Are designers and writers obsolete now that AI can do their jobs?
For a bunch of you, yes. I’m talking to organizations who understand how AI writing and design tools work, know […]
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Do It Better: Design for Social Impact
A year ago, I began my UX/UI design bootcamp at Designation. On our first day, our community director gathered all
Meet Felix, a Design Expert from El Salvador
We are delighted to welcome our 2017 fellow from the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, Felix Castellanos. Felix is
Microinteractions: It’s the little things that make a great experience online
Do you notice those tiny animations and microcontent that make apps come to life? Classic examples include pull-to-refresh or??slide-to-archive in
LimeRed Archives: Discovery Process – 23 Questions to ask when starting a web redesign project
Originally published April, 2013 Most people want to jump in and start designing a website when they think: Hey, we
Looking to Redesign Your Website? Dive Into This
We recently had a client that asked us to help figure out why their users were not clicking through a call to action button at the bottom of a landing page and leaving, even though users spent a good amount of time on that page. We had some ideas. But first, we had to test these ideas so we asked users, why?
Content Builds >??Content Entry
Let’s stop saying content entry??pls. After listening to Vox Medias take on performance during Ethan Marcotte and Karen McGranes stellar
Why we write user guides
In 1999, I bought a manual transmission car without ever driving one before. It was small, black, shiny, had a spoiler and I was sure I looked great in it. The salesperson showed me how to drive it in the dealership parking lot and somehow I made it home. The next day I drove it from Des Moines, IA to Chicago, IL.
Web type: You can do better
In the past the idea of good typography on a website just meant knowing how to adjust the line-height. You could only really rely on what fonts your visitors had installed on their computer, which meant you could choose from the basics: Arial, Georgia, Times New Roman, Lucida, Tahoma, Verdana, Courier.
How to make working with images less horrible Part 1: File types and resolution
We build websites that are easy to manage and update. Those updates almost always include adding, editing and moving around images. We have nifty ways of creating websites where it doesnt matter what size image you upload, it will always be right. However, we know that working with images can be a pain in the you-know-what, especially with all the different file types and resolutions, and even more difficult when you dont have fancy photo editing software. Well, fear not, were here to help!