For a user experience designer or user interface designer to be able to deal with developers is a valuable skill because no project or product can be developed by and individual alone. So, how do you go about communication with developers, who don’t understand your design flow, principles, and always seem to go about ruining […]
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Is it ok to specialise in UX/UI only for mobile devices
From the old days where people produced everything by hand and were closely specializing in doing the whole process by themselves, we got up to the point of massive production and people getting singular repetitive jobs which lowered defects and improved quality. There still is a reason for this as doing everything by yourself is […]
What can UX designers learn from gaming?
Gaming is an industry that had been frowned upon for a long time but is now seeing an improvement in the general public’s opinion of gaming and e-sports. While e-sports have been here for a long time, only recently they began to entice and interest the public, with famous athletes like Shaquille O’Neal investing in […]
What does it take to innovate UI or UX design?
In order to innovate in the hard and competitive field of UX and UI design you have to be a pioneer in just about every segment you consider being your job. You have to constantly improve upon your own designs and skillset in order to just keep yourself competitive, let alone innovate in the sphere. […]
What are good resources for UI design patterns for desktop software?
Good resources for UI design patterns can be found just about anywhere nowadays on the Internet. When it comes to software you must be careful to adhere to the limits of what platform you are designing for. A lot of users already have predefined what they are used to, what they expect and what they […]
What should a UI course ideally include?
High-quality UI course should include structured content on whatever topic it should go about. Whether you are designing web interfaces, or mobile phone interfaces, VR, AR it should give you a structured way of learning first the principles of design for that segment, then going on to a more complex aspect of the specific genre […]
What is the difference between Interaction design, Visual Design, Web Design, UX design, UI design and UI development?
The difference between Interaction design, Visual Design, Web Design, UX design, UI design and UI development can sometimes be hard to spot and these terms can often be blurry to differentiate when dealing with people in the industry. Everyone has their own definition for the positions, but we’ll try to give a definitive definition of […]
What are the career goals for a UI Designer?
Career goals for a UI designer should be no more or less different than for every career there is out there. Consider what goals are realistic for you and what would make you happy in the long run. Don’t concentrate on short term gains and finding shortcuts to working less or achieving more in quicker […]
What is the difference between a UX/UI designer and Web designer?
While the terms “UX/UI Designer” and “Web Designer” are used interchangeably, they are often the same, or very different, depending on the company and the roles that the individual will have and projects that he will operate on there. A web designer will have the tasks of creating interactive and appealing user interfaces adhering to […]
What are some tips and ideas to being a better designer?
In order to become a better designer, you have to look at the broader picture: you have to work on yourself in every aspect of your life, completely and constantly. You have to aim to be the best version of yourself that you can bring to work every day continuously day after day. Constant learning […]