UX Collective

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Wireframing has existed since the beginning of UX, and on the surface, designers assume it is a critical part of the process. Everyone in UX does it and insists its critical, so it must beright? If you dont do wireframes, then you must be a bad designer, and you should feel bad!

Layout

We And The Color

JANUARY 25, 2025

These 10 Design Pinterest Accounts Will Ignite Your Creativity Ever feel like your creative well has run dry? The ones that truly understand the nuances of design? These are thoughtfully curated boards, packed with innovative ideas, cutting-edge trends, and a whole lot of visual goodness. Feeling Uninspired? Where do you turn?

Graphic Design

Creative Bloq

JUNE 28, 2025

Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 Jump To: Specs Design & build Features Performance Price Whos it for?

Production

Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Strategic Layout Design: Making Every Element Count Whether you're working on a website, an app, or even a physical space, strategic layout is the backbone that holds everything together. Definition and Importance So, what exactly is strategic layout design? What's included in effective strategic layout design?

Layout

UX Collective

JULY 28, 2025

So bad it’s good — on purpose. In a web full of soft gradients, rounded corners, and pixel-perfect templates, a new wave of designers is going in the exact opposite direction —  on purpose. It’s called Neo-Brutalism , and it started to appear everywhere in digital design. And for that, we have to go way back.

Architecture

Abduzeedo

MAY 26, 2025

Every so often, a design project comes along that truly resonates. Its visual identity, crafted by designers Zo Boudreau and Jesse Shaw, offers a masterclass in thoughtful art direction and branding. This demonstrates strong UI/UX thinking, even in a conceptual stage. This annual event supports dementia research and care.

Brand

We And The Color

JUNE 17, 2025

Exceptional logo design and branding do more than just create a pretty picture. Today, we’re looking at exactly how Felipe Holman of Holman Design achieved this for the Planu Social Calendar App. Today, we’re looking at exactly how Felipe Holman of Holman Design achieved this for the Planu Social Calendar App.

Brand

We And The Color

JUNE 13, 2025

If you nod your head, you’ve experienced skeuomorphism in design. We entered the era of Flat Design. The story of skeuomorphism in design isn’t just a footnote in tech history; it’s a fascinating cycle that reveals how we think, how we learn, and what we crave from our technology. What Exactly Is Skeuomorphism in Design?

Digital

Creative Market

JUNE 11, 2025

The Irena Matiash shop creates a variety of resources, from mockups to patterns, for illustrators and event designers alike. The Lateral Design shop specializes in timeless typefaces that bring something different to every project. Designer LOOK MINUS TODAY offers visually poetic fonts that blend fine art and design.

Arts and Crafts

We And The Color

JUNE 25, 2025

While AI tools can generate images and text at an astonishing speed, they often lack the foundational structure and narrative flow that define professional design. A superior design framework doesn’t just present information; it tells a story, builds trust, and transforms a simple concept into a compelling experience.

Adobe

UX Collective

MAY 21, 2025

Designing without modern tools isnt regressionits a stance against authoritative, tech-imposed aesthetics. The Art of Suminagashi Japanese Marbling | Image source: youtube.com I find most design trends irritatingnot because they exist, but because too many designers follow them instead of forging their own. aesthetics.

Arts and Crafts

UX Collective

JUNE 2, 2025

Why taste, not technical skill, is the designers futureedge. Simultaneously, tools like Figma Make and Google Stitch are just a few examples of the growing wave of AI design tools rapidly accelerating the designprocess. A designer worth their salt doesnt blindly copy the most repeated UI pattern they see. Image created byauthor.

Arts and Crafts

UX Collective

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

As designers, this is a decision that we all need to face eventually. But it’s around the time of Senior Designer that we’re confronted with the diverging path of IC and Manager. They were just good at design and wanted to move forward in their careers. I now have 5 designers and 3 engineers reporting to me.

Illustrator

UX Collective

JUNE 26, 2025

Image source: Apple.com / WWDC 2025 presentation Apple made its boldest UI move since iOS 7 (presented in 2013), when the company abandoned skeuomorphism and buried textures in favor of flat design. What lessons can designers take from this shift? Years have passed. Are there new, adoptable UI patterns beneath the gloss?

Presentation

We And The Color

APRIL 1, 2025

Often, it’s the care and personality reflected in the design. A unique design helps build your personal brand and makes you more memorable. Showing, Not Just Telling: Especially in creative or design-oriented fields, the resume itself becomes a mini-portfolio piece, demonstrating your design sensibility. ai format).

Templates

Inkbot Design

JULY 9, 2025

📖 Reading Time: 5 minutes 🏷️ Categories: Design, Branding, Marketing 📅 Published: [DATE] Top 10 Best SaaS Design Agencies to Work With You've got a great SaaS idea, product-market fit, and some early traction. Still, the reality is that it doesn't matter if your design doesn't deliver. Top 10 Best SaaS Design Agencies 1.

Agency

Inkbot Design

JUNE 24, 2025

📖 Reading Time: 5 minutes 🏷️ Categories: Design, Branding, Marketing 📅 Published: [DATE] The Future of Graphic Design: Trends and Predictions Forget the crystal ball gazing into the graphic design industry. Most predictions about the future of graphic design are hot air. Is AI Replacing Graphic Designers?

Graphic Design

UX Collective

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

How UX inflexibility stalls progress, frustrates teams, and creates unnecessary roadblocks Photo by Jacek Dylag on Unsplash The UX process is a lot like navigating traffic merges its about balancing efficiency with empathy. The same effect can happen in UX. Instead of helping, UX advocacy becomes a bottleneck.

Production

UX Collective

JULY 5, 2025

The behaviors we need to break and evolve Venetian Carnaval Mask — Photo from Pixabay Many in the design industry have been inspired by design leaders who created environments that enabled their teams to succeed, grow, and make a positive impact in the world. Design teams are burning out, feeling stuck, and frustrated. (

Consulting

UX Collective

JUNE 12, 2025

Reasoning and logic Bias Efficiency Creativity Understanding context Chesterton’s fence Nice try AI What is it good for? It’s really good at automation of repetitive and remedial tasks. It’s also pretty good at basic research (more on this later). I said it’s good at basic research but it’s not good at advanced research.

Coding

Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Designers, photographers, and creatives like you now work in an intense, dynamic landscape that sets its rules. In this article, we will tell you how to pick the best work for your portfolio, implement a client-focused web design , and promote your portfolio organically with SEO best practices.

Portfolio

Creative Bloq

JUNE 9, 2025

Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration Delivered to your IOS or Android device Never miss an issue From £9.99 if you like AI tools 3D 3D Software SketchUp hasnt changed much in two decades, but its still one of my go-to design packages A new focus on visualisation brings SketchUp out of its shell. at Amazon $7.96

Templates

We And The Color

MAY 5, 2025

A huge part of it involves the shape psychology in graphic design (also known as the psychology of shapes). Just like colors whisper messages to our subconscious, the circles, squares, and triangles designers use are constantly talking to us, influencing our feelings and decisions without us even noticing. Neglecting it?

Graphic Design

Noupe

MAY 22, 2025

By embedding them into a project, developers and designers can implement advanced visual features quickly and efficiently. Importance of Snippets in Modern Web Design In 2025, the emphasis on speed and efficiency in web design has never been higher. Smooth Scroll Behavior Enhance UX with seamless scroll transitions.

Web Design

We And The Color

DECEMBER 30, 2024

So, you’re curious about what graphic designers actually make, right? Think about it: Are you picturing a designer working in a big agency? We’re talking about two main paths: employed designers and freelance designers. Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? logo design): $500 – $2,000+.

Graphic Design

A List Apart

MAY 12, 2022

About two and a half years ago, I introduced the idea of daily ethical design. It was born out of my frustration with the many obstacles to achieving design that’s usable and equitable; protects people’s privacy, agency, and focus; benefits society; and restores nature. This is also where ethical design has remained mostly theoretical.

Client

UX Collective

JUNE 12, 2025

Petr is a Russian-born, now American designer with a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and a Bachelor’s in Applied Physics and Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He has worked across startups, spent time on the Google News team, and is now the Director of Design at Stackpoint.

Production

UX Collective

JULY 9, 2025

And that’s a good thing. Earlier this month I met with a product manager who wanted to know if a designer on my team had capacity to take on a small project. My PM experienced this, and we designers can too. We’ll all be design engineers by the end of the year I forget who said it, but it’s true. But I’m not a designer.”

Coding

HONGKIAT

JANUARY 13, 2025

When it comes to building a WordPress website that doesnt just look good today but can also hold its own tomorrow, staying power becomes paramount. For Hongkiat.com readers -web designers, developers, and creatives who value innovation-this is especially true. So which ones really shine if you aim to stay ahead of the curve?

Theme

Inkbot Design

JUNE 13, 2025

📖 Reading Time: 5 minutes 🏷️ Categories: Design, Branding, Marketing 📅 Published: [DATE] The 5 Best Ultrawide Monitors for Creatives Let's get one thing straight. The High Cost of “Good Enough” “Good enough” is where profit goes to die. Your design file is open, large and clear.

Adobe

Its Nice That

JUNE 10, 2025

Words Harry Bennett — Date 10 June 2025 Work Graphic Design Typography Logo Rebrand Identity Branding Design agency How&How has rebranded Big Cartel and wildly reimagined the independent business-first e-commerce platform, repositioning the company as the new go-to for small businesses, artists and creatives.

Graphic Design

We And The Color

JULY 21, 2025

In the constant search for typographic perfection, designers often navigate a landscape oscillating between classic reverence and the pursuit of the new. Its design is a masterclass in controlled geometry and thoughtful detail, resulting in a typeface that is both aesthetically pleasing and exceptionally functional.

Fonts

UX Collective

MARCH 15, 2025

A curated selection of books that have inspired my design journey and shaped my perspective on creativity. In the midst of this chaos, I rediscovered some real gems books that have shaped my approach to design, sparked new ideas, or simply become trusted companions over time. Mismatch: come l'inclusione plasma il design .

Graphic Design

UX Collective

JANUARY 20, 2025

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Publication

UX Collective

JUNE 18, 2025

Diagnosing UX problems through Garrett’s Elements of User Experience. How to apply diagnosis methods in UX design. But, I wanted to get the point across because we see similar absurdities all the time in the world of digital experience design. Why We Default to Tools, Not Diagnosis As designers, we love to do.

Production

UX Collective

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Like the product was designed specifically for you, anticipating your every need. Thats the power of experience-driven design, and it hinges on a simple but profoundconcept: Features shouldnt feel like features. Youre creating a product that feels like it was assembled from a box of random parts rather than designed as a cohesivewhole.

Production

SpeckyBoy

MARCH 20, 2025

A well-designed website isn’t just about words and visuals. Today’s designers must juggle creativity, functionality, and performance while keeping up with evolving tools and technologies. Explore the Tools That Match Your Workflow If you’re curious about AI-powered design, try an AI website builder.

Theme