We have all played games as a kid. Be it indoors or outdoors – games have challenged us, rewarded us and helped us be a better version of ourselves. The more engaging and interactive a game is, the more it motivates us to keep playing. If we apply this technique to our design, it could help achieve simplicity which, in turn, would enhance the user experience. In this article, I’ll walk you through what gamification…
Sound is an integral part of our daily life. Right from the sound of birds to the tick-tock of the clock, we are surrounded by sound in all forms. It soothes us after a tiring day and brightens our mood when we listen to it randomly. Talking about natural sounds, it also reminds us of the highly sought after man-made sounds. Yes, you guessed it right! We’re talking about music, recurring mobile notifications and so…
After writing about GDPR and Themes, Plugins and Logos I’m back to writing about my favourite subject – design. Today I’m excited to write about best practices for designing dialogs to improve UX. Let me first spend a little time talking about what a dialog is. What is a dialog? The dialog in design is a prompt or an overlay that requires the user to interact with it to make an action. An example of…
Website design and SEO always go hand-in-hand. A perfect combination of these two helps you to build high-performing websites and achieve the ambitious business targets easily. Both search engines and visitors love information-rich, visually fascinating, and responsive websites. However, with the changing time, the design of websites become old-fashioned and doesn’t meet the increasing demands of visitors. This is where website redesign comes into play. Website design industry experts recommend updating the design of the…
With thousands of free and premium themes available online, why would someone want to put in the work to customize their WordPress theme? Also, how easy is it to change a theme in WordPress entirely? Let’s find out. How to change a theme in WordPress : As you will see below, changing a theme in WordPress involves just just a few clicks. However, repairing the damage done post a change that was not thought through,…
The Internet of Things (IoT) has rolled in like a slow and steady wave since 1982. That’s the year Carnegie Mellon University modified a Coke machine so programmers could get updates on the machine and see if cold drinks were available. Today, the IoT is booming. For example, Walmart uses radio frequency identification (RFID) sensors to determine top-selling items in its stores, while governments use the technology to solve chronic community problems. IoT-enabled home automation…
Working in the content industry, you tend to pick up a lot. I’ve been writing professionally for over two plus years now and during this time I’ve interacted with a lot of web designers. This gave me a window to the finer nuances of website designing. Aspects of a creative or banner that I once never gave much thought to turned out to be deeply influential in the way we humans process information. I realized…
The creative world of web design is always changing for the better with new tools, functionalities, and workflows emerging to take center stage. Last year saw some promising web design tools such as chatbots, web animations and conversational interfaces come into play. As we ring in 2019, it’s time to start thinking about the web design trends that are bound to be strong front-runners to dominate this year’s web design space. Here are the popular…
On our social media, we often joke about how many changes we as developers & designers receive from clients with the hashtag #webdesignerproblems. Funny as it may be, in real life, it can be frustrating to have to re-do images or implement the client’s changes because he’s either unsure of what he wants or is over ambitious or simply, hard to please. In this article, we’ll discuss how to turn down such requests politely (this…
If you’ve read some of my previous articles, you’ve probably noticed my obvious love for Psychology and my constant endeavour to highlight the psychology in other areas like marketing, development, testing etc. The more I’ve explored these areas, the more you’ve read about it on the ResellerClub blog 🙂 This time, I’ve been drawn to empathy in design. What is empathy in design? Empathy, in the way we know it, is the understanding of another’s…