Design

Break free of breakpoints to prepare for the infinite canvas of spatial design

The folks at Studio MPLS are always up to something cool, creating some of the most striking branding and packaging designs out there. For example, their work for River St. Joe is one of my favorite…

A design history can help your team log design decisions and create a permanent record of how your service has developed over time.

Document and share design decisions. Create a permanent record of how your service has developed over time.

How to find segments to focus on using common sense and machine learning

Many interfaces use charts to help users visualize data. But unfortunately, most of those charts are inaccessible to the colorblind. Colorblind users cannot differentiate the data marks if your chart uses multiple colors. Below is a bar chart with different colored marks. Users with red-green color blindness (deuteranopia or protanopia) will have trouble distinguishing three […]

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The new Zelda game uses repeated patterns to build a cohesive world. Let's write code to generate these patterns and then print them with a robot!

Light text might seem fancy, but if it’s not large enough, it’s a pain to read.

Some inspiration for transitioning text blocks with different word animations.

Logic focuses on problems, while Magic focuses on opportunities

The Gestalt Principles of Design are a set of concepts and guidelines drawn from gestalt psychology, which theorizes that the mind tends to process

The Gestalt Principles of Design are a set of concepts and guidelines drawn from gestalt psychology, which theorizes that the mind tends to process

A report on work by the first graduates from the Royal College of Art’s Critical Writing in Art & Design MA.

Spoiler alert: If you haven’t finished this gorgeous game yet, you may want to stop reading here to avoid seeing screenshots from different…

This article covers the best tips and recommendations on the elements to pay attention to, the rules to follow, and life hacks to get around certain difficulties in table design.

Plain English Campaign is an independent group fighting for plain English in public communication. We oppose gobbledygook, jargon and legalese.

Our 5th annual report unpacks survey data from 929 UX researchers and ReOps pros to uncover trends in research teams, tools, AI, layoffs, and more.

"In this workshop, we’ll look at models and approaches for a small or large business transformation back to high quality products and services that meet and exceed customers’ real needs."

HCI made simple

The design process is messy. You might be following a structured approach, but too often, it takes a life of its own. And before you know it, you are designing in chaos, with last-minute changes and missed deadlines. So, what’s the “perfect” design process?

Going beyond Nielsen’s Usability Heuristics (with Infographic)

Over the years, I’ve found a collection of highly-efficient UX research methods that I rely on when I have little time or money.

Historically, bank cards were relatively simple rectangles of plastic—but not anymore. Here's how this new feature complexity has been tackled.

Good group activities are essential in a remote UX workshop. Here are 33 ideas to try in your next meeting, along with tips and recommended tools.

Changing the round-table discussion.

Striking the right balance between inspiration and innovation might be hard. Let’s explore how to effectively get inspiration from others without losing that magic spark, including some do’s and don’ts along the way.