Top 10 UX Design Articles of 2017, Must Read for Every Designer
After bidding farewell to 2017, we thought we should take some time out to share a list of our ten best long-form stories on User experience design. Here are our top articles that have been liked most by our readers in the last year.
No UI Is the New UX
Building user experience for ‘no shape’ interfaces is a challenging task where UX designers have to combine their understanding of natural human capabilities such as communication, motor, cognitive, and perceptual skills with machine learning to make interfaces that communicate with the user. This is our top viewed story about the parameters designers have to keep in mind when designing for Natural User Interfaces (NUI).
Bored with Hamburger Menu, Time to Try These Alternatives
The three lines of Hamburger menu can pack a complex desktop navigation for small screens. Hamburger has been enjoying the limelight from long. This was one of our most popular story where we discussed the pros and cons of hamburger menu and a wide range of alternatives that can give hamburger a run for your money.
8 WORST Design Trends Every UX Designer Should Avoid
No one questions the absurdity of design trends at the height of their popularity. But eventually, users get bored and move to the next big thing. Our most popular medium story last year was not about the trends that rocked the design space, but a few annoying ones that should straight away go to the trash bin.
Our Design Sprint Workshop Experience at GOOGLE
Google design sprint is the latest to blend design thinking and agile methodology for validating ideas. We have shared our experience of learning to run a design sprint from the torchbearers of this concept — the GOOGLE and it has become one of our most talked about articles on Facebook.
How Design Thinking Transforming the World and Lives of Millions
There’s a lot of buzz about the design thinking concept, a creative problem-solving technique that employs design principles. Some have christened it as a radical solution to stumble upon innovation. There are some strong examples in the different industries to prove its relevance and one of our most popular stories in 2017 was exactly about that.
Top 7 Trends for an Online Magazine to Follow in 2017
Bloggers can opt for a simple layout, but not the top magazines. Some top publications such as Vogue, Wired, TNW, Mashable, Verge, and many others are already ahead in the race of embracing the design trends. We have curated the inspirations followed by trendsetters and it has become a favorite among our media readers.
Speed Up Enterprise Application Design Using Atomic Design
Everything can be broken down into the building blocks of life. Similarly, our interfaces can be broken down into a finite set of elements. Atomic Design Methodology as highlighted by Brad Frost, is a design system that touches upon the patterns from the very basic ATOMIC level. Our blog on why is atomic design an ideal set-up for enterprises garnered a lot of praises from our readers.
Why Is Customer Journey Map Crucial for eCommerce Conversions in 2017?
eCommerce can survive the retail disruption by improving their customer experience. It’s crucial to capture each touchpoint and weave a customer journey from discovery to sales. One of our most popular articles is a cheat sheet on the how companies can target customers on a highly individual level using the customer journey map.
Top TYPOGRAPHY Trends You Can’t Afford to Miss in 2017
Design expert couldn’t afford to ignore the fundamentals and future of typography. But there are way too many trends to follow. Our story on what to embrace and which typography trends to discard has been widely appreciated by our website and mobile app design readers.
Take Your Brand Viral by Creating Video Experiences
Company story video, animations, explainer videos, case study videos and many more types of video have rocked 2017. We tapped 1000’s of views with our viral blog on how videos can benefit different businesses, the different type of videos, and tips on creating awesome video experiences.
Stay tuned to this space for fresh inspirations in the year 2018.
Innovative experiences have replaced the traditional alternatives in 2017. Don’t wait for too long to embrace the best and latest of UX in your 2018 strategy, give us a shout.
