engines

“User intent” is a way of defining a user’s goals when they search for something on the internet. It’s a crucial part of SEO nowadays, so let’s find out more! Back before search engines became as sophisticated as they are today, you could game the system by stuffing keywords into your content and watch your… Continue reading Understanding User Intent: The Secret to Ranking High On Search Engines

Designing for accessibility beyond compliance

Companies approach accessibility as a checklist of standards — but a client with disabilities showed me how to think beyond compliance. Source: Photo by Marcus Aurelius During my time volunteering at Neil Squire Society, and helping Hunter, a client with disabilities, be more comfortable using a computer, I learned a lot about how to better design from three… Continue reading Designing for accessibility beyond compliance

Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 3)

A 3-Part Series on the digital accessibility of the housing process experienced by people with disabilities. In this 3-part series, we will look at the challenges and rewards of the entire experience surrounding the process of acquiring housing for people who live with a disability.  We will look at: Buying an existing home Leasing an… Continue reading Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 3)

AI is the new UI

The future has arrived early. If you are reading this article, you have made a choice. A choice to evolve. AI isn’t coming for your job, but someone using AI is. Source: Author + AI Now, before you flame me on the design of the graphic, let me explain: I made this in literally one… Continue reading AI is the new UI

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How to Merge (Join) Clips Together in DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve stands out in the video editing world for its comprehensive features, including the seamless merging and joining of clips. This capability is crucial for creating a smooth narrative flow in your projects, whether they are cinematic productions, vlogs, or professional advertisements. This tutorial simplifies the process, guiding you through the effective techniques to… Continue reading How to Merge (Join) Clips Together in DaVinci Resolve

How to Remove a Background from a Picture

Are you short on time and need to make a background transparent without Photoshop? Using AI to remove a background is easier than ever. In this quick tutorial, we’ll cover two AI tools you can use to remove the background in a photo with AI. The first option is Envato’s own ImageEdit tool. This is… Continue reading How to Remove a Background from a Picture

How to Remove a Background from a Picture

This is a comparison of the original image I used and the image without a background, downloaded in low resolution. 4. Customize Your New Image Without a Background If you choose the High Resolution route, you can continue editing your image within your browser. You can easily change the background color, and if you click… Continue reading How to Remove a Background from a Picture

How to Design an Editorial Spread in InDesign

What is an editorial spread, and how do you make an editorial spread design of your own? In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to design an editorial magazine spread. We’ll also take a look at some two-page spread examples for inspiration (and for download!).  Magazine mockup template from Envato Elements What You’ll Learn What… Continue reading How to Design an Editorial Spread in InDesign

30 Amazing Chrome Extensions for Designers and Developers

Compilations By Robert Reeve 2 days ago Searching for a tool to make cross-platform design a breeze? Desperate for an extension that helps you figure out the HTML code of that fantastic color palette? Looking for a trick that will supercharge your productivity this year? We’ve got you covered. Chrome extensions are the bread and… Continue reading 30 Amazing Chrome Extensions for Designers and Developers

Fonts That Look Like a Stamp

There are plenty of stamp fonts on Envato Elements. Even better, all of them are included for one low price—and this includes thousands of other fonts, stock photos, design templates, and more. Find your next favorite font that looks like a stamp in this fun and inspiring list from Envato Elements. 1. Duarose Rough Stamp… Continue reading Fonts That Look Like a Stamp

The extended designer, and the design machine

The Extended Designer spends less time making products, and more time making progress. The Extended Designer spends less time making products, and more time making progress. 2023 has been Generative AI’s breakout year, but that has been greeted by some fairly mixed responses, particularly from Designers. As the terrain we all live on reconfigures around… Continue reading The extended designer, and the design machine

Media overload is causing design “generification”

Michael F. Buckley · Follow Published in UX Collective · 4 min read · 20 hours ago — 2 Share A bland couch in a stark living room | MidJourney The notion that contemporary design is becoming generic, homogeneous, and just plain boring is not a revelation. Numerous designers, including myself, have extensively discussed this… Continue reading Media overload is causing design “generification”

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How the Content Authenticity Initiative is Changing the Game

Imagine this: you’re casually browsing the internet when suddenly, BAM! You stumble upon a doctored image, designed to deceive or spread misinformation. With the AI boom, manipulating photos has become incredibly easy, enabling people to achieve photo-realistic results in seconds. That’s where Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative comes in. It addresses the challenges of content attribution… Continue reading How the Content Authenticity Initiative is Changing the Game