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Apr 5, 2016

Designing With Color Contrast for Improved Usability
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Marc Schenker
Colors add appeal to websites—the more vibrant and stunning, the better. Even so, web design done correctly should consider the utility of adding...

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Mar 10, 2016

Bart Van De Wiele Wows the Crowds with Adobe’s Experience...
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awwwards.
One of the highlights of the Awwwards Conference Amsterdam was undoubtedly Bart Van De Wiele’s highly anticipated live preview of Adobe’s Design...

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Mar 8, 2016

7 UX Tips for Effective Conversion Rate Optimization
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Lucy Barret
…People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. This gem of a quote...

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Mar 4, 2016

The Centrality of Design with Josh Brewer
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It’s day one of the Awwwards Conference Amsterdam, the crowds are ready and waiting to have their minds blown by a series of inspirational and...

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Feb 24, 2016

Designing Content for Readability, Legibility and...
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Marc Schenker
Designing for the web has to be based on making the content as clear possible for your site visitors and readers or they’ll simply leave your...

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Dec 29, 2015

Being Smart with Sound
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Henry Daw
UI Sound has the ability to instantly draw your attention, or simply add a subtle layer of information to a UI interaction - either alerting...

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Dec 10, 2015

First Round : One step closer to the Awwwards Jury...
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awwwards.
An expert panel made up of the most important designers, developers and agencies, tasked with assessing the talent and effort that goes in to...

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Dec 3, 2015

Designing Longer Web Forms and Why They Can Work Too
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Marc Schenker
When you design longer forms, you’ll actually get more of another kind of conversion, thus proving that longer web forms increase conversions...

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Nov 30, 2015

Be Careful About These 6 Web Design Trends in 2016
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Trends in web design, like fashion trends, come and go. Sometimes trends are dictated by necessity (like responsive design). Other trends are...

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Nov 27, 2015

Designing a Trending Website: A Tutorial for Flat...

Some trends are popular for a reason: they just work. They’re easy to build, users are accustomed to them, they’re flexible across many viewports,...

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Nov 20, 2015

Top 5 UX Trends Every Web Designer Should Know

Does it make them happy or agitated? Do they use it because they want to or have to? What the user experiences, the UX, should be the ultimate...

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Nov 16, 2015

The Evolution of a UI Designer into a Product Designer
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iamnickparker
Sausage, cheese and Mail appWhat is a “product”? Until recently, the term was only used in relation to something material (telephone, TV, refrigerator),...

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Oct 20, 2015

Wireframe Basics for Beginners: An Agency Perspective
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John Isaac
Wireframing is one of the most effective and valuable exercises during the project lifecycle.

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Oct 8, 2015

Survey: UX, Interactive Designer or Full-Stack Developer...
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Join us in carrying out a study to understand the real digital industry landscape and win 2 tickets to the Awwwards Amsterdam Conference

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Oct 7, 2015

Free e-Book: UX Design Trends 2015 & 2016
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awwwards.
This downloadable e-book by UXpin describes the methods behind some of the most successful UX design trends

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Sep 29, 2015

10 Free High Quality PSD Resources for UI Designers
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The NineHertz
The Top 10 fresh and free UI resources designed by professional designers, which can save you a lot of time and money.

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Sep 24, 2015

Play Your Cards Right: Exploring the Cards Trend in...
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PSD2HTML
From online stores to social media sites, cards are fast becoming a popular web design pattern.

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Sep 17, 2015

Understanding The Process to Selecting The Right UI...
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Samuel Dawson
UI design patterns, for instance, provide solutions for recurring user interface problems. This post is intended to help you learn about the...

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Sep 16, 2015

6 Web Design Trends You Must Know for 2015 & 2016

Top Web Design Trends for 2015 and 2016: Rich Animations, UI Patterns, Flat Design, Material Design, Responsive Design...

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Sep 3, 2015

Improving UI Design Through Better Typography
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Nurit Bahat
Effective design and good typography go hand-in-hand. This is especially true when you consider UI design - where text content makes up the...

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