Captioning can be much more than text. Design patterns for better UX of subtitles, captions, video players, transcripts and on-screen text.

Foundation’s new tool for curating NFT collections shows how traditional art practices are influencing the NFT world.

In January’s edition of our monthly roundup of the most exciting new downloads for designers and developers, there’s everything from full-blown applications to helpful little side projects. Enjoy!

Learn how to put yourself in your users’ shoes and understand their needs and feelings

How UX designers can leverage status games, social capital, and network effects in the design of social platforms.

Data from 343 companies provide a baseline to understanding typical approaches for selecting journey-mapping applications, research methods, contributing roles, and map components.

To understand the multiple types of delight, consider Don Norman’s three levels of emotional processing (visceral, behavioral, and reflective), which he describes in his book Emotional Design.

Within the next six months, about 40% of U.S. marketers plan to fire their advertising agency. The source: a November 2022 survey by the agency-brand matchmaker SetUp, which talked to such brands as Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Warner Bros., UPS, Discovery, and Home Depot, to name a few.

Designing for Gen Z users involves understanding their values, preferences, and behaviors, and creating products and experiences that resonate with them. Here are some tips for designing for Gen Z:

Take a trip down memory lane with a few Microsoft-y images that you will never, ever be able to forget, for better or for worse.