The secret of web success: figure out what your user wants, then give it to them
We all want to give our users an optimal user experience; it has been one of the more recent pillars…
How infinite scrolling breaks UX
By now, users are more than familiar with infinite scrolling — the design technique that relentlessly keeps refreshing a page…
What print design teaches us about UX
Every new field of knowledge and endeavor develops its own jargon and acronyms. Web design is no different; we have…
Is the Floating Action Button the new Hamburger Menu?
Google’s Material Design continues to be a popular approach to contemporary web design. An almost-flat style, the set of principles—originally…
Free download: Elegant Vector Kit
The Elegant Vector Kit is a set of beautifully rendered workspace elements, designed by Nasti Funny. Great for creating hero…
Google+ undergoes huge redesign
The ugly duckling of the social media world, Google+, has just undergone a significant redesign. Far more than a simple…
Everything designers need to know about Foundation 6
Foundation 6 is almost ready to exit beta, and it’s better than its predecessors in nearly every conceivable way: it’s…
The latest UX challenge: designing for personalization
Users want individual experiences when they interact with devices. From geolocation tools to voice activation systems that respond to a…
The New Republic launches mobile-centric redesign
To mark its 101st birthday this month, and following on from a redesign of its print version this Summer, America’s…
Dynamic sites at static speed: the art of website caching
A lot has been said recently about the merits of static sites. But in many situations a dynamic approach is…
Can BPG replace JPG?
BPG stands for Better Portable Graphics, and it’s a new image format, the aim of which is to replace JPG….
Static-site success: Jekyll against the rest of the world
I’m stood in the center of a room, confident my choice to go all static had been a good one….
What’s new for designers, November 2015
In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included lots of productivity apps, design plugins for…
Keeping UX simple with anticipatory design
With web users increasingly time-strapped and suffering from information overload, there’s definitely a sense of relief when encountering a site…
How to perfect first-time UX in apps
Somehow, we’ve come to accept the notion that digital technology is the answer to all of life’s problems. That conclusion…
How to design the perfect contact page
The contact page of a website can make or break conversions. If your visitor has had a good experience up…
Free download: 100 best picjumbo images
When Viktor Hanáček started designing for the Web, he struggled to find good stock images, so he started using his…
Interview: Adobe’s Andrew Shorten discusses Project Comet
The big news at this year’s Adobe MAX conference was the announcement of Project Comet, Adobe’s new UX design tool….