Why All UI Designers Should Give Principle App a Try and How to Get Started
Why prototyping interaction is a valuable aspect of mobile app design, and why all UI designers should give Principle for Mac a try. Plus a quick tutorial on how to get started animating your static mockups....Read more
Bootstrap, Frameworks and the “Average Website”
Earlier this week, there was a provocative Medium post entitled “The Average Website”, an opinion piece intended to critique the “sameness” evident in many modern web pages. The targets will be familiar to most web developers and designers: drip widgets, welcome mats, a...Read more
Should You Use Photoshop, Illustrator or Sketch to Draw Vector Icons?
Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketch are all tools capable of drawing vector icons and exporting them to SVG. But which tool should you be using to draw vector icons?...Read more
Project Comet - Adobe’s New Tool for Interface Design
On Monday, Adobe announced Project Comet, a new software tool for UX/UI design. Combining wireframing and prototyping into one comprehensive, vector-based design tool, Project Comet is clearly Adobe’s answer to Sketch. In a blog post on their website, Adobe declares tha...Read more
Can the iPad Pro Compete as a Design Tool?
Apple made it clear in their announcement of the iPad Pro that their new larger and more powerful tablet was intended for the enterprise consumer. The new device boasts a large and crisp display and, with the addition of the Apple Pencil, the iPad Pro becomes a more sop...Read more
Top New Features for Web, UX and Mobile App Designers in Photoshop CC 2015
Adobe released a major update to Photoshop last week with lots of new and exciting features for users, in particular there appears to have been a considerable amount of focus on features for web and user interface designers. This is good news, and we want to share and d...Read more
Essential Resources for The Ultimate Designer’s Toolbox
It's essential for a designer to create a toolbox, or an arsenal, of tools that he/she uses to create various effects and techniques in a project. The amount of time it saves allows a designer to concentrate on the job at hand versus having to spend time creating the re...Read more
5 Indispensable Tips to Design More Effective Icons
Icons are one of the most overlooked elements of user interface design. There is often a lot of history behind each icon that you see in your favourite apps and on the web. As a designer, it is your responsibility to attempt to create the 'perfect' icon for a given purp...Read more