Principles

by Justin Weisz (IBM Research, US), Jessica He (IBM Research, US), Michael Muller (IBM Research, US), Gabriela Hoefer (IBM, US), Rachel…

1. If something requires a large investment of time—or looks like it will—it’s less likely to be used. 2. If something is usable—whether it’s a Web site, a remote control, or a revolving door—it...

By Donella Meadows The Dance 1. Get the beat. 2. Listen to the wisdom of the system. 3. Expose your mental models to the open air. 4. Stay humble. Stay a learner. 5. Honor and protect information. 6. Locate responsibility in the system. 7. Make feedback policies for feedback systems. 8. Pay attention to what […]

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I’ve always been fascinated by the observations, adages, and aphorisms that we (often sarcastically) designate as eponymous laws, effects, or principles. They are often funny (and memorable because of it), but many of them speak to very fundamental features of our psychology and the human condition more generally. Murphy’s Law is probably the most well known example.

Applying white space in UI design: 8 practical tips, with examples.👇 A thread. pic.twitter.com/skqcACTvt0— Yuan Qing Lim (@yuanqinglim) February 6, 2021

Laws of UX is a collection of best practices that designers can consider when building user interfaces.

Visually aesthetic designs use consistent typography, establish a clear hierarchy, utilize a refined color palette, and align to a grid.

There are three great design themes: making something beautiful, making something easier, and making something possible.

Musings, ramblings, and principles that I’ve shared with my team and randomly on Twitter. Reminding yourself of the principles that ground you is simply a good practice. Here are mine.

Learn what makes responsive web design work. Responsive vs Adaptive design, The Flow, Relative units, When to choose web fonts and when go with system fonts

The opening presentation from An Event Apart Online Together: Front-End Focus held online in August 2020.

A curated list of resources to help you on your journey into the User Experience of Virtual Reality

An Open Source collection of Design Principles and methods

Dieter Rams’s ten principles for good design (sometimes referred to as the ‘Ten commandments’).

A free resource that will help you understand the design process and improve the quality of your work. Learn about strategies our team has been implementing and improving over years of cooperation with clients.

Product design principles (or, in short, design principles) are value statements that frame design decisions and support consistency in decision making across teams working on the same product or service.

The tool consists of 105 hands-on examples of cognitive biases use in software development for better user experience (UX).

In visual design, elements within the same boundary are perceived as related.