Finding and Using Your Own Design Voice
Your design voice – or design style, if you will – is how you choose to relay information to your audience. That sounds simple, but for the uninitiated, it can…
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It’s Relationship Building, Not Networking
Networking is an awkward word. It connotes connecting with people in an impersonal way in order to get something out of the connection. On the surface,that’s ok, but there’s more…
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Do We Really Need to Follow Design Trends?
Designers love to complain about ‘superficial’ design trends that they don’t feel have any staying power or contribute anything meaningful to the industry. But are they right? I happen to…
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Things To Keep In Mind When Designing A Transportation Map
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For many people, a map of a transportation network is a given, an expected part of the system, something that just is — like a fire-escape plan in a building. So, when I say that I design transportation maps, they don’t understand. What is there to design even?
Well, let’s take the London underground map as an example. Designed by Harry Beck, it was the world’s first transportation map to use the principles of electrical circuit drawings. All line segments were put to the angles of 45 or 90 degrees. The distances between stations were equalized.
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Design Systems: Are They Always Worth The Trouble?
Design systems are all the rage (and also really useful). But are they useful for all organizations and teams? This week, UX Booth Senior Editor Kristina Bjoran invites readers to chime in.
Designing The Perfect Accordion
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Design patterns. An almost mythical phrase that often inspires either awe or resentment. As designers, we tend to think of design patterns as generic off-the-shelf solutions that can be applied to various contexts almost mechanically, often without proper consideration. Navigation? Off-canvas! Deals of the day? Carousel! You get the idea.
Sometimes we use these patterns without even thinking about them, and there is a good reason for it: Coming up with a brand new solution every time we encounter an interface problem is time-consuming and risky, because we just don’t know how much time will be needed to implement a new solution and whether it will gracefully succeed or miserably fail in usability tests.
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Grab the Funtastic Bundle for Designers for Only $29!
The guys over at TheHungryJPEG have recently launched a brand new bundle for designers – The Funtastic Bundle! Featuring all things fun & festive, this massive bundle includes over 90…
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How to Handle Indescribable Uniqueness in Design
We discuss weird and indescribable uniqueness in design, share how you can handle it, and whether or not it’s necessarily a good thing.
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What Has Happened to All of the Web Design Ideas?
We all know that most design clients are fairly predictable in tastes and not exactly thrilling to work for. I am sure you are not clapping your hands in excitement…
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What Has Happened to All of the Web Design Ideas?
We all know that most design clients are fairly predictable in tastes and not exactly thrilling to work for. I am sure you are not clapping your hands in excitement…
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