The Nine Principles Of Design Implementation

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August 14, 2017 — How can we evaluate an existing project? Whether we’re reviewing code, auditing CSS or interviewing candidates for a role on our team, here are a number of principles that will provide good guidance.

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David Sherwin wrote

A 5-Step Process For Conducting User Research

September 23, 2013 — Imagine that this is what you know about me: I am a college-educated male between the ages of 35 and 45. I own a MacBook Pro and an iPhone 5, on which I browse the Internet via the Google Chrome browser. I tweet and blog publicly, where you can discover that I like chocolate … Read more…

Robert Hoekman Jr wrote

13 Tenets Of User Experience

June 21, 2013 — Following is a list of 13 beliefs on the value of user experience strategy, design, and designers, one for every year that Robert has been in the web industry at the time he wrote it in 2012. Read more…

Stephanie Troeth wrote

Designing For The Multifaceted User

March 12, 2013 — Designing with users in mind is a tricky thing. Not only does it require of us a sound understanding of who our users are, but the actual act of translating what we know about them into a well-designed product is not always an obvious or easy path. Read more…

Rian van der Merwe wrote

How To Sell Your UX Design Solution To Clients

February 20, 2013 — How do you convince clients to trust you with their valuable and much-loved product? In my experience, the best way to sell work to clients is to apply user-centered design not only to the work we produce, but also to the clients who commission that work. Read more…

Dmitry Fadeyev wrote

10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines

September 24, 2009 — Everyone would agree that usability is an important aspect of Web design. Whether you’re working on a portfolio website, online store or Web app, making your pages easy and enjoyable for your visitors to use is key. Many studies have been done over the years on various … Read more…

Dmitry Fadeyev wrote

7 More Useful Tips To Help Your Site Convert

April 13, 2009 — Last week we presented 8 Useful Tips To Help Your Website Convert – we discussed various rules and guidelines from marketing, such as subliminal suggestion, prevention of choice paralysis, AIDA-principle, attention guide and the Gutenberg rule. The main idea was to help … Read more…

Steven Snell wrote

Clear And Effective Communication In Web Design

February 4, 2009 — Communication is one of the foundational elements of a good website. It is essential for a positive user experience and for a successful website that truly benefits its owners. All types of websites are affected by the need for good communication in one way or another. … Read more…

Paul Boag wrote

8 Useful Tips To Become Successful With Twitter

February 3, 2009 — Twitter is the new big thing. With everybody from Britney Spears to Barack Obama now on Twitter, it is safe to say the social networking platform has gone mainstream. For many users worldwide Twitter has become a crucial tool for maintaining contacts, exchanging opinions and … Read more…

Dustin M. Wax wrote

7 Essential Guidelines For Functional Design

August 5, 2008 — Look at what you’ve made. Beautiful, isn’t it? But does it work? For whom does it work? Of course you can use it, but can anyone else? In short, is it functional? Read more…