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Beatriz Fialho
Web Design Inspiration
Part of my job as a designer is to search for inspiration. That’s one of the many ways I get to hone my craft and that’s why I usually cringe when looking back at projects from four or five years ago: I realize my aesthetic has evolved. I work as a Theme Designer at Automattic,…
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L. Jeffrey Zeldman
The Beauty Trap in Design
My primary responsibility as a UX designer and creative director is to get inside the mind of the client and their customer. To think like they do, anticipating stumbling blocks they may encounter even if a trained professional web designer would sail briskly through.
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Joshua Wold
The value of quick visual storytelling
Story telling matters as a foundational part of communication between people. You can tell stories by writing, speaking, filming, drawing, coding, and much more. When dealing with humans, assume miscommunication. If you’re trying to explain something, part of it will get lost in the transition from your brain to the other person’s ears. Count on it.…
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Filippo Di Trapani
Synthesizing usability test results
This week we got another usability study in the books by testing the most recent iteration of our signup and onboarding flow. Thanks to some help from our design operations team I was able to pull it off without a hitch. All I had to do was fill in a request, slightly massage a template…
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L. Jeffrey Zeldman
Accessibility Standards: Defining What Success Means
Announcing the first pass at Special Projects accessibility standards. Spread the love.
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L. Jeffrey Zeldman
You got this.
Through the rosy lens of memory, learning HTML and Photoshop back in the day was a breeze. Now I’m learning new tech, and it’s hard. Maybe you’re in the same boat.
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Jeffikus
African Design
Africa! A continent of mystery, magic, and a mix of cultures and people so diverse that very few outside of it manage to understand, let alone describe it. I was born and live at the southern most part of Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, and I see many different cultures on a daily basis –…
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Andrei Slobtsov
How to Serve the Millions
Consistency makes us feel secure, safe, and confident in our choices. Consistency is one of the main principles in life, in business, and of course – in design. What is a consistent design? In short, it’s intuitive design or a system of design solutions which can empower someone to learn new things, focus on immediate…
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marinawoo
How to grow the reach of Ashley’s post with a sticky highlight
How to grow an audience is quite literally a million dollar question. Where there is a gathered audience, there is a group one can build relationship with, talk to about a product or service, and when the right time comes – monetize. Having an audience is a valuable thing, but how does one get and…
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Jeff Golenski
Finding your target audience. A simple guide to driving more traffic to your blog.
Originally written for DesignTactician.blog First, define your purpose It may seem like a silly question to ask oneself—but its often a question that’s overlooked when folks get a website or blog online (or before). But the answer to “why” can often shift the tactics in which to have a successful website or blog. What’s the…
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A fully distributed team making the web a better place.
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