Design Thoughts

As hardware begins to fade and software experiences come to the foreground, it is essential to focus on the way we design the interfaces that users will see and interact with. Over the last decade, interface design has seen a turn from replication of the physical/material (referred to as skeuomorphism) to a much more flat, abstract aesthetic. While this new… Read More ￫

Christmas 2017, I made a bold decision to part ways with my nonsense about not having enough time to pursue my interest in programming. I had previously dabbled in different development languages, without really committing to any kind of progression or journey. That joyous sense of personal fulfilment upon learning a new skill was subsequently absent from most of my… Read More ￫

Background A new fast food franchise is opening 500 new stores across the U. S. and Canada. Each store has 5–12 employees and each employee needs 3 uniforms: the main uniform and 2 seasonal ones. Currently the franchise is in the process of hiring and preparing all stores for a grand opening. Corporate is collecting orders and holding them for… Read More ￫

Accessibility: (noun) the qualities that make an experience open to all Accessible design is good design — an accessible user interface (UI) opens experiences to a wider range of users and improves experiences for existing users. That’s the beauty of designing with all abilities in mind — it benefits everyone, not just those with limited vision, hearing, or mobility. When designing… Read More ￫

What Are UI Guidelines? While working on UI design, few principles and guidelines are required to follow that help you design a standard and consistent experience throughout your products. UI guidelines explain the best practices of UI components and understanding of their behavior by giving real examples. These guidelines are usually defined at organization level and equally helpful for designers,… Read More ￫

In our ever-growing tech world, we need the design to scale as fast as other aspects of that world. But design doesn’t scale easily since it’s a mixture of art and science, form and content. So how to achieve this? Design Systems can be the answer. Let’s dive deeper into this and see what they are and how they can… Read More ￫

Introduction I recently completed a training in User Interface/User Experience design facilitated by Stutern Graduate Accelerator (SGA). For my final project, I worked on the UI/UX for a client’s gift shopping app called Dealsdate. What follows is a case study detailing my process and output. Overview Dealsdate is an online gift shopping website providing gift items for special life moments… Read More ￫

Designers love to talk about their process. From brainstorming wacky ideas to prototyping potential solutions, there is a lot to love. But one of the most critical parts of the design process that is seldom talked about at conferences and meetups is synthesizing user research. That is why I jumped at the opportunity to give a talk about conducting proper… Read More ￫

Nowadays, a lot of people are making a fuss of the difficulty that individuals are facing in getting into UX Design and in finding an internship job. Flat out, people can easily gain UX methods by enrolling through online courses. They can also gain it through Design Schools and bootcamps. As a result, every Junior Designers’ application forms have mentioned… Read More ￫

August.com Salary Negotiations for Designers This article will focus on the job classification of UX designer —future articles will focus on other design fields, like visual and research. Which designer are you? Design is currently one of the hottest, in-demand fields — 2018 will be no different. However, the biggest trend for 2018 is the widening salary range for more experienced… Read More ￫

Overcomplicating things is not doing you any favors. Particularly with digital design, there are countless examples that are a loud and complex mess of elements that seem to evade, at all costs, the primary goal of the design itself — to clearly communicate something. On the flip side, there’s a major trend nowadays with minimal design. Loads of whitespace, small… Read More ￫

2017 was a bumpy yet exciting year for me. I left my graphic designer job in March, and entered the maze of the coding world. Five months later, I finally got a job as a front-end developer at Tenten.co. Having been a full-time front-end developer for six months, I’d like to share my story of why and how I pivoted… Read More ￫