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The Magic of Paper Prototyping

In the world of digital design, we have a lot of different tools that make the process of prototyping really simple. But still pen and paper remain the most useful tools for UX designers. Paper prototyping can be extremely helpful during the early-stage conceptualizing - when a team needs to

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15 Simple Habits That Will Help You Become a Better UX Designer

One of the challenges of being a UX designer is the need for continual improvement. I don't think there's a single designer out there that thinks she can't get any better. A simple thing called habit can help you with that. > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is

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10 quotes from a bad UX designer

There are a lot of articles on the internet on how to spot a good UX designer. This article is different. In this article, I want to talk about how to spot a really bad designer. Here are ten quotes that help you detect a terrible designer. > "I'm UX designer,

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6 Common Pitfalls When Prototyping

It's hard to imagine a modern product design process without prototyping and testing. By following a technique > Show, don't tell many product teams use prototypes today to sell or test ideas. At the same time, quite often product teams fall into traps that reduce the effectiveness of their prototyping efforts.

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3 Common Ways To Use Illustrations in UI Design

A picture is worth a thousand words. Since the beginning of time, people know that a complex idea can be conveyed with just a single still image. A big part of our brain is devoted for visual processing. Some researchers even claim that over 90% of the information people process

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16 Rules of Effective UX Writing

UX writing is the practice of crafting UI copy that guides users within a product and helps them interact with it. UI copy includes buttons and menu labels, error messages, security notes, terms and conditions, as well as any instructions on product usage. The primary aim of UX writing is

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7 Basic Rules for Button Design

Buttons are an essential element of interaction design. They have a primary role in the conversation between a user and the system. In this article, I’ll review seven basic principles you need to know to create effective buttons. 1. Make buttons look like buttons When it comes to interacting

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Animated Transitions in Mobile Apps

Animation is a big part of user experience. When it comes to transitions in mobile apps, there are a lot of things you can communicate very subtly with animation. Send the message, open Settings, check the box, navigate to another page — these are all moments of change. Animating a transition

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Mobile Web: When Speed Matters

In 2016, mobile internet usage exceeded desktop for the first time worldwide. According to Google UK research: > Today, 65% of all UK adults use a smartphone as their primary device to go online. People search for information, make purchases, subscribe to services using their mobile devices. The shift in user

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12 Mobile UX Design Trends For 2018

Things move quickly in the mobile app universe. To succeed in the field of UX design, designers must have the foresight and prepare for new challenges around the corner. To simplify the task, I’ve listed the biggest, impactful trends for 2018 and, most likely, beyond. 1. User Journey Simplification

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Do’s and Don’ts of Web Design

Web design is a tricky subject. There are a lot of things you should consider when creating a website. In order to simplify this task, I’ve prepared a list of do’s and don’ts principles every web designer should take into account. And the good news is that

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The Most Important Color In UI Design

As you probably already guessed this article is dedicated to blue color. Without a doubt, blue is one of the most important colors in UI design, and one of the most frequent. Just look at your smartphone app icons, and you’ll see that a lot of them are blue:

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When To Use a Hamburger Menu

Oh, the hamburger menu. An icon of three stacked lines (two buns and the meat in the middle) used to represent a menu. Clicking/Tapping on the icon reveals available navigation options. A lot of posts have been written about the hamburger menu, mostly by designers, arguing against it. If

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When Friction In Design Is Good For UX

Friction raises negative thoughts in most designer’s minds. When you ask designers about friction, most of them will tell you that friction damages a UX because it slows down interactions, reduces conversions, and impedes progress. Today frictionless design is the new business goal. Designers seem to be obsessed with

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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