The Extended Designer spends less time making products, and more time making progress. The Extended Designer spends less time making products, and more time making progress. 2023 has been Generative AI’s breakout year, but that has been greeted by some fairly mixed responses, particularly from Designers. As the terrain we all live on reconfigures around… Continue reading The extended designer, and the design machine
Tag: Thinking
Thinking colors: Balancing between visual and abstract
In a digital world, colors are represented as coordinates in one of the color models: RGB, HSL, HCL, etc… Some are made for machines (RGB literally represents the way displays work) while others (HSL, HCL) try to be more designer-friendly by providing a more natural way to navigate the color space. For designers colors are… Continue reading Thinking colors: Balancing between visual and abstract
Thinking in experiments: Today’s winning mindset
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The old excuses for not engaging with customers more often simply don’t apply anymore. In fact they’ve been turned on their heads. Photo by Girl with red hat on Unsplash “For every good idea there are a thousand bad ideas it is indistinguishable from. The only real way to tell the difference… Continue reading Thinking in experiments: Today’s winning mindset
How to survive a design career and avoid burnout (Part 2)
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Hi, people in the UX Design and Product world. This post is the second in a series I’m writing, based on conversations I’ve had with Product and Experience Designers and leaders in the field, who prosper despite working in some really harsh environments. And when I say “harsh”, I’m talking… Continue reading How to survive a design career and avoid burnout (Part 2)
The role of Reflection in the design process
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The often-overlooked last step. In product design, when we release a feature into the wild, we can expect a degree of objectivity in the feedback we get. We can tell if our designs are helping or hurting based on the feedback and metrics after we ship. Getting my hands on these metrics… Continue reading The role of Reflection in the design process
Popular Design News of the Week: April 13, 2020 – April 19, 2020
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: April 13, 2020 – April 19, 2020
Thinking of Starting a Business? Learn About the 4 Business Structures
When it comes to starting a business, there is seemingly an endless supply of work that needs to be done. From coming up with the budget, figuring out your niche market, hiring employees, and more, you could be planning for months or years before opening your doors. Taking your design or development passion from freelance… Continue reading Thinking of Starting a Business? Learn About the 4 Business Structures
Web Design Trends 2019 – 33 New Website Examples
Trend that change in every minute is Web design. Every web designer make their own custom web design for their website because now a day designing a trendy websites can be easier now than ever thanks to all the available web designing tools, but there are still some coming in future so designers should have… Continue reading Web Design Trends 2019 – 33 New Website Examples
How to Create a 3D Gold Text Effect With Photoshop Layer Styles
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to create a realistic 3D gold text effect using layer styles in Adobe Photoshop. Let’s get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial: Download the file Gold_Text_Effect-Assets.zip and extract both files inside. Install the Pattern file “Patterns.pat“. Install the Contour file “CustomContours.shc”.… Continue reading How to Create a 3D Gold Text Effect With Photoshop Layer Styles
Web Design Trends 2019 – 31 New Website Examples
Web design gallery with new examples of websites that follow the new trends 2019. In end of 2018 we published Web Design trends of 2019 which you much follow. Designing a more trendy websites can be easier now than ever thanks to all the available tools, but there are still some coming in future so… Continue reading Web Design Trends 2019 – 31 New Website Examples
Professional Business Card Templates – 25 Print Ready Design
Beautifully designed business cards template. With these business cards you can present yourself in a stylish and professional way! Each card template is fully customizable with Adobe Indesign and Adobe Photoshop. The super clean business card designs have been crafted for the true professionals. Fully editable templates available in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign & MS Word versions. You can use the sample… Continue reading Professional Business Card Templates – 25 Print Ready Design
How to Develop and Test a Site Using Mobile-First Design
You’ve spent hours honing in the branding. You’ve followed SEO best practices for every page. You’ve even painstakingly mapped out user flows to find the optimal page architecture. In short, you’ve built a beautiful website that you’re sure your visitors will love. It looks gorgeous on your 17” retina display. But how’s it going to… Continue reading How to Develop and Test a Site Using Mobile-First Design
Comparable experiences: The starting point for inclusive design.
Photo by Talles Alves on Unsplash How many of you drink Coca-Cola? Did you know that initially it was not sold in supermarkets, but in pharmacies? In the beginning, the recipe included alcohol and was used to cure headache, nausea, and even addiction to morphine. A vintage 1917 Listerine Antiseptic ad. Credit: Vintage Art Clips Let’s try… Continue reading Comparable experiences: The starting point for inclusive design.
How To Design For Digital Products
It is really difficult to talk about static elements on the web: the design process is changing rapidly; and inefficiency is no longer allowed. The reason is competition; and designers’ will to plan their project in advance and to apply purposeful methods. The crucial discovery was the connection between design quality and experience outcome; and… Continue reading How To Design For Digital Products
How To Create a Great Looking Layout For Your Website
The foundation of any website is its layout. It is there to guide the site’s visitor and highlight the important things. The entire site’s aesthetic depends on its layout, so it is very important to plan ahead on how to compose it. Finally, a good original layout improves the user’s experience, which goes a long… Continue reading How To Create a Great Looking Layout For Your Website