These 12 graphic design paradoxes were designed and written by Tobias Bergdahl and it’s great advice for young graphic designers out there. Each piece has it’s own paradox followed by an important message. Personally, I don’t agree with #1, bad clients do exist 😛
Flat UI is the trend. As its name implied, flat design removes decorative design elements such as drop shadow, gradients, rounded corner (some don’t). Sometimes, simplicity is what you need to create an elegant web interface. Here we have 9 high quality and FREE flat ui kits. They are ready to be sliced out and…
No doubt about it, WhatsApp is one of the popular apps people often use it on their mobile. Sending messages, audio notes, photos etc via data is cheaper solution comparing to mobile credits. Functionality wise, it’s good, but, in term of UI and UX, WhatsApp definitely not the best and still has plenty of room…
Vintage and retro themes in web development are becoming extremely popular these days. However, this doesn’t suggest particularly complex elements in design. On the contrary a simple use of old black & white photos or some old fashioned music played in the background may do the trick. It will also make sense to play with…
Facebook, the biggest social networking website will be updating its news feed design soon. Unveiled on Thursday by Mark Zuckerberg, he said the News feed will now emphasize visual content. Inspired by mobile, Facebook News feed will be consistent with the news feed found on Facebook’s mobile app. You’ll get bigger images and multiple feeds…
Dial Knob is not a very common UI you would see on a website. However, in webapps that are designed for devices with touch gestures, dial knob can be a very useful UI element. Dial knob on a screen will act exactly like those on your radio, except, you can’t really feel it physically. Here…
Design agency iA once famously claimed that web design is 95% typography. When many people think of design, they tend to focus on the visual aspect of the imagery, but it’s the presentation of the words and the way written information is laid out that has the biggest impact for many web designs. This is…
Similar with fashion, web design trends come and go, year 2013 the most noticeable trend is “Flat Design”. Flat design is the complete opposite of skeuomorphic design. It has been available for quite a while, but Microsoft definitely played a big role in making them even more popular since the launch of Windows 8 Metro…
Twitter has already gone through a few of revisions on its web interface, no doubt about it, each of the version is more robust and effective in term of usability and user friendliness. However, not everyone like it, most of us would adapt to its new interface, some would go to extra miles to actually…
An awesome conceptual facebook UI design by Interactive Art Director Fred Nerby from Sweden who currently located in Brisbane, Australia. A complete revamp of the largest social networking website – facebook. The grid, boxy design reminds us of Microsoft Metro concept. A conceptional and Systematic Design Approach to the largest networking platform in the world,…