Notifications, first introduced in iOS 4, has seen quite a bit of changes in the last two years. From iOS 4 through iOS 7, the only actions you could take with your notifications were limited; you could either open the app, or you could dismiss the notification.

Surviving and thriving in the digital business over the past 15 years you get to see some interesting client briefs. They all start with an email that gently touches down in our inbox such as this one: So two things go through our minds upon receivership.

I want to make an award system bonded to the first week of user's experience in the app. During this period I want to use the award system to help create a habit using the app and activate as many users as possible. Day 1 The first use of the product.

It's not the first time iconography has changed due to advances in technology. But it is the first time that so many functions have converged into one physical thing. To communicate art (which is complex and hard to define as it is), it was once common to use a paint brush, a palette, a canvas, maybe even a picture frame.

It's clear that blurry backgrounds have become a popular design choice in today's applications and websites. The style has a calming effect and allows users to focus in on something while still understanding what's hidden behind the Gaussian blur. But did you know this blur technique also works the opposite way?

With the popular rise of Material Design, ' cards ' have become a common part of modern web design. Especially when it comes to archive pages where you want to only offer a summary of information. A card is a sheet of material that serves as an entry point to more detailed information.

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