Hey you! Have you been having a hard time designing that amazing graphic you have in mind? Have you been spending a lot just to get your simple animations done? That your professional graphic designer hasn’t been designing for you designs that are professional, right? I’ve been in that state too, no until I got… Continue reading Having a hard time with your graphics? Probably you haven’t heard about Crello
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A few things I have learned after 10 years writing about UX
Photo: Drew Coffman I have been blogging for more than 10 years now. (Funny how “blogging” used as a verb sounds a bit off these days) It all started back in the day when I was working as an Information Architect (yep, “UX” is a relatively new term) at the biggest digital agency in Brazil. At… Continue reading A few things I have learned after 10 years writing about UX
Using CSS Pseudo-elements and Pseudo-classes like ::before and ::after
April 23, 2018 by Alex Fox CSS wasn’t always as flexible as it is today. By using CSS pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes, designers can target elements based on their dynamic states or positioning in relation to other elements. Pseudo-Elements and Pseudo-Classes There are two types of pseudo selectors: pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes. Either of these pseudo selectors… Continue reading Using CSS Pseudo-elements and Pseudo-classes like ::before and ::after
Flawless Website Navigation? Easier to Accomplish Than You Might Think
Website requirements sometimes require complex solutions, or so it would seem. Web designers, on the other hand, seek simple solutions. These “simple” solutions typically involve following best practices. They are basing an overall design on simple and logical structures. This is especially true for navigation paths. They often become difficult to keep simple and straightforward.… Continue reading Flawless Website Navigation? Easier to Accomplish Than You Might Think
5 Must Have Tools for All Freelancers
The opportunity for freelancers to make money in any number of fields is greater than it ever has been. Nearly anyone, with skills they already have, can make a living from home by freelancing. Rather than creating departments and hiring employees, hundreds of companies are using freelancers instead to get the work they need done… Continue reading 5 Must Have Tools for All Freelancers
How to Make Your Own Easy Button Logo with Adobe Illustrator
This Adobe Illustrator tutorial will teach you how to make your own button logo using pre-generate gloss and chrome effects. With this tutorial, you will learn a quick and easy method to design logos and other web graphics using arcing gradients and shapes. Step 1 – Button surface First, we will want to create the… Continue reading How to Make Your Own Easy Button Logo with Adobe Illustrator
Web Designers, Stop Wasting Time on Billing and Accounting When You Don’t Have Too
Posted · Category: Tools Keeping a small business running is hard work. You have projects to negotiate, emails to answer, and deadlines to meet. You have to find the time to explore new trends and methods. Sometimes, you have to take whatever time it takes to learn how to use new tools of your trade… Continue reading Web Designers, Stop Wasting Time on Billing and Accounting When You Don’t Have Too
Cross-functional Empathy for Designers
A human-centric approach for working with humans As designers, a huge part of our job lies in empathizing with users. It’s exciting to see how far we’ve come as a discipline in becoming more user-centric, more research-driven and better at tying our ideas to actual user needs. Yet many of us struggle with applying that… Continue reading Cross-functional Empathy for Designers
Looking for the Best Productivity Apps For Designers? They are in this Article
Posted · Category: Best Collections Whenever one needs to spend excessive time juggling tasks, deadlines, etc., it’s time wasted. This is irrespective of the professional activity. The same goes for any team leader or a freelance designer. There are better ways to go about managing these tasks. These ways that are faster, more efficient, and… Continue reading Looking for the Best Productivity Apps For Designers? They are in this Article
How to Create Better Typography Based Designs
In days gone by, books were originally handwritten by monks in monasteries. Later on, they were created out of wooden or metal type, which was used as a part of a printing process. Using typography, therefore, has a long legacy. In a world where many focus on a drop down menu and the size of… Continue reading How to Create Better Typography Based Designs
32 New Photoshop Tutorials – Learn Essential Techniques
New free Photoshop tutorials for photographer, graphic designer, or illustrator for learning basic, advance and essential techniques of Photoshop, tips and lighting effects. All tutorials are very easy to understand and make amazing photo manipulation, retouching and lighting effects and PS actions in Adobe Photoshop. These latest tutorials are helpful to enhance and improve your photo editing skills. You may be interested… Continue reading 32 New Photoshop Tutorials – Learn Essential Techniques
Typography Tips You Should Know When Designing a Website
Graphic designers use typography as a form of communication. Both the appearance of text and the readability of this text in a visual product have an impact on user experience. Typography speaks to users, and may, therefore, be considered the voice of design. This is because typography sets a mood for a website and shares… Continue reading Typography Tips You Should Know When Designing a Website
Modern Dining Table Set at Urban Ladder
Home planning and designing is the important part of our life. If you cannot design your home then you will not feel complete and if you are planning about only living room or drawing room then you are missing a very important place of your home is dining area. For that area you will need… Continue reading Modern Dining Table Set at Urban Ladder
How To Design a Law Firm Website
As you are likely aware, more people are on the internet than ever before and they use it to do research, buy products and more. And you can bet that if an individual needs a lawyer for something, they are going to go online searching for one. As a result, it is incredibly important for… Continue reading How To Design a Law Firm Website
Design critique, the IA of Youtube, serial makers, and more UX this week
The UX of AI → Machine learning will cause us to rethink, restructure, and reconsider what’s possible in virtually every experience we build. By Josh Lovejoy. The IA, patterns, and flows of Youtube → An addiction that extends beyond the content, creators, and community. YouTube has some great IA, design patterns, and flows. By Vicky Weng. The… Continue reading Design critique, the IA of Youtube, serial makers, and more UX this week
How to Build Own Mobile App For Conferences?
Nowadays it’s possible to find a mobile app for any purpose. Need to book a hotel? Just a few taps and you can choose from hundreds of them from all over the world. Decided to organize a party but forgot about snacks? Fifteen minutes and a delivery guy will appear on your doorstep with a… Continue reading How to Build Own Mobile App For Conferences?
How to Make Amazing UI/UX Design for Mobile Apps?
Nowadays there is a trend of using mobile phones or smartphones as billions of people are now using them daily for doing various tasks across the world. Due to the high demand for mobile phones, mobile apps which run on them are also in high demand. Now people do most of their activities using mobile… Continue reading How to Make Amazing UI/UX Design for Mobile Apps?
Getting Started With Redux: Learn by Example
Redux helps you manage state by setting the state up at a global level. In the previous tutorial, we had a good look at the Redux architecture and the integral components of Redux such as actions, action creators, the store, and reducers. In this second post of the series, we are going to bolster our… Continue reading Getting Started With Redux: Learn by Example
Getting Started With Redux: Why Redux?
When you’re learning React, you will almost always hear people say how great Redux is and that you should give it a try. The React ecosystem is growing at a swift pace, and there are so many libraries that you can hook up with React, such as flow, redux, middlewares, mobx, etc. Learning React is easy,… Continue reading Getting Started With Redux: Why Redux?
The best UX and design conferences in 2018 – the definitive guide
If you like the list, don’t forget to ???? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? A great way of learning more about User Experience and getting in touch with professionals who share the same passion as you is to attend UX Conferences and UX Events happening every year around the globe. Since our 2017 list has received a lot of… Continue reading The best UX and design conferences in 2018 – the definitive guide
Consulting WordPress Theme Review
Do you run a consulting business, or are you just starting up one of these companies currently? You know that you need to have a quality website that can provide your clients with the information they need to learn more about your company and the services you offer. A website using WordPress is always going… Continue reading Consulting WordPress Theme Review
Using the UX process to create a date planning app — and a happy couple.
UX case study for Concept project WeDate App Methods Concept mapping, Storyboard, User flow, Wireframes, Paper prototyping Tools Marvel User research- Asking the right questions. On my second day of my General Assembly UX Immersive course I was tasked with creating an app that solved a problem for the person sitting beside me. I began… Continue reading Using the UX process to create a date planning app — and a happy couple.
Finding Great Design Elements for Your Website
Fonts, images, logos, and videos are some of the most eye-catching elements of your website. While your content is what defines your site, the graphic elements act as the content setting — it helps it stand out. Design elements can quickly get expensive enough to affect any budget, which is why it’s so important to… Continue reading Finding Great Design Elements for Your Website
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I am still recoiling from the loads of information and knowledge sharing that happened during IxD14 last week. You guys should follow #1xd14 on twitter and catch up on the videos at Vimeo channel. During the conference, I conducted a workshop at the HKU on “Playful Thinking”. To give you a short introduction, ‘Playful Thinking’… Continue reading Rippplr