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Editor’s Note: In this article, Ruaridh discusses effective UX testing methods and provides a set of testing tools for beginners. You will learn how to measure the results of testing and determine whether it has been successful in meeting UX goals.
Designing for iOS 10
While Apple calls iOS 10 their biggest release ever, most of the new features are consumer-facing, like Widgets, Siri/Messages integration, and expanded notifications.
For designers, the only noticeable design changes are bolder titles and bigger use of cards, as seen in native apps like Music and News. Whereas iOS 7 started with a widespread use of thin fonts, iOS 10 is going back to using bolder texts.
Misused mobile UX patterns
If you are an experienced designer, you probably agree that being inspired by others is not stealing in UI design. It’s best practice research. It’s using design patterns. It’s following the guidelines. It’s making sure to use patterns that your users are familiar with to create usable interfaces.
100 Brilliant Color Combinations and How to Apply Them to Your Designs
But sometimes it can be hard to know where to start when choosing a color palette for your design project.
So we’ve done the hard work for you— giving you 100 color combinations inspired by nature, food & drink, travel, and everyday items.
Emu4iOS
Install your favorite emulators, iOS screen recorders, non-jailbroken utilities, and more! All without a jailbreak or computer!
Young at Heart: How to Be an Innovator for Life
Tom Kelley, general manager at the world-renowned design firm, IDEO, presents five core practices that enhance creativity. Through entertaining stories and examples, he describes how these techniques help us all become more innovative in every aspect of our lives and lead to more success.
blackbox
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Quettra Portrait Taps Your ‘App Graph’ To Power Personalization
Two of the most-used metrics these days that gauge how well an app is doing are downloads and registered users — numbers that can sometimes reach into the millions and point to a degree of popularity. But what downloads don’t indicate is how to improve retention, or getting users not just to download an app, but to open and use it once, twice and ever more regularly.
How To Become A UX Leader
Let’s say you run a UX team. Better yet, let’s say you don’t. Let’s say you just want to do great work. You’re a consultant. You’re a newbie. You’re an intern. Your position is irrelevant. So is your title. What’s important here is that you want great UX to happen. You want it consistently. You want it now. You want it all the time.