Great Article: How to Hook Users With Habit-Forming UX Design
Learn a proven 3-step process for creating addictive product design. Written by serial entrepreneur and Stanford Design teacher Nir Eyal.
How I’d redesign the Comcast remote – Medium
Recently, I have been forced to use a Comcast remote while living in Houston temporarily. The experience, like most cable services, has been awful. This is the main reason I’m featuring this article, but it’s a very useful exercise for any UX designer to take on. It’s always nice to see an interface be drastically improved through basic simplification. Source: Medium.com
New Fave on DA: The Beast below… by Nanomortis
I love nanomortis. Favorite artist on DeviantArt at the moment? Possibly. Source: The Beast below…
Great Article: Meta-Moments: Thoughtfulness by Design
Does the internet ever stop you in your tracks? Does it sometimes make you pause and think about what you’re doing? Andrew Grimes calls such moments meta-moments. He walks us through why meta-moments are occasionally necessary and how we might build them into the experiences we design.
Great Article: Guidelines for Animation Timing
“Interaction design describes what happens in-between states. Unlike other disciplines, it’s focused on the change in state and not the state itself. Since the components of interaction are movement and time, it isn’t inherently suited for static artifacts like sitemaps, mockups, and visual treatments. Adjusting just one of these components has a great affect on what feels right. Today, I’ll explore how time changes user perception.”
Great Article: Functional Animation In UX Design
When it comes to providing pleasure or delight in our websites and apps, animations contribute a lot. But always remember that they must be functional first.
The Future of Design in Technology – 10 predictions for the next 10 years – Medium
Design in the chameleon-colored world of technology is still young. The word interaction design only started getting thrown around in the 90s. When I started my first job, before the advent of the iPhone, I remember our team compiling a list of all the folks we could find who had ever designed an interactive application […]
Becoming a More Thoughtful User Experience Designer | UX Magazine
The difference between creating good experiences and amazing experiences often comes down to how thoughtful we can remain during the design process. Source: Becoming a More Thoughtful User Experience Designer | UX Magazine
After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet | SetUpABlogToday.com
This is an amazing Creative Cloud keyboard shortcut collection, but the page that hooked me was After Effects, as I still struggle with the different keyboard assignments. Super charge your creative design skills with this ultimate Adobe Creative Cloud keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet. Source: The Ultimate Adobe Creative Cloud Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet • SetUpABlogToday.com
Getting Ahead of the Game: Challenges and Methods in Games User Research
I have long said that the UX world stands to learn alot about user behavior from video games. As an avid gamer, I found this article really helpful in outlining the current differences between the two. Designing and developing video games is a challenging and demanding process. Developers must create a game that is enjoyable […]