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The power of Motion Guidelines in digital products

UX Collective

Motion design refers to the movement or animation of graphic elements in media platforms, such as websites, apps, and videos. Motion is a crucial part of design across digital products. It’s meant to bring the screen to life, elevate and refine the experience, teach usability, and guide users through digital products.

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A product design process for the real world

UX Collective

The product design playbook I use to break down and execute on design projects. At the start of 2021, Dialpad’s core product was a business phone platform. By the end of the year, however, we acquired two companies and pledged to add email, chat, and social to our product. What’s your product design process?”

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Miki Lowe's drawings become stunning furniture in new Babel Brune collections

Creative Boom

It is also a testament to personal creative exploration, as the patterns are born from my experiments and drawings beyond commissioned work." After initially selecting the themes and styles together, she was largely left to her own devices, besides the odd consultation on colours and pattern designs.

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Behind the Vibrant Return of 70s Patterns

Creative Market

Think of the 70s and bold patterns come to mind immediately. What catches your eye right away in 70s patterns is the telltale approach to design that this decade is famous for: psychedelia , groovy stylings, and tubular forms all take center stage in wallpapers, stationery, and even paper towels. The History of 70s Patterns and Design.

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30 websites with beautifully patterned backgrounds

Canva

These days, patterns are everywhere. If you’ve been poking around online lately, chances are you’ve seen patterns being used in web design as well. Trying to figure out what elements to use to build your website’s pattern? Create a symmetrical pattern. Design a pattern using linework only. It’s delightful.

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How to build better AI products with user research

UX Collective

For years now, we’ve been surrounded by products leveraging Machine Learning (ML). It determines what we see on social media, the GPS systems that find the best travel routes, and the recommendation engines on e-commerce websites that suggest products adapted to our preferences. Diary studies are also very effective for AI products.

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Dissecting deceptive patterns in nature and technology

UX Collective

Learning to spot the patterns. Image by DavidZydd (CC0), pixabay.com “There are only patterns, patterns on top of patterns, patterns that affect other patterns. Patterns hidden by patterns. Patterns within patterns. These are common ways we see patterns. Palahniuk (1999, p.