There is no doubt about it, UX is a hot topic. Some say it is design thinking, others call it user-centered design. But no matter how you describe it, UX will be a major force going forward.
The tech world has previously been all about software engineering and what code could do. But now, coding is becoming increasingly commoditized. It is the consumer interface of the technology that matters most, and that makes sense. The face dictates the brand experience, customer acceptance and ease-of-use. It influences support costs and directly impacts sales...
https://customerthink.com/has-user-experience-research-been-eating-too-much-junk-food/
Why quelling the fear and reaching out is easier than you think.
Sometimes asking for help is against our nature. We don’t want to bury the hustle, we want to get there all by ourselves. But as I have started to grow as a designer, and into the design community, I have come to realise it’s not about what you do by yourself but what you can achieve with the others around you that makes it worthwhile.
https://uxplanet.org/finding-design-advice-101-80c550a867ba/
Mobile animation can make a web or mobile app pop. Learn these 5 must know UI animations and play with our 3 free downloadable examples.
https://uxplanet.org/prototyping-mobile-ui-animations-examples-free-downloads-26ba0e0b2073/
Things move quickly in the mobile app universe. To succeed in the field of mobile UX design, designers must have the foresight and prepare for new challenges around the corner.
To simplify the task, I’ve listed the biggest, impactful trends for 2018 and, most likely, beyond.
https://uxplanet.org/12-mobile-ux-design-trends-for-2018-5b4ce7e8445f/
There’s no denying that we reside in a mobile-first world. There’s also no denying that this trend will continue, which means competition will inevitably become tougher and tougher.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2017/12/22/zero-time-for-bad-ux-five-tips-for-mobile-app-ux-design/#21d00ff15548/
One of the best things about the internet is the vast amounts of knowledge available at your fingertips. You can be a complete novice in a subject, but thanks to e-learning sites and YouTube, you can gain a real understanding of practically anything. For instance, we’ve written about free photo courses and YouTube videos where you can learn to paint at your own pace. But this type of creative instruction doesn't stop there; we've found many great design tutorials that will teach you the fundamentals of visual communication.
https://mymodernmet.com/free-graphic-design-tutorials/
Trends are intended to disappear. They arrive along with exit gate. Being worried about the comparative fashion, it turns offensive to follow the chain of components that predicament a simplistic design. It is on the top since 2017, and web design company is prepared with the key changes and updates to roll out in the progressive year.
https://www.whatech.com/web-design/blog/421958-5-unveiling-ux-design-trends-to-follow-this-christmas/
Waste your time wisely — This phrase doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to being involved in the design community. Actually, it probably shouldn’t fall far in any discipline where you need to keep up.
https://uxplanet.org/wasting-time-wisely-3f4f50aaba08/
When Google launched the “Pixel” phones in October 2016, it marked a change of direction in its own narrative in a business it has been struggling to identify itself – smartphones. Despite being the company which owns the source code of the most widely used mobile operating system (Android) in the world, Alphabet’s share of the margin is incomparable to iOS for Apple. A major service provider whose revenues are driven by advertising, Alphabet’s venture into the product space has seen many misses than hits! In the last decade, Alphabet has systematically attempted to put its foot in the smartphone ecosystem, albeit with a lot of struggle.
https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate/search-engine-to-consumer-electronics-what-next-for-alphabet/62280132/
As UI designers, we are confronted with design problems every day. Knowing how best to tackle these issues means investigating, analysing, testing and prototyping solutions until we get the answer that fits our user’s needs.
UI design is less about making something look attractive (although it helps) and more knowing how to create a valid path from idea to execution, backed with statistics and evidence, for the benefit of our users. Otherwise, you are shooting in the dark and crossing your fingers you hit the bullseye. Thankfully, instead of relying on blind faith, there exist usability heuristics to steadily guide UI designers and keep us on the right track.
https://usabilitygeek.com/usability-heuristics-ui-designers-know/
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