May 16, 2017 — Conferences are a brilliant opportunity to get up close with the pros and exchange tips and ideas. But they aren’t the only one. Our friends at the full-stack UX design platform UXPin brought the first free virtual summit to life a few months ago. Now the second edition is on its way, and we are very happy to help make it happen: the Agile UX Virtual Summit, focusing on all things Agile UX. Because, well, we all know that building a UX team with agile organization can be quite a challenge. Read more…

May 15, 2017 — When working with creative designers on web page designs, it’s fairly common to receive multiple Sketch or Photoshop artboards/layouts, one for each breakpoint. In this article, Jake Wilson is going to examine how to create scalable, fluid typography across multiple breakpoints and predefined font sizes using well-supported browser features and some basic algebra. The best part is that you can automate it all by using Sass. Read more…

May 12, 2017 — What’s going on in the industry? What new techniques have emerged recently? What insights, tools, tips and tricks is the web design community talking about? Anselm Hannemann is collecting everything that popped up over the last week in his web development reading list so that you don’t miss out on anything. The result is a carefully curated list of articles and resources that are worth taking a closer look at. Read more…

May 12, 2017 — Fuse is not only used to describe the UI and layout; you can also use it to add effects and animation. In this article, Wern Ancheta will show you what Fuse is all about. He’ll show you how it works and how it compares to other platforms such as React Native and NativeScript. In the second half of the article, you will create your first Fuse app. Specifically, you will create a weather app that shows the weather based on the user’s current location. Towards the end of the article, you will consolidate your learning by looking at the advantages and disadvantages of using Fuse for your next mobile app project. Read more…

May 11, 2017 — WebAssembly is a way of taking code written in programming languages other than JavaScript and running that code in the browser. When you’re talking about WebAssembly, the apples to apples comparison is with JavaScript. With WebAssembly, it is possible to run code on the web faster. There are a number of reasons why WebAssembly code runs faster than its JavaScript equivalent, but it is useful to compare the two, so you can understand the potential impact that WebAssembly will have. Read more…

May 10, 2017 — Establishing good navigation is a challenge on mobile due to the limitations of the small screen and the need to prioritize content over chrome. Every navigation patterns suffer from a variety of usability problems. In this article, Nick Babich will examine five basic navigation patterns for mobile apps and describe the strengths and weaknesses of each of them. If you’d like to add some patterns and spice up your designs, you can download and test Adobe XD for free and get started right away. Read more…

May 9, 2017 — Google decided to launch a war against interstitials that ruin the user experience. Any website found guilty of showing intrusive popups, banners or overlays will see its content demoted in Google’s mobile search results. In this article, Myriam Jessier explains what exactly is being penalized, what’s allowed, and some workarounds to help you cope with this new penalty. Read more…

May 8, 2017 — Generally speaking, writing a requirements document is mostly about conveying your vision to the rest of the team. In this article, Eduard Khorkov will outline the most common approaches to writing requirements documents. You will learn the basic steps of writing mobile application requirements and what a good requirements document looks like. Eduard will create two documents: a PDF with user stories and wireframes, and a screen map that complements the PDF. Together, they describe in detail what features the application should have. Read more…

May 5, 2017 — What’s going on in the industry? What new techniques have emerged recently? What insights, tools, tips and tricks is the web design community talking about? Anselm Hannemann is collecting everything that popped up over the last week in his web development reading list so that you don’t miss out on anything. The result is a carefully curated list of articles and resources that are worth taking a closer look at. Read more…

May 4, 2017 — If we only looked closer, we would find gems of inspiration in the things around us. For Vitaly Friedman, nature is his personal and biggest gem. May is already here and spring has arrived in Belgium, bringing along its bright colors, the delicate odours of blooming flowers, as well as the cheerful chirping of birds. Read more…