10 Smartphone & Tablet Mobile Apps for Prototyping

Digital prototyping is a popular activity for creating simple interface mockups. The UI design process starts with an idea, which is then fleshed out into a mockup. But, most of the time, the initial mockup(s) will be styled in low-fidelity wireframes, which are then improved through color and texture. The following mobile apps are perfect… Continue reading 10 Smartphone & Tablet Mobile Apps for Prototyping

InVision hype, card game in Figma, how to estimate design work

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Your weekly list of curated design resources, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective. Things were still good on the InVision train, at least for us designers. But for InVision, the writing was on the wall. Or, it should have been. These new design tools were a… Continue reading InVision hype, card game in Figma, how to estimate design work

10 Tools I Can’t Design Without

No matter how skilled you are as a designer, you need tools. A surgeon can’t operate without a scalpel; the same goes for designers. To get the job done effectively, you need to right tools in your arsenal. Tools certainly don’t make the craftsman, but they do make your job easier (and mostly fun). There… Continue reading 10 Tools I Can’t Design Without

How to Move into UX

The web designs are constantly evolving to ensure the user is attracted to the website and gets the best user experience. This evolution gives has improved versions of HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. As the designs are becoming simpler and user friendly, the User Experience is also given as much importance. Payscale indicates an average of… Continue reading How to Move into UX

Going Beyond the Basics With InVision Studio

Want to get the most out of an awesome screen design tool? Try our short course, Going Beyond the Basics With InVision Studio. What You’ll Learn Studio is a free screen design tool from InVision. With it, you can design, prototype, and collaborate with others on your project, creating anything from mobile apps to full-blown… Continue reading Going Beyond the Basics With InVision Studio

Essentials icon pack, from InVision

Sure, sourcing icons is fun. But when you’re just getting your big project off the ground, you have more important things to worry about. That’s why I’m excited to share the Essentials: a pack of 140 free icons released by InVision that covers the basics for your UI icon needs — all for free. They come… Continue reading Essentials icon pack, from InVision

Best Selling UX and UI Kits For Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, and Figma

UX and UI Kits help designers in all kinds of ways, and at different stages in the design process. In this roundup I’ll show you some of the best-selling UX and UI kits available from Envato, to get you started wireframing, prototyping, and designing your next website or app. What Are UX and UI Kits?… Continue reading Best Selling UX and UI Kits For Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, and Figma

Enterprise design stack: the tools we use to design the datacenter operating system

I love reading about how other Design teams are working together and what tools they’re using. It’s reassuring to know teams you admire and respect use the same tools you do. It’s also usually a trigger for me to try some other tools that either I haven’t heard of or that I’ve been meaning to… Continue reading Enterprise design stack: the tools we use to design the datacenter operating system

5 Excellent Tools Your UX and UI Design Tasks

Posted · Category: Best Collections UI Design – UX Design: Tightly Coupled, But Not the Same User interface (UI), and user experience (UX), are both critical elements in website design. The two terms are often confused, and are even used interchangeably by some; but they are not one and the same. Sure, it’s important to… Continue reading 5 Excellent Tools Your UX and UI Design Tasks

The best YouTube channels for designers and developers

I just recently realized how much time I spend on YouTube everyday. To be more precise, about 50 minutes every single day. About three years ago I started developing the habit of opening the YouTube Subscriptions page every day to check out new videos from the channels I had subscribed to. More recently, I decided… Continue reading The best YouTube channels for designers and developers

UI Interactions of the week #60

via Muzli design inspiration .gesaffelstein by Alexandre Koghuashvili e-сommerce сart by Yarik Zinkof Travel by kihoo♘ #16 Dashboard Navigation by Yaroslav Zubko Student Planner App by Cleveroad APPLE- TV Programs Listings — SET ALARM by Johny vino™ Grid — Designer of the Month Interaction by Vivek Ravin Flight Booking Concept by Eleken. Onboarding- Gender morphing by Johny vino™ Nespresso — Capsule Animation by Steve Fraschini Welcome to the… Continue reading UI Interactions of the week #60

Introducing InVision for iOS 2.0, the all-new InVision mobile app 

Doing work on the go is a natural part of the modern workday. Feedback sessions can’t always wait, and with more teams working in distributed settings, it’s increasingly important to reliably access your projects, no matter where you are. That’s why we’ve been working on a fresh mobile experience to support your workflow. We’re excited… Continue reading Introducing InVision for iOS 2.0, the all-new InVision mobile app 

6 Worth Trying Apps, If You Never Did

There are many apps out there, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why we are sharing 6 Worth Trying Apps, If You Never Did. So, without any further ado let’s take a look at these and feel free to share this post with others. Read each entry in… Continue reading 6 Worth Trying Apps, If You Never Did

5 Best Collaboration Tools That Will Improve Your Workflow

Posted · Category: Best Collections A team leader’s role is to take a group of people who have diverse yet complementary skills, and variable degrees of experience, and mold them into a cohesive team.  And make them work together toward a common objective. These same skills that can do so much when given proper direction can just… Continue reading 5 Best Collaboration Tools That Will Improve Your Workflow

Top Web Apps Designed to Smooth Your Design Workflow

Posted · Category: Best Collections The web apps below in combination with these productivity tips will help you improve your workflow.  So here they are: Clarify Expected Outcomes.  Just as can often be more than a single solution to an ambiguous requirement, expectations that are not put forth clearly can lead to unexpected or unintended results.… Continue reading Top Web Apps Designed to Smooth Your Design Workflow

Looking for a Prototyping Tool? Here are Some Very Good Ones

Posted · Category: Best Collections First of all, how exactly do you intend to present your design, or elements of it, to others, or test the UX? With a prototype of course, but there are also wireframes and mockups to consider. All three serve a purpose, but they are not one and the same. The… Continue reading Looking for a Prototyping Tool? Here are Some Very Good Ones

25 Powerful Tools and Resources For Web Designers

Posted · Category: Best Collections It’s important for web designers and agencies to keep abreast of the latest technological and design trends. It’s equally important that those who produce design tools and aids, maintain design element resources, and provide website development and implementation services That is true with the design and development aides that are… Continue reading 25 Powerful Tools and Resources For Web Designers

20 Free Mobile UI Kits for iOS & Android

If you have already designed a mobile app from scratch then you will no certainly know that creating the UI from can be a fun, but can also at times be an arduous and time-consuming task. To help take away some of the workload from you, and to help you get started on your next… Continue reading 20 Free Mobile UI Kits for iOS & Android

A Closer Look at the Best UX and UI Tools and Apps

There are various ways to build a prototype, and a prototype can be used as a measure of design progress or to test final result. In most instances, a web designer goal is to create a high-fidelity prototype has the look and feel of the end product, and is also capable of supporting team collaboration… Continue reading A Closer Look at the Best UX and UI Tools and Apps

11 of The Best Wireframe & Prototype Tools for Planning Your Sites & Apps

A wireframe is essentially a web designer’s plan for a web page. This frame can be hand-drawn with simple pen and paper, but wireframing tools are much more effective as they enable you to use drag-and-drop tools, collaborate with other designers and show clients your ideas before you even build them. The designer uses plain… Continue reading 11 of The Best Wireframe & Prototype Tools for Planning Your Sites & Apps

Quality Wireframes Inspiration

A well produced, quality wireframe is a critical phase in the creative process and could make all the difference while working with different stakeholders. Covering all the angles, attention to details and working in the correct size proportions enables a productive and aligned dialogue with your client or your boss, making sure everyone is on… Continue reading Quality Wireframes Inspiration

How to Conduct an Interface Inventory With InVision

By definition: an inventory is a gathering of items tracked in a list. This term isn’t anything new, but the idea of using this concept towards interfaces is. Brad Frost, who coined the term “Atomic Design”, states that creating agnostic patterns helps to build far more versatile components that can be used widely across a… Continue reading How to Conduct an Interface Inventory With InVision

Geniuses we love – Vic Bell – Illustrator and icon designer

“Hello, I’m Vic I’m an illustrator and designer from the North of England, I’m 27, I have a passion for good movies, a cup of tea and all things vector. I’ve been designing for around 8 years now but still find myself learning and growing on a daily basis. I spend most of my time… Continue reading Geniuses we love – Vic Bell – Illustrator and icon designer

20 Free Mobile UI Kits for iOS & Android

If you have already designed a mobile app from scratch then you will no certainly know that creating the UI from can be a fun, but can also at times be an arduous and time-consuming task. To help take away some of the workload from you, and to help you get started on your next… Continue reading 20 Free Mobile UI Kits for iOS & Android