Storytelling is central to how human-beings understand the world. By leveraging the three elements of storytelling we can transform our user flow diagrams from static designs to engaging design sales tools. Vasilis Odysseos talks us through the art of telling a story, and how that works for designers.
We all have a startup idea, or two, up our sleeve that we're planning to work on one of these days. Some prospective entrepreneurs have hundreds. But which ideas are worth pursuing? Ideas Are Worthless is a great site that allows you to post your big idea, and get community feedback on just how good it actually is.
Designing for VR is a huge challenge, not only due to the technology, but because visualizing in 3D is so unpredictable. Volodymyr Kurbatov has developed an innovative technique for designing for 360 VR, and best of all, all you need to get started is an equirectangular grid your favorite image editing software.
What do the head of AI at Apple, the founder of Nest, Google's head of speech recognition, the CTO of Twitter, and the CTO of LinkedIn have in common? They all worked at General Magic, a failed 90s startup that inspired the tech world. Here are their design lessons for designers, technologists, and entrepreneurs.
Lightbox is a simple to use application for animating. Using an onion-skinning process you can draw keyframes and animate the sequence. The MacOS version is in beta, and the Windows version is in development. If you want to dip your toes into animation without buying an expensive app, this the perfect place to start.
These days, small screens are used for big tasks. Users do everything from managing their billing, to communicating with millions. This is the story of how Dropbox developed a mobile strategy, with handy UX tips for aspiring mobile designers. Insightful and packed with universal advice, it's a must-read for UI designers.
This month's essential roundup of web design trends features 3 must-see approaches to site design we're expecting to be huge in August. Highlighted this month are white color schemes, the arrival of the data visualization phenomenon, and what we've dubbed 'Polygons 2.0'. Check it out for a dose of inspiration.
Designing a user interface so that it is both clear, and enjoyable, is central to ensuring that users come back time and again. Busra Demirci's excellent introduction to implementing microinteractions explains everything you need to know to start designing with this cornerstone principle of UX design.
As a developer, you probably have a buglist you're working on right now. It will range from simple typos, to huge security holes. However, according to Kristine Pinedo, not all bugs are worth fixing (and that's OK). This common-sense guide helps identify which bugs you shouldn't bother fixing, and what to do instead.
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