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Exploring the Gestalt Principles of Design
Gestalt principles are an important set of ideas for any designer to learn and their implementation can greatly improve the aesthetics of a design as well as its functionality and user-friendliness. 🔊
Cameron Chapman
Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.
Never Call Yourself a UI Designer: UI is UX
UI and UX are two design terms that often get used in the wrong context. Designers who call themselves “UI designers,” or design for trends rather than users, could be harming their reputation.
Daniel Schwarz
Daniel is a designer and developer by background, but also a 3x author, a collaborator with Adobe and InVision, and a design blog editor.
The Fundamentals of Website Redesign – A Case Study
Polished design wireframes are great but don’t reveal the work that goes into research and content organization. See how a thorough approach to early project planning leads to successful website redesign.
Alex Gurevich
Alex has led a design agency that provided UX/UI design, branding, marketing, and development services for clients in various industries.
How to Conduct Effective UX Research: A Guide
Effective user research doesn’t have to cost a fortune. There are many low-cost methods available, all of which will put a designer on the road to designing better products.
Ivan Annikov
Ivan’s competencies are in UX, interaction, and UI design. In the past five years, he’s been mostly focused on designing enterprise products.
A Practical Approach to Gamification Design
Successful products and experiences offer more than pure functionality. They are designed to engage human emotions and motivate users to forge ongoing interactions that are both meaningful and memorable.
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The Comprehensive Guide to Information Architecture
As a standard part of the UX process, designers create information architecture when building products. Learn about information architecture—how designers and product managers build an IA using design principles, as well as IA tools and best practices.
James Pikover
James has written about consumer tech and video games for over 6 years including VentureBeat, IGN, and Gizmodo.
Designing a VUI – Voice User Interface
Discover why conversational UIs and voice apps are surging in popularity and learn how to design voice user interfaces (VUIs) for both mobile and smart home speakers.
Frederik Goossens
Frederik is a certified UX designer and product owner. He is a creative thinker experienced with user research and business analysis.
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