Everything About Design You Should Know

Buttons, as well as links, are the most widely-used interaction elements in web design and can be found on almost every website. Buttons that commonly appear on the websites can be classified into two categories: those with submit function and those equivalent to a link. Links that should be emphasized in the websites are naturally represented as buttons. Then how to create website buttons   correctly so as to make it easy for uses to finish their operations? Sometimes designers make several errors when they create web buttons. Here are 10 common mistakes when UI/UX designers  create website buttons . 1. Using a “reset” button It’s nonsense. Why would a user want to reset what he/she has just completed? If a mistake is made, he/she can edit it rather than resetting all the contents and restarting. Worse still, the reset buttons are usually located on the left side and thus can be easily clicked by accident. Who knows how much business has been lost by frustrated users l...

The flourishing of various mobile devices stimulated the explosive growth of the mobile Apps. From the rapid development of the mobile market, we can see it’s an age of accelerating technology on mobile App design and development. One of the most important part during App development is building wireframes which can reasonably organize and simplify the content and elements. Low fidelity is the key feature of wireframes. It will present the design idea and App prototype of the product in a more intuitive and simple way. In addition to saving time, wireframes but also provide great advantages for designers focusing on product user experience. Here is a list of the 5  best free wireframe tools for mobile apps  in 2017. 1. Paper prototyping Pricing: free forever Pen & paper are the total free wireframing/prototyping tools, no matter from the point of time & capital cost, usability, learnability, as well as the practicability. Comparing with  other wireframing...

Every designer has passion to keep updated with the latest industry news, and it’s of necessity to know about the most recent trends especially  web design trends in 2018  in the field. As web design is so dynamic and changes rapidly with the technology evolving, ideas that may be considered experimental become mainstream, while some design components that may be mainstream finally become obsolete. Obviously, it’s a continuous process of obtaining new knowledge and skills, and let’s take a prior at what will be the design trends for web design in 2018 and what design approach will be the new darling in the coming year. Top 6 Web Design Trends for 2018 1. Gradients and Translucent Design • Tools Recommended -PS/AI The use of gradient can be found almost everywhere in the web design, like in the logo, button or just the background. The employ of brighter color, bold graphics and gradients can frighten many businesses in the past years, while those elements are gradual...

A friend asked me a question one day, what's the  difference of web design vs. graphic design?  Currently, I know the differences through the learning of various design terms. Such as web design vs. graphic design, and  UX vs UI vs IA vs IxD , as well as  Flat Design vs. Material Design . Each term indicates a different profession. While from the perspective of design, designers' works have the cross-section. Web design and graphic design looks an irrelevant group, but people still often get confused. Generally, the layman always calls web designers and graphic designers as “art designer”. Their work is misunderstood, by the involvement of art skill and creative ability. Besides, the  design tools  they use almost the same, and they can do the jobs related to web design or graphic design. This actually based on a confusion about the design industry. What is Web Design? Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and...