5 stages of designer development

Design 5 stages of designer development Translation of material by Dennis Humbekers, strategic design consultant at Zuiderlicht. The designer goes through several stages of development. Each is distinguished by its own set of requirements, goals and the nature of the work. Based on the Invision Design Frontier report and Greiner’s ...

Balance in composition: how to balance the design?

Design Balance in composition: how to balance the design? An unbalanced design subconsciously annoys users. How do you create an attractive balance? Balance is one of the most important elements of a composition. Balance is the juxtaposition of elements that creates balance and harmony. The state of balance is intuitively ...

Where and how to study as a designer

Design Where and how to study as a designer When I started working as a ux designer (I was retraining from a programmer) there was nowhere to study. For the entire post-Soviet space there was one studio of Lebedev, his own blog “mastery” and several translated books. Now the problem ...

6 lessons from an unemployed designer

Design 6 lessons from an unemployed designer Translation of “6 Lessons from an Unemployed Designer” by Jessica Fan, a former employee of ZURB. Jessica left her job at the company more than 3 months ago and since then has adhered to 6 principles that she has learned. I left my ...

Designers in the dark

Design Designers in the dark Translation of the article “Designers in the dark” published on the Product People blog on Medium.com. Designer Sasha Grif recently proposed the concept of the “fog of war”. Strategy video games often use this mechanic: at the beginning of the game, most of the map ...

10 tips for where to work as a designer, depending on the ambition

Design 10 tips for where to work as a designer, depending on the ambition Translation of the article “Where Should You Work as a Designer? 10 Things to Consider ”by Carrie Cousins ​​and posted on the designshack blog. Knowing that you want to devote the rest of your life to ...

Make a website: What a designer can teach a photographer

Design Make a website: What a designer can teach a photographer Web designer Sasha Astron helped to figure out the birdinflight project, how a photographer can add a couple of centimeters of professionalism in the eyes of a client. Tools Marty, look, we now have a nice set of online ...

Golden Ratio: How Does It Work?

Design Golden Ratio: How Does It Work? The Golden Ratio is a universal manifestation of structural harmony. It is found in nature, science, art – in everything that a person can come into contact with. Once, having become acquainted with the golden rule, humanity did not cheat on it anymore. ...

How to end a Steve Jobs-style presentation?

Design How to end a Steve Jobs-style presentation? Translation of the article “How to End a Sales Presentation Like Steve Jobs” with 5 tips on how to properly end any presentation. Remember Steve Jobs’ favorite trick? When the show is over, he turns and says, “Something else …” Here are ...

How to become a designer: the main mistake and necessary skills

Design How to become a designer: the main mistake and necessary skills The employees of @ Mail.ru, Badoo and Trood shared their professional experience: how to develop as a designer at the beginning of their career, how to avoid the main mistake and what is worth learning. Bad design kills. ...