Pavel Samsonov · Follow Published in UX Collective · 5 min read · 22 hours ago — Listen Share “What should we build next?” is a question that most product teams ask themselves every two weeks. Usually, the answer is focused on outputs: some variation on “the next item at the top of the backlog.”… Continue reading Decision provenance is a requirement for “two-way door” decision-making
Gooey Cursor Effect | Codrops
The other day I visited Lorenzo Dal Dasso’s fantastic website and had a lot of fun with the cool cursor effect! Of course I had to try it out and see what crazy stuff I could do with this and after having a peek under the hood, I saw that the wonderful duo @ETStudio5 who… Continue reading Gooey Cursor Effect | Codrops
How To Remove The Welcome To Your New WordPress Site Message
Tired of seeing the welcome to your new WordPress site message on your dashboard? Not sure now to get rid of this message? In this post you’ll learn how. The WordPress welcome message can easily be removed from your dashboard. So you’ve finally installed WordPress and are greeted by the Welcome to WordPress message. This… Continue reading How To Remove The Welcome To Your New WordPress Site Message
How To Turn Off Password Change Notifications In WordPress
Are you tired of seeing the password change notifications? Are you unsure how to remove the notifications? In this tutorial you’ll learn how. Password change notifications can be distracting. You can easily disable them for your WordPress site. Managing your WordPress site can be a breeze, but dealing with an overflowing inbox full of password change… Continue reading How To Turn Off Password Change Notifications In WordPress
It takes a village to do human-centred design
Photo by UX Indonesia on Unsplash Human-Centred Design is not a solo mission. It never was and never will be. It is a collective effort. HCD is an inclusive and co-creative process that relies on the combination of many kinds of expertise. It was made to solve wicked problems and fully embraces the Dusty Baker quote: “Everybody… Continue reading It takes a village to do human-centred design
Where is UI design headed?
Reflections and forecasts amidst the rise of AI and XR. Vrinda Singh · Follow Published in UX Collective · 16 min read · 3 days ago — Listen Share Video courtesy: Keiichi Matsuda I had my first encounter with generative AI in 2016, with the Deep Dream Generator created by Alexander Mordvintsev. It’s an image… Continue reading Where is UI design headed?
3 Essential Design Trends, June 2023
That’s a big part of the reason so many designers are stripping down menus to more minimal styles. (Plus, it can create a cleaner, more sleek overall design.) Here’s what’s trending in design this month – and it is all about navigation. 1. Pop-Out Navigation There’s an obvious connection to mobile-friendliness here – website designs that use… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, June 2023
Event Bubbling and Event Capturing in JavaScript
Events are bound to happen all the time in a web application or web page. Events tell the page how to behave when something happens. For instance, if a user clicks a button, the web page should react, and events are used to define this reaction. Events can be anything, but here are the most… Continue reading Event Bubbling and Event Capturing in JavaScript
Embracing change with system-driven design
To embrace change, you have to make it easy and cheap. System-driven design is one way to do just that. Waterfall, the double diamond, and other traditional ways of approaching the development of digital products rooted in the building perspective take for granted that it’s easier to make changes to designs than code. They operate under… Continue reading Embracing change with system-driven design
Continuous design: a framework for digital products
I used my observations of good and bad design practices in product teams to identify three key principles that could be used to build up the framework: Design engages with messy reality Design knowledge resides in models Most (digital) design happens post-launch 1. Design engages with messy reality Many teams are so focussed on their… Continue reading Continuous design: a framework for digital products
How to Load in and Animate Content With Vanilla JavaScript
One of our popular tutorials on Tuts+ teaches readers how to load in and animate content with jQuery. While using jQuery allows us to write relatively less amount of code to achieve the desired functionality, it also increases page load time and introduces unnecessary dependency. Unless the website you are working on is already loading… Continue reading How to Load in and Animate Content With Vanilla JavaScript
15+ Prototyping Templates for Fintech and Banking Apps
The world of finance and banking is rapidly changing, with technology playing an increasingly important role in helping businesses stay competitive. As such, it’s essential for developers to have the right tools at their disposal when creating fintech and banking apps. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of over 15 different prototyping templates for fintech… Continue reading 15+ Prototyping Templates for Fintech and Banking Apps
How To Build a Website Search Bar with JavaScript
A search bar is one of the most common features on any website. So common in fact, that you’d be hard-pressed to find a website that deals with data in one form or another and doesn’t have a search bar. Even the most visited webpage in the world consists almost entirely of a search bar:… Continue reading How To Build a Website Search Bar with JavaScript
6 Figma Mockup Plugins for Designers
As you know already, Figma is a great design tool to create UI/UX designs, prototypes, and mockups. Plugins are a great tool to save time and even automate some design tasks. Figma plugins are a great tool for designers. I created this mockup using a Figma template from Envato Elements. There are different Figma plugins… Continue reading 6 Figma Mockup Plugins for Designers
Why UX Research has a bright future in the age of AI
Organizations can’t fail faster, so now they might finally focus on user-centered design Continue reading on UX Collective »
Designing for dyslexia
Camryn Manker · Follow Published in UX Collective · 7 min read · Just now — Listen Share Photo by Rob Hobson on Unsplash 1 in 10 people have dyslexia. The world has about 7.8 billion people living it in, so there are around 780 million people who are dyslexic. In other words, there are… Continue reading Designing for dyslexia
AI? Artificial Intelligence? Accessible Intelligence!
What We Can Look Forward To in the New AI World The Journey For the uninitiated, the concept of AI could seem new, but I can remember learning the term in the late 1980s when I took a course in LISP. LISP is a computer language originally developed over sixty years ago at MIT and… Continue reading AI? Artificial Intelligence? Accessible Intelligence!
Is AI an SEO Killer?
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}#i85g{background-color:rgb(243, 245, 246);} The importance of search engine optimization cannot be overstated. SEO is the lifeblood of online visibility, helping businesses reach their target audience through organic search engine results. But as we step further into the age of AI, we’re witnessing a paradigm shift in the way… Continue reading Is AI an SEO Killer?
15 Figma Wireframe Templates for Online Education Platforms
The design and user experience of an online platform can make or break its success. This is especially true for online education platforms, where clear navigation, engaging design, and seamless user experience are crucial for effective learning. That’s why we’ve collected several Figma wireframe templates to showcase here today. These templates serve as a blueprint… Continue reading 15 Figma Wireframe Templates for Online Education Platforms
Make A FullScreen Button with JavaScript (for Video and Other HTML Elements)
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)
Make A FullScreen Button with JavaScript (for Video and Other HTML Elements)
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