In this final part of the series, we’ll focus on the principles of continuation and common fate, which involve movement, both implied and animated, to create relationships.

Communication plays a vital role in design. Whether you design sites or mobile apps, your products have to clearly communicate their intent and purpose. The purpose of text on your site or in app is to establish a clear connection between the app and user and to help your users

Well-intentioned privacy laws have given way to rather ungainly and invasive web experiences, particularly in the European Union. This week, author Alex Schmidt explores the motions behind those laws, and offer solutions for more pleasant, consent-driven user experiences.

Sick of spammy notifications? So is Google.

Estimated reading time: 12 minutes.

Authenticity vs. Beauty

These two overly demanding website design patterns aimed at driving engagement are in conflict with how people utilize browser tabs.

This is the worst portfolio ever. It falls victim to the worst trends in portfolio design today. They are as follows…

In design, the details are the last 1% — they can also be the difference between an average product and a great one.

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Airshots allows Airbnb’s designers to see and test how their app works on every device, on every platform, in every language.

Over the next four years, nearly a billion students will enter middle and high school, and if recent projections are accurate, most of them will have ...

Been typing a lot of words recently, so this one will be simple: a few doodles from the sketchbook pondering what, exactly, is design.

In 1950, the American psychologist Harry Harlow conducted an experiment that separated infant monkeys from their mothers just a few hours…

Jake Knapp, author of Sprint, reveals a four-step process for sketching your way to greatness.

Интересно о том, как мессенджеры на Дальнем Востоке заменили людям социальные сети, газеты и институты местного самоуправления. Читал об этом раньше на Секрете фирмы, но тут более подробно раскрыта подоплека этого феномена. Оказывается, на Дальнем Востоке нет нормального интернета: "Жители Магадана могут провести домой интернет со скоростью 5 мбит/сек за 1599 руб. в месяц. В отдалённых посёлках Чукотки цена мегабайта достигает 9 рублей. Каждая новая песня обойдётся вам в 54 рубля, а серия «Доктора Хауса» — в 1730 рублей."

Поэтому 80% пользователей сети из Дальнего Востока выходят в нее через мобильный интернет - это показатель выше, чем в Москве. Отсюда - такая популярность мессенджеров. В Якутске WhatsApp пользуется 61% клиентов Yota, подключенных к безлимитному мобильному интернету.

"Популярными местными сообществами «ВКонтакте» становятся те, где почти нет картинок: паблики анонимных сплетен в Якутии и группа взаимопомощи на Сахалине, напоминающая старый добрый форум из нулевых. Эти сообщества проще читать с..

Infinite scrolling, sometimes called endless scrolling, is a technique that allowing users to scroll through a massive chunk of content with no finishing-line in sight. This technique simply keeps refreshing a page when you scroll down it.  Infinite scrolling  The technique allow user to scroll the list of items without

Принцип простой: внешний вид элемента должен соответствовать функции