Shillington

AUGUST 20, 2023

Some of these are specific to one industry or discipline, some are broad and wide-ranging, and we’ve also included a few company blogs that have useful insights for designers as a whole. Abduzeedo Abduzeedo is a collective of individual writers sharing articles about architecture, design, photography and UX.

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Noupe

MARCH 6, 2024

To guide you through the labyrinth of trends, techniques, and innovations, we have listed some of the best web design blogs on the internet. From insightful articles to practical tutorials, these blogs are your gateway to the latest industry insights, expert advice, and creative inspiration.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 19, 2022

Simple rules guide you towards appropriate design decisions and help you make a more compelling case for decision-makers. Design Principles are an assortment of considerations that form the foundation of any good product design. Here are ten principles that can help you create more usable, effective, and immersive designs.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser said: “There are three responses to a piece of graphic design – yes, no, and WOW! When done effectively, graphic design elicits that “wow” response that captivates viewers and conveys messages memorably. Newspaper editors curate headlines and articles worth eye.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 11, 2023

These new technologies and design approaches empower UX/UI designers to create intuitive , personalised experiences that meet diverse user needs and preferences. While the fast pace of change presents challenges, it also creates exciting opportunities for innovation.

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Envato Tuts+

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What are the different types of graphic design that stem from this creative field? In this article, I'll tell you all about it! A big field with many different creative niches: that's what graphic design really is. It's important to know the types of graphic designers out there as we aren't all the same. Packaging Design.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 24, 2023

A young student once asked me "do I need to know UI if I want to be a designer?" Dive deep into sculpture, photography, music, architecture, painting, industrial design and even abstract art of all forms. And this little interaction is what turned the design community upside down in 2022. Yes, Design is THAT BIG.

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Inkbot Design

JUNE 15, 2023

Design, deeply rooted in human creativity and imagination, is witnessing a paradigm shift as more AI technologies come online and increasingly intertwine with creative processes. The intersection of AI and design is not just augmenting human creativity but also challenging our understanding of what design is and could be.

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 18, 2023

For many people interested and passionate about design, the traditional university option can provide an invaluable experience that develops creative skills and knowledge. In this article, we'll look at both sides of the equation to answer any questions you may have about college design programmes and creative industries.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

So, we thought it might be useful to address them in an article to help you not just survive but thrive in the coming months. Network actively within your industry and seek collaborations with other creatives to expand your reach and skillset. For more detailed advice, see our article on how to thrive as a freelancer.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Hyperrealistic details highlight key elements without overwhelming the design, allowing users to process the content intuitively. By presenting hyperrealistic visuals within minimalist contexts, brands convey transparency, trustworthiness, and a sense of grounding.

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UX Collective

JULY 21, 2021

So, you’ll need to design that idea out enough to pitch or present it in a way that the team can get on board with you. In that respect, there’s likely not a manager or any junior designer that’s going to just jump in and start thinking through potential solves for these problems. Change directions.

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Tuts Plus

MARCH 8, 2020

I remember being aware of this, and I became obsessed with finding other female designers who had made an impact on our world. I knew there would be more than just a handful that deserved recognition, so I embarked on making my own list of female graphic designers. We hope this article encourages change for the good.

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UX Collective

JUNE 17, 2021

As I searched through pages of textbooks and online articles, it wasn’t hard to find extensive details about Vignelli’s life and work. Vignelli learned how to design lighting fixtures and a house in Venice, but eventually realized , “the architectural process was too slow if compared to the speed of the industrial design process.”

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Shillington

JUNE 14, 2021

Although we believe that all designers no matter where they are in their careers should be celebrated, there are some famous designers that everyone should know! We asked the Shillington community, our students, graduates and teachers, for their favourite designer—past or present—and put them together in this handy list.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Whether you're a professional designer looking to stay on top of industry trends or simply design-curious, you'll find inspiration here. It's the total of how a company presents itself to the world. 1 – Brand New Veteran branding insider Armin Vit runs this long-running blog dedicated to brand identity design.

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UX Collective

APRIL 24, 2022

Yet, to think that the atomic design created in 2013 is the definite canon is wrong because even the creator himself is updating his metaphor and understanding with new knowledge. His 2019 article revealed an expansion of the chemistry metaphor to include subatomic particles as a reference to design tokenization.

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UX Collective

JUNE 5, 2022

How designers can capture the voices that represent non-human living beings. Yes, there are important movements like sustainable design, eco design and circular design. There are plenty of tools and frameworks to consider the environmental impact during a design process.

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HONGKIAT

AUGUST 28, 2021

Sketches are useful for designers who work in groups and sketches can deliver easy and fast way to brief an idea to others. This article will introduce the main guidelines to product sketching that are useful to designers who just started the journey to product design. These are sketches presented to a client.

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UX Collective

JUNE 30, 2023

I had always felt something was off with designing solutions in isolation — at the time, it mostly meant physical objects or parts of another big thing (think of a dashboard to a car, for example). Currently, anyone following 10–20 hours of service design course earns the right to call themselves a service designer — and they often do.

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UX Collective

JULY 20, 2021

I asked myself: am I making a design to be unique and beautiful, or am I making a design to be clear and accessible? Today, when I am presenting my work to creative directors I often get this reaction: “ Well that’s a very slick and polished design but where is the beauty? ” This question has been haunting me since.

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UX Collective

JUNE 19, 2023

Alive in the present.” Alive in the present The temporality of time brings us closer to the present, from a hundred years to a few minutes of reading this article. The representation of 3D models, guided by different views, may be an odd experience for most users and UX designers. is a blend of Industry 4.0

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And psychology – the scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes – offers invaluable insights that can be applied to create more intuitive, engaging designs. In this article, we'll explore some of the fundamental principles of psychology in design and see how they shape our experiences as users.

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Eye on Design

MAY 26, 2021

Dot Dot Dot’s approach to graphic design often gets categorized as ‘critical design’—a term Bailey rejects in the final issue. The editors commissioned a custom typeface called Mitim by Radim Pesko and developed a template that every article would be placed in from issues 11 to 20.

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UX Collective

MARCH 15, 2023

You can read the full article here. When presented to executive sponsors, they were able to point to the maps and say, “Oh. She has degrees in Graphic Design and Industrial Design, as well as a deep expertise in Human-centered Design (HCD). If the Veteran was experiencing X, Y, or Z, why is that?

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UX Collective

AUGUST 11, 2021

This is obviously a problem, but it also presents us with an opportunity in that we can either continue as we were, or we can do what we can to make a change. We can include the environment as a piece of the design process³, or we can leave it to just incorporate the consequences of whatever we design.

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Diplomacy and influence Designers often work at the intersection of many departments in an organization–each with its unique priorities and interests. Here, a designer’s work is presented, scrutinized, and discussed, sometimes in front of very powerful people. Like Jedi, designers are masters of communication and influence.

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UX Collective

JUNE 25, 2022

The fourth dimension in interacton design is not exclusively time, but time plus behavior. Let’s take a step back; visual designers’ craft is about exploring 2D space, and industrial design is about crafting in the physical tridimensional world. One of the most important properties is its dynamicity.

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

And just last week, the world’s most famous consultancy synonymous with the word design laid off one-third of its staff. With it, a Fast Company article unofficially declared the end of the era of design thinking. T30 radio vs. iPod His definition of design isn’t a definition per se but it’s a set of principles.

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UX Collective

JULY 11, 2021

A system is called “static” if its present output depends only on its present input. On the other hand, the system is “dynamic” when its present output depends on its past input. “In The front sheet had a mirror, and the two smaller sheets presented different silkscreened views of a chair. All Davis et al., “Art

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Noupe

JULY 29, 2024

Canva , for example, leverages AI to simplify the design process, enabling users to create stunning graphics with minimal effort. These tools can generate text, suggest improvements, and even write entire articles, assisting writers and content creators in their work.

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UX Collective

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In the “Back to basics” series, I would like to rediscover the content of the textbooks I read at the beginning of my industrial design studies. Attitudes from previous life stages can influence our perception of the present. And this brings us back to the point at the beginning of this article: the function aspects.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 24, 2022

In this article, I’ll explore Hick’s law and contextual design?—?providing We’ll see how designers can use context to create true user-focused experiences that delight. Apple’s answer to our constant phone checking and the distractions presented therein is their aptly named Focus feature. Inc.com ² Hick, W.

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Smashing Magazine Graphics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

“In order to achieve high-quality user experience in a company’s offerings there must be a seamless merging of the services of multiple disciplines, including engineering, marketing, graphical and industrial design, and interface design.” — “ The Definition Of User Experience (UX) ,” Don Norman and Jakob Nielsen.

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Inkbot Design

JULY 12, 2023

From enhancing productivity to unleashing your creative potential, these accessories are designed to complement and amplify the capabilities of your beloved iMac. In this article, we've scoured the digital landscape to bring you the 12+ best iMac accessories worth investing in. Harman Kardon HK SoundSticks 4-2.1

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UX Collective

MAY 19, 2022

Today, sophisticated user interfaces running on high-resolution displays with capacitive multi touch capabilities have become so common that you’re likely using one to read this article. That sounds straightforward, but presenting all the associated information in a 2 x 1/2 inch monochrome segmented LCD display is not.

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UX Collective

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The act of storytelling strengthens empathy and provides perspective on how objects are imbued with meaning (A version of this article first appeared in the Winter 2016 issue of Innovation , the quarterly of the Industrial Design Society of America.) Many formats. Both lead the user on a journey.

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