When it comes to creating films, there are a variety of unique elements that the everyday viewer won’t know about but they add to the depth of the film. Mise-en-scene is one of the many creative flairs that helps to make a movie visually stunning for audiences of all ages. Many new filmmakers find themselves wondering what… Read more »
Otherwise known as split testing, A/B testing is commonly used to compare and contrast different versions of a design side-by-side in order to work out the most effective strategies for branding, website optimisation, and most importantly, conversion. Many A/B tests tend to focus on comparisons between single variables at a time in order to establish… Read more »
In our last post, we explored some of the ways in which it is possible to design your site’s navigation with human and social psychology in mind. Dr. Susan Weinschenk (PhD) produced 10 broad principles of UX design with people’s mental and psychological reactions in mind, and we looked at how the first few of… Read more »
In our last post, we talked about how the way you use links on your site fundamentally affects the site’s relationship with search engines (who hold the keys to web traffic). Done well, internal linking makes your site more navigable, which makes it easier for the likes of Google et al. to ‘trawl’ through all… Read more »
With each new iteration of the iPhone and iOS adding new screen sizes and resolutions, Apple seem intent on making designers play catch-up. There are now around six different icon sizes for Apple’s plethora of iOS devices, and with this figure often changing, it’s important to keep up to date on the latest iOS icon… Read more »
With the rise of the smartphone app, icons have become increasingly indispensable to the way we navigate the technology around us – an iPhone homescreen without app icons is almost unimaginable. While icons have played a role in GUI interaction since, well, the earliest GUIs were developed, we tend to think of icons as belonging… Read more »
Basic Principles of User Interface Design Well-designed icons serve to inform users of the purpose of an app, and encourage them to download or open that app. Great icon design is important because icons frequently create the entire first impression and can affect a user’s decision to download an app or not. A badly-designed icon… Read more »
3D Product Demos 3D motion graphics are coming increasingly under demand from entrepreneurs and companies looking to show off what their product is and what exactly it does. An animated product demonstration can be advantageous over a simple product video in a number of situations. For example, your product might still only be at the… Read more »
Accessible Icons Technology has, without a doubt, improved the lives of millions around the globe. Both specialist devices, such as refreshable Braille displays and speech synthesisers, and general devices, like smartphones with voice recognition software, enable quick, efficient communication and aid the disabled with everyday tasks. Yet accessibility isn’t always an obvious concern when it… Read more »
Icon design has come a long way from its humble beginnings. However, the more you look into the early history of computer icons, the more you might realise that things aren’t that different today. The game may have changed, but the rules have stayed more or less the same. There’s certainly a few things we… Read more »
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