Wondering how to remove the background of a picture in Canva? In this quick tutorial, you’ll learn how to remove a background in Canva, but first, you’ll need to subscribe to Canva Pro to access the background removal tool. How to Remove a Background in Canva We’ve all been there: you shot a great photo… Continue reading How to Remove Backgrounds in Canva
Measuring Empathy for Accessibility
After my previous blog on the Two Pillars of Accessibility, I was asked on LinkedIn from a peer in the accessibility field how a program could measure and report the empathy pillar of an accessibility program i.e. how much does your company care about accessibility. Measuring the impact of accessibility is relatively easy — you can track… Continue reading Measuring Empathy for Accessibility
How to build a culture of accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in companies
Raising the awareness of teams with internal and simple in order to develop more accessible products and services Image by Unsplash The great challenge of creating accessible products and services goes beyond technical difficulties and budgets: one must first focus on creating a more mature mentality about user experience in the collaborators of the product/project.… Continue reading How to build a culture of accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in companies
What Is Adobe InDesign?
What is Adobe InDesign used for? How long does it take to learn Adobe InDesign? And where can you get started with some free tutorials and templates? We’ll answer all of those questions in this comprehensive guide. Let’s start with the basics: what is Adobe InDesign? In this section, we’ll introduce you to the software,… Continue reading What Is Adobe InDesign?
21 Best Wavy Fonts (Serif, Retro and Calligraphy)
Wavy fonts are cool. No doubt! And that’s exactly why today we’re featuring the best wavy fonts you can find at Envato Elements. Unlimited Wavy Fonts at Envato Elements Envato Elements offers thousands of premium digital assets like fonts, mockups, graphic templates, logos, photos, and much more. What makes this service outstanding is that for… Continue reading 21 Best Wavy Fonts (Serif, Retro and Calligraphy)
25+ Landing Page Templates in Adobe XD
If eyes are the windows to the soul, a landing page could be just that to the content of a website. In a nutshell, a landing page is where your users “land” after they click on your online ads and marketing links. A first point of entry. A good landing page design can translate into… Continue reading 25+ Landing Page Templates in Adobe XD
How to Animate a “Twisting Text Effect” With CSS and JavaScript
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to split an element’s text into separate characters, which we’ll then animate to give us a twisting effect. What We’ll be Building Without further intro, let’s check out what we’ll be building: In our case, there will be two types of animations: The first animation will happen each… Continue reading How to Animate a “Twisting Text Effect” With CSS and JavaScript
Ask a UXR #2: introducing user research to an organization
On asking the existential questions about a UXR’s purpose, being a thought partner, and bringing questions, not just answers This is the second post in a bi-weekly UXR Q+A series. Submit your questions in the comments, or in this Google form, and it they may be answered in future posts. Follow “Ask a UXR” by subscribing… Continue reading Ask a UXR #2: introducing user research to an organization
How Micromanagement Hurts Creativity
A systems viewpoint and how self-organizing principles can help. Photo by Jason Goodman on Unsplash Micromanagement… It feels like a four-letter word. Something heavily denounced in the gospels of management self-help. A known killer to creativity and the creative team. And yet, it is still so rampant. How can this be? And, how can we… Continue reading How Micromanagement Hurts Creativity
Webdesigner Depot
Live chat is one of the most powerful tools for customer experience in the current marketplace. In a world where customers are constantly connected to the online world, online chat is a reliable way of getting quick solutions to common problems. Today’s consumers prefer talking to an agent over chat to calling a contact center,… Continue reading Webdesigner Depot
37 Best Lightning Bolt & Power Logo Designs
Whether you want to communicate the striking of a great idea or all-encompassing power, lightning bolt logos are a terrific way to represent the potency of your brand. That’s why we’re showcasing a wide range of top-quality logos with lightning bolts from Envato Elements and Placeit. Unlimited Lightning Bolt & Power Logo Designs at Envato… Continue reading 37 Best Lightning Bolt & Power Logo Designs
The overlooked distraction that’s killing your productivity
Visual noise…it’s right in front of you Continue reading on UX Collective »
Accessibility tools for product teams
Photo by natasaadzic, Getty Images Q: Who in product should be thinking about accessibility? A: Everyone. From product managers, to designers, to developers, to marketers, to care, to the leadership team. Here’s a great overview of the current state of digital accessibility. Right now, just 3% of the internet is accessible. Let me repeat that… Continue reading Accessibility tools for product teams
Zoning in on grayscale for data Visualization
Getting it Right in Black & White before Colorizing Continue reading on UX Collective »
Onboarding audits: Why are streaming services copying each other?
The onboarding for streaming services has become largely homogenous; why? What benefit do users get from copycat UX? Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/women-watching-on-a-laptop-6235464/ Onboarding is where user experience shines. Onboarding can serve as both an introduction and a tutorial, an important first impression that reassures users that they made the right decision in… Continue reading Onboarding audits: Why are streaming services copying each other?
Advanced Adobe Illustrator Tutorial (Free Course)
In this advanced Adobe Illustrator tutorial we’re going to be creating a variety of different graphics, in various styles, using a range of tools and techniques. You’re sure to learn something new; whether that be alternative ways of using Illustrator’s 3D features, working with custom lettering, or other pro tips like isolating rounded corners, using… Continue reading Advanced Adobe Illustrator Tutorial (Free Course)
How to Create an Artistic Painting Effect in Affinity Photo
Today, we’ll be taking a look at how to create artistic painting effects in Affinity Photo. Affinity Photo may not have any dedicated artist effect filters, but it has more than enough amazing built-in tools that let you turn a photo into a painting or drawing. All without a drawing tablet! We are putting three… Continue reading How to Create an Artistic Painting Effect in Affinity Photo
Handling cross-team feedback loops on design work
Escape the siloing trap when you are both part of a design team and a product team, involve people early and often, and foster the right conversation at the right time If you are a designer working in a product organization you are maybe also part of two teams at the same time: a design team… Continue reading Handling cross-team feedback loops on design work
TikTok’s privacy harm, Figma’s new features, font ligatures, dynamic logos
“Let’s face it, design school leaves budding designers unprepared for the world. The real learning begins in your first years, and it is up to design leaders to set new designers up for success.” Junior designers need your help →By Finlay Stevens-Hunt The UX Collective is an independent ad-free design publication that elevates unheard design… Continue reading TikTok’s privacy harm, Figma’s new features, font ligatures, dynamic logos
How Sphere, Meta’s new AI brain, can perform better using UX design
How might we apply affordances and signifiers to the future of AI’s zero-shot learning procedures? Continue reading on UX Collective »
Are all connected alphabets ligatures?
My Creative Monologue this time sends us to the realm of typographic ligatures. So, are any glyphs linked together in any way considered a ligature or not? Here’s what I found out. Here’s a bit of a backstory: I held a little fun card-making workshop with my friends and decided to slip in a bit… Continue reading Are all connected alphabets ligatures?
How to find your designer self — and understand how YOU approach design
How to find your designer self — And understand how YOU approach design We all know the feeling. The identity crisis that comes with being a designer is not easy to overcome. Somehow we are solving problems for others all the time, but when it comes to ourselves it feels impossible. The good news is you already have… Continue reading How to find your designer self — and understand how YOU approach design
I was asked to speak about diversity on a design panel that lacked diversity
image owned by the author Author’s note: I am not writing this article to attack ADPList.org. This article’s intention is to educate folks on the importance of diversity for the design community via my personal experience. ADPList is a global community of mentors and learners, on a mission to democratize mentorship for all. I’ve been… Continue reading I was asked to speak about diversity on a design panel that lacked diversity
20 Best New Websites, July 2022
Welcome to our guide to the best new websites this month. If subtle, minimal sites are your thing, either look away now or prepare to have your preconceptions challenged because this month, we are going maximalist. Lots of elements fill up the screen, lots of color, lots of big fonts, lots of illustration, and plenty… Continue reading 20 Best New Websites, July 2022