Don’t look now, but your word processor is distracting you.

Grids do not exist in a vacuum. They exist in relation to the content. We never start with a grid. We start with an idea which is then translated into a form, a structure.
Contains a list of common problems of responsive layouts.

A Good User Interface has high conversion rates and is easy to use. In other words, it's nice to both the business side as well as the people using it. Here is a running idea list, which we try on projects. Try A One Column Layout instead of multicolumns. via Pocket

How hard could it be to draw a horizontal line on the screen? It seems wrangling a few pixels together to stand in a file would be something computers should be pretty good at anno domini twenty-fourteen.
One would think so, but simple things are rarely simple under the surface… at least if they are worth anything. Typography, likewise, is a game of nuance. This is a story on how a quick evening project to fix the appearance of underlined Medium links turned into a month-long endeavour.

From small electronic objects to large airports, color plays a powerful role in helping you use a tool or navigate a space. Unfortunately, color is only beginning to gain recognition as a critical component in "usability." The following information presents a few of the many ways color can succeed or fail.

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First he tried sleep apps, then a flotation tank, then mindfulness – but nothing would stop the chatter in Stuart Heritage's increasingly exhausted mind. Would transcendental meditation, currently enjoying a revival, do the trick?

Success in interaction design is largely a matter of following established patterns, so people can apply what they already know to new contexts. Using known and well-established interactive controls goes a long way in designing for easy interaction. via Pocket

Роль правильно разработанных интерфейсов в успехе продукта всё возрастает — кажется, пользователи впервые начали столько задумываться о том, как именно они взаимодействуют с приложениями и сервисами. Последний пример — всеобщее восхищение новым приложением компании Facebook Paper, при использовании которого есть риск подхватить морскую болезнь, так там все динамично. По просьбе Look At Me дизайнер интерфейсов Дмитрий Чута разобрал несколько интерфейсных приёмов и объяснил их значение.

It’s a fine design. Typographers have long prized grid-centered layouts for their elegance and extensibility, and the new View site takes “the grid” to an extreme.

Using the words “animation” and “the web” together tends to conjure up memories of frantic searches for the “skip intro” button to save ourselves from a terrible sensory assault. Animation on the web has hit some pretty sad lows, there’s no arguing that. But adding motion to our work can be meaningful and functional—when we find the right circumstances.

A website redesign is often an expensive, time-consuming, over-hyped exercise in media navel-gazing: an expression of institutional ego over users' needs. So I will confess a pre-emptive shrug at news of the newest New York Times online.

So how do you combat this lack of control? You design for total flexibility.

They are road signs for your daily rituals — the instantly recognized symbols and icons you press, click and ogle countless times a day when you interact with your computer. But how much do you know about their origins?

The most beautiful website, according to contemporary Web design, would be a completely blank page.

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Ah, Data. And of course, Data’s best friend, A/B Test.

Most importantly, successful players put their time into the right things. Later in the game money comes into play, but your top priority should always be mastering where your time goes.