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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’

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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