Tag: Digital

Digital accessibility needs for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations

Electric vehicles (EVs) are an increasingly common part of our lives, and based on current predictions, the number of EVs on the road is going to continue going up. This means demand for charging stations will keep rising as well. As with any new, human-centric technology, accessibility is an essential concern. Charging stations present a… Continue reading Digital accessibility needs for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations

Revolutionizing the Checkout: The Impact of Digital Billing on Customer Experience

Implementing digital billing solutions stands out as a transformative strategy to bolster financial operations. This adoption optimizes billing processes and significantly improves the customer experience across various touchpoints.  Integrating digital billing systems into your operations enables you to handle challenges more efficiently while ensuring a smooth and enjoyable customer journey. This article will explore how… Continue reading Revolutionizing the Checkout: The Impact of Digital Billing on Customer Experience

Top 9 Fintech Design Agencies – 2024

If you need to hire FinTech designers or find an agency to improve your digital presence, choosing the right one is key. Designing for FinTech means combining creativity with technical know-how to make sure everything from UI to UX is top-notch. When choosing a fintech branding firm, it’s crucial to consider your specific needs, budget,… Continue reading Top 9 Fintech Design Agencies – 2024

How Digital Design Agencies Craft Iconic Logos Graphic Design Junction

In the world of branding, the logo is more than just a visual mark; it serves as the cornerstone of a company’s identity. A well-crafted logo can communicate the essence of a business, attract new customers, and differentiate it from competitors. This is where the expertise of a digital design agency comes into play, integrating… Continue reading How Digital Design Agencies Craft Iconic Logos Graphic Design Junction

Building a Core Accessibility Team: The Keys to the Kingdom

Have you noticed that in today’s digital age accessibility is not just a nice-to-have feature but a fundamental requirement for any product or service? Creating an inclusive user experience is not only ethically responsible but also just makes good business sense. Sustainability in this conquest can be successful or a disaster, depending on how you… Continue reading Building a Core Accessibility Team: The Keys to the Kingdom

How to ‘un-stuck’ your design work

Three lifelines to call on when you’re feeling stuck creatively I’ve been a professional designer for over twenty years, working across a wide range of media: UX/UI, motion, branding, web design, mobile apps, and creative coding. Most lately, I’ve been developing my font design practice. Design is a long journey of exploration and growth. You… Continue reading How to ‘un-stuck’ your design work

What Your Organization Needs to Navigate Canada Digital Accessibility Laws

A comprehensive guide to understanding digital accessibility requirements in Canada Digital accessibility is an integral aspect of equality and inclusivity, providing the same opportunity for all in the modern, digital world. In recognition of this, Canadian federal and provincial governments have implemented various legislative acts to ensure that individuals with disabilities have digital access without… Continue reading What Your Organization Needs to Navigate Canada Digital Accessibility Laws

The art of unlearning

How letting go of the familiar can help product designers become more creative. The pursuit of knowledge — challenging the old & embracing the new (‘School of Athens’ by Raphael) Kids are more imaginative than adults. Not only is this pretty commonly observed, but it’s scientifically proven too. In 1968, George Land conducted a longitudinal study where he… Continue reading The art of unlearning

How to Enable Digital Downloads in WooCommerce

Do you have a WooCommerce store and want to sell digital downloads? Are you unsure of how to enable digital downloads in WooCommerce? WooCommerce lets you add digital downloads to any of your products. Digital downloads are a popular and convenient way for customers to purchase and access a wide range of products, including music,… Continue reading How to Enable Digital Downloads in WooCommerce

Digital death, neurodesign, Notion AI, Figma automated UI builder

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “We live in a hyper-connected world where things don’t seem to have happened unless you post about them. An emotion hardly seems validated until it’s been shared with others online. On average, we spend a quarter of our lives online. For people we never met in person, all they know… Continue reading Digital death, neurodesign, Notion AI, Figma automated UI builder

AI is going to change UX research forever

The rise of AI will impact everyone. But in what way can UX designers use AI to their benefit? And how do we design AI systems? AI will revolutionize every sector, but unexpectedly UX research might suffer a huge impact. Photo by me. The rise of AI is creating a lot of buzz in almost every modern… Continue reading AI is going to change UX research forever

The big picture and the small designer

The importance of understanding and designing for a connected world I was on my train commute home and heard the familiar “tickets please”. Opposite me sat an elderly lady, with a printed paper in her hand, readily awaiting the train conductor to check it. When the train conductor glanced at the lady’s paper, she only said,… Continue reading The big picture and the small designer

10 Best Cross-Browser Testing Tools for Testing Websites in 2022

* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} If you’ve recently designed or redesigned your website, you’re probably planning for a big launch. But before you launch or relaunch your website, it’s important to test your website across various browsers.  Now, this may sound intimidating, given how many browsers there are on the market. The… Continue reading 10 Best Cross-Browser Testing Tools for Testing Websites in 2022

3D worlds and the future of UX: A review of “spatial interfaces”

[unable to retrieve full-text content] “Games and entertainment have pointed us toward a new way of thinking about interacting with software: spatial interfaces.” — John Palmer, Spatial Interfaces Spatial Interfaces presents a vision for the future of UX, in which “lots of the software we already use can be augmented by spatial interfaces”. Palmer envisions “spatial environments,… Continue reading 3D worlds and the future of UX: A review of “spatial interfaces”

20 Best New Websites, March 2021

This month’s collection of the best new websites launched or updated in the last four weeks features color, and more color, and then — just for good measure — a bit more color. Yellow is a hue of choice, but you’ll also find burnt orange, rich purples, and greens and blues in equal measure. What… Continue reading 20 Best New Websites, March 2021

How Blogging Can Increase Footfall to Your Physical Store

If you are still running your business as a brick-and-mortar operation, the idea of blogging to get more customers might not have crossed your mind as being necessary. Nevertheless, this approach can generate a lot of interest and increase the foot traffic into your store. Starting a blog can be overwhelming, but such skills can… Continue reading How Blogging Can Increase Footfall to Your Physical Store

The Latest Research for Web Designers, December 2020

2020 has been an interesting year, to say the least. And although I’m sure many of you can’t wait until the calendar flips ahead to 2021, it doesn’t look as though we’re going to be able to say goodbye to 2020 so easily. Many of the changes we’ve had to make this year are now… Continue reading The Latest Research for Web Designers, December 2020

32 Remarkable Lettering and Typography Designs for Inspiration

107 Shares Creative digital lettering, typography and font design inspiration. A beautiful collection of amazing lettering and typography designs created by professional type artists and designers. Here’s the selection of most impressive lettering and typography projects. Typography is always inspiration for those who know the importance of words. Good handmade lettering and typography designs are always great… Continue reading 32 Remarkable Lettering and Typography Designs for Inspiration

Benefits Of Using Digital Systems To Manage Your Business

For years, businesses have benefited from the use of different digital systems, enabling them to deliver cheaper, faster, and better services and products. This digital transformation has played crucial roles in transforming many businesses over time. It has changed the way they operate and provide value not just to their customers, but also to their… Continue reading Benefits Of Using Digital Systems To Manage Your Business

The Latest Research for Web Designers, February 2020

In the following roundup of the latest research for web designers, I’ve included reports and surveys that shed light on: The battle between mobile and desktop, Why so many websites keep getting hacked, What’s keeping ecommerce business owners awake at night, and What Google is now saying about mobile-first indexing. Hootsuite Puts a Spotlight on Mobile Although Hootsuite… Continue reading The Latest Research for Web Designers, February 2020

7 Ways How Technology Helps In Education

Technology in education has really been a good thing and everyone in schools-universities and colleges, even kindergartens-enjoy its impact. Even though a lot of people argue that technology has been negatively impacting education and learning, this is, however, not true in the modern classroom, as with it, learning has improved quite dramatically. Some of the… Continue reading 7 Ways How Technology Helps In Education

Is Your Contact Page Driving Customers Away from Your Website?

It is well regarded in the world of marketing that old-fashioned strategies just aren’t cutting it any more. Traditional marketing is failing to reach the wide audiences required for business success. With the decline of newspapers and magazines and with radio and TV heading in the same direction, many companies are turning to digital marketing… Continue reading Is Your Contact Page Driving Customers Away from Your Website?

Key Web Development and Design Skills You Should Learn In 2017

In addition to building your client contact list this year, you should be thinking of upgrading your knowledge base in critical areas, especially as competition in the digital economy gets stiffer and opens up wider opportunities for highly skilled web developers and designers. What exactly should you focus on when expanding your web development skills-set… Continue reading Key Web Development and Design Skills You Should Learn In 2017