ux&ui design

Being firstly released by Google in 2014,   Material Design   has now already surpassed the realm of mobile apps and become a principle often utilized in web design. There is no wonder that touches of Material Design have been an irreversible trending of the year. But, what’s it exactly? As Matías Duarte, the vice president of Google, explained: “ Unlike real paper,our digital material can expand and reform intelligently. Material has physical surfaces and edges. Seams and shadows provide meaning about what you can touch .” Basically, it’s a way to make design elements look like touchable, and the properties of Goolge itself are the best examples of material design. As of right now, a growing number of websites have been dedicated to this topic, and we’ve made a collection of the best Material Design website examples for you to get inspirations. 12 Awesome Website Examples of Material Design 1. RumChata Website:   http://www.rumchata.com/age-gate Combined...

With the rise of sophisticated technologies and intuitive website design, user experience has never mattered more. You need to keep in mind is that web design is not about implementing various innovations to your website only, but also about providing your visitors with exceptionality and greater utility. This is exactly why this field needs to be constantly changed and tailored to your users’ needs. Here are top 5 trends that will shape the ever-changing UX design world in 2018. 1. A Greater Influence of Content on UX Design image source:   https://www.awwwards.com/sites/the-snowman-movie-w... I have recently discussed   the major UI design trends for 2018 , from borderless display to cards. Apart from looking truly awesome, these innovative solutions work together towards reaching a common goal- making your content easily digestible and visually appealing. Today, the emphasis is put not only on the quality of content, but also on its visual elements. Put simply, w...

Interaction Design , also known as Interactive Design (IxD), is the field to design the behavior of human-computer systems. As an interaction designer, we have to create the content and functions of products that are useful, easy to use, user-friendly, technically feasible, and of commercial interest. All of these are meant to improve the user experience. This article is going to talk about 10 basic principles of interaction design. Whether it is for the traditional graphical user interface or for any smart electronic devices, you can’t find it more useful. 1. Follow the user's mental model Most of users are operating the interface just based on their instinct. In short, when they encounter a button, they will think this button will be triggered to meet their needs. But if this button get triggered in some other operation ratner than user's expectation, it must be a bad design. 2. Meet the user's needs The most basic principle of interaction design is to meet the...

Apple has long been leading the market for its advanced design idea and the unique innovation spirit. Not a single company with determination doesn’t want to make achievement as huge as Apple. I guess you are also dying to know how Apple design a product. Actually, with only unique innovation is far from sufficiency. Moreover, acting out those fantastic ideas is key to achieve a great product. Jonathan Ive, Apple's chief designer, disclosed Apple’s unique design process during the interview at New York Times. Meanwhile, I’d like to recommend the specific Apple design tools depends on the distinct design process. Jonathan Ive, chief design officer of Apple 1. Idea generation stage: paper and pencil drawing This stage is mainly for the senior executives to express their interest in creating a new product and discuss some basic information. The idea at this stage is not complete or doesn’t hold a visual concept. With massive suggestions and discussions occurred in this stage,...