UX Collective

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The consequences of the care given to aesthetics in interface design are well known: halo effect (Nikolov), aesthetic-usability effect (Kurosu and Kashimura), positive affect and its influence on cognition (Ashby and Isen), etc. Another respondent told me that “ aesthetics are vastly underrated in the design education “.

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MARCH 4, 2022

We’ve gathered all of the best books on product management so that you don’t have to. Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Don Norman. Emotion sells products, and this book from Dan Norman explains why. Norman’s take on products is eye-opening in the best way.

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UX Collective

JULY 17, 2022

Staring out of the window without any connectivity may be what is needed for many designers (Source: xx liu ; Unsplash ) The world celebrates as Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink inks its first set of deals with a major transportation carrier on an experimental free WiFi. Design tools such as Sketch and Figma are now on cloud-based platforms.

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UX Collective

MARCH 1, 2023

This year emotional design will help designers to evoke powerful positive reactions from customers that are pleasant and memorable. We’ll also see advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) not only provide major boosts to the design process, but also to chatbot design and voice user interfaces (VUI).

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UX Collective

JULY 17, 2022

This realm is often mistaken today for Emotional Design, a concept pioneered by Don Norman. There are also a number of methods/frameworks to help identify product-related emotions. [1] I’m all for that; however, in Whole Human Design, we have a different goal. We seek to identify?—?at at its core?

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Inkbot Design

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Gestalt Principles: Theory of Good Design Psychology. If you're like me, you've probably heard about the Gestalt principles of good design. I'm sure you've seen the famous “The Design of Everyday Things” book by Don Norman. The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition.

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UX Collective

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The fusion of Artificial Intelligence with intuitive design is reshaping how we perceive, interact with, and even chuckle about data. The very tools designed to protect our personal details are challenged by the sophistication of AI. Good design is clear thinking made visible.” Global Average.” It’s a visual and auditory treat.”

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Eye on Design

APRIL 15, 2021

In 1981, a design competition for children launched a road sign that would become one of the most ubiquitous images in Britain. That same year, Anna James, founder of the online retailer and lifestyle site Spring Chicken, brought together different design studios to redesign the icon.

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UX Collective

MAY 25, 2023

Modular design is the key to creating products that are scalable, consistent, and cost-effective. In this article, we’ll explore the power of modular design and how it can help you create products that are as adaptable as they are effective. The UX designer's role is to make a product or service usable, enjoyable, and accessible.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 15, 2024

10 Best Books on Graphic Design: A Deep Dive into Visual Creativity There is more to graphic design than just making things look pretty. It is about conveying ideas, stirring emotions and solving problems visually. However, how do we find graphic design books that are worth reading among all of them available?

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UX Collective

JULY 1, 2023

(Source: Kaity Nelson ) Jakob Nielsen, a leading usability expert, examined Amazon’s user experience (UX) design. While he doesn’t label Amazon as the worst offender when it comes to using dark patterns , he does rate the experience they’ve designed as “bad” and admits that they “obviously could have designed much better workflows.”

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Noupe

AUGUST 16, 2022

The principles of UX have been around for centuries, but the term was first coined in the 1990s by Don Norman. Many designers now argue that UX is a subset of CX, but there are some important differences between them. But first, let’s define what CX and UX design are. What is UX design? Experience Strategy.

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UX Collective

MARCH 5, 2023

What happens when a designer suggests three changes? What happens when a designer extends the metaphor? The stubborn designer in me, however, feels that there can be greater advancement. Designers d̶e̶v̶e̶l̶o̶p̶e̶r̶s̶ all around Yes, product development is a heavyweight job, and having a strong technical team is an asset.

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Inkbot Design

JULY 26, 2023

Top 10 Must-Read Books on Graphic Design Are you ready to take your graphic design game to a new level? This is a collection of the top 10 must-read books on graphic design carefully curated to inspire, educate, and ignite your creativity like never before. 10 Best Books on Graphic Design 1.

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UX Collective

AUGUST 2, 2021

By note-taking, I don't mean the creation of meeting minutes or some fancy techniques of building an external brain. And should you focus on actions, emotions or the participant's choice of words? Luckily, there's an established practice at my company to have a developer and a UX designer present at each call.

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UX Collective

JANUARY 21, 2024

Tech’s not-so-perfect outcomes: Let’s design a brighter tomorrow. Have you ever asked yourself about the deep-rooted relationships we are designing and have with our smart devices? Present trajectory Based on our present direction, are we attempting to design an almost science fiction-like future in which technology leads our culture?

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

The 37 Best Design Books to Level Up Your Skills As a designer, expanding your knowledge is crucial for professional growth. With so many design books out there, it can take time to identify the true gems worth investing your time into reading. Read on for the cream of the crop regarding design literature.

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Source: Lewis Osborne on Dribbble What is effective emotional design? Emotional design is the art of creating experiences that engage your users. The look, the feel, the tone, everything has to work together to create a cohesive product, taking into account the emotional response that people have towards it.

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 11, 2023

100 Creative Gifts for Graphic Designers In a world saturated with visuals, where attention spans are shrinking daily, graphic designers have become unsung heroes. Welcome to the 100 best gifts for Graphic Designers! These services can benefit graphic designers who want to stay up-to-date with industry trends and techniques.

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Smashing Magazine Graphics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, these five requirements don’t focus on emotions (pleasure, attachment, gratitude, and so on) but only on the success of fundamental requirements. On design systems, CSS/JS and UX. It also can be used during the conception and design process using excerpts of the checklist. Large preview ). More after jump!

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Smashing Magazine Graphics

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

These are just some of the things that inspired artists and designers to create their desktop wallpapers this month. We are regularly looking for creative designers and artists to be featured on Smashing Magazine. Meet Smashing Email Newsletter with useful tips on front-end, design & UX. Are you one of them?

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UX Collective

MAY 31, 2022

The relaxed brain Emotion and cognition are interlinked. Don Norman, Emotional Design. References: 2002 Norman, Donald A., 2002, Emotional Design [link] Isen, A., When we are relaxed, neurotransmitters broaden brain processing. Nowicki, G & Daubman, K, 1987.

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

AI is more and more performing daily tasks that were once the sole domain of designers, creating a divide between those who welcome the technology and those who reject or fear it. For designers, the introduction of new technology presents a similar crossroads. Will Artificial Intelligence replace UX designers? Absolutely.

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The longing for an emotional response. Image by Known Unknown on Pexels UX design is about designing experiences that are easy to use, allowing the user to complete a task in an enjoyable way, but what if we replace enjoyment with producing an emotional response instead, positive or negative? What to do now?

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UX Collective

AUGUST 29, 2021

Designing experiences to leverage subjectivity in perception Video games are classified as a digital experience, and all digital experiences are facilitated by digital technology. Emotions are psychological states that are changed by stimuli, and the stimuli is largely dependent on the context of the state of mind.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

What can designers do? Designers, who are not known to shy away from a challenge, will be asking themselves what they can do through their own work to make a difference. Design Council is already thinking about this with its Design for Planet festival, which will take place at V&A Dundee from 9-10 November.

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UX Collective

APRIL 14, 2023

Designers who don’t include research can harm the UX industry I spent most of my career persuading technical people who didn’t understand design. So I thought that my days of design activism were over. Sadly, we’ve now reached the stage where I must fight against my own design peers. Hey designer, give me faster horses!”

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UX Collective

APRIL 12, 2022

Whether you’re a senior designer or a creative leader in the executive suite, you’re bound to encounter a few common challenges in the user experience design field, from helping your team cut through complexity to advocating for user-centricity. Albert Einstein “Each design is a proposed business solution?—?a a hypothesis.

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Here are some thoughts about kindness in Product Design and how we might build kinder products. Essential parts of Kindness in Product Design I was an anxious child. I’ve been designing products — websites, platforms, desktop and mobile apps, dashboards and solutions — for the last 20 years. Product Design is never boring.

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Designers are working day and night, churning out the best possible designs. The Designing of Tools, Building, Safety Mechanisms, Workload Minimisation etc. Why does it matter to us as a Designer? Unsplash With far reaching Internet, Smart Phones, and the increase in competition, the demand for better Design was imminent.

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UX Collective

APRIL 5, 2022

I’d like to explore how we might bring kindness back into our work as Product Designers in the next series of posts. We were talking about designing for behavior change and how it’s probably one of the most interesting challenges in Product Design (thinking about it, designing for behavior change is Product Design).

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The ultimate goal of product design has to be well-being?—?not See, it all started when one of our Lead Game Designer read Aaron Walter’s Design for Emotion on the subway into work. we exclaimed in unison when the designer finished explaining it all. not delight. Here at Delightful Slot Machines Inc., Fair enough!

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

While storytellers construct narrative arcs, UX designers create user journeys. Yetis drink-ware and cookware productpage Brand stories are told with UX design. Lets review how UX design is involved in brand storytelling, why you must treat the users journey like a narrative arc, then discuss storytelling tools you have in yourtoolkit.

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UX Collective

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In 1998, Don Norman and Jakob Nielsen defined UX as follows: User experience encompasses all aspects of the end-users interaction with the company, its services, and its products. After all, it may not seem like it, but Norman and Nielsen didnt found a churchand now Im slightly afraid I might be living in sin without realizing it.

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UX Collective

APRIL 9, 2025

26 Things Any Designer ShouldKnow As someone who has called himself a designer for the better part of my existence, Id like to share 26 things that have helped me hone my craft, expand my understanding of design, and grow both personally and professionally in thefield. Brand is a bridge between psychology and design.

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