I’m a big believer in heuristics — quick rules of thumb that apply across a wide variety of situations.
For designers, heuristics are literally a superpower.
There’s certain phrases, rules, and ideas that — if you always keep them in mind, you’ll quickly become a MUCH better designer.
I’m going…
This is my advice on improving the UX of your designs WITHOUT hours of user research sessions, paper prototyping playtime, or any other trendy UX buzzwords.
(Seriously, search “design thinking”. 0 results. Nailed it!)
Who’s this article for? I’m looking at you:
There’s a real chicken-and-egg problem with getting hired as a designer these days:
(This is true of freelance work, agency work, and full-time work at a startup or…
UX Power Tools is featuring new authors (like me) as a part of their TinyTrends series. Sweet. Now let’s see what the next little thing is.
Wouldn’t it be cool and unique if your design featured text with vines/flowers/leaves wrapping around the letterforms, as if they existed in the same…
NOTE: for the full, updated article, please go here. This is an abbreviated (and non-updated version).
Being pretty self-taught as far as UI design goes, I’ve always wondered why so many articles and books talk about color theory and palettes. …
A guide to visual aesthetics, written by a nerd
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This is the second part in a two-part series. You should read the first part first.
We’re talking about rules for designing clean and simple UI without needing to…
A non-artsy guide to creating beautiful apps and sites
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OK, first things first. This guide is not for everyone. Who is this guide for?
Staying hungry, staying foolish, and getting stuff done. Independent UX/UI Designer. Teaches at http://LearnUI.Design
