From Image Adjustments to AI: Photoshop Through the Years

Tech By Max Walton 2 days ago Remember when Merriam-Webster added Photoshop to the dictionary back in 2008? Want to learn how AI is changing design forever? Join us as we delve into the history of Photoshop, from its early beginnings right through to the dawn of artificial intelligence. Photoshop is nothing short of a… Continue reading From Image Adjustments to AI: Photoshop Through the Years

How to Set Up WordPress Error Logs In Your WP-Config File

This sounds very techy, but it’s manageable with this guide. By switching on error logs, you’ll be able to easily find the bugs that are in your WordPress website. Ready to troubleshoot like a pro? Let’s dive into the world of WordPress error logs. Understanding WordPress Error Logs This is a basic text display of… Continue reading How to Set Up WordPress Error Logs In Your WP-Config File

How to Set Up WordPress Error Logs In Your WP-Config File

This sounds very techy, but it’s manageable with this guide. By switching on error logs, you’ll be able to easily find the bugs that are in your WordPress website. Ready to troubleshoot like a pro? Let’s dive into the world of WordPress error logs. Understanding WordPress Error Logs This is a basic text display of… Continue reading How to Set Up WordPress Error Logs In Your WP-Config File

Designing safe and trustworthy AI systems

Designing for safe and trustworthy AI Why human oversight to make up for AI errors doesn’t work and what we can do instead Illustration created by Cara Storath in Midjourney As much as AI is powerful, in some cases it can be misleading or wrong. A realization that came too late to a New York lawyer,… Continue reading Designing safe and trustworthy AI systems

Create growth experiments to persuade teams to invest in user-requested features

How to persuade teams to invest in new features requested by users Kai Wong · Follow Published in UX Collective · 7 min read · 10 hours ago — Share Art by midjourney I learned to appreciate Growth Experiments when I convinced my team to finally build a new feature users constantly requested. In an… Continue reading Create growth experiments to persuade teams to invest in user-requested features

What is Video Production? Meaning, Phases, & Types

We use the phrase ‘video production’ a lot but what is video production, exactly? It could include a bunch of things, like entertainment, marketing, education and more. There are specific steps too, to get from an idea to a finished film. Let’s take a look at the meaning of video production. What is Video Production?… Continue reading What is Video Production? Meaning, Phases, & Types

Enhancing Accessibility with AI and ML

There has been a lot of buzz recently about Artificial Intelligence, with some people speculating that we are approaching the long-awaited AI revolution. This hype has been chiefly generated by recent advanced algorithms powering ChatGPT and other language-related models. While I believe that these models are still a far cry from general AI (AI which… Continue reading Enhancing Accessibility with AI and ML

Designing a colour system

Building multi-brand colour systems that support light and dark modes with minimum effort. It is all about organizing, naming and choosing the right colour values for the system to work. I would like to share my view on the issue and tell about the methods I choose to make the system. Made with design tokens Design tokens are… Continue reading Designing a colour system

Immortal code in “The Picture of Dorian Gray” of software aging

Adrian Nenu 😺 · Follow Published in UX Collective · 8 min read · 3 days ago — 1 Share As the only novel written by Irish author Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray illustrates the unavoidable corrupting influence that vanity and hedonism have in the context of delaying mortality and holding on to… Continue reading Immortal code in “The Picture of Dorian Gray” of software aging

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Largest Contentful Paint: What It Is and How To Optimize It

In this guide, I’ll explain how to optimize Largest Contentful Paint using HTML and CSS. I’ll explain what LCP is, then before going into the details, I’ll quickly recap the most important things you need to know about LCP. So, What is Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)? Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) is one of the three… Continue reading Largest Contentful Paint: What It Is and How To Optimize It

How to Use PowerPoint for Project Management: Detailed Guide

If you manage projects, you know the value of strong project management. Project management is the art and science of steering work from start to finish efficiently. You can use project management PowerPoint slides to guide the process. Let’s learn to use PowerPoint as a form of project management software in this tutorial. With project… Continue reading How to Use PowerPoint for Project Management: Detailed Guide

Give Your Site Some Focus! Tips for Designing Useful and Usable Focus Indicators

What Are Focus Indicators? Have you ever noticed the blue outlines that sometimes show up around buttons or form fields? What about when you click on a menu item? Have you ever tried to make those outlines disappear? Here’s a hint: by default, browsers use the :focus css pseudo class to give outlines to form… Continue reading Give Your Site Some Focus! Tips for Designing Useful and Usable Focus Indicators

The usability problem with prompt-driven AI

As the GenAI hype dust settles — it’s time to start thinking about usability and the opportunity it presents to address declining engagement and retention. Source: Pexels GenAI represents a new paradigm in User Interface Design and a radical shift from Command-Based Interaction Models and Graphical User Interfaces which have dominated the last 50 years of computing.… Continue reading The usability problem with prompt-driven AI

Hey Siri: call an ambulance

How health-centered design can save lives across the world. Michalina Bidzinska · Follow Published in UX Collective · 8 min read · 2 hours ago — Listen Share Photo by JOSHUA COLEMAN Immersed in daily health discussions, thanks to my mother, grandmother, and aunt, who were nurses, I once thought medicine was not for me.… Continue reading Hey Siri: call an ambulance

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How to Use AI Text to Vector in Illustrator

In today’s Illustrator tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Illustrator’s text-to-vector generator. We will discover the ease of creating four editable AI graphics: a scene, icon, pattern, and subject, based on simple text prompts. It’s mind-blowing. Let’s go! What Is Illustrator’s Text-to-Vector Generator? Adobe Illustrator has a new and innovative tool that allows designers to… Continue reading How to Use AI Text to Vector in Illustrator

10 Top Sound Effects in Audacity (& How to Use Them)

Audacity, a free and open-source audio editing software, is rich in sound effects that can transform your audio projects from ordinary to extraordinary. It allows you to amplify, add reverb, distort, and more, providing a platform for creative freedom. Two standout effects are the distortion effect, which alters the shape of sound waves, and the… Continue reading 10 Top Sound Effects in Audacity (& How to Use Them)

What should be the contrast level of inactive buttons?

Using the APCA Readability Criterion to improve the accessibility of disabled controls Disabled buttons. They need to look non-interactable. But they also can’t be completely unreadable. How do I find the sweet spot? I spent a few hours in a deep dive going through a bunch of blogs and accessibility guidelines documentation in search for best approaches… Continue reading What should be the contrast level of inactive buttons?

UX: Insulting the user’s intelligence passive-aggressively

Daniel Berryhill · Follow Published in UX Collective · 10 min read · 1 hour ago — Share Photo by Ayo Ogunseinde on Unsplash Skip to the Principles This title isn’t a slight on UX personnel or the user; it’s just an overly-simplified description (not definition) of it. “UX” is a loaded term anyway, arguing… Continue reading UX: Insulting the user’s intelligence passive-aggressively

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12 Best Appointment Scheduling Software Apps for 2024

Let’s dive into the 12 best appointment scheduling software apps for 2024. All of them have stood out in terms of functionality, user-friendliness, and adaptability. 1. Acuity Scheduling  Acuity Scheduling is a feature-rich online appointment scheduling software. It enables easy client booking, secure payments, and automated workflow management. The software integrates with calendars to prevent… Continue reading 12 Best Appointment Scheduling Software Apps for 2024

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How to Find a Pantone Color in Photoshop

* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} Today we’ll take a look at how to find a Pantone color in Photoshop. If you’re a graphic designer or someone who works with colors, you probably know the importance of using the right color for your projects. Luckily, Photoshop has all of the Pantone colors built… Continue reading How to Find a Pantone Color in Photoshop

Why Unique ID Attributes Matter

Ambiguous IDs can cause both your developers and your users a lot of frustration, and may ultimately damage customer relations. A Little Background It’s one of the most common WCAG 4.1.1 violations reported by automated accessibility testing tools such as aXe, and it can cause a fair share of problems for your users. It happens… Continue reading Why Unique ID Attributes Matter