The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2017/01/25

medium.com

Ssh! Don't Tell Them There's No Magic In Design Thinking

When the term Design Thinking first emerged on the scene, I found it completely puzzling. People were treating it as if it was a revolutionary new methodology to produce better products and services. They were talking about how entire companies were adopting this new approach, and those companies were becoming more competitive in the marketplace and seeing huge increases in customer satisfaction.

blog.prototypr.io

How to use colors in UI Design

Practical tips and tools. Color is like everything else, it's best used in moderation. You will tend to get better results if you stick to max three primary colors in your color scheme. Applying color to a design project has a lot to do with balance and the more colors you use, the more complicated it is to achieve balance.

current.innovatemap.com

The Archetypes of UX Design

When I interview design candidates fresh out of school I always ask them, "When you get assigned a new project, what part do you hope you get to do, and which part are you secretly praying someone else will do?"

ux.useronboard.com

Is Your Software Wearing Too Much Makeup?

When I was a kid, I saw an episode of Full House that in a small, weird way, helped make me the designer I am today. The episode involved D.J. going to middle school for the first time. She was...

blog.sketchapp.com

Export Presets, Touch Bar, and More in Sketch 42

Happy 2017! We hope it'll be a great year for you. πŸŽ‰ At Sketch we're looking forward to unveil a long list of great updates throughout the year. We're starting off with a nice set of improvements in Sketch 42. Introducing Export Presets In a world dominated by screens, there are so many resolutions and pixel densities to account for.