[ad_1] Product patterns: sequences & user flows In a design system for interfaces, the building blocks consist of UI components that form cohesive UI solutions. Conversely, in a design system for products, these building blocks take the shape of higher-level solutions, encompassing sequences and flows. In both scenarios, these building blocks represent best-practice solutions that […]
[ad_1] As designers, entrepreneurs, and creators of products, companies, and things, our work is about solving specific problems, and bringing new solutions to the market. We identify items or processes that aren’t working, and we find ways to solve them. It’s a beautiful practice — using creativity to solve problems and help people. This is […]
[ad_1] Chinese New Year is always a very visual occasion, and for 2024 the Isle of Man Post Office commissioned AOI member Jo Davies to create four illustrations for a new set of stamps, in celebration of Chinese New Year. An Isle of Man resident, Jo was delighted to be asked to create the stamp […]
[ad_1] Enticing discounts encourage more sign-ups, but a lousy user experience leads to surprise charges and frustrated customers. Photo by rupixen.com on Unsplash Last month, I sat down on the couch with my morning coffee to casually check my email and was blind-sided by one in particular that read, “Congratulations, your order has been processed!” […]
[ad_1] It’s funny how Copilot wouldn’t do a self-critique. It’s funny how Copilot wouldn’t do a self-critique, so I decided to put Microsoft’s Copilot to the test. By using the 10 usability heuristics for user interface design Shouldn’t Copilot be able to do this? Well, knowing that it might get caught being self-bias or tooting […]
[ad_1] If you’ve ever had the opportunity to visit a foreign city and use its public transportation system, you might be familiar with the overwhelming feeling of acquiring a ticket from point A to point B. Of course, it depends on the city, but the process often plays out something like this: Even before arriving […]
[ad_1] Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers. For the past year, with the growing proliferation of AI models accessible to everyone, designers have been busy imagining new products and revamping existing ones. We’ve been focused on how people can interact with these models to solve problems in fresh, innovative ways. It’s like […]
[ad_1] Every once in a while, the curtain of the ordinary parts and we touch the miraculous — the sense that there is another world not beyond this one but within it, a mirror-world any glimpse of which returns our own more luminous and full of wonder. This can never be willed, but one can […]
[ad_1] Photo: Getty Images Franz Beckenbauer, one of three people to win the World Cup as both a player and coach, died Sunday. He was 78. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family,” his […]
[ad_1] As busy parents, it can be hard to find time together for a date night. Life and kids happen, and while it’s wonderful, all these things make it a little harder to spend quality time alone. Not only is it hard to find the time to get away, but it can be costly between […]
