The user interface, in the industrial design field of human–machine interaction, is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs. The goal of this interaction is effective operation and control of the machine on the user's end, and feedback from the machine, which aids the operator in making operational decisions.
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This CSS library makes it easy to design Windows XP-inspired UIs
Meet XP.css — a gorgeous new CSS library that makes it painfully easy to design user interfaces in the likeness of Windows ...
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Why you shouldn’t overlook user testing methods in UX design
The fundamental purpose of user testing is to better understand and empathize with the core users of a digital product. Unfortunately, ...
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From start screens to coin counters — a guide to video game UI
Sixty years ago the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, NY held an open house. Visitors who toured the lab were treated ...
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Google’s Android Studio 4.0 is a major upgrade for the app development tool
Google has launched Android Studio 4.0, adding a host of new features to the app development environment including an upgraded ...
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Chrome moves to automatically block abusive notification requests
You won't have to endure annoying notification popups from random sites when using Chrome for much longer. Google is limiting ...
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How to avoid stereotypes when designing for global markets
Did you know we have an online conference about product design coming up? SPRINT will cover how designers and product owners ...
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A designer's guide to creating effective dashboards
Sprint: Did you know we have an online conference about product design coming up? SPRINT will cover how designers and product ...
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This handy tool lets you record GIFs straight from your browser
Are you tired of installing software to capture GIFs? Then GIFcap might just be the thing for you. All you need is Chrome ...
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Microsoft teases Windows 10 design changes as OS hits 1B devices
When Microsoft announced Windows 10 way back in 2015, expected the OS to be on 1 billion devices within 3 years. That did ...
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How to use Chrome's media controls to easily switch between videos and podcasts
This is how you use Chrome's media control button to switch between YouTube, Netflix, and Spotify content without juggling ...
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These are the Web Accessibility Standards designers need to know
The term Accessibility covers a vast field of standards that comes with a confusing myriad of acronyms. In this post, ...
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Facebook Messenger on iOS is now twice as fast and a quarter the size
Facebook just introduced a lighter, more streamlined UI for Messenger last week. But omitted from that initial news was the ...
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[Best of 2019] Why Google Duplex might make my design job redundant
A year ago, Google blew the world away with Duplex, an AI assistant that can make phone calls for you. The demo went viral ...
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Modern Warfare was doing everything right, then it pay-walled death counts
Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward appears to have broken its promise not to split up the Call of Duty community. As ...
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Instagram is reportedly testing dark mode, here's what it looks like
We're officially in the dark mode era. iOS 13 and Android 10, which rolled out recently, both have that option. Sadly, ...
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Instagram now supports dark mode on iOS 13 — here's how to enable it
Instagram has updated its app for iPhone with a dark mode that matches iOS 13's system-wide dark theme. Here's how to turn ...
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Here’s how you mute individual tabs on Chrome
Chrome already has a mute feature in the tab menu, but unfortunately it works for websites (and not individual tabs). Here's ...
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Dear Twitter, I thoroughly despise the new 'embed tweet' UI
I wanted to love Twitter's new design. It's faster, more intuitive, and easier to personalize... But its new tweet embed ...
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This adult cam site is handing out virtual blowjobs, free of charge
Horned up, but unable to find a suitable "Netflix and Chill" partner? CamSoda wants to give you a simulated blowjob, entirely ...
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Microsoft removes Cortana from the Xbox One in latest update
Microsoft is retooling the Xbox Home page yet again, and this time, in addition to "streamlining" the interface, they're ...
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Twitter launches its faster, cleaner design, including new color themes
We've been hearing rumblings of a redesigned Twitter.com for months, but it's finally here. The social network today revealed ...
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'User in yer face' is an online museum of design horrors
If you think the design of Facebook, Twitter, or any other popular site you use regularly is bad, hold your horses. I'm going ...
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SwiftUI is an expressive UI framework for iOS, MacOS, and more
SwiftUI promises to make it easy to build gorgeous mobile and desktop apps
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China’s dating apps are experimenting with livestreamed matchmaking
China’s largest date-to-marry matchmaking apps are experimenting with leveraging live-streaming to help users find love, ...
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Payment options in apps can be designed better
Let’s start with a simple thought: What was the last meal that you had? How did you decide to eat a certain dish as opposed ...
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A comprehensive (and honest) list of UX clichés
“You are not your user” A reminder that you are not designing the product for people like yourself. Often used ...
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Cryptocurrency platform Augur can't fix 'invalid market' scam without huge update
Decentralized betting protocol Augur is dealing with fraudsters gaming the system, but there's not much its devs can do about ...
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Test your UI design skills with this insanely difficult quiz
If you’ve never thought about how much design work goes into even the tiniest parts of a UI, then you can now play a game ...
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Twitter's upcoming conversation interface looks like a colorful mess
Last week, Twitter announced that it'll launch a new beta program to test out its upcoming features to reshape how conversations ...
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Motion design looks hard, but it doesn't have to be
Motion helps make UIs expressive and easy to use. Despite having so much potential, motion is perhaps the least understood ...
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Why designers shouldn’t bother learning to code
Every couple of weeks we see a new article come up that tries to answer the good old question: should designers learn to ...
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6 things to keep in mind when designing voice UI
When we hear the word ‘interface,’ many of us think about graphical user interface (or GUI). The vast majority of digital ...
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What Chinese travel sites taught me about UI
Dorking around on travel sites is my weird little self-soothing, time-wasting extravagance. I don’t know what’s so exciting ...
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3 handy features in Google For Jobs to measure your hiring campaign’s success
Google For Jobs has made a great impact on the jobs market ever since it was released by the search giant in June 2017. There's ...
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China’s ‘barrage videos’ are chaotic af — and say a lot about loneliness
China's barrage videos reveal a lot about the population's psyche regarding loneliness. These videos show live comments that ...
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Google wants its Pixel Stand to set the standard for wireless chargers
Google today introduced its new wireless charger, the Pixel Stand. The idea behind the hardware is to turn an inert object ...
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Your business needs a style guide — here’s why
Companies are interesting creatures. In a legal sense, a company is a person, as it has all the rights that you and I do. ...
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AR's success depends on perfecting input methods
There are challenges in inputting AR into an eyewear device and reworking the interaction between man and machine is only ...
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Origami can make UI/UX designers better
UI/UX designers can learn a lot from the art of origami. From staying true to your foundations, aiming for perfection, to ...
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7 pillars of minimalist Web design
To balance aesthetics with functionality, minimalist web design is defined by fearless use of space, stunning visuals, striking ...
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7 personality traits of great designers
To be a good designer, you need more than just mastery of design skills and a good eye. With more and more companies hiring ...
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Web design color theory: how to create the right emotions with color in web design
When it comes to choosing the right color for you website, how can you be sure it's the right one? This handy guide to color ...
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7 tips to create awesome mobile app designs
Native app UI design doesn’t give you much room to work with. When designing for smaller screens and shorter attention ...
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There's a hidden Instagram 'Other' inbox, too
Instagram Direct also has an Other inbox just like Facebook and Messenger. Did you miss any interesting messages?
