Laws of UX is a fantastic website that makes “complex psychology heuristics” easier for designers to understand. The site explains common cognitive biases, gestalt principles, and heuristics that affect how users interact with user interfaces. Images are used to make heuristics easier to understand and memorable. The site also provides an overview and key takeaways… Continue reading Featured Website: Laws of UX
Month: April 2022
Featured Website: Dopely Colors
Dopely colors is a handy website for choosing brand colors, creating color palettes and more. The website features the following tools: palette generator gradient generator color converter (converts colors between HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL, HWB, and NCOL values) color toner (displays shades, tints, and tones for a given color) color wheel (allows users to pick… Continue reading Featured Website: Dopely Colors
5 Overlooked HTML Tags
In “5 HTML Tags You Probably Didn’t Know About,” Gianmarco Ebeling identifies 5 HTML tags that are useful but often overlooked. <kbd> – used to represent a key on a keyboard. The browser’s monospaced font displays the text surrounded by these tags. If you wanted to write a message to users instructing them to use… Continue reading 5 Overlooked HTML Tags
Wireframes for People That Can’t Draw Well
Creating a wireframe on paper is an intimidating task for people who can’t draw well. “How to Draw a Wireframe (Even if You Can’t Draw)” by Kelley Gordon breaks down the process of creating wireframes on paper for those of us that aren’t artistically gifted. Gordon shows that most elements that appear in a wireframe can be… Continue reading Wireframes for People That Can’t Draw Well