In discussions we’ve had with designers in retail, a lot of their focus has been around optimising the mobile app, simply because mobile activity increases by the thousands every year. More recently, we spoke to notonthehighstreet.com who have spent time this year focusing on an alternative and more traditional channel – Apple TV. “People have been using the TV as… Read More ￫

In June 2012, while working at CNN.com, I was tasked with designing the user experience of election night. The next five months of my life would be dedicated to that single night—but success to me had nothing to do with who won. I was concerned with findability, data visualization, a shape-shifting canvas, and how the hell mouse-over flyouts were going… Read More ￫

Citysets is a fantastic icon set for Sketch and Illustrator by talented Bryn Taylor, based on New York, London, Paris and Sydney. Containing 80 icons in AI, SVG and Sketch formats, it’s perfect for both web and mobile projects. Click the link below to download: Download icons You can see more of Bryn’s work on Dribbble.

Behavior-Based Design In general, I think that a product is only as good as its ability to co-opt behavior. The tech press is littered with the stale remains of gorgeous products that were executed to perfection, but failed to get any true user adoption. They failed to fit into, or change, the behavior patterns of their users. This point is… Read More ￫

Typically, when a product design falls flat, people want to insert a design process to fix the bad design. However, much like the Ancient Psychic Tandem War Elephant, a one-size-fits-all design process does not exist. Don’t force a process on a design team that everyone must follow. Every designer has their own unique way of solving design problems. “Bad product… Read More ￫

Everybody eats. Almost everybody eats out. With such a large audience to serve, tech hospitality is one that keeps on growing. It’s the rough competition that comes with this kind of industry which often causes a company to consider pivoting and propelling itself out of the present and into the future. Which is exactly what Flypay have done with their… Read More ￫

“Presenters need to steer the ship.” As designers, we typically pick up new software pretty quickly. Often due to most of our days being spent working with it. Technical software like Lightroom, Photoshop, Sketch or even text editors like Atom become normal to us. Thus, when we incorporate simplified prototypes, we could never expect there to be any confusion. Yet,… Read More ￫

There are many “right” ways to design an application, so I want to be clear that this is my workflow (and the one I recommend), but it’s not mandatory. I know other designers who just jump right into Photoshop (or code) and produce great work. But if you find yourself having trouble visualizing a design or workflow in your head,… Read More ￫

We’ve teamed up with the super talented Budi Tanrim to provide you 90 free solid and line icons for Sketch and Illustrator. Grab the sets by clicking the download button below: Download icons

Learning to value smart work over hard work requires a paradigm shift, but pays dividends. Workaholics aren’t heroes. They don’t save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is already home because she figured out a faster way to get things done. – Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson, Rework In March of 2011, I was in… Read More ￫

Communication enables process and progress. The reason the human race have developed to our current state is because we can communicate with one another. Over time, the way we do this has changed drastically. From hieroglyphics on cave walls to phone calls to messages. The latter has stuck over time but has appeared in different forms as technology has advanced…. Read More ￫

News. An industry that was indisputably turned on its head by the arrival of the internet, smartphones and social media. The way that people consume news changed drastically and now every newspaper has its own website, app and social media accounts. We spoke to Digital Creative Director, Jan-Jan Tayson, about the inner workings of the design team at America’s 13th… Read More ￫