Material Design has become the standard for designing and developing Android applications and many websites. Before you can get the best results from Material Design, though, you need to learn a few rules that will improve your work’s consistency and help it operate on the Android platform. You don’t have to accept the following as
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A good functional design is an accessible one. There are many reasons to go for an inclusive approach in designing and we believe that no one should be excluded from the benefits that bring the digital world. More than one billion people experience some form of disability, so remember that having accessibility in mind when
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Interactive prototyping helps ensure that your product works exactly as you plan. If you cannot test your prototypes before releasing products to the public, you could receive unexpectedly negative feedback. Learn how to create clickable prototypes so you can control the narrative and keep your users coming back often. Interactive features have psychological effects on
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Traditionally, product designers have used image-based designs created with software that doesn’t communicate well with the programming that websites and mobile apps need. When your design team hands vector or raster graphics to the development team, the developers have to spend a lot of time finding ways to write code that creates attractive, functional features
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Want to create an awesome but not so time-consuming design? Phone design patterns will help you prepare a perfect design for a mockup. The best ones show you an easy way to present menus, features, and information to users. Ideally, a new user should intuitively know how to use your smartphone application just by looking
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Today’s designs often require the work of multiple professionals who have experience in areas like graphic design, animation, and coding. Whether you have two people or two dozen people working on a project, perfecting your approach to team design will streamline your processes and lead to better results. The talents and personalities of your colleagues
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When you hear about code-based design as an emerging trend in digital apps development, you might experience a shudder of panic. You enjoy design images, and you learned how to use software common throughout the industry so you could get a job. Now, they want you to learn to write code! Knowing how to write
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Each year brings fresh design trends for people to enjoy. After 2020, expect a lot of—hopefully—fun surprises in 2021. The following trends will likely stand out from the crowd. More Animations and Interactions That Increase Conversions The design trends in 2021 need to do more than look attractive. They need to get results. If an
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The term user experience (UX) refers to how users feel when they interact with a system. A system can be a website, an application, software, or even a service. Great UX connects users with products by fulfilling their needs in the easiest way. As a UX designer, you will face the challenge of creating a
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Developing an app or website isn’t just about creating what you know. It also means considering accessibility and how those who are different from yourself will use the site. Ideally, your design should allow anyone, regardless of abilities to use your app and easily get information from it. Unfortunately, many designers never stop to think
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A new year means adjusting to emerging design trends that will shape the way people use products like websites and mobile apps. Stay ahead of your competitors by learning about the product design trends you can expect in 2021. Skeuomorphic Designs That Match Real-World Objects If you’re not familiar with the word “skeuomorphic,” you might
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User research is one of the main disciplines that make up the User Experience field. According to that, it’s easy to understand that having a user experience research plan is something that should never be overlooked. You don’t have the luxury to waste time when mapping out a UX project. Incorrect user research data that
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We’re happy to let you know that we’re hosting a free webinar “11 ways to start your inclusive, accessible design toolkit” with guest speaker Piotr Źrołka, Accessibility Expert, UX Strategist, and CEO of Kinaole. Date and time: Jan 28th, 2021 at 10:00 AM PST Join now for free! During the webinar you’ll learn: How inclusive
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Video games might just be the most sophisticated and complex type of art today. It takes a perfect blend of technical skill and creative inspiration to develop an AAA title. Video game prototyping is one technique to help build a clear vision of the game you want to create early in the process – with
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Gone are the days when UX Design was viewed as a single domain. Back then, companies used to hire a single resource under the job title of ‘UX Designer’. Sometimes, we even saw the atrocious coupling of job descriptions of a UI and UX Designer under the garb of ‘UI/UX Developer’ or ‘UI/UX Engineer’. Gladly,
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