Our graphic designer decided to immortalize as many as 4 holidays, including World Octopus Day — try to decode the others. After such a warm-up, we offer you texts about planning your career as a UX designer, creating a brief for a website and methods of testing with the participation of users. In the practical part, deal with tables on mobile devices and take a look at the recurring trends in graphic design.
Brief website in 10 steps
WITH text Matan Naveha you will find out what the website brief should contain. The author presents 10 points, thanks to which everyone involved in the project will have a clear vision of the expected result and suggests where to find templates for such a document.
UX Designer Career Development
Article Kelly Doran is a collection of tips for aspiring UX designers who are planning to grow their career. The author lists the skills that a UX designer should master in the first place and presents possible paths of professional development and potential sources of knowledge. As a supplement to the reading, take a look at text Irina Belova about the mistakes made by applicants for the position of designer.
3 looks at tests with users
Inspired by further research with users, we propose entry on the choice of an adequate method of UX testing. Carrie Boyd of User Interviews preceded the description of each method with a short test, which will make it easier for novice researchers to choose one of them.
It is also worth taking a look at commodity Stuart Henshall pointing out the benefits of testing under conditions defined by COVID reality and text shared on the Interaction Design website, concerning the observation of users in their natural environment through the method of shading.
Tables with data on smartphone screens
Nicholas Heal analyzes the possibilities of displaying tables with data on smartphone screens. IN article You will find, among other things, considerations on such ways of presenting data that may make it easier for users to view them.
The return of graphics from the 90s
We end with a sentimental journey with Kelsie Rimmer through graphic design trends that refer to the 90s. Envato's blog post is a short presentation of four selected styles complemented by graphics and references to projects available on the site.
