The five best design links, every weekday

Date: 2017/06/02

uxplanet.org

How To Retain User Engagement After Redesigns

5 case studies of website redesign failures The Web is full of success stories. To balance things out I'll share 5 case studies of website redesign failures (including the story of one of our colossal fails). Let's start with how we redesigned one of our services and lost almost half of user engagement in the process.

blog.prototypr.io

Writing for UX: some practical tips

A few simple writing tips to keep in mind when writing for user experience. Don't use words just because they sound better. Try not to use ' discover' when you mean ' find', or ' retain' instead of ' keep '.

blog.prototypr.io

Pattern Libraries

Pattern Library: https://natashahockey.github.io/pattern-library/ Pattern libraries and their importance have gained a lot of attention in the tech space recently. Designers and developers are now understanding the benefits of having tried and tested components ready to go for projects. It means that it takes less time to build new features and pages.

typewolf.com

The typographic details behind Typewolf’s favorite sites of May

This is the 40th installment of my monthly feature on Typewolf where I share my favorite type-driven websites from the previous month and then write a little about the typographic details behind the designs. You can check out last month's post for April here.

skype.com

New Skype

Skype just got the upgrade! Enjoy new features and fresh design while making free online calls or chatting with your loved ones.