Accelerators Maximize Efficiency in User Interfaces

Summary:  Alternate methods for accomplishing frequent actions in user interfaces support expert users by speeding up their interactions, without hindering novice users. Designing for expert users requires balancing learnability with efficiency. While new users need an intuitive interface to start quickly, expert users demand features that improve speed and productivity over time. Any system that… Continue reading Accelerators Maximize Efficiency in User Interfaces

A to Z of Cricut: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks!

* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} Your Cricut is so much more than a machine that you can make T-shirts with. With an ever-growing list of design features and machine capabilities, your Cricut machine can help you to craft just about any project. Fan of video tutorials? In this A-Z video from the… Continue reading A to Z of Cricut: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks!

How to Etch Glass with Cricut

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to etch glass with your Cricut machine, and we’ll also learn some fun uses for etched glass vinyl projects. This Cricut glass etching tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about what you need for your etching project as well as how to etch into glass. We’ll… Continue reading How to Etch Glass with Cricut

Walking Through Design in Tokyo

People push past me as I exit the train at Shibuya station, and I start looking for the Hachiko statue. My friends told me to meet there before dinner, but ten minutes later I’m still lost. Thankfully once I slow down and look at my surroundings, I see guides all around me. At its size… Continue reading Walking Through Design in Tokyo

Free Psd Bifold Brochure Template

Free PSD Bifold Brochure design. The brochure template is available in both A4 and US letter sizes. This template is for use as a catalog for restaurant menu, coffee shop and tea store. The colors are completely editable so it’s very simple to adjust the colors to your own brand. You can delete or change the images… Continue reading Free Psd Bifold Brochure Template

Easy to Use Dialog System for Modern Web Apps

BasicModal is a dialog-system for modern web-apps. It includes everything you need to display information, ask questions or request input from the user. Modals can be chained, so you can easily build a setup-assistant or show dialogs in a predefined order. Invalid input can be highlighted and handled using the included function. BasicModal uses SASS,… Continue reading Easy to Use Dialog System for Modern Web Apps

10 Apps To Batch install & Uninstall Windows/Android Apps

Installing and uninstalling an app is a necessary process to ensure that your device is working fine. Sometimes, you need to install certain apps that you need while at the same time, you have got to uninstall some apps that are now not necessary. However, installing and uninstalling apps one at a time is quite… Continue reading 10 Apps To Batch install & Uninstall Windows/Android Apps

Examples of Mobile Design Pattern: Part 2

Introduction In the first article of this mini-series dedicated to Mobile Design Patterns, I gave a brief overview of what they are and the importance of their implementation in any well designed mobile application. Besides, I tried to show, through the study of one of the best known and most downloaded applications available in the… Continue reading Examples of Mobile Design Pattern: Part 2

Build a Freshly Squeezed Responsive Grid System

I’d like to talk to you about Lemonade. Not the refreshing citrus drink, but a grid system I created. Lemonade is a grid system that was built in order to give designers and developers the confidence to make fully responsive websites, eliminating the frustration of flicking between browsers looking for bugs and errors. Let’s look… Continue reading Build a Freshly Squeezed Responsive Grid System

Choosing a Grid System

In the previous article, I introduced you to grid systems. With any luck, by now, you should have a good understanding of what they are and why they’re a good weapon to have in your design arsenal. Today, I’m going to explain about choosing a grid system – from creating your own, to working with… Continue reading Choosing a Grid System