Previously I wrote about clarity being the most important characteristic of a great interface. Let’s talk about icons now. They’re an essential part of many user interfaces. The thing is: more often than not, they break clarity.

How do we make navigation as simple and predictable as possible? As explained in part 1311 of this series, the first two steps are to structure content in a way that naturally narrows the navigation options, and to explain those options in a way that minimizes the cognitive load on users. via Pocket

Fun stories and trivia about the origins of well-known microinteractions

Gripes about UI/UX of Android phones/tablets and so called "openness" that is nonsense to consumers.

People will use tools you give to them in the most unexpected, but still effective to them ways

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a language for describing two-dimensional graphics in XML. These graphics can consist of paths, images, and/or text that are able to be scaled and resized without losing image quality. Inline SVG refers to the embedded code written to generate these graphics in the browser.

В РФ живет около 275 тысяч слепых и слабовидящих людей, 22% молодежь, некоторые из них также являются пользователями интернета, как и мы.
В этой статье я поделюсь с вами инструментами и необычным опытом, который можно получить при создании онлайн-кинотеатра для слабовидящих людей.

In this lesson, we’ll review the essential traits of a good body text typeface: sturdy shapes, even color, and an active texture.

April will see me blogging about a small but important piece of the puzzle that is the future of news: the information architecture behind a good news website. Each of the four-and-a-half parts will…

In this talk from 2003, design critic Don Norman turns his incisive eye toward beauty, fun, pleasure and emotion, as he looks at design that makes people happy. He names the three emotional cues that a well-designed product must hit to succeed.

Every website needs an audience. And every audience needs a goal. Advocating for end-user needs is the very foundation of the user experience disciplines. We make websites for real people. Those real people are able to do real things. Everyone is happy. But, it’s not really that easy, is it? via Pocket

History and structure of human computer interaction

Improving the User Experience

Whether creating an the newest app, an interactive kiosk or an entire Web presence, excellent, usable and understandable design is central to a communicator’s success. Usability and UX Design combines the basics of visual layout with several strategies for building and testing interfaces.
This course is about being a knowledgeable journalist, a media artist, an informed designer and an innovator. Passion for ethical communication and creativity are essential to your success. Understanding users and their behaviors will lead you to becoming an effective creator of digital products. This work opens many possibilities, some of which we are yet to discover. The goals of this class, therefore, are to familiarize you with usability and UX design concepts and allow you the opportunities to experiment, create and explore.

In a nutshell, Visualoop is a digital environment dedicated to all things data visualization related. We try to bring together experts from fields such as information design, cartography or visual journalism, with students and others interested in expanding their knowledge about data visualization.

Up-to-date data on support for type and typographic features on the web.