Tag Archives: Design Concepts
How to Have Better UX Before UI Begins
When you hear “user experience” (UX), you might immediately think of website design. While you are not wrong to associate the two concepts, this illustrates a major pitfall to which some websites designers are prone – confusing UX with UI (user … Continue reading
How to Design for Voice: 5 Tips to Get Started
Over the next ten years, a new, huge market will open for designers that until now have been extremely niche: Voice Designers. Voice design? How does it vary from conventional UX design? Actually, there are many similarities. User research, persona creation, prototyping, … Continue reading
Gradients in Web Design: Trends, Examples & Resources
The gradient trend started with web 2.0 and has advanced quite a ways since then. Modern gradients can be designed purely in CSS3 so it’s easier to build them into buttons, backgrounds, and even typography. Let’s delve into this trend of … Continue reading
The Evolution From Invisible Design Towards The Invisible Interface
Most of us are old enough to remember the days before internet ubiquity. My primary school self, for example, used a trusty Microsoft Encarta CD-ROM to help with homework projects – usually over the sound of a parent marvelling at … Continue reading
The Fall Of The Feedback Widget, And What You Should Replace It With
Customer sentiment is an important metric for any online product team to track. An overall negative sentiment likely means you’re hemorrhaging customers, forcing them to flee to a friendlier competitor product. An overall positive sentiment, on the other hand, means … Continue reading
4 Reasons Why Your Body Text Should Be Bigger
The body text on your website is too small. While desktop monitors and phone screens seem to be increasing in size, body font sizes have seemingly shrunk. While their original size is the same, they feel smaller than ever. Too … Continue reading
How to Create a Perfect Color Scheme [Infographic]
Source: Design Modo Author: Diana Valeanu
Mobile App Pop-Up Guidelines
Pop-ups, dialogues, those little boxes that appear on your screen, whatever you may call them, are not to be taken for granted. Although they are a relatively “small” element of your app, they play a significant role when it comes … Continue reading
What to Expect When Designing for Startups
Designing for startups can feel more like a whirlwind than an actual design project. The process can be a rough road to travel if you are not prepared for the full experience. Thankfully, startups are realizing the need for effective web … Continue reading
How To Apply Consistency in Web Design
There’s tremendous value in consistency of digital interfaces. People browsing the web encounter dozens of websites that all have different styles, yet most feature very similar page elements. Most designers don’t even think about these features. Page headers, navigation menus, … Continue reading
