
Blind Method of Hiring a Software Developer
Table of Contents 1 How Come They Passed the Interview? 2 The Blind Method 3 Our Experiment 4 Step 1. Choose a Test Task 5 Step 2. Pick the Candidates 6 S

35 Awesome Free Resources For UI Designer
A UI designer with no tools is like a driver without a steering wheel – it’s funny and dangerous. Prototyping First things first – UI designers can’t ex

6 Tips How to Apply Information Architecture in UX Design
Information structure and navigation are crucial components of any digital product. The article gives practical tips on applying information architecture in the

Icon Editor: 9 Well Hidden Features of Icons8
Icons8 is full of features not all users know about. Working on the discoverability of the icon editor, we offer you the rating of our well-hidden features hel

Default Colors for Windows, iOS, and Android
This is a quick reference for the standard colors for the major operating systems. Use a color picker to take the colors from these screenshots.

Storyboarding in UX Design
In the article, the author focuses on storyboards as a medium to help explore solutions to UX issues, as well as communicating these issues and solutions to oth

Make Amazon Great Again
If everybody at Amazon works so hard, why does the site still looks like it is 2003? In the article, the author shares his ideas on Amazon user experience and t

New icons styles, features, and old bugs! Fixed.
Check a bunch of updates, new styles for icons, features and fixed bugs in the Icons8 Mac app.
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Difference Between UI & UX [Practical Example]
The article by usability specialist shares a practical example to explain the difference of design terminology between UI and UX.

How I Was Studying 3 Buttons for 20 Hours
The article shares a case study by the usability specialist of Icons8 team sharing the process of testing buttons and conclusions influencing usability.

Why You Shouldn’t Ask a Developer to Fix Your Bike
In a manner full of fun and humor, the author shares his considerations about job focus, skills, and professional motivation.

Career Tips: How to Become a UX Designer
In this post, Icons8 founder Ivan Braun shares his experience with a bunch of useful tips and links for newbies in UX design.

7 Key Motives to Invest Time and Effort in UX for Digital Product
Nowadays, user experience is thought to be as important as visual identity. However, some companies still doubt if the UX design is a must-have or it’s just a

Best Practices for Website Header Design
The article lets you look a bit closer at the functions of a website header and recommendations for its design. Packed with UI design examples.

HTML Nostalgia: 10 Things From the 90s
If you’ve been alive long enough, then you’ll probably remember: walkmans being cool, pyramids being freshly painted, some of the antique HTML techniques.