Modern UI teams are designing components first. Interfaces are merely the thoughtful composition of components. This leaves an often glaring hole for users on “the unhappy path” — The places where users may, intentionally or not, stray from your idealized flow.
Logos are perhaps as vital and crucial for marketing success of a brand or company as appearance is important for the first meeting with a client or employer.
The digital revolution was a gold rush for curious minds. Nobody knew what digital media actually was, only that it was about to impact our lives profoundly.
Part 1: I pull back the curtain on an significant design change for a large-scale mobile app and discuss the in-depth thinking/processes that went into it.
Part 2: I answer audience questions and cover responsive web designs, native applications, form conversions, touch gestures, navigation, cross-platform consistency and more.
My first design job was an internship on Microsoft OneNote. Our intrepid leader was the product founder Chris Pratley. He looked over at me, grinned like we were sharing an inside joke, and said something that has stuck with me ever since...