From some very tough competition, these are the 50 sites we liked the best this year. Each one has been chosen either because it took a unique approach, or because it was central to a design trend that was a big hit in 2019. There’s a lot of fullscreen video, a lot of illustration, and… Continue reading 50 Best Websites of 2019
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How to Design a Money Management App UI in Sketch
What You’ll Be Creating In this Sketch app tutorial you will learn how to create a money management mobile UI design. Take a look at the final design to see what we’ll be working towards. Feel free to download the source files too. What We’ll Learn For starters, you will learn how to set up… Continue reading How to Design a Money Management App UI in Sketch
How Pop Up Banners Benefit Your eLearning Business?
Are you aware of the new marketing channel for elearning businesses? It’s the pop up banners which appear suddenly in the foreground of a visual interface interrupting the user with a promotional message. How keen are you to incorporate these into your business? We bet, not until you’re aware of the benefits extended by it.… Continue reading How Pop Up Banners Benefit Your eLearning Business?
25 Best Christmas T-Shirt Designs (Using a T-Shirt Design Maker)
Christmas may only come once a year, but boy does it make a big splash when it does. If you want to get in on the action with your own Christmas T-shirt designs, check out the Placeit T-shirt design maker and these 25 best T-shirt designs. Just one of the 25 best T-shirt designs from Placeit Design Your… Continue reading 25 Best Christmas T-Shirt Designs (Using a T-Shirt Design Maker)
Is Emerging AI Too Smart to Design for Me and You?
Currently, the answer is a resounding, “What? No… why would you even ask?” But this article isn’t about current AIs. True artificial intelligence is a long, long way off; and frankly, if we run face-first into the singularity, I doubt that our digital progeny will be interested in building interfaces for us. Learning algorithms are… Continue reading Is Emerging AI Too Smart to Design for Me and You?
How to Use Popups Without Damaging User Experience
Website owners/designers/developers are always looking for the best strategies to convert new leads into loyal customers, and popups are one of the most effective ways to catch your audience’s attention. Unfortunately, popups can be intrusive and often turn users away. As per a study by HubSpot, popups are one of the three most disliked forms… Continue reading How to Use Popups Without Damaging User Experience
How to Design a Letterpress Business Card in Adobe Illustrator
Oh, you fancy! Follow these simple tips, tricks, dos, and don’ts to achieve the letterpress business card design of your dreams! But first… If you found yourself here and you’re all “Wait, what the f*ck is letterpress?” Let us explain. Let’s start with what NOT to do, shall we? 1. No photos. We have lots… Continue reading How to Design a Letterpress Business Card in Adobe Illustrator
Design validation mathematics
Dzmitry Basenka Follow Sep 2 · 7 min read A while ago I still had parentish questions like “am I a good designer if I don’t test for all my interfaces?”, “is it OK that I postpone problems that faced only one of four respondents?”, “how many users to involve for unmoderated sessions?”, etc. Thanks… Continue reading Design validation mathematics
Future of Design
Things keep on evolving so does the designing systems. It started back in 1439 when Johannes Gutenberg started with typography and from then designing had come far away. Designers are in the center now, Back in days if you ask what type of an employee a company is looking for, the answer was Software Engineers,… Continue reading Future of Design
Design from the Comfort of your TV
TVs have come a long way since their early days almost a hundred years ago. What was once unattainable for all but the most wealthy, now sits in every living room, with many homes containing more than one TV. The original sets were big, bulky and very heavy due to the cathode ray tube, steering… Continue reading Design from the Comfort of your TV
Stop blaming people: it’s a Design problem
Poor design sets people up for failure. But it’s not their failure. Quinn Keast Follow Jul 22 · 5 min read The New York Times just published a fascinating feature revealing the story playing out in the background during the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire. It’s a compelling look behind the scenes, from the moment smoke was… Continue reading Stop blaming people: it’s a Design problem
Rethinking the Exploration Phase of Design
Starting off a project is often described as being the exploration phase of a design process–during this phase, you quickly diverge with lots of ideas, generating many potential leads on concepts and hypotheses to test with customers. However, the notion that conceiving creative ideas is more akin to sudden unexpected flashes of brilliance obscures the… Continue reading Rethinking the Exploration Phase of Design
Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 22
Welcome back to our Diversity in Design series on Envato Tuts+. Discover four talented artists with inspiring styles you’ll love. 4 Artists You Should Know: Diversity in Design Celebrate the work of these extraordinary artists. Each with their own unique background, they draw inspiration from their culture and surroundings to create phenomenal designs. Raúl… Continue reading Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 22
Design principles are dead
I hate design principles. Sure, they can be memorable like an equation (“Less is more”¹) or incisive as an oracle’s words (“Form follows function”²), but sometimes they just sound like tautologies (“Good design is innovative”³) that won’t help gauge design decisions. The more obscure, the more they are misused as an alibi to hide behind,… Continue reading Design principles are dead
26 Best New Business Brochure Templates for 2019
Every business can benefit from a well-made brochure. Find the perfect design for your startup in this list of brochure templates. 26 NEW Business Brochure Templates Ready to smash your business goals for 2019? Then take on a new opportunity with a brilliant brochure design. Try out a new look your audience will love by… Continue reading 26 Best New Business Brochure Templates for 2019
Accessibility and user needs in Design — a UX case study
Kseniya KenkeremathBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Apr 29 Background: This case study pertains to a joint project completed with Nicole Warden Le for DC-area startup Loro. Loro is currently in the process of bringing to market a companion robot featuring a 360-degree camera and accompanying app designed specifically for wheelchair users. The objective of the project was to redesign… Continue reading Accessibility and user needs in Design — a UX case study
Design after technology? Technology after design?
John Maeda said in an interview; […] When technology is the thing you want, you don’t need design because you want better technology.When the technology matures, you don’t buy it just based on technology. In that case, the design comes into the foreground.d. These lines have been etched in my brain, and come back from… Continue reading Design after technology? Technology after design?
How to Make a Valentine’s Dinner Restaurant Menu Flyer Template
What You’ll Be Creating Do you have a fascinating dinner event in mind and wish to kick off the celebration with a catchy restaurant menu design? Great! There are many software packages available to enable you to design flyer templates, but today we will be using Adobe Illustrator in a step-by-step guide to custom designing a… Continue reading How to Make a Valentine’s Dinner Restaurant Menu Flyer Template
Landing Page Design Fundamentals That Boost Conversion Rates
Creating the perfect landing page can be a complex process that requires the expertise of web designers, professional copywriters and SEO experts, but the effort is worth it. An effective call-to-action page not only draws more visitors to your site, but also boosts conversion rates and sales. The ultimate goal of a landing page is… Continue reading Landing Page Design Fundamentals That Boost Conversion Rates
Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 16
Welcome back to our Diversity in Design series on Envato Tuts+. Discover four talented artists with inspiring styles you’ll love. 4 Artists You Should Know: Diversity in Design Celebrate the work of these extraordinary artists. Each with their own unique background, they draw inspiration from their culture and surroundings to create phenomenal designs. Kenal… Continue reading Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 16
How Technology Has Impacted the Four Orders of Design
Unless you are a professional designer who has remained current in your respective field, you may not be familiar with what many of today’s designers know as the “Four Orders of Design”, as developed by Professor Richard Buchanan and extensively written about in his book of the same name released in 1999. However, if you… Continue reading How Technology Has Impacted the Four Orders of Design
How to Design a Travel Website that Accepts Booking and Reservation
Lots of people are relying on travel websites for their travel needs. From plane tickets to hotel bookings and everything else in between, travelers now have the option to customize their travel experiences. Any travel booking website can get you from point A to point B, but the best ones will get you to your… Continue reading How to Design a Travel Website that Accepts Booking and Reservation
Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 15
Welcome back to our Diversity in Design series on Envato Tuts+. Discover four talented artists with inspiring styles you’ll love. 4 Artists You Should Know: Diversity in Design Celebrate the work of these extraordinary artists. Each with their own unique background, they draw inspiration from their culture and surroundings to create phenomenal designs. Magtira… Continue reading Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 15
How to Design a Powerfully Persuasive Above the Fold Area
There are few parts of a website that command more attention than the area above the fold. This is the screen section users look at after immediately landing on a website. The punchier and more persuasive the above the fold is, the better your conversion rates. Despite its importance, this crucial real estate often gets… Continue reading How to Design a Powerfully Persuasive Above the Fold Area