UX

Respectful UX: 5 Ways to Make Users Feel Valued

Respectful UX: 5 Ways to Make Users Feel Valued

Every human being needs, rather desperately, to feel accepted. They don’t necessarily need to feel accepted by everyone, but they do need to feel accepted by someone. It’s a part of our nature, and na

Mythbusting UX design: 7 misconceptions about user experience

Mythbusting UX design: 7 misconceptions about user experience

While web design has become a hot commodity in today’s competitive market, many clients still don’t have a clear understanding of what exactly they are trying to accomplish with their website. The mos

How to perfect your UX with persona scenarios

How to perfect your UX with persona scenarios

User scenarios are the stories that your personasp0o act out. Basically, user scenarios are thought exercises (though represented visually) in which you predict how certain types of users — represente

How Scrolljacking Breaks UX Fundamentals

How Scrolljacking Breaks UX Fundamentals

Let’s be blunt—scrolljacking is the design equivalent of taking the steering wheel out of a driver’s hands and saying, “Don’t worry, we’ve got this.” Except… the driver is your user, and they weren’t

The UX Nightmare: Why Tech Is Becoming Unusable for Everyone Except Cyborgs

The UX Nightmare: Why Tech Is Becoming Unusable for Everyone Except Cyborgs

Remember when technology was supposed to make life easier? That dream is long gone. Instead of simplifying our lives, modern UX has become an endurance test designed to see how much frustration the av

9 A11y Tips for Global Accessibility Awareness Day

9 A11y Tips for Global Accessibility Awareness Day

The 17th May 2018 is Global Accessibility Awareness day, which makes today the ideal time to consider how inclusive our experiences are for those users who may be disabled, differently-abled, or tempo

Getting Started With Inclusive Web Design

Getting Started With Inclusive Web Design

A key part of designing successful websites for clients is making sure that as many end-users as possible can access and enjoy that site.So, what if you discovered that around 1 billion people couldn’

Cards vs. lists, how they impact UX

Cards vs. lists, how they impact UX

Two of the most common ways to organize website content these days is by using cards and lists. Each has its own pros and cons. Whereas lists have been around since the early days of the web, card-bas

6 Ways Illustration Improves UX

6 Ways Illustration Improves UX

The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is still relevant to today’s experiences. People are attracted to visuals faster than text, and this natural property of photos and illustrations m

Non-Linear Web Design: Unlocking the Future of User Experience

Non-Linear Web Design: Unlocking the Future of User Experience

In the ever-evolving world of web design, one thing has become crystal clear: linear design is no longer enough. As designers, we are tasked with creating experiences that are more dynamic, engaging,

8 Ways to Emotionally Reward Your Users

8 Ways to Emotionally Reward Your Users

As sometimes happens, I was thinking the other day. In this case, I was doing my thinking after finishing a long video game: Far Cry 5. It occurred to me that video game creators are the masters of em

26 steps to perfect product design

26 steps to perfect product design

Over the last four years I’ve been designing dashboards and applications, and I’ve learned how to deal with different departments, and utilise their knowledge in order to make product design more effi