Colorblind users are more common than you might realize. It’s not hard to design your website to make it easy for colorblind visitors to use. In fact, it will often make your designs more effective for all users, not just those with atypical sight conditions. Learn how to design your website around colorblind users to […]
Effective Examples of Useful Slide Out Panels and Sidebars
It should be noted that slide-out panels are indeed less accessible than fixed navigation options. They’re harder to discover and understand. Screen elements appearing and disappearing can confuse users and frustrate visitors. However, they’ve maintained their position as a consistently popular design choice, especially when screen space is limited, like on mobile devices. Their modularity […]
How To Select the Best Font For Any Project or Website
The correct font for your project depends on its use. Consider what your website is for, and what the user will do when they arrive. Do you have long stretches of text, or just smaller headlines and descriptive language? Chose the best font based on how the website works, not what you like the look […]
Dazzling Slow Motion Effects For Tomorrow’s Sites
Slow motion effects can be attention-grabbing tone setters in your website. Careful use of animation helps users better understand a changing user interface. When to Animate Your User Interface When we see an interface visually animate from one state to the next, it helps the user understand “where” they are in the metaphorical spacial plane […]
Adding Customization Options to Your User Interface
There’s a careful balance to be struck when adding customization options to your user interface. You need to provide a real degree of control, or dictate your design completely. Here are some things to consider when applying customization options to your user interface. Theme Options If you’re providing the option for your user interface to […]
31 Fresh Design Elements for Spring and Easter
Yogi Bear blearily emerges from his winter’s nap, rabbits start eyeing each other suggestively, and your local 7-11 puts a heaping pile of Cadbury Creme eggs near the register: Spring is in the air! Easter will soon be upon us! This makes it a great time of year to celebrate the season by incorporating Spring […]
4 Examples of Bad UI and How to Avoid Them
The easiest way to observe bad user interfaces is by keeping your eyes open. Every time you order something online, every time you visit a new website, every time you fill in a form, purchase a product or publish a post, think about how you’re being asked to perform that task. Where are the buttons […]
A Guide to Getting Ready for iOS 12 Notifications for Designers
Now that iOS 12 is out and some users have upgraded to the operating system, you’ll want to start revising your application to take advantage of the new features of iOS 12 notifications. What’s new in iOS 12 Notifications? iOS 12 brings a number of changes to how notifications work. While no single change completely […]
Best Practices for Designing Push Notifications
Notifications are a crucial part of any app. Not only are they a key part of keeping users engaged with your application: many apps require notifications for their basic functionality. You won’t have much of an email app, for example, if you don’t have notifications. But the line between good notifications and bad notifications is […]
33 Summer Design Elements for Summer 2018
Summer is just about to arrive across the Northern Hemisphere. After a long winter, we’re all ready to celebrate the coming sun and warmth. Bask in the sun and soak your sites in summer vibes with these summer design elements for 2018. Summer Sun Logos Summer Light Rays Summer Design Elements Hello Summer Background Tropical […]
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