Writing user tutorials is essential to launching any new software project. But writing helpful user tutorials requires a careful hand, with a correct understanding of the user’s needs and expectations. With a solid foundation of empathy and understanding, we can build user tutorials that will educate our users without losing their attention or going over […]
How Voice User Interface Design Is Changing the Online Experience
The rapid evolution of smart devices is pushing a new trend in user interface design – voice user interfaces. As people grow more comfortable talking to their phones, tablets, and wearables, brands who want to remain visible must invest in voice-friendly designs. See how voice user interface design has evolved, look at the most popular […]
Microcopy Tips to Improve Your Site’s UX
Microcopy is a fundamental part of your site’s UX. Let’s check out some microcopy tips for a better user experience. What is microcopy? Microcopy is made up of the tiny snippets of text scattered around your website. It can include things like button texts, form labels, interaction prompts, tool tips and even error messages. As […]
5 UI Animation Trends That Will Shape UX in 2016
The UI creates a virtual bridge between the user and the software. A well-designed user interface should allow intuitive interaction and provide ease of access to the application’s complete functionality. UI Development Throughout The Years In the past few decades, the graphical user interface has changed tremendously. It started out as a simplified bitmapped screen […]
User Experience Design Concepts from Google Inbox
Google’s newest creation is slowly being lowered on fiber-optic cables à la Frankenstein’s Monster. Google Inbox is meant to redefine how Gmail users interact with and archive their messages. It’s still being tweaked and currently riding on invite-only status. I’ve managed to get access to Inbox and want to cover a few ideas from the […]
25 Videos and Resources for Learning Color Theory
It takes hours of study and practice to understand the basics of digital design. Many jobs rely on these fundamentals when creating print work, icons, After Effects touchups, and dozens of similar examples. One fundamental concept every designer should recognize is color theory. It’s a broad subject which hovers around a field of science and […]
44 Mobile Android App Interfaces for Design Inspiration
Mobile smartphone applications have become a trendy market in our fast-advancing technological era. The iOS App Store was a huge leap forward and Google was smart to jump onto this bandwagon. Android users now have access to a large marketplace of applications for tools, resources, games, and a whole lot more. If you’re a UI […]
30 Free Bootstrap Code Examples for Web Developers
Twitter Bootstrap has become a powerful asset to frontend web developers. It comes with a library of JavaScript widgets and quintessential CSS resets to build identically-rendered layouts for any web browser. If you’re already familiar with HTML/CSS you can pick up general Bootstrap concepts within a day or two. This collection of open source code […]
45 Notable Website Registration and Login Forms
Modern design trends have been changing with newer ideas constantly hitting the Internet. Web designers have been following along, and this has lead to a multitude of unique ideas being expressed in current layouts. Any typical piece of an interface can be enhanced from more common, traditional ideas. This gallery focuses on a collection of […]
33 Product Displays in Ecommerce Website Layouts
Online shopping websites will almost always have one thing in common – the products listing. No matter what products are being sold, there needs to be some layout for displaying these products to the end user. E-commerce product display listings are used in various sizes and formats. But the end result is capturing interest from […]