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Learnability in Web Design: 5 Best Practices

Michiel introduces five best practices you can use to provide a more learnable interface to your users, from consistency to familiarity and storification.

Fonts and Colors Used by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google and More

A cheatsheet of the fonts and colors used by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Messenger, Snapchat, Whatsapp and YouTube, with links to official brand assets.

Introducing Microsoft’s Fluent Design System

Giannis introduces us to Microsoft's new design language — Fluent Design System — and explains how to implement its design concepts into Windows UWP apps.

10 Unexpected Sources of Design Inspiration

Aja Frost lists the bold and beautiful sources of design inspiration that you probably don't know about. You'll definitely want to bookmark these secrets!

15 Color Schemes From Disney Heroes and Villains

Nadya extracts 15 color schemes from well-known Disney heroes and villains and beautifully illustrates how they affect the way we view these characters.

How to Master Nostalgia Marketing in Web Design

Suzanne explains the user psychology behind nostalgia and how we can utilize nostalgia marketing in web design for higher conversions.

4 Photoshop Styles to Lift Your Photos Above the Crowd

Duotones, Muted Black & White, Targeted Blur Effect, and more. Gabrielle has four fresh Photoshop styles to spice up to your repetoire.

SVG Tip: Create a Bold Vector Halftone Graphic in Under 2 Minutes

How to Boost Usability with Intelligent Color Choices

Preston Pierce shows us how to carefully optimise contrast levels and choose colors that boost usability, accessibility and conversions.

How to Boost App Downloads by A/B Testing Icons

Roman Rudnik shows us how to boost app store downloads by A/B testing multiple icon designs in this step-by-step walkthrough.

How to Create More Fun, Playful Typography

While crafting type can sometimes feel stiff and overly mathematical, workerbee wants  to help you find the joy in creating more playful typography.

3 Clever Psychology Rules for Making Better UX Decisions

Today I have three more innovative ideas from psychology involving human reactions to color, change and attention spans that take things to another level.

Are Colors Born Bad or Do We Make Them That Way?

Pantone 448C – a dark olive-brown – is used on Australian cigarette packaging because it is visually unappealing. But context changes how we see color.

9 Free iPhone Apps for Productive Designers

Design isn't something you only do at your desk. Gabrielle has 9 apps to help designers get things done on their iPhone.

5 Hot Logo Design Trends of 2016

You gotta know the current trends before you can swim the other way. Gabrielle has five logo trends that are making waves in 2016.

Mastering SVG Patterns Without Breaking Your Brain (or Budget)

SVG patterns are a great low-bandwidth tool for designers but setting them up can be hard. Alex shows how Boxy SVG makes things much easier.