There’s been a growing demand for skilled UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) designers for some time, and it shows no sign of letting up anytime soon. Given the salaries that designers can command, this specialty is certainly worth investigating. Not only having a proper understanding of this area of design will save time, but having the best UI and UX design tools can really help too!
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How to Become a Mobile App Designer and Developer
Want to be a mobile app designer or developer? Let’s start from the beginning with what you need to do to reach your dream job.
The importance of mobile devices nowadays can be easily compared to the importance of wallets and handbags. Therefore, mobile usage is subject to constant development and providing new technology every month.
Showcasing UI Interaction Design with Animated GIFs
The humble animated GIF has become a popular tool for designers to share their UI designs. How a web or app interface works is just as important as how it looks, and the animated GIF—while it lacks refinement and quality—is the most accessible file format that can be easily viewed directly in the browser, making it perfect for sharing on social sites such as Dribbble.
Creative Uses of Animated GIFs to Present UI Designs
With the abundance of gestures and animations being implemented into mobile apps designers are facing the tricky problem of how you present these UI concepts.
30 Web Designs Featuring Pop Out Navigation Menus
Once upon a time navigation menus were constantly anchored in place along the top or side of a web design, but nowadays as Javascript and CSS animations are becoming more popular, we’re starting to see different navigation UI approaches when it comes to directing your users to where they want to go.
The “hamburger” icon has become the recognized metaphor for the menu, which allows designers to hide away their links until they’re needed.
Today’s post features 30 modern website designs which make use of pop out navigation menus. These sites cleverly bring the menu into view using slide-in or overlay effects.
Huge Showcase of 85+ Detailed Interface Design Elements
Dribbble is a fantastic place for designers to share their works in progress and is also a great place for designers to gain inspiration and pick out recurring trends across the design spectrum. This post rounds up a collection of snapshots of rich interface design elements from both website designs and app designs. Each one has been carefully crafted for its detail, use of textures, subtle lighting effects, and various tones & colours.
Inspirational Showcase of UI/UX Design Presentations
Taking the time to present your work to clients or simply display the project in your portfolio can drastically increase its value and really show off the hard work and expertise you’ve put into it. Today’s post showcases a bunch of designers who have produced some wonderful UI/UX design presentations.
20+ Free PSDs to Mockup Your App Interface Designs
Today’s roundup is a collection of useful PSD mockup templates specifically created for showing off your app interface designs.
We all know that a professional presentation is key when it comes to showing off your designs to your clients. Whether you’re presenting your designs to a client or showcasing your latest work in your portfolio, mocking up the artwork to simulate its intended use can really add those finishing touches and boost its value.
Discover these stunning app designs and use them to create your upcoming projects. These have easy customization options, as they are available in a fully editable PSD formats with smart layers.
20 Powerful High Contrast Black & White Web Designs
Designing a website using just black and white provides the highest contrast possible between text and background elements. Combined with black and white photography, this produces powerful designs that grab the attention of the viewer and draws them in with their seductive qualities. In today’s showcase I round up 20 beautiful examples of monochromatic website designs that master the use of black and white in their interfaces.
Adding Video to Your Website: Why’s and How’s
There is a lot of buzz around the video background trend at the moment, along with video as a marketing tool and short explainer videos that introduce a product or company. In this week’s article Julia Blake takes a closer look at video as a design phenomenon and explains some of the pros and cons of video use in web design.