Developing digital products from scratch requires a lot of resources. Multi-brand design systems enable organizations to build once, duplicate, and customize–saving thousands of design and development hours.
Inclusivity is about making sure everyone is included and treated fairly, no matter who they are or what they look like. It means that everyone is welcome and can participate in things together. It’s about making sure everyone feels safe and respected.
In this article, Thomas Bohm shares strategies and methods to tackle some common graphic communication problems and gives you insights into how to improve accessibility and usability and make your designs much better.
Why it will make your career in UX short-lived, and why specialising will give you a long-term edge
User personas have always been a controversial concept within the UX community. Well, I’m here to put an end to the controversy. Just stop using them. At best, they’re a distraction. At worst, they’re entirely based upon biases and assumptions — as much as we’d like to claim they’re not.
The GOV.UK Design System team is constantly iterating the Design System to make sure it remains as usable as possible for service teams and people using government services.
A collection of the best UX, UI and product design books. Updated for 2023.
Design principles are guidelines that designers follow to create aesthetically pleasing and functional designs. These principles can be applied to a wide range of design disciplines, including graphic design, interior design, architecture, and product design. Some common design principles include balance, contrast, hierarchy, unity, and simplicity.
Have you ever clicked on a link or button, only to be taken to a completely different page than the one you expected? Or maybe you’ve encountered a “discount” that turned out to have a bunch of hidden fees attached to it? These are just a few examples of deceptive patterns in UX design, and they’re all too common in the digital world.
Let’s first break down the basic terms of the grid system – memorize them. I’m using the 8-pt grid to align all my elements and build my grids. What it means is that all spacing and margin values are increments of 8. The same thing applies to your user interface components and elements dimensions.
