Read the latest articles on designing user interfaces that are visually appealing and enhance the user experience.
October 28, 2020 — A good understanding of Typography is so important in the design of strong UIs. With this article, I wanted to show you a handful of tips that will not only give you a better understanding, but also feel more confident when working with type on your next project. Let’s dive on in...
Read this storyOctober 23, 2020 — Grids give more precise control over alignments and layout on different screen sizes. This article highlights the most important aspect of the responsive grid and how product designers can adapt grids in their design workflow.
Read this storySeptember 6, 2020 — Objects with similar visual traits are most likely related — or at least they should be, when it comes to user-interface design. Clear, consistently applied visual rules for each type of UI element are critical to helping people understand and use the design easily.
Read this storySeptember 4, 2020 — Choosing good colors for your charts is hard. This article tries to make it easier. I want you to feel more confident in your color choices. And if you have no sense for colors at all, here’s my attempt to help you find good ones anyway.
Read this storySeptember 3, 2020 — Consistent, and scalable spacing helps you eliminate guesswork whilst designing and developing. It requires fewer design decisions. And it enables a much faster turnaround on projects. The 8pt Grid is probably one of the most commonly used Layout Grid Systems there is, and for very good reason.
Read this storySeptember 1, 2020 — Brutalism has become a catchall term for websites that flout the conventions of modern web design with a kind of droll, utilitarian nostalgia for the early web. Think JNCO jeans in a sea of khaki Wordpress chino sameness. Things animate that shouldn’t, things don’t animate that should...
Read this storyAugust 17, 2020 — Aside from the color palette, the typography of a website is one of the most important and impactful influencers of user experience. The right typefaces elevate a design and make the content pleasant to read.
Read this storyAugust 2, 2020 — Proximity is one of the most important grouping principles and can overpower competing visual cues such as similarity of color or shape. The practice of placing related elements close together and separating unrelated elements can be seen almost everywhere in UI design.
Read this storyJuly 21, 2020 — In this article, Vladimir Gruev, designer at Heartbeat Agency, explains how to craft a cohesive visual identity for digital products. Plus, how to successfully present your concept to clients, and integrate the visual identity into product marketing and interfaces.
Read this storyJuly 13, 2020 — Best practices, tips, and terminology for using color in user interfaces.
Read this storyJune 23, 2020 — I've said it many times over the last few years. But today with even more certainty, I'll say it again: skeuomorphism is coming back.
Read this storyMay 8, 2020 — A typeface choice could influence your perception of people running for school board seats, the lawyer opening a new law office, or the coffee shop you never noticed before.
Read this storyApril 22, 2020 — Our app designs have become soft, sweet, inoffensive. Bank interfaces use pastels, rounded corners and soft drop shadows to make mundane or unpleasant tasks more "fun.” Animojis have taken over our chats, and our productivity tools are starting to look like Animal Crossing.
Read this storyJanuary 28, 2020 — Creating a high-quality icon family requires a thoughtful approach, a trained eye, a bit of iteration, and a lot of practice. Below, I’ll illustrate the hallmarks of quality through 7 principles and plenty of real-world examples. The goal is to tune you to the key attributes of great icon design.
Read this storyJanuary 14, 2020 — This article is not theory. This article is pure application. You won’t see anything about golden ratios. I don’t even mention color theory. Only what I’ve learned from being bad and then deliberately practicing.
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