1. How to Use the Affinity Publisher Interface 1.1 Introduction to the Course Watch Video Lesson (1 minute) ↗ Welcome to the Affinity Publisher course! We’re going to walk through some essential Publisher basics, while also creating a simple project. No experience is necessary, and by the end of the course, you’ll have created a… Continue reading Affinity Publisher for Beginners (Landing Page)
Trick or treat? Unraveling the UX of Samsung’s secret moon zoom AI
This moon was haunted when she trained her phone’s lens on it. For unbeknown to her the camera had been trained on it already, on countless copy-nights before. The latest thing with memories was that they were built into things and no longer had to be your own… Image by the author. Moon-based UX These beginnings of… Continue reading Trick or treat? Unraveling the UX of Samsung’s secret moon zoom AI
High-contrast UX, Midjourney for branding, regenerative design
“By now, it’s no secret that AI will considerably impact the future of branding and design — making us question how we can continue to provide irreplaceable value as designers. Some creatives like Alif Ibrahim from It’s Nice That have suggested it be used to automate mundane and repetitive tasks like resizing, exporting, or mindless… Continue reading High-contrast UX, Midjourney for branding, regenerative design
How Web Designers Can Make Themselves Competitive in the Age of AI
Does AI pose a threat to web designers? If not now, will it in the near future? This post will look at the best and worst case scenarios as well as what we can do to minimize its effects on the design space. Everywhere you go these days, it seems like businesses are finding more… Continue reading How Web Designers Can Make Themselves Competitive in the Age of AI
What Are Core Web Vitals? A Detailed Introduction to Google’s Web Performance Metrics
In this article, we’ll look into Google’s Web Vitals initiative and the three Core Web Vital metrics. I’ll show you how they measure web performance, summarize their pros and cons, and explain how you can optimize your website for them. Core Web Vitals are Google’s core metrics to quantify the overall vitality of a web page from the… Continue reading What Are Core Web Vitals? A Detailed Introduction to Google’s Web Performance Metrics
An urban planner’s guide to designing software
Urban planners have been designing for human experiences for nearly 200 years, UI/UX designers can learn from this It’s July of 2016. The augmented reality game Pokémon GO was just released. Within days, millions of teens and Millennials are suddenly spending hour upon hour outside in search of rare Pokémon, battling one another, and living in… Continue reading An urban planner’s guide to designing software
What’s the place of ‘PLACE’ in regenerative design?
Illustration of how people can co-evolve with nature. I’m taking the Regenerative Development and Design course by Regenesis at https://www.regenerat.es/trp/ and thought I could share some key learnings before I get overwhelmed. The most exciting lesson for me is the concept that Regenesis calls the ‘Story of Place™’, but if you are new to regeneration,… Continue reading What’s the place of ‘PLACE’ in regenerative design?
100+ Best Marble Patterns & Textures (High Resolution)
And best of all, for one low monthly fee, this subscription-based marketplace also offers tons of other graphic templates, logos, fonts, add-ons, and more. 1. Marble Texture Photoshop (JPG) Marble Texture Photoshop offers a pack of ten gorgeous marble patterns. Choose from the one that works best for your project and apply it to your stationery,… Continue reading 100+ Best Marble Patterns & Textures (High Resolution)
How data-informed UX helps avoid Minimum Viable Product bloat
The most important question designers need to ask is what value are we providing to users? Continue reading on UX Collective »
Employee experience is the foundation of customer experience
Throughout tech’s numerous seismic labor-market fluctuations of the past five years, one thing has remained true for companies regardless of their scaling plans; losing key people unexpectedly is enormously expensive and disruptive. Tech suffers from above average annual turnover rates anyway (20% higher than national stats), and significantly lower average tenure per employee, with even… Continue reading Employee experience is the foundation of customer experience
12+ dashboard UI concepts to inspire your designs
Using a dashboard UI concept can help you jumpstart your project. Designing a visually appealing and user-friendly dashboard is crucial for enhancing user experience and boosting the overall performance of your application. Dashboard UI concepts can be a game-changer for developers and designers, offering inspiration and guidance to create stunning dashboard interface designs. 15 dashboard… Continue reading 12+ dashboard UI concepts to inspire your designs
How to Take Time Off Without Losing Revenue or Clients
In this post we’re going to look at 7 things you can do to ensure that you’re taking enough time for yourself throughout the year. When you work for yourself, it can be hard to justify taking a day off, let alone an entire week or two. Heck, it can be difficult to step away… Continue reading How to Take Time Off Without Losing Revenue or Clients
5 insight gathering techniques to build a successful product
How to never run out of valuable product insights Continue reading on UX Collective »
Fonts can die. Are we doing enough to save them?
Have you ever heard of a font called Arabesque? Well, you can’t download it online, if that’s what you’re wondering. It’s estimated to be around 171 years old and can be found in an 1858 type catalogue. As the name suggests, Arabesque is highly decorative in appearance, featuring wavy, leaf-like strokes that appear to have… Continue reading Fonts can die. Are we doing enough to save them?
The Power of Place in Photography
Place in photography is everything to the photographer, as it helps him capture and investigate various concepts such as culture and identity, traditions, and environmental challenges. But also, place plays a more significant role in the photograph’s appearance and can give you a bad day at the office if not controlled. Although place can add… Continue reading The Power of Place in Photography
UX cheat sheet: Preview and full display
Explore the different ways you can preview and display content to make navigation easier for your users. Continue reading on UX Collective »
The most important thing productivity tools are missing about AI
Credit: XKCD As the world rapidly adopts new technologies, it’s important to remember that true revolutions don’t happen simply because new technology becomes available. Instead, they occur when societies adopt new behaviors and ways of thinking that fundamentally change the way we live and work. GPT-4 is a prime example of this principle in action.… Continue reading The most important thing productivity tools are missing about AI
How to Create the Mandalorian Inspired Photo Effect
If you’re a fan of the Star Wars universe, you cannot miss this tutorial! We’ll transform a generic helmet into a Mandalorian-inspired helmet. We’ll also create a dramatic sky-to-space effect using just one setting and create a sci-fi cinematic teal-orange color grade. Prefer to watch a video? Then don’t miss this new video from the… Continue reading How to Create the Mandalorian Inspired Photo Effect
How to Create Your Own Trainspotting Movie Poster
The Iconic Style of the Trainspotting Poster Released in 1996 and directed by Danny Boyle, Trainspotting is based on the book of the same name by Irvine Welsh. Following the lives of a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh, the film is a gritty escapade through the poverty-stricken neighborhoods of the Scottish capital. Designed by… Continue reading How to Create Your Own Trainspotting Movie Poster
AI-Powered Tools for Automatic HTML and CSS Generation
AI-based tools are revolutionizing web design by automatically generating HTML and CSS code from design files. But are they all they’re cracked up to be? Let’s find out. Once upon a time, web designers had to manually code every little detail in HTML and CSS to bring their beautiful designs to life. But that hasn’t… Continue reading AI-Powered Tools for Automatic HTML and CSS Generation
Deque Announces Availability for the axe DevTools Linter Free Trial
Catch accessibility issues while you code & automatically block every inaccessible pull request with the axe DevTools Linter. HERNDON, VA – April 26, 2023 – Deque Systems, the trusted leader in digital accessibility, today announced that a free trial of the axe DevTools Linter is now available via a simple, online self-service process. See for… Continue reading Deque Announces Availability for the axe DevTools Linter Free Trial
Managing stakeholders on a team with strong opinions
Stakeholder analysis allows you to figure out how to approach a team with strong opinions Continue reading on UX Collective »
How can humans and intelligent computers work together?
Towards a harmonious partnership. Towards a Harmonious Partnership. Source: www.pymnts.com First, let me clarify that I understand the privileges that men have had and continue to have in the technology industry. The word “Man” was commonly used to refer to all humans, regardless of gender, in the English language during the Middle Ages and Early… Continue reading How can humans and intelligent computers work together?
How Machine Learning is Influencing Web Design Trends
The one certainty about the modern technological era is that it is always changing. One of the latest shifts has been the increasing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning across multiple aspects of online life, including web design. The AI revolution is here. Image from Envato Elements. You’ve probably heard the saying, “Don’t… Continue reading How Machine Learning is Influencing Web Design Trends