As web design focuses more and more on good user experience, designers need to create the most usable and attractive websites possible. Carefully applied minimalist principles can help designers make attractive and effective websites with fewer elements, simplifying and improving users’ interactions. In this article, I will discuss some examples of minimalism in web design, things to consider when designing minimalist interfaces, and explain why sometimes "less is more". If you’d like to get more creative with your own designs, you can download and test Adobe XD, and get started right away.
Being a huge fan of behavioral psychology I like to analyze popular apps design to see what techniques they use to attract and engage users. Today you will learn how Tinder onboards new users, creates habit loops, drives our behavior and hooks us up to keep using the app. Get on board! ?
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Source: https://uxplanet.org/how-tinder-design-hooks-you-up-60201d78501f
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One of the biggest things that marketers will tell you to pay attention to is features vs benefits. We’re told to always use benefits over features, but what is the actual difference? Instead of throwing out some definitions, we’re going to explain this Popeye style.
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Source: http://www.disruptiveadvertising.com/conversion-rate-optimization/features-vs-benefits-a-cartoon-case-study/
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Most pricing pages have three plans laid out horizontally across the page. But why?
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Source: https://neilpatel.com/blog/pricing-page-that-converts/
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(*This article is kindly sponsored by Adobe*.) There are many things to consider when designing for mobile. We're sure that this detailed guide will help you get rid of that headache when building apps.
17 min read UX Design, Workflow, User Interaction Share on Twitter or LinkedIn From Sketch To Code Quick Self-Service Setup.
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Source: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/a-closer-look-at-personas-part-1/
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Some Internet marketing managers just don't want hot leads to visit their website. I conclude this after hearing that website owners actually call search engine customer service departments complaining that users are daring to enter sites directly on pages they're most interested in.
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Source: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/deep-linking-is-good-linking/
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Modern frontend web development is a polarizing experience: many love it, others despise it. It is a LOT to explain!
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Source: https://www.vrk.dev/2019/07/11/why-is-modern-web-development-so-complicated-a-long-yet-hasty-explanation-part-1/
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Bottom navigation bars allow movement between primary destinations in an app.
Bottom navigation bars display three to five destinations at the bottom of a screen. Each destination is represented by an icon and an optional text label. When a bottom navigation icon is tapped, the user is taken to the top-level navigation destination associated with that icon.
People’s behaviors are fairly stable and usability guidelines rarely change over time. But one user behavior that did change since the early days of the web is the tendency to scroll.
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The placement and list-style content of navigation drawers clearly identify them as navigation. Navigation drawers order destinations according to user importance, with frequent destinations first and related ones grouped together.
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Source: https://material.io/design/components/navigation-drawer.html
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Mobile design can be a tricky subject, with many things to consider when creating a mobile app. To simplify the task, I’ve prepared some highly practical tips on what you should and what you shouldn’t do when designing a mobile app.
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Source: https://theblog.adobe.com/10-dos-donts-mobile-ux-design/
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Whether we like it or not, design trends are and have always been dictated by psychology. Even the simplest website or an application form functions thanks to successfully applied psychology principles.
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Source: https://pixel77.com/a-beginners-guide-to-psychology-principles-in-ux-design/
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We often hear of founders struggling with deciding on colours, fonts and photos to create the best look for their prototype. ??♂️
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Source: https://medium.com/hellotegra/is-user-experience-all-about-the-look-dbb551f4a0e1
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People’s behaviors are fairly stable and usability guidelines rarely change over time. But one user behavior that did change since the early days of the web is the tendency to scroll.