HONGKIAT

MARCH 28, 2022

In the digital design world, both interaction design and visual design are significant to maximize user experience. In this guide on interaction design vs visual design, I will highlight the differences between each design. UX in a Nutshell and What User Experience Designers Do.

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UX Collective

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. “As As a UX Designer deeply invested in the world of apps and user experience, there’s a subject that has been occupying my mind lately — the fascinating interplay between anticipatory, persuasive, and emotional design in UX.

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UX Collective

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Recently I was given the task to “Modernize” my current companies app UI on Android. What makes a design modern or old? Looking at all these apps, it became evident that not everyone adopted some fancy design style like Cred’s Neumorphism to look modern. I’ve noticed innate fear designers have against adding extra space.

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UX Collective

JUNE 13, 2022

UX and Agile staff can form a Dream Team if they harmonize their practices. Are UX specialists satisfied with their experiences in Agile projects? These mixed reviews are consistent with what I’ve heard from UXers in various organizations over the past 10+ years and from what I’ve read in books like Lean UX.

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Noupe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This blog explores the key principles and latest trends that shape your UX design process in the modern age. Dive in to unlock the secrets of UX design for the modern user. What is user experience (UX) design? Prioritize responsive designs that adapt seamlessly to different screen sizes and interactions.

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SpeckyBoy

AUGUST 5, 2022

UX/ UI tips: A guide to search inputs – Key principles for creating best-in-class search input boxes. Font Subsetting Strategies: Content-Based vs Alphabetical – Learn how subsetting fonts can help increase performance and reduce waste. tabler – Explore this open-source dashboard template with a responsive and high-quality UI.

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Envato Tuts+

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Check out this round-up of free lessons on graphic design theory. We can't stress how essential it's to learn the fundamentals of design. Today, we've put together a list of free graphic design theory lessons for you. We often see only the result of a design process and not much of the behind-the-scenes work.

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UX Collective

MAY 16, 2022

Would you be able to design a successful user interface using only typography? The purpose of this blog post is to share 10 important principles concerning typography usage in interface design. Hence, it is of the utmost importance for designers to know how to manage type, and to cope with it exquisitely. So, let’s dive in: 1.

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HONGKIAT

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s time for another round of Fresh Resources for our fellow web designers and developers. Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (September 2023) Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (September 2023) Stay ahead with our newest web development resources this month. We also have a handful of React.js

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UX Collective

APRIL 15, 2022

Don’t get me started on over-saturated dark blue UI apps straight out of sci-fi movies that feel ‘alien’ to older generations. Walk before run Centralized finance vs decentralized finance. Solution: I decided to design an educational DeFi wallet that aims to help beginners learn by doing. Remember, familiarity breeds comfort.

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HONGKIAT

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

What are the best practices for Responsive Web Design ? Understand best practices in web development. Tips for faster website loading. What are the Security Considerations every web developer should know? Concepts in web applications. Explain the concept of State Management in web applications. Version control in web development.

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Good UX Designers: The Keys to Creating Intuitive User Experiences With the smartphone revolution, user experience (UX) design has become more critical. But what exactly makes good UX designers? What skills and qualities set the UX superstars apart from the rest?

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Inkbot Design

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Best Website Design Software for Beginners to Experts Choosing the right website design software is essential for creating high-quality, visually appealing, user-friendly, and functional websites. With so many options in the market today, choosing the most appropriate website design software can be challenging.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 9, 2020

7 Ways to Improve Your Company Web Design. Here are the seven principles you should leverage for your company web design (read on how to implement them below): Start from the end, starting with the desired action you want a visitor to take (ideally), then reverse engineer the steps they took. Keep design motifs consistent.

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Inkbot Design

MAY 9, 2024

Like those intolerable experiences that ruin eating out, an ill-conceived website can mess up someone’s user experience (UX) with your brand online. But what is UX exactly? UX covers everything from visual design to website navigation and page loading speed. Why Does UX Matter So Much?

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

A pool of over 700 tools to choose from in an end-to-end UX design process from problem to the presentation of a high fidelity prototype and product concept. It is also in the business model of software companies to chain designers to themselves in their own ecosystem. Some tools are more specifically UI tools.

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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. That difference is features vs. experiences in a nutshell. Its a magical feeling, isnt it? This isnt just wordplay.

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UX Collective

APRIL 24, 2023

Adding Motion to the next decade of Atomic Design (Yeo, 2023) A century of animation Design has been on a journey for a very long time, but it was only in the past century that a new way of thinking about design emerged thanks to the advent of new technologies. So what’s next with atomic design?

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UX Collective

OCTOBER 4, 2022

However, in the case of Figma vs Adobe, designers were led to a rather anti-climatic, and maybe even dejected place. If you follow any kind of design news, you would have heard about the 20 billion dollar acquisition of Figma by Adobe. The whole design community collectively went through a shock.

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Inkbot Design

MARCH 2, 2024

Mobile App UX Design: The Ultimate Guide User experience (UX) design for mobile apps has become critical in recent years. This comprehensive guide will explore what makes for effective mobile app UX design. This comprehensive guide will explore what makes for effective mobile app UX design.

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UX Collective

MARCH 1, 2023

How letting go of the familiar can help product designers become more creative. As product designers, we engage with three elements frequently— standards, patterns, and people. And hence, unlearning becomes an invaluable skill for designers. Not only is this pretty commonly observed, but it’s scientifically proven too.

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UX Collective

OCTOBER 19, 2023

More than 200 designers voted in a blind test — the result is not what you’d expect. AI can generate beautiful art, it can code and ship production-ready code, write articles, come up with design ideas and generate mockups, UI and prototypes, and it can even be a personal assistant. You’ve heard about it. I received 224 votes.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 15, 2024

How Much Do Graphic Designers Make? Graphic design is an exciting and creative field that combines art and technology to communicate ideas. Graphic designers use colour, images, fonts, and layouts to create designs for publications, websites, packaging, and more. What is a Graphic Designer?

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Inkbot Design

JUNE 2, 2024

Brand Consistency and Website Design: Building an Online Presence First, let me define brand consistency – Keeping the same look, message and character throughout all marketing channels. The Role of Website Design Since we are now on the same wavelength regarding brand consistency, let us discuss websites.

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 8, 2024

Colour Rules for UI Design: Paint Your Interface with Purpose Colours should not be taken lightly when it comes to interface design. The colours you choose will impact several aspects of your design, too. That’s precisely what this guide aims to do — arm you with pro tips to nail all of your UI colour choices confidently.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The 8 Latest Mobile Interface Design Trends Over the past decade, mobile devices have become deeply ingrained in our everyday lives. With such ubiquitous use, effective mobile interface design is more critical than ever. Emergence of Minimalism One of the most noticeable shifts in mobile interface design is the move towards minimalism.

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UX Collective

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The sociology of the big difference between Western minds and those of the Far East Photo by Alex Knight on Unsplash I can’t believe I am writing this, but… as UX designers, we must understand the users. However, is this enough when we design international products? Multicultural UX design is complex.

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UX Collective

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I am not here to tell you if you should upgrade your phone or not, what I am going to talk to you about is iPhone 14’s new stand-out feature, Dynamic Island, which I believe may change the world of UX as we know it. Is this pattern the next big trend in UX design? How is it a “UI update” then? Really that’s it?”

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Top 10 Free Graphic Design Courses Online Graphic design is everywhere. From the logos on your favourite products to the fonts and colours used by your go-to websites, graphic designers shape the visual world we live in. In online education, high-quality graphic design courses are now 100% free.

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UX Collective

MARCH 3, 2023

Highlighting the problems that stop good designs from making it across the finish line Here’s a catch-22: Developers don’t want to own the UI design because they’d rather focus on programming, but designers can’t own the design implementation because it’s too tightly coupled to complex front-end logic.

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UX Collective

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

How to give more helpful and actionable feedback on design critique Photo by Headway on Unsplash Feedback and critiques have always been part of a designer’s day-to-day job. And as a designer, sometimes we also get called by our peers or colleagues to give design or product feedback. Everyone has their opinion on design.

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UX Collective

MARCH 26, 2022

How can we make sure to design with accessible colors? This would have tarnished the whole UI (which was already strict enough) and would not have solved all our accessibility concerns about colour combinations. Contrast is just one of the factors to consider when you select a color palette for your design. Contrast (Minimum).

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

How to Become a Web Designer with Zero Experience Are you tired of your tedious 9-5 job? Think you've got an eye for good design? Web design could be your ticket to greener pastures. You guessed it – web designers. Why Web Design? Flexibility – Many web designers are freelancers or work remotely.

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UX Collective

JULY 20, 2022

When a design works, people experience cognitive ease. When it doesn’t, we experience an interruption to our state of flow (more about this later) that throws us into cognitive strain, and the design has failed. This can easily happen when basic design principles have been ignored, resulting in a design that doesn’t “hang together.”

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 6, 2023

13 Best UX Tools: The Essential Guide User experience (UX) design is crucial for creating intuitive and satisfying products, apps, and websites. With the best UX tools, designers can understand users, iterate ideas, develop prototypes, and refine the user journey. Read on to boost your UX toolkit this year.

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UX Collective

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Collectivism vs Individualism One of the most researched social dimensions is the one that defines a culture as collectivist or individualist. In this article, I will explore the effects the cultural dimension of collectivism vs. individualism has on digital product design. Is a retirement home human?

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