In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make an element enter fullscreen mode in any browser using the JavaScript FullScreen API. “The Fullscreen API adds methods to present a specific element and its descendants in fullscreen mode, and to exit fullscreen mode once it is no longer needed” – MDN Fullscreen mode removes… Continue reading Make A FullScreen Button with JavaScript (for Video and Other HTML Elements)
5 Overdone Photoshop Effects and How You Can Improve it
1. How to Add a Lens Flare Overlay in Photoshop Step 1 Let’s start with a classic light leak overlay. The go-to light leak overlay is a blob of color on an empty layer set to Screen. It’s fast but flat. Instead, try using a Gradient Map adjustment layer set to Screen. For a… Continue reading 5 Overdone Photoshop Effects and How You Can Improve it
Devious Design — How Can A Seemingly Neutral Design Have Ill Intent?
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Design Risks: How to Assess, Mitigate, and Manage Them
It’s impossible to see into the future and anticipate every possible outcome of our design decisions. As a result, every major design decision comes with risks: risk that the design will be unfamiliar or hard to use or unpopular, risk that it will cost too much money, or risk that it will be abused or… Continue reading Design Risks: How to Assess, Mitigate, and Manage Them
Good UX is not enough without a proper communication plan
To make a design thrive, you should support it with strategies to make it even more robust and accepted. There should be a coexistence between a practical design that should be free of explanation (invisibility) and effective communication (notoriety) Like many designers, I’ve been practicing this mantra all my career: “Good design is invisible,” but… Continue reading Good UX is not enough without a proper communication plan
Net Promoter Score (or Not a Perfect Solution)
What it means for NPS is that whenever we’re trying to run cross-country comparison of what has been promised to us as a universal score, we are comparing apples to pears. What can be a particualrly damning score for Ghana, might end up being a rather positive one for South Korea. This presents a rather… Continue reading Net Promoter Score (or Not a Perfect Solution)
What is Adobe Firefly?
In the digital age, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized how designers can create and manipulate their designs. AI tools such as Adobe Firefly make it somewhat easier for designers to quickly generate visuals with minimal effort. This article will discuss what Adobe Firefly is, how to get Adobe Firefly, and how to… Continue reading What is Adobe Firefly?
Top 5 Best WordPress Optimization Plugins in 2023
One of my tutorials on Tuts+ talks about top 10 WordPress optimization tips. Some of the tips in that post mention the use of caching plugins, compressing CSS and JS, optimizing images and so on. In this post, I will give you a brief overview of the best plugins that you can use to do… Continue reading Top 5 Best WordPress Optimization Plugins in 2023
Top 5 Best WordPress Optimization Plugins in 2023
One of my tutorials on Tuts+ talks about top 10 WordPress optimization tips. Some of the tips in that post mention the use of caching plugins, compressing CSS and JS, optimizing images and so on. In this post, I will give you a brief overview of the best plugins that you can use to do… Continue reading Top 5 Best WordPress Optimization Plugins in 2023
Top 10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Website
Almost all businesses today usually have their own website to mark their online presence. While different businesses will have different types of websites and strategies in place to increase their sales, all of them would like a faster loading website. An optimized website is beneficial for a lot of reasons. The website owners save on… Continue reading Top 10 Tips to Optimize Your WordPress Website
How to Delete Themes in WordPress
The basic look and functionality of a website in WordPress is primarily determined by its theme. It is entirely possible that you will try out a few themes on your website over the course of a few years. Several new files get added whenever you install a new theme on your website. This includes code… Continue reading How to Delete Themes in WordPress
How to Make the Pulp Fiction Movie Poster
Who Designed the Pulp Fiction Poster? Directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction is a cult movie that tells the interwoven—and frequently violent—stories of criminals and mobsters in the seedy underworld of Los Angeles. The Pulp Fiction movie poster was released by studio Miramax to mark the film’s release in 1994, but the credit… Continue reading How to Make the Pulp Fiction Movie Poster
5 book recommendations to help drive accessibility adoption and strategy
These books helped us help our coaching crews, and they may help you and yours Deque offers a unique accessibility coaching service. We embed coaches in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) across whole teams as well as side-by-side with specific roles. Coaches support teams in incorporating accessibility practices into their design/build/test processes. A coach’s responsibilities… Continue reading 5 book recommendations to help drive accessibility adoption and strategy
15 Best New Fonts, May 2023
Every month we put together this roundup of the best new fonts we’ve found online in the previous four weeks. Enjoy! Publish Serif The Publish family consists of Publish Gothic, Public Sans, and Publish Serif. It was originally designed for the short-lived Danish newspaper “Dagen” and is now available publicly. It’s a versatile set of fonts… Continue reading 15 Best New Fonts, May 2023
Generative search experience: the next step in search engine UX?
Inconvenience is the mother of invention, and AI snapshots could be an answer to annoying obstacles in Google Search. Continue reading on UX Collective »
3 key UI design concepts for VR apps
The canvas or frame in Figma The first step in designing any UI is to set up a canvas or frame that matches the screen or device we are designing for. But what canvas or frame should we use when our “device” is a 360 environment? The quick answer is 1920×1080 or 2304×1296, but these… Continue reading 3 key UI design concepts for VR apps
Format, align, repeat: three steps to master chart labels
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Raising capital for inclusive design
Darren Yeo · Follow Published in UX Collective · 12 min read · 3 days ago — 2 Listen Share We all have the ability to design a better inclusive world, by raising the right forms of capital around us. Here’s a framework to help us apply capital to inclusive design (Yeo, 2023) You are… Continue reading Raising capital for inclusive design
WordPress Classic vs Gutenberg Editor
WordPress has been constantly changing and improving since its inception. The core team of developers keep adding new features while discarding obsolete ones to make sure that the platform keeps up with changing times. One such major change was the introduction of the Gutenberg Editor. In this post, we will compare the good old classic… Continue reading WordPress Classic vs Gutenberg Editor
The purpose of a system is how we shape it
We are not masters of our information, but we can be if we build information systems shaped like human consciousness. Why are our information systems places where ideas go to die? Why are they clogged with shallow, soulless filler? Why can so few of us, and fewer organizations, gain any level of mastery over our… Continue reading The purpose of a system is how we shape it
Accessible video game design
Accessible game design is beneficial to EVERYONE, this includes individuals with permanent or temporary disabilities, game developers, and the average player. Camryn Manker · Follow Published in UX Collective · 12 min read · 12 hours ago — 1 Listen Share Photo Credit: Microsoft Out of the billions of people who play video games worldwide,… Continue reading Accessible video game design
Are we there yet? WCAG 2.2 is at the Candidate Recommendation v3
If you’re a regular reader of the Deque blog, you may be asking yourself, haven’t I read this already? Well my friend, you may have. In September 2022, WCAG 2.2 reached the Candidate Recommendation (CR) stage for the first time. Then on January 25, 2023, WCAG 2.2 entered a second round of CR. And, you… Continue reading Are we there yet? WCAG 2.2 is at the Candidate Recommendation v3
What is a Good Font for Roman Numerals?
Looking for a good font for Roman numerals? We’ve got you covered. Today we’ll examine what Roman numerals are and then look at what font styles are most suitable to use for Roman numerals. What Are Roman Numerals? Roman numerals are numerical symbols based on an ancient Roman system. The symbols are: I, V, X,… Continue reading What is a Good Font for Roman Numerals?
20+ Elementor Product Page Templates for WordPress (Shopping & eCommerce)
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}#ibmgmo{background-color:rgb(243, 245, 246);} Are you looking to build a website to sell your products and services online? Envato Elements has premium Elementor shopping and ecommerce templates for WordPress. Let’s take a look at these premium elementor product page templates! Elementor Product Page Templates Getstall – Grocery Store Elementor Template… Continue reading 20+ Elementor Product Page Templates for WordPress (Shopping & eCommerce)