Color Meanings

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

Dieter Rams Design Principles

Good design is subjective and can’t necessarily be measured. However Rams attempted to express what he believed to be the most important principles for design. These principles have become iconic and have inspired designers across the world. As good design cannot be measured in a finite way he set about expressing the ten most important principles for what he considered … Read the rest

Designing Data Tables

Data tables vary in size, complexity, content and purpose. Regardless of use-case all well-designed data tables provide clarity on the information presented and help users make insights and take action.

Table Style

When deciding how to style and format the table, prioritize readability and remove any visual clutter that may distract the eye.

1. Choose The Best Row Style

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Organize research notes

Conducting high quality, rigorous research is tough, regardless of how seasoned you are, because each research project is completely unique. In addition to actually doing the research itself, aggregating and organizing research notes can be overwhelming. Making sense of research data during synthesis and writing up a research report takes a lot of time. And if you don’t organize research … Read the rest