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Vital Elements of the Product Design Process 12 Aug 2013 | 05:28 am
Ryan Singer — product designer at Basecamp — explains a simple yet effective process of Product design. Problems with product and feature design often trace back to the initial approach. Either the p...
UX is not UI 7 Aug 2013 | 01:47 am
UI has been widely mixed with UX recently. Erik Flowers has clearly explained the difference between two saying: UX is an acronym for “user experience.” It is almost always followed by the word “desi...
Setting Type for User Interfaces 4 Aug 2013 | 05:19 am
Billy Whited explains the importance of typeface in UI and explains the essential characteristics of a great UI typeface using Verdana. Good typesetting is an exercise in subtlety, and a demonstratio...
Diagrams to solve problems 4 Aug 2013 | 03:12 am
I love diagrams since the day I know them. Treat your diagrams as a design tool. They can help you break a bad case of writers’ block, clear up your thinking, and communicate your great idea. Best of...
Designing for Capability 10 Jul 2013 | 11:47 pm
Ryan Singer – product designer at 37 Signals – explains what is that needs more of UI designers attention, and it’s not pixel perfect design, it’s making a user capable to performing intended task. I...
Avoiding Common Prototyping Pitfalls 9 Jul 2013 | 04:07 pm
I value prototyping a lot. My tools of trade are Invisionapp, Keynote, Balsamiq and HTML/CSS (sometimes), but that’s are not the most important part of prototyping (though they matter). Jared Spool te...
Design Principle: Cognitive Dissonance 20 Jun 2013 | 09:14 pm
While re-reading Universal Principles of Design yesterday I came across Cognitive Dissonance and how it can be applied in web design to increase engagement and conversions. Though I was not familiar w...
Cognitive Science and Design 17 Jun 2013 | 12:03 am
Some really useful and in-depth concepts about human perception and cognition, and its implications for designing better UI.
1000 No for 1 Yes 3 Jun 2013 | 08:46 pm
Steve Jobs once said: “You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying ‘no’ to 1,000 things.” Jared Spool reminds me abo...
Secret to a Successful Web App 24 May 2013 | 10:41 pm
Along with a decent idea and great execution there’s more to the success of a web app. It’s not the features list but the simplicity and details of an app that matters. Here’s a talk by Des Traynor wh...
