Designing for the 3 Second Rule

Designing for the 3 Second Rule

UX Design

3-5 seconds! Yes that’s all it takes to make a great first impression. I know this sounds like an atrociously low time frame to create an impression, but that’s the…

Creating a Good Design Brief for Your Mobile App

Creating a Good Design Brief for Your Mobile App

Web Design

Understanding well what a client has in mind for his/her mobile app can be a slippery process. As a designer, you surely want to deliver to the best of your…

10 Useful Google Docs Templates for Web & Mobile App Designers

10 Useful Google Docs Templates for Web & Mobile App Designers

UI Design / Web Design

If I am honest, I don’t know how popular Google Docs is within the freelance community, but I have found that I have been using it a lot more recently….

Exploring Social Design Patterns For the Web

Exploring Social Design Patterns For the Web

UX Design

Although many people are designing mobile products that are social in nature, few understand what that really means, how it works, or why it’s important. While social features are becoming…

Backbone vs. Knockout

Backbone vs. Knockout

JavaScript

If you are asking yourself, which Javascript framework should I use for my next application, then this is the article for you. When building for the Web, there is no…

The Importance of Navigation Design Patterns

The Importance of Navigation Design Patterns

UX Design

In this article we discuss the importance of navigation design patterns using examples from some of the hottest websites and web apps. Once someone starts using your website or web…

4 Reasons Minimum Viable Products Fail

4 Reasons Minimum Viable Products Fail

UX Design

It is common belief that roughly 80-90% of products fail. Although this figure defies logic, the myth persists. If over 80% of new products truly fail, does it make sense…

10 Massively Successful Minimum Viable Products

10 Massively Successful Minimum Viable Products

UX Design

Today, lean startups and tech titans alike are increasingly using the minimum viable product (MVP) as a starting point for building successful software products. In the article 4 Reasons MVPs…

The Typographic Details Behind 10 Type-Driven Websites

The Typographic Details Behind 10 Type-Driven Websites

UI Design

What exactly makes someone say a website has “nice typography”? It’s more than a matter of just using nice fonts. Good typography is all about perfecting the small details. In…

Building Minimum Viable Products at Spotify

Building Minimum Viable Products at Spotify

UX Design

Many companies face the paradox of wanting to build a delightful product without knowing if people actually want the product until it’s released. Spotify’s vision was to give people the…

15 Inspiring Examples of Creative Depth in Web Design

15 Inspiring Examples of Creative Depth in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design

Breathing life into digital design can be a tough call. A flat surface will always command less attention compared to the one that creates a 3D-feel. Adding depth to a…

Visionaries That Shaped Modern Graphic Design: John Maeda

Visionaries That Shaped Modern Graphic Design: John Maeda

Design / Freelance
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