For the uninitiated: variable fonts are basically special fonts with animatable properties like width, weight and slant. They can open up some very effective animation possibilities, and with the wave of stretched text appearing in Motion Design; variable fonts are very much on-trend. First, a little terminology A new word you’ll come across while working… Continue reading Stretchy variable fonts in After Effects (thanks to expressions)
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How to Include AI in Your Graphic Design Workflow
The popularity of AI design (and other search-related terms) is at an all-time high now. For the past two years, search interest for this keyword has skyrocketed, with a growth rate of 488% from Jan 2023 to Feb 2025. This means that more and more professionals are leveraging AI design tools for their graphic design… Continue reading How to Include AI in Your Graphic Design Workflow
The Life Before Me: Exploring Legacy Through Editorial Design
Discover Jaqueline Santos’ zine, “The Life Before Me,” a blend of editorial design, graphic design and personal storytelling. Editorial design has the unique power to weave personal stories into visual narratives. This is beautifully demonstrated in The Life Before Me, an experimental zine by Jaqueline Santos. Through this project, Santos delves into her parents’ lives before… Continue reading The Life Before Me: Exploring Legacy Through Editorial Design
What is space in graphic design?
In graphic design, space is a bit of a complex concept. After all, it’s not something but the absence of something. That emptiness is one of the key elements of design and the main subject of this post. What is space in graphic design? Before we move on, we must clarify that there’s positive space… Continue reading What is space in graphic design?
How To Create A Budget-Friendly Sensory Room For Kids
Creating a sensory room for children, especially those who are neurodivergent, can greatly enhance their learning, relaxation, and overall sensory experience. A sensory room is a space carefully designed to stimulate the senses and support sensory processing. Whether your child experiences sensory seeking or avoiding tendencies, a sensory room can help them regulate their environment… Continue reading How To Create A Budget-Friendly Sensory Room For Kids
How to use Photoshop brushes to create negative space
In this tutorial, let’s take a look at how to create negative space in design by recreating a promotional poster from TV show The Last of Us. What you’ll need What is negative space? So what is negative space? Negative space, also called white space, is an empty area or shape around the main subject… Continue reading How to use Photoshop brushes to create negative space
Getting into the Discovery Mindset
Summary: Successful discovery requires teams to be open to uncovering “unknown unknowns.” Center your discovery efforts around problems rather than solutions. Discovery helps us decide what to build or what direction to pursue. To perform discovery well, we have to adopt a particular mindset: an exploration mindset and an openness to learn new things. The… Continue reading Getting into the Discovery Mindset
7 Tips for Successful Discoveries
Summary: Discovery is challenging; it can be hard to know what to research, how to do discovery as a team, and how to get buy-in. Follow these 7 tips for smoother discovery efforts. Discovery is one of the most challenging parts of the design process because it’s filled with unknowns. The problem you want to… Continue reading 7 Tips for Successful Discoveries
UX Design Mistakes of the B2C E-Commerce Galaxy
Want to know more? Come with me to meet some design mistakes in the galaxy of e-commerce far, far away. 1. The petrol station approach – main navigation issue Finding the toilet in a petrol station’s cafeteria can be stressful.You enter the main door and find yourself in an open space. While figuring out if… Continue reading UX Design Mistakes of the B2C E-Commerce Galaxy
The Feeling of Liminality: A Thesis Exhibit and Graphic Design
Martin Flores’ thesis project explores the concept of liminality through graphic design. Discover how he crafted a physical space to evoke this transitional state, using posters, flyers, and an immersive environment. Keywords: graphic design, liminality, exhibit design How do you design for a feeling? Recent design graduate Martin Flores tackled this question for his thesis project,… Continue reading The Feeling of Liminality: A Thesis Exhibit and Graphic Design
Top Trends in Web Design and Development Every Designer Should Know
The landscape of web design and development is constantly evolving, driven by advancements in technology, changing user preferences, and new design philosophies. Keeping up with the latest trends is crucial for web designers and developers who aim to create innovative, engaging, and effective websites. This article explores the top trends in web design and development… Continue reading Top Trends in Web Design and Development Every Designer Should Know
7 Common Mistakes in Running Workshops
At UX studio, we facilitate and participate in many workshops, so we have that kind of experience, which could be helpful for someone searching for the how-tos. Here comes your guidance on how to run a workshop and how not to. What Are Workshops and Why Do We Run Them Workshops are designed to solve… Continue reading 7 Common Mistakes in Running Workshops
Tabs, Used Right
Summary: Tabs are everywhere, but do you use them properly? Distinguish between types of tabs, design them for visual clarity, and structure their content for usability. Tabs are a fundamental and frequently used control in interface design. For decades, the humble tab has enabled designers to organize and facilitate content navigation. In that time, tabs… Continue reading Tabs, Used Right
Aura: Reimagining Therapy through a Multisensory Perspective
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A service that aims to provide experiential multisensory therapy by building upon the virtues of the self-devised ‘Experience-Therapy Dyad’ and mixed reality. Team Pranoy Kanungo , Nikhil Srivastava, and Sahil R Timeframe 3 Months (July 2021 to October 2021) Designing for Mental Wellness With the passage of time, the value of mental health has solidified… Continue reading Aura: Reimagining Therapy through a Multisensory Perspective
Simple and Clean Minimal CV Resume Templates
In today’s fast-paced job market, recruiters often spend mere seconds scanning resumes before deciding on an interview. A cluttered or poorly formatted CV Resume can mean your application gets tossed aside, even if you possess the perfect skillset. This is where the power of minimal CV resumes comes into play. As technology evolves, so too… Continue reading Simple and Clean Minimal CV Resume Templates
5 Website Features to Help Your Business Thrive in the Digital Age
In the age of instant gratification, attention spans are shorter than a tweet on a Tuesday. That’s why your website, the digital doorknob to your business, needs to make a stellar first impression. Studies show that a whopping 95% of a visitor’s initial judgment is based on design alone. Now, that’s a statistic that could… Continue reading 5 Website Features to Help Your Business Thrive in the Digital Age
The Power of Checkout Campaign Management
[unable to retrieve full-text content] When it comes to checkout pages, the most frequently cited word is conversion. After all, the main criteria for a successful checkout is its efficiency in terms of successful payments. Conversion can be viewed from many angles, including technical performance and client experience. Still, there are other less obvious components… Continue reading The Power of Checkout Campaign Management
Recipe for Success – Design Essentials for Crafting Engaging Meal Plan Graphics Graphic Design Junction
Often, when crafting meal plan graphics, we tend to overlook the fact that our designs need to do more than just convey information – they should feel appealing, trigger emotions, and even stimulate the sense of taste magically. So, let’s explore the recipe for a killer meal plan design. The ingredients? A canny use of… Continue reading Recipe for Success – Design Essentials for Crafting Engaging Meal Plan Graphics Graphic Design Junction
What is the Maximalism Graphic Design Trend?
Maximalism in graphic design has evolved over the decades. A style that often comes off as a trend has long endured the battle against minimalist design. In this article, we take a look at the effect it’s had on other design trends and styles and give tips to help you create your own maximalist designs. … Continue reading What is the Maximalism Graphic Design Trend?
A proposal for modern UX Researchers
A glimpse of the current standing of UXR and strategy on how to stay relevant with the workforce demand. Photo by Unseen Studio on Unsplash “The UX researcher fallacy: ‘My job is to learn about users.’Truth: ‘My job is to help my team learn about users.’”– Caroline Jarrett As 2024 starts, layoffs are still everywhere, specifically in… Continue reading A proposal for modern UX Researchers
Johan Cruyff’s influence on adaptive role switching in Product Design
Johan Cruyff's influence on adaptive role switching in Product Design A product design philosophy inspired by the brilliance of Total Football, as orchestrated by Johan Cruyff and the 1970s Dutch masters. Switching Product Roles: Created via Midjourney 2023. NB. The product design theme of this article should still strike a chord, even if you aren't a football fanatic.… Continue reading Johan Cruyff’s influence on adaptive role switching in Product Design
Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 2)
A 3-Part Series on the digital accessibility of the housing process experienced by people with disabilities. In this 3-part series, we will look at the challenges and rewards of the entire experience surrounding the process of acquiring housing for people who live with a disability. We will look at: Buying an existing home Leasing an… Continue reading Housing, It’s a Human Right (Part 2)
From Image Adjustments to AI: Photoshop Through the Years
Tech By Max Walton 2 days ago Remember when Merriam-Webster added Photoshop to the dictionary back in 2008? Want to learn how AI is changing design forever? Join us as we delve into the history of Photoshop, from its early beginnings right through to the dawn of artificial intelligence. Photoshop is nothing short of a… Continue reading From Image Adjustments to AI: Photoshop Through the Years
Designing safe and trustworthy AI systems
Designing for safe and trustworthy AI Why human oversight to make up for AI errors doesn’t work and what we can do instead Illustration created by Cara Storath in Midjourney As much as AI is powerful, in some cases it can be misleading or wrong. A realization that came too late to a New York lawyer,… Continue reading Designing safe and trustworthy AI systems