The rainbow of all rainbows — A series on Pride design June is Pride month, a month of celebration with the LGBTQ community and their friends all over the world. Pride is an infinite love poem, written and read everywhere where the community’s energy is experienced. Designing for Pride is immensely joyful. The palettes of colors…

In today’s multi-dimensional world, the answer is yes — An opinion piece In a perfect environment, design is about design. This means, form meets function, golden rules, dynamic shapes, impactful typography, pleasing animations, memorable branding, scintillating colors. In their 2004 book Design is One, Lella & Massimo Vignelli wrote: “The basic concept is that the discipline of design is…

It’s all about analyzing data and defining the right solutions for your next design iteration — As designers, we are itching to do the design. That’s our métier. But… We need to do the research with usability studies. Usability studies can be conducted in many ways. Moderated or un-moderated, in the studio or out in the field, or by interviewing or observing. …

How mind-mapping can help conceptualize abstract themes and topics — What exactly is a mind-map? A mind-map is a sketch of a diagram that helps to visually structure ideas.

Listen, empathize, and empower — Listen, empathize, and empower. These skills allow UX designer to draw wisdom, insight, and creativity from their users interviews. To listen is to encourage users to express their concerns and pain points in their words, to empathize means that you are understanding and learning about the users’ difficulties, and to…

Take lots of pictures, save pdfs, do screen recordings, and don’t forget to back up your files — Recently, I was approached by a client to put together a case study of the project we were working on. It came as a surprise. We never talked about composing a case study. But now, my client’s wish to showcase the project’s process was real. It presented an amazing opportunity…

Even though they are ‘old’ tech — What is a GIF? GIF is an acronym and stands for Graphics Interchange Format, used in both static and animated image sequences. Animated GIF image sequences are made by connecting dozens, if not hundreds, of individual GIF images. …

Exploring ideas with AI image generation based on complementary parameters — Digital design is all about grids. Nothing happens without it. Every pixel-based shaped is based on a grid. Designers and artists know that beyond the freedom of the drawn line, there lies the grid and geometry. Every blank page has a center, a foreground and background, compositional spaces, visible and…

The possibilities are infinite — Soft blurs and color gradients are perfect digital design elements. Add them to a static elements, and they will render the elements appearing to be floating or moving instantaneously. A soft blur and a color gradient can be used within the same element, or on multiple different elements forming an…