Two Types of User Motivation: Design to Satisfy
Let’s take another little journey to the psychology of users, this time concentrating on types of motivation and their influence on design solutions.
Secret Stories Behind Drawing Icons
Icon business is dead serious. There can’t be things like extra lines and every pixel matters. Yet, it can also be a lot of fun when people ask you to draw so
Don’t Listen to Users and 4 Other Myths About Usability Testing
Check the insights from the extended practical experience of a usability specialist on user behavior and popular myths about it.
What to Do If Someone Steals From You 7 Times a Day
The Icons8 team share their experience on authorship abuse, infringements, and unpleasant side of creative business as stealing design results
Prevailing Trends in Flat Design
The flat design revolution has been gaining momentum with surprising speed. But the style won’t stay stagnant, it is evolving. Let’s pinpoint the characteri
Vibrant Colors For Apps and Sites
Color is one of the most powerful tools in the designer’s toolkit. Here you'll find some practical techniques on using vibrant colors in your designs.
Best Practices for Cards
Implemented correctly, cards can improve the UX aspect of an app. In this article, you'll find 5 useful techniques for cards and some helpful examples.
Tooltips in UI Design
Tooltips help users understand unknown or unfamiliar objects and they are a powerful way to simplify a UI. Check how to design them.
Visual Perception: Icons vs Copy in UI
Our eyes are a powerful instrument of getting information in split seconds. What is more, most of data is absorbed unconsciously. Learn more about the issue of
Pull to Refresh UI Pattern
In this article, we’ll overview the pull to refresh pattern, see when and why it is implemented well, and talk about other options for refreshing.
How to Sell a WordPress Theme at ThemeForest – Part 2
The article for web designers that are thinking of selling their templates at the famous Envato marketplace. Let us share some experience in developing and sel
How to Sell a WordPress Theme at ThemeForest
Many web designers are thinking of trying to sell their templates at the famous Envato marketplace, and some already succeeded in doing so. In this article, we
Designing Perfect Text Field: Clarity, Accessibility and User Effort
In this article, we’ll examine key factors that improve data input by focusing on text fields.
Actionable Tips for Creating Sign Up Forms That Don’t Confuse Your Users
We’ve been doing some experimenting and usability testing to try and find the best Sign Up UI. Here are some insights that cost us several hundreds of dollars
Mobile UX Design: Product Screen
There is no section in mobile app more critical for conversion than the product screen giving customers adequate information. In this article, let's talk about