Thursday, September 7, 2017

๐Ÿ“ Issue #293: Disabled Buttons Suck, Name Ideas Generator, Music For Design, Splitters App, and more…

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NEWSLETTER ISSUE #293 SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

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Disabled Buttons Suck

Think disabling buttons until fields are filled out is a good idea? According to Hampus Sethfors it may not be. In this in-depth look at form UX, Sethfors argues that disabled buttons create a poor user experience and are bad for people with disabilities.

Dovetail App

Dovetail is an awesome app that allows you to organise your research data, analyse what it means, and share those insights with your team; recognize patterns in unstructured data and use it to develop better products.

What's the Best Music to Design to?

What music do you listen to when designing or developing? Does metal help you code? Does jazz improve your typography? In this fun article Ezequiel Bruni asks what kind of music you like to work to, with some interesting results.

Stop Using Research as a Safety Net

We all struggle to make design decisions sometimes, and it's comforting to use design research as a safety net, but it leads to poor design. In this quick read, Jonathan Courtney argues that innovative design comes from assumptions, testing, and iteration.

Splitters

Twitter is the ideal place to have a rant about design, current affairs, or sport. But the 140 character limit is a huge restriction. Splitters is a great app that automatically splits your tweets for you so you can post as much as you like.

Designing Cross-Channel Ads

Making online ads effective means designing for different channels. This essential guide from the Adobe Creative Cloud team covers everything you need to know when designing creative adverts for clients that work across multiple media.

Name Ideas Generator

The hardest part of any project is finding a name. Name Ideas Generator is a free tool that suggests possible domain names. Just enter your keywords and review the suggestions, together with their availability.

Reading Products Like a Book

What could you learn not just from using, but analysing great products? This article will teach you how active reading can help you understand how great products get built, and how active reading will ultimately make you a better designer.

Dazed Redesigns

Dazed has launched a new website. It focuses on politics, and science, and places a greater emphasis on visuals. Creative Review talks to Thomas Gorton and Holly Benwell about the thinking behind their new design.

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