How designers can maximize their influence. For a long time, I believed great products were created by The Creative Genius: The Creative Genius sits alone at their drawing table, burning the midnight oil. They close their eyes… eureka!!! They have a Big Idea! Springing into action, they begin to…

How many people do you need to design a great product? Jeff Bezos has a rule at Amazon, or perhaps more aptly a philosophy. If a team cannot be fed by two pizzas then that team is too large — Forbes We live in a world of abundance which in the end has a negative consequence on our way of thinking.…

Once upon a time, Apple was known for designing easy-to-use, easy-to-understand products. It was a champion of the graphical user interface, where it is always possible to discover what actions are possible, clearly see how to select that action, receive unambiguous feedback as to the results of…

COMPANIES 5 days ago 2.55k Views Image: Chaosamran_Studio/Shutterstock Why should developers and designers have inclusivity at the forefront of every project? Henny Swan is director of user experience (UX) at The Paciello Group (TPG) , a leading accessibility services firm helping businesses to…

Simple layout and design tips to help you create a stunning webpage Our designer team noted the most common mistakes that people do while building websites. Here is the list of dos and don’ts applicable to any tool or services you use. 👇 Common landing page design mistakes to avoid 1. Content is not…

Your design team is growing. Fast. Everyone is moving in different directions. Nobody is using the same design tool. Nobody is using the same icon file. They’re not even using the same hex codes. It’s the wild west out here. And everyone is wearing Warby Parkers. Maybe this sounds familiar to you.…

Design doesn’t exist in an ivory tower; design is how we interact with the world at large. As a champion–and critic–of how design intersects with a broad range of fields, Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Architecture & Design and founding Director of Research & Development at the Museum of Modern…

How I taught myself to create 50 pieces of animation in 100 days It was a summer night in Seattle. I ate some ice-cream, watched a Youtube tutorial, and downloaded a free trial of Principle. Several months later, I completed my 5th 100-day-project — 100 Days of Motion. I started my first…

Case study of a redesign concept for Slack Mobile App. Photo Credit: Slack Project 3 came and passed in a blink of an eye. Definitely it was one project I enjoyed the most thus far. Let’s dive straight into it, shall we? Brief - We were tasked to work in a team and identify problem and/or…

Tips and Best Practices to Reduce Abandoned Cart Issues Statistics share that almost 59% of customers abandon their shopping carts. This means that customers search the site, select items to purchase, place these items in a cart and then fail to check out. In a study by PayPal, researchers showed…

WWDC style. (That’s the summary of this story) After working on a redesign of Youtube and publishing my concept for macOS , I decided I should take care of one of my most beloved platforms of all time: iOS for the iPhone. Back in 2009, hardly anyone around me knew what an iPhone was: the next big…

Integration To have this discussion, we need to first talk about Integration. Integration is… an act or instance of combining into an integral whole. Frequent integration helps humans solve problems more effectively: You and I are lost in the woods. We agree to fan out, explore, and periodically…

The truth about logos Here’s a simple test: Ask a few people to name a logo they like. With very few exceptions, people will choose a logo that’s associated with a brand they admire. That’s because what makes a good logo is a good brand, not the other way around. 1957 This site uses cookies. Learn…

Want to know the secret to Airbnb's success and world-class user experience? You might want to turn to the Disney movie Snow White. But before I can explain why, let me introduce you to Tom Wolfe. "Not Seeing is Believing, but Believing is Seeing." Tom Wolfe was known for revolutionizing journalism…

Simple layout and design tips to help you create a stunning webpage Our designer team noted the most common mistakes that people do while building websites. Here is the list of dos and don’ts applicable to any tool or services you use. 👇 Common landing page design mistakes to avoid 1. Content is not…

Illustration by Justin Tran How we redesigned Dropbox mobile for rapid work Think about what it’s like to do work on your phone . Your attention is fragmented. Your chubby thumbs keep hitting the wrong letters. Often times, you just want to get back to real life, whether that’s sitting down to…

Jennifer Salke, formerly NBC Entertainment president, landed the Amazon Studios job in February. Getty Images After five months as the new head of Amazon Studios, Jennifer Salke unveiled her strategy for the streaming service—and promised that Prime Video’s often-frustrating user interface is about…

It’s easy add features to a design or product. It’s really really hard to do that without also making the product more complex. It’s easy add features to a design or product. It’s really really hard to do that without also making the product more complex. Typically if you plotted the amount of…

Image: Gal Shir Buttons are an essential element of interaction design. They have a primary role in the conversation between a user and the system. In this article, I’ll review seven basic principles you need to know to create effective buttons. 1. Make buttons look like buttons When it comes to…

Practical guide One view to rule them all Dashboard design is a frequent request those days. Businesses dream about a simple view to present all information, show trends, risky areas, update them on what happened, a view that will guide them into a bright financial future. For me, dashboard — is an…

You have to see the whole story to make it come true “We are the principal accomplices in a process that is slowly strangling the economy, destabilizing American politics, and eroding democracy. Our delusions of merit now prevent us from recognizing the nature of the problem that our emergence as a…

There are plenty of theories for why YouTube became one of the fastest growing startups in Silicon Valley history. Julie Supan says the reason is simple: “We sold the emotion.” When she became the company’s first head of marketing and communications in December 2005, she immediately hunkered down…

In the past few years, the number of digital design tools available has grown dramatically. An industry once dominated by a few large, slow-moving companies now includes a number of nimble startups bringing wonderful innovation to the space. The benefits are clear: We now have tools that are built…

Selecting multiple items from a list was never a pleasant task. There are some innovative solutions that work okay on big screens, but usually they are a nightmare to use on mobile devices. Here’s the story of how I found a solution to improve the tag selection for our providers. The existing UI…

What else can we do better? We designers, have the chance to make an impact if we take responsibility for what we put out in the world. Small and daily decisions will add a minor drop to the ocean, but will make a big difference in the long run. And if all of us will design with a human-centred…

A detailed look at two opposing narratives emerging in the design tool space. A diagram illustrating the two opposing narratives emerging in the design tool space. There are two opposing narratives in the design tool space which have been evolving for many years. These narratives reflect two very…

Font Memory Game Recognizing different styles of fonts is one of the most challenging parts of typography. This game helps you train your eyes to notice the smallest details. Not supported Sorry, this game can’t be played on mobile devices. 1/2 Normal Difficulty T-shirt giveaway Tweet your best…

A peek under the hood A few years ago I had the privilege of being an engineer on the Google Photos team and part of the initial launch in 2015. A lot of people contributed to the product — designers, product managers, researchers, and countless engineers (across Android, iOS, Web, and the server)…

Some of them will always apply! O nce upon a time, in 2018, there was a guy called Jimmy. He was a designer at a company called Shmuckle. All he dreamt, night and day was to become one day a famous designer. His muse and inspiration was Steve Jobs. Being obsessed with him, he was always preaching…

One of the most significant design opportunities in recent history was announced with a simple blog post on Apple’s website. “Let me just say it: We want native third-party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers’ hands in February,” Steve Jobs wrote. On a quiet Thursday…

Photo by Estée Janssens on Unsplash As a software engineer, I spend a lot of time reading and writing design documents. After having gone through hundreds of these docs, I’ve seen first hand a strong correlation between good design docs and the ultimate success of the project. This article is my…

Some of them will always apply! O nce upon a time, in 2018, there was a guy called Jimmy. He was a designer at a company called Shmuckle. All he dreamt, night and day was to become one day a famous designer. His muse and inspiration was Steve Jobs. Being obsessed with him, he was always preaching…

It’s as easy as thumb, two, three. In most apps, it’s common to see a search bar up at the top of the screen. On social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and even Snapchat, the search bar is at the top of almost every main screen. In transportation apps, that style is almost…

I spent some time watching Steve Jobs talk about NeXT from 1992 . He touched on a number of things, including his passion for a crazy new idea called object-oriented programming. It’s interesting to take a look at his insights. One thing that jumped out for me—and it’s right near the very end of the…

Tell me about yourself. This is a phrase we hear all the time, whether it’s being asked in a design interview or in a casual conversation with a designer. It is one of first ways we talk about our experiences and what we are passionate about. For a while, I have been noticing UX design portfolio…

Small Changes, Big Impacts Overview Houzz is an online platform for home remodeling and design services. As a home decor lover, it is my go-to app when looking for design ideas and inspirations. It is a great product, but a quick usability testing reveals that users are struggling with some issues…