Are you someone who buys things online very often? Have you ever felt the pressure of minimum stock available for an item that has been in your wishlist for a few days? Or have you experienced the disappointment with hidden costs added to a product towards the end of your checkout process? If so, then … Continue reading Dark Patterns: The darkness in UX
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"It's not about the world of design, but the design of the world" - Bruce Mau
A guide to atomic design
There are different types of methodologies we are using in our design world to study the principles, best practices, and procedures of designing, so here I am talking about an interesting one, The Atomic Design. Coined by Brad Frost, The Atomic Design Systems methodology considers creating and maintaining design systems while providing an attractive way … Continue reading A guide to atomic design
Power users don’t decide very much based on aesthetics. “Look & Feel” creates appeal, not loyalty. - Joel Marsh
Learning UX
Today we are answering the most frequent question we get on UXShots: How to learn UX? Yes, there are plenty of materials available online and courses you can take to learn UX. The best option that we recommend while doing courses online is always to choose a course where you will get a mentor. Here … Continue reading Learning UX
"Speak Human. Feedback is for human beings, so address them as such. Use the words your users use." - Dan Saffer
UX Honeycomb – Explained
Our first video is out now! It's a sho(r)t video explaining each term in a UX Honeycomb. Let us know what you'd like to learn next. https://youtu.be/MTJvW1eNeTU
"Choose the right purpose, people will be attracted, motivated, and unified." - Robert Wong
Notification: Its impact during a natural calamity
As active smartphone users, we are fully aware of what notifications are. While designing products, somewhere in our mind we always keep the ‘notification’ module as part of a template in anything we work with. In an article by Stephen Conn, he wrote: “Notifications used in any app would probably distract you no matter what … Continue reading Notification: Its impact during a natural calamity
"There’s a big difference between making a simple product & making a product simple." - Des Traynor
