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Neurodesign: a step-by-step guide to weaving emotions into your designs

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Nothing says good design like making that emotional connection to your target audience. It's what we strive for. When people feel something in response to a design, they are more likely to remember it and keep coming back to it. Emotional design can...

Understanding the ‘Why’ behind some basic UI design practices

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Whether it's from school or on the job training designers know it's important to learn your design principles and practices. When designers know the rationale behind design choices it allows them to make informed decisions rather than relying on...

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Neurodesign: a step-by-step guide to weaving emotions into your designs

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Nothing says good design like making that emotional connection to your target audience. It's what we strive for. When people feel something in response to a design, they are more likely to remember it and keep coming back to it. Emotional design can...

Stakeholder Wants vs. User Needs: Why Following Orders Creates Bad Products

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Stakeholders often have specific desires based on business goals, market pressures, or personal preferences. The trouble is it's the designer who will figure out what the user actually needs and how to solve the problems that arise on the way to...

Neurodesign: a step-by-step guide to weaving emotions into your designs

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Nothing says good design like making that emotional connection to your target audience. It's what we strive for. When people feel something in response to a design, they are more likely to remember it and keep coming back to it. Emotional design can...

Understanding the ‘Why’ behind some basic UI design practices

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Whether it's from school or on the job training designers know it's important to learn your design principles and practices. When designers know the rationale behind design choices it allows them to make informed decisions rather than relying on...

Stop inventing product problems; start solving customer problems

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers we love a challenge. Give a designer a problem and they move heaven and earth to solve it. The trouble is most of the time it's a product problem, not a client problem. The designer needs to realize the importance of focusing on the real...

Basic Color Theory

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We designers know the importance of color. You know that whether it's driving down the highway or thumbing through a magazine at the doctor's office you're gonna notice the color billboard, headlines or photo first, article second. We also know that...

7 principles of UX design for innovative AI solutions

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Admit it, Artificial Intelligence has turned the design world upside down. It has enhanced user research, automated some of the design processes and frees up a lot of the designers time. When it comes to AI and design you need an approach, a way...

A product design process for the real world

ARTICLE SUMMARY: When it comes to design you have to be careful, depending on the size and scope of the project the last thing you need is the job spinning out of control. To keep the project from running off the rails you need a process. A process that keeps the team...

The End of Design?

ARTICLE SUMMARY: If there is one constant in design it's that design is always in the state of flux. If you think about it design has undergone significant changes from the 1970s to the present, influenced by technological advancements, cultural shifts, and evolving...

Merging accessibility with exclusive design

ARTICLE SUMMARY: In today's digital marketplace it's a battlefield out there trying to stand out amid all the websites that are selling the same product or service as you. Merging accessibility with exclusive design presents several challenges and conflicts and at...

UX principles for AR: an overview

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Augmented Reality made it's appearance in 1968. As technology progressed one of the early examples of AR technology was the “Virtual Fixtures” project, developed in the early 1990s by Thomas Caudell at the United States Air Force’s Armstrong...

Neurodesign: a step-by-step guide to weaving emotions into your designs

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Nothing says good design like making that emotional connection to your target audience. It's what we strive for. When people feel something in response to a design, they are more likely to remember it and keep coming back to it. Emotional design can...

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Basic Color Theory

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We designers know the importance of color. You know that whether it's driving down the highway or thumbing through a magazine at the doctor's office you're gonna notice the color billboard, headlines or photo first, article second. We also know that...

10 laws of UX every designer should know

ARTICLE SUMMARY: While nobody is going to be arrested for not following the Laws of UX, you look at some of the websites out there and think to yourself maybe they should be. Understandable. As designers we know they are not laws, but principles. We know understanding...

The Psychology of Color: How It Influences Emotions and Behavior

ARTICLE SUMMARY: The importance of color in our lives cannot be understated. While most people do not think about the effects color has on human emotions, perceptions, and behaviors designers do, and for good reasons. Color is widely studied in marketing, design, and...

How the meaning of colour varies per culture

ARTICLE SUMMARY: The effects of color on the population at large is not lost on designers. Colors are not only about hue and saturation but also about meaning. Each color can have a different essence across the globe. The meaning of color can vary significantly from...

Decoding Typography: Unveiling the Art and Science

ARTICLE SUMMARY: It's been said before, you can never learn enough about type. The more we understand type the more we can take advantage it's power of communication and persuasion to our designs. The study of typography spans centuries of development and innovation...

How Schooling Systems Put A Stranglehold On Your Creativity 

ARTICLE SUMMARY: While education is a must, especially in this day and age, we need to be aware how educational systems can damage your creative thinking. School systems were designed with the good intention of educating and preparing students for life, but have...

Basic Color Theory

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We designers know the importance of color. You know that whether it's driving down the highway or thumbing through a magazine at the doctor's office you're gonna notice the color billboard, headlines or photo first, article second. We also know that...

10 laws of UX every designer should know

ARTICLE SUMMARY: While nobody is going to be arrested for not following the Laws of UX, you look at some of the websites out there and think to yourself maybe they should be. Understandable. As designers we know they are not laws, but principles. We know understanding...

Decoding Typography: Unveiling the Art and Science

ARTICLE SUMMARY: It's been said before, you can never learn enough about type. The more we understand type the more we can take advantage it's power of communication and persuasion to our designs. The study of typography spans centuries of development and innovation...

Exploring the Impact of Colors and Typography

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Oscar Wilde once said "presentation is everything." There is power in words, especially if you know how to "present" them. Colors and typography play a crucial role in readability and user experience (UX) in design, they can influence how users...

9 Rules for Good Typography in Web Design

ARTICLE SUMMARY: When it comes to web design nothing is more important than typography, it is key to good communication, maintaining brand identity, convey emotions and set the tone for the content across various communication mediums. Good typography is essential in...

Why are we so fascinated by letters?

ARTICLE SUMMARY: We love type, there's no denying it. It does not matter if you're a designer, bus driver or bar tender, typography has a pervasive influence on our lives and its impact goes beyond the conscious awareness of many people. Maybe it's the art and...

Neurodesign: a step-by-step guide to weaving emotions into your designs

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Nothing says good design like making that emotional connection to your target audience. It's what we strive for. When people feel something in response to a design, they are more likely to remember it and keep coming back to it. Emotional design can...

Understanding the ‘Why’ behind some basic UI design practices

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Whether it's from school or on the job training designers know it's important to learn your design principles and practices. When designers know the rationale behind design choices it allows them to make informed decisions rather than relying on...

Stop inventing product problems; start solving customer problems

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers we love a challenge. Give a designer a problem and they move heaven and earth to solve it. The trouble is most of the time it's a product problem, not a client problem. The designer needs to realize the importance of focusing on the real...

7 principles of UX design for innovative AI solutions

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Admit it, Artificial Intelligence has turned the design world upside down. It has enhanced user research, automated some of the design processes and frees up a lot of the designers time. When it comes to AI and design you need an approach, a way...

A product design process for the real world

ARTICLE SUMMARY: When it comes to design you have to be careful, depending on the size and scope of the project the last thing you need is the job spinning out of control. To keep the project from running off the rails you need a process. A process that keeps the team...

The End of Design?

ARTICLE SUMMARY: If there is one constant in design it's that design is always in the state of flux. If you think about it design has undergone significant changes from the 1970s to the present, influenced by technological advancements, cultural shifts, and evolving...

Merging accessibility with exclusive design

ARTICLE SUMMARY: In today's digital marketplace it's a battlefield out there trying to stand out amid all the websites that are selling the same product or service as you. Merging accessibility with exclusive design presents several challenges and conflicts and at...

Is it good design, or does it just look good?

ARTICLE SUMMARY: When I was in the Navy and just out of boot camp in 1970 the first three months on my new ship was spent in the galley making powdered apple sauce for the evening meal. About a half hour into the meal the mess deck chief came back and taught me a...

Operation Make Skateboarding Cool Again

ARTICLE SUMMARY: The old saying goes, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again". It's never easy for a major brand to recapture the glory days once the subculture that made your brand a success starts to grow up or fade away. Skateboarding has a rich cultural...

To grow your brand, narrow your audience target

ARTICLE SUMMARY: In any business when it comes to marketing you need to know your target audience. It's one thing if you're like a department store with an overabundance of products, the scattergun approach to marketing works. If you're not a department store then you...

Neurodesign: a step-by-step guide to weaving emotions into your designs

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Nothing says good design like making that emotional connection to your target audience. It's what we strive for. When people feel something in response to a design, they are more likely to remember it and keep coming back to it. Emotional design can...

Understanding the ‘Why’ behind some basic UI design practices

ARTICLE SUMMARY: Whether it's from school or on the job training designers know it's important to learn your design principles and practices. When designers know the rationale behind design choices it allows them to make informed decisions rather than relying on...

Stop inventing product problems; start solving customer problems

ARTICLE SUMMARY: As designers we love a challenge. Give a designer a problem and they move heaven and earth to solve it. The trouble is most of the time it's a product problem, not a client problem. The designer needs to realize the importance of focusing on the real...