Nick Babich

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10 Simple Tips to Improve User Testing

Testing is a fundamental part of the UX designer’s job and a core part of the overall UX design process. It’s a great way to eliminate problems or user difficulties that were unforeseen in the design phase. 1. Test As Early As You Can The earlier you test,

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The Power Of Whitespace

Whitespace (or “negative space”) is an empty space between and around elements of a page. Although many may consider it a waste of valuable screen estate, whitespace is an essential element in design: > “Whitespace is to be regarded as an active element, not a passive background” — Jan Tschichold Today, I’

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10 Tips On Typography in Web Design

Communication plays a vital role in design —it’s essential to establish a clear connection between the website and user and to help your users accomplish their goals. When we talk about communication in web design context, we usually mean text. Typography plays a vital role in this process: > More

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Essential Color Tools for UX Designers

Color is one of the most powerful tools in the designer’s toolkit. At the same time, color is a tricky concept to master — with an infinite number of possible color combinations out there, it can be hard to decide what colors to use on your site or app. To

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Z-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content

It is easy to imagine every user excitedly reading every letter you write. Get over it, because users don’t do that. They scan. > Users don’t read web pages, they scan. Scanning means they only stop to read when something catches their eye. As a designer, you have a

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Floating Action Button in UX Design

Floating Action Button (FAB) is a very commonly used control in Android apps. Shaped like a circled icon floating above the UI, it’s a tool for designers to call out the key parts of the app’s product story. FAB is quite simple and easy to implement UI element,

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Storyboarding in UX Design

In user experience design we’re familiar with user research techniques like workshops and interviews. We synthesise our research into user stories and process flows. We communicate our thinking and solutions to our teams with artefacts like personas and wireframes. But somewhere in all of this lies the real people

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The Difference Between Customization and Personalization

Customization and personalization have long remained two of the most popular buzzwords in the modern development world. People often use the these words interchangeably. But there is a difference between the two. While both personalization and customization achieve the same goal — an experience tailored to a user’s interests — the

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The Power of Defaults

Defaults are the values or settings that come out of the box. They might not seem like much, but defaults (and their designers) hold immense power — they make decisions for users. In this article, we’ll discuss how to use pre-populated input fields and default settings in apps for better

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Wizard Design Pattern

Today I’d like to talk about the topic of wizards, and I don’t mean those guys with the hats and all the magical spells. I mean the step-by-step process that we use in apps or websites to guide someone through a process. Should you use a wizard? Isn’

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F-Shaped Pattern for Reading Content

This article will walk you through the principles of the F-Layout, why it works, and how you can create your own. What is the F-Pattern and how it works? The F-Pattern describes the most common user eye-scanning patterns when it comes to blocks of content. F for fast. That’s

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The Details That Matter

Your product’s success is based on a combination of factors, but the overall user experience tops them all. When it comes down to designing a new app or a site, sticking to best practices is a solid way to go, but during the creation of the big picture, it’

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Bringing Mobile Apps to Life Through Motion

If you look ten years back, the use of animation and motion in user interfaces was considered a crime rather than a best practice. It was associated with flashy websites, jumping popups and blinking buttons. But this has changed tremendously over the last few year. Since the introduction of the

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Best Practices for Search Results

Search is like a conversation between the user and system: the user expresses their information need as a query, and the system expresses its response as a set of results. The results page is a crucial piece of the search experience: it presents an opportunity to engage a dialogue that

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Design a Perfect Search Box

Search box is a combination of input field and submit button. One may think that the search box doesn’t need a design; after all, it’s just two simple elements. However, on content-heavy websites, the search box is often the most frequently used design element. When users encounter a

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Best Practices for Split Screen Design

One screen divided in two. More and more websites are using design patterns that include two vertical panels placed side by side. Split-screen design follows a simple rule: > One screen. Two messages. Each side features a separate contained element, such as a photo, text block, or illustration. Split-screen is especially

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3 Key Uses for Animation in Mobile UI Design

With the quick development of technology, animation is less of a visual luxury and more of a functional requirement that users expect. Animation solves a lot of functional problems within interfaces and makes interfaces feel alive and truly responsive to the user. Let’s explore the key animation tactics that

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Trends in Modern Web Photography

Lately, photography has been playing bigger and bigger roles on the internet, furthering web design as a visual medium. As stunning photography continues as a timeless technique, especially as HD screens become more affordable. In this article, we’ll take a look at 6 most popular trends for web photography.

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Functional Minimalism for Web Design

Rooted in the post-World War II artistic movement, minimalism has reemerged as a powerful technique in modern web design. This technique sometimes presents as an attempt to prioritize content over the chrome. Applied correctly, minimalism can help designers focus their designs to simplify user tasks. It brought additional benefits to

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Popular Web Animation Techniques

Functional and delightful, animation is one of the staples of modern web design. Details of interaction design is what makes a fundamental difference on modern websites. Animation can communicate status, guide the users attention, help the user see the results of their actions and even influence behavior. Here are just

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Prevailing Trends in Flat Design

The flat design revolution has been gaining momentum with surprising speed over the last few years. But the flat design style won’t stay stagnant. Flat design is evolving. > The current step of flat design evolution is all about drawing focus Let’s pinpoint the characteristics of this evolution. Effective

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Best Practices For Video

With increased internet speeds, videos are becoming more popular, especially considering they extend time spent on site/in app. Today video is everywhere. We’re watching it on our desktops, tablets and phones. > The old saying “a picture is worth more than thousand words” is even more true with video

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Best Practices for Hero Images

When users come to your page, they’ll have some kind of reaction. Whether it’s positive or negative, in large part, is determined by what they see. Since vision is the strongest human sense, hero images are one of the fastest ways to grab a user’s attention. Bold,

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Best Practices for Long Scrolling

The days of “above the fold” are over. Long scrolling and infinitely scrolling sites are becoming more and more common lately, and it’s no mere trend or coincidence. The technique that allows user to scroll the chunks of content without any interruption or additional interaction (information simply appear as

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Best Practices for Onboarding

Getting people to sign up for the product is tough. It requires a lot of time, energy, and money, yet many products are losing most of those hard-won users immediately after their first-time experience. According to the Andrew Chen research [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/losing-80-mobile-users-normal-why-best-apps-do-better-andrew-chen] : > The average app loses