This article will guide you through how to use the powerful yet underused get_posts() function, turning you into an ace at retrieving tailored sets of posts based on any criteria you desire. Struggling to fetch specific content from your WordPress database? Need help using the WordPress get_posts() function? The WordPress get posts function can help… Continue reading How To Use The WordPress get_posts() Function
What Your Organization Needs to Navigate Canada Digital Accessibility Laws
A comprehensive guide to understanding digital accessibility requirements in Canada Digital accessibility is an integral aspect of equality and inclusivity, providing the same opportunity for all in the modern, digital world. In recognition of this, Canadian federal and provincial governments have implemented various legislative acts to ensure that individuals with disabilities have digital access without… Continue reading What Your Organization Needs to Navigate Canada Digital Accessibility Laws
How to Insert an Image in Photoshop
Adding an image to a project in Adobe Photoshop is an important step, but luckily it’s also an easy one! Whether you’re creating a web graphic, a poster, or a logo, you’re going to be bringing JPGs and PNGs into your document. In this tutorial, we will cover how to insert images in Photoshop. What… Continue reading How to Insert an Image in Photoshop
Designing for AI: beyond the chatbot
Guidelines and strategies for meaningfully leveraging AI in your applications With the recent advancements in AI, we as designers, builders, and creators, face big questions about the future of applications and how people will interact with digital experiences. Generative AI has unleashed huge possibilities with what we can do with AI. People are now using… Continue reading Designing for AI: beyond the chatbot
Creating magic with logical thinking
We are constantly faced with the challenge of solving complex problems in creative ways. While it may seem like magic and logic are opposing forces, they can often work together in design, where creative thinking and strategic actions can create truly transformative and magical experiences. Magic and creativity are often used interchangeably because they involve… Continue reading Creating magic with logical thinking
Optimizing Code With ChatGPT
Anyone who has been writing code for a while knows how important it is to write code that is optimized. I am sure you have encountered situations where you wrote a script that was taking a long time to execute and wanted to optimize it so that it ran faster. Optimization doesn’t always have to… Continue reading Optimizing Code With ChatGPT
Words: the new data commodity
The AI and LLM industry is changing and developing rapidly. How will the industry move forward, become regulated and adjust to this new reality of words as a commodity? We’re starting a new chapter of data commodification through access to and the commodification of words. In a yet unregulated space, product teams need to self-regulate… Continue reading Words: the new data commodity
A few accessibility and feature misses with the Threads launch
Camryn Manker · Follow Published in UX Collective · 6 min read · 20 hours ago — 5 Share Source: Meta Note: This was written 7/6/23, the day of Threads’ launch. Any new updates or changes to the app may not yet be reflected in the article. Recently, Twitter announced a new system that limits… Continue reading A few accessibility and feature misses with the Threads launch
WWDC 2023 Accessibility Goodies for Developers
This year, Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) was a big deal! Among the many announcements this year, Apple introduced the new Apple Vision Pro headset which has arguably and understandably stolen the show this year. Although Vision Pro may be the big talk of the town post-WWDC, there was also a myriad of exciting… Continue reading WWDC 2023 Accessibility Goodies for Developers
Consumer Duty Implies Digital Accessibility: Are you ready for the deadline?
On July 31, 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Consumer Duty policy comes into force in the United Kingdom (UK). This sets higher and clearer standards of consumer protection across financial services and requires firms to put their customers’ needs first. It applies to all firms in the distribution chain for products and services… Continue reading Consumer Duty Implies Digital Accessibility: Are you ready for the deadline?
From Beethoven to Bach: how Apple’s new app makes classical music discovery a breeze
Discovering and enjoying classical music made easy with Apple’s dedicated app, Apple Music Classical Generated by the author using Adobe Firefly There’s a problem when it comes to searching and exploring classical music on music streaming services. Apple Music is not different, and Apple tried to solve this problem by launching a separate app! In this… Continue reading From Beethoven to Bach: how Apple’s new app makes classical music discovery a breeze
Real rebels risk disapproval
Fake rebels just stay on the safe side and “critique”. The irony and sarcasm of the last few decades just doesn’t carry any longer — it’s… Continue reading on UX Collective »
AI’s black swans: Unforeseen consequences looming
Capitalizing our insecurities AI is calling out our imperfections I uploaded my portrait into this tool, and it revealed flaws in my face while recommending products that I can buy to fix it. Source: Qoves AI-powered facial analysis Qoves is a facial analysis tool powered by AI that is used to detect the superficial flaws… Continue reading AI’s black swans: Unforeseen consequences looming
15 UI Kits for Designing Seamless SaaS Interfaces in Figma
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} Staff Pick 1. Hello UI Kit Provides over 160 unique screens and 700+ vectored custom UI elements designed for iOS app developers and designers. 2. Lando UI Kit A large UI kit for website design with 95+ cards in 13 categories, easily customizable. 3. Portland UI Kit… Continue reading 15 UI Kits for Designing Seamless SaaS Interfaces in Figma
How to ensure you don’t lose your audience 5 minutes into your user research presentation
The one essential tip to telling better stories around design: first, establish common ground Continue reading on UX Collective »
The fake aura of care
Stephen Farrugia · Follow Published in UX Collective · 9 min read · 2 days ago — Listen Share Image created by Stephen Farrugia with photos: “Brian Chesky and Travis Kalanick (cropped)” by TechCrunch licensed under CC BY 2.0. and “Mother Theresa in a church on Burano” by Sergey Galyonkin licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0… Continue reading The fake aura of care
20 Best PHP AI Tools on CodeCanyon
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} Are you looking for AI-powered PHP tools to simplify your processes? Let’s have a look at some of the best PHP AI tools available on CodeCanyon: Staff Pick Chat Support Board: PHP ChatGPT AI Application An AI-driven chat bot with an integrated chat system. Supported messaging channels:… Continue reading 20 Best PHP AI Tools on CodeCanyon
How to Optimize UX Design for Screen Readers
Achieving digital accessibility and optimizing your platform for screen readers, can be a strategic decision with multifaceted benefits. Not only does it reflect empathy and inclusivity for visually impaired users, but it also potentially expands your audience and the reach of your message. Let’s delve into the importance of UX design for screen readers, practical… Continue reading How to Optimize UX Design for Screen Readers
OpenAI Accused of Data Theft in California
AI technology allows users to input a few words or phrases and generate output with a level of sophistication that is startlingly similar to human language. ChatGPT is currently the most successful attempt to code human language simulation, and companies such as Microsoft and Adobe are tapping into its potential to refine their products. However, ChatGPT scrapes… Continue reading OpenAI Accused of Data Theft in California
An Introductory Guide to Understanding Cognitive Disabilities
“For most people, technology makes things easier. But for people with disabilities, technology makes things possible” – Mary Pat Radabaugh By Glenda Sims and Jennie Delisi Think about the last time you hit “Snooze” on your phone’s alarm. Do you even remember pressing the button? Chances are you successfully went back to sleep for another… Continue reading An Introductory Guide to Understanding Cognitive Disabilities
Creating a Bulge Distortion Effect with WebGL
Distortion in WebGL can be a lot of fun. Recently, I had to create a special effect called “Bulge” for a project on the Upperquad.com website. Here is a short video showcasing it. The idea was to create a distortion that originates from a point and pushes everything around it. In “Adobe After Effects,” you… Continue reading Creating a Bulge Distortion Effect with WebGL
15 Tips & Tricks All InDesign Users Should Know
Learn how to enhance your Adobe InDesign skills with these 15 essential tips and tricks. From shortcuts to lesser-known features, you’ll learn how to streamline your design process and create professional-level graphics in no time. Discover how to generate QR codes, create visually stunning designs by masking letters, and animate assets for interactive PDFs. If you’re… Continue reading 15 Tips & Tricks All InDesign Users Should Know
Amazon lawsuit, tips for UX leaders, beating AI, all new things Figma
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. The FTC has slapped Amazon with a lawsuit, accusing the company of duping millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription service through deceptive user interface designs. But the lawsuit goes even deeper. Amazon allegedly made canceling subscriptions an odyssey, with a purposefully complicated labyrinthine process designed… Continue reading Amazon lawsuit, tips for UX leaders, beating AI, all new things Figma
Organized chaos
Beau Ulrey · Follow Published in UX Collective · 5 min read · May 17 — 2 Listen Share Jackson Pollock embracing mastery and chaos. Credit: Life In Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life, he addresses some very big questions and common lies we all tell ourselves. He presents the concept of finding meaning by… Continue reading Organized chaos