UI grid systems are essential for responsive design, ensuring layouts adapt seamlessly to various screen sizes and resolutions. Designers use grid systems to create fluid layouts that maintain consistency and visual hierarchy, providing an optimal user experience across multiple devices such as desktops, tablets, and mobile phones. Designers can create three UI grid types, including
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Billions of people visit websites every day, some are able-bodied and others are not. How does a designer ensure that everyone can access and use their website? The answer is web accessibility. Build accessible prototypes with UXPin, a design tool that has a built-in contrast checker and more. Explore all the features during a free
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Pagination is a design pattern used to divide content into separate pages. It’s a fundamental component of digital product design, particularly important when dealing with large amounts of data or content, like e-commerce sites, blogs, data tables, or any other content-heavy platform. Sometimes pagination design patterns are visible, like the examples above, but other times
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Interaction design is the discipline of creating intuitive interfaces that promote seamless interaction between users and products. It’s not just about UI design and visual appeal; it’s about functional, efficient, and enjoyable usage. Consider the swipe gesture on Tinder or the pull-to-refresh on Twitter or Instagram. These are the results of careful interaction design that
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Alignment in design is the strategic arrangement of elements relative to one another or a common baseline, creating order, harmony, and visual appeal. Designers can apply different types of alignment to various design aspects, such as typography, grid systems, and graphic elements. This alignment is crucial for guiding the user’s eye through content, enhancing readability,
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Typography is one of the most critical website design factors, as it significantly impacts many other UI design facets, including usability, accessibility, branding, readability, and aesthetics. We explore website typography for UX design, including correct terminology, the basics, and advanced techniques designers can use to improve design decisions. Design responsive websites faster with UXPin’s advanced
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Users require physical clues on what they should do on your site and where they should do it. This is where visual clues or affordances come in – they show users what they should do. This article will show you how you can design the best affordances to guide your site users. Design advanced prototypes
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Striking the right balance between user and business goals is crucial for an organization and its products’ success. To deliver win-win solutions, product teams must encompass user objectives, desires, and challenges while meeting a company’s strategic goals. We explore user vs. business goals and common associated KPIs. We also look at two real-world examples from
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Visual balance plays a pivotal role in shaping user experiences and perceptions. Crafting an engaging digital landscape that effectively communicates the message and keeps users returning for more hinges on a designer’s ability to master the art of balance. From exploring the core concepts of symmetry and asymmetry to learning practical techniques for achieving a
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User-friendly and accessible chat UI design is essential for modern applications, as it significantly impacts the user experience and overall satisfaction with the product or a service. With the right approach and tools, you can create a chat user interface that enhances communication and engagement for your application. Design accurate prototypes replicating the final messaging
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An effective pricing page is crucial for highlighting your value proposition and increasing conversions. Designing a pricing page requires a clear understanding of your potential customer’s problems and using the correct UI elements and content to show your product is the solution. We’ve reviewed seven leading organizations to see how these companies use design to
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Well-designed microinteractions enhance the user experience by providing reinforcement and feedback. Without microinteractions, user interfaces would be dull and lifeless. Like it or not, digital products play on human psychology. When you see the flashing “typing…” in chat or social media apps, you want to stick around to see what the person’s going to say.
Entering the UI/UX world is an exciting endeavor for anyone new to the world of design. However, it comes with a few challenges — one being, that there is a whole different language you must wrap your head around. It’s safe to say that some UI terminology is not common knowledge for the everyday person.
In 2022, there were an estimated 4.95 billion global internet users. That’s more than 60 percent of the world’s population. For so many people to use smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops — not to mention the websites and apps — they need to be easy, efficient, and enjoyable to use. If they’re not, it’s a
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Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android are the two leading operating systems for mobile apps. While app developers have complete autonomy over their product’s aesthetics, native guidelines and design differences exist for each platform. This article looks at iOS and Android app design differences, which can impact a product’s functionality and aesthetics. Applying these principles to
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