There are a few key things to keep in mind when designing a user interface that takes the user’s needs into account. First, you need to understand the user’s goals and how they want to use the interface. Second, you need to make sure the interface is easy to use and understand. Third, you need to provide feedback to the … Read the rest

The key to every great design is the organization of its information. Spacing methods and layout grids define structure, hierarchy, and rhythm in your design. When correctly used, they reduce decision making and help establish a rational approach to type scales, positioning, sizing and spacing.

Spacing Basics

Spacing basics that impact all sizing, measuring, and spacing decisions (including grid configuration).… Read the rest

During this time of year, we all look forward to the new year and anticipate what it will bring us. The design community is no exception. Every year, design experts try to predict which design trends will come and go or stay and coexist. New digital technologies and design tendencies evolve gradually — that’s why it’s not surprising that we … Read the rest

Nowadays it’s hard to impress or even surprise with an interface animation. It shows interactions between screens, explains how to use the application or simply directs a user’s attention. While exploring the articles about animation, I found out that almost all of them describe only specific use cases or general facts about animation, but I haven’t come across any article … Read the rest

User research is an integral part of the UX design process. It provides insight into users’ needs and behaviors, so that you can create better products and experiences for them.

There are many types of user research, but it’s important to know what they are and how they’re used to make better UX decisions. In this article, I will discuss different … Read the rest

For researchers, no matter what experience level, synthesizing data can be a long and tedious process. Thankfully, there are tools that can help speed up the process, to get to better insights, faster. To better understand the synthesis process, this blog post will be broken down into smaller pieces: what is synthesis, affinity mapping, tagging, and writing insights.

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a practical guide on when to do qualitative research, the different methods to collect data, and tips for choosing the right method or combination of methods for UX research. By Allison Grayce Marshall. #ux #research

https://www.notably.ai/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-qualitative-research-methods

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Great design is born out of great research. You’ve conducted research, analyzed the data, & have synthesized it into some great insights to share. 

Now what? 

Those insights are only as great as how effectively they’re communicated.

One way to communicate research findings with team or client is with a UX research report, but far too often they’re locked away … Read the rest

Explore the traditional associations of different colors and learn how to use them in the right contexts

Although we can make general assumptions about how colors affect moods and their symbolic meanings, our memories, cultures, religions, and environment have a substantial impact on how we perceive individual colors. For example, while in most Western cultures, brides wear white dresses as a symbol … Read the rest