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Goodbye to 8 Design Elements Whose Time has Come

Adobe, Adobe Flash, Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Consumer products, Customer Experience, Design, Development, Facebook, Gestures, Google, HTML5, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Personal and Professional Development, Product design, Ruby on Rails, Tablet, Technology, Usability

A survey of eight design elements that are going away or gone points the way to a smoother and more unified canvas for experience designers to work on.

Article by John McKinney

January 14, 2014

6 min read

The Hypnotic Effect of Parallax Scrolling and How it Impacts User Experience

Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Flow and Immersion, Gaming, Interface and Navigation Design, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Product design, Psychology and Human Behavior, Search, SEO, and SEM, Technology, Usability, Visual Design

When implemented properly, parallax scrolling can create a hypnotic effect, drawing users deeper into your site and compelling them to act.

Article by Zack Rutherford

January 13, 2014

5 min read

Seven UX Resolutions for App Design in 2014

Android, Apple iOS, Design, Development, Empathy, Information Design and Architecture, Mobile Applications, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Social Networking, Technology, Usability, Working With Stakeholders

With 2014 off to a roaring start, here are seven resolutions for designers to follow when designing apps in the new year.

Article by Drew Davidson

January 2, 2014

3 min read

The Top UX Predictions for 2014

Accessibility, Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Business Value and ROI, Consumer products, Content and Copy, Content Strategy, Design, Design Tools and Software, Development, Direct Observation Research, Employee Experience, Employment and Hiring, Entertainment and Humor, Facebook, Gaming, Gestures, Global Products and Localization, Google, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Location-Based Services, Marketing and Brand, Microsoft, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Motion and Animation, New and Emerging Technologies, Personal and Professional Development, Privacy and Data Security, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Social Networking, Tablet, Technology, Twitter, Ubiquitous Computing, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, User Adoption, Visual Design, Web, Windows Phone

A look at what 2014 might have in store for users and experience design practitioners.

Article by UX Magazine Staff

December 19, 2013

15 min read

The Top UX Trends of 2013

Accessibility, Agile and Iterative Process, Android, Apple, Content and Copy, Content Strategy, Contextual User Studies, Customer Experience, Design, Design Theory, Design Tools and Software, Development, Empathy, Gestures, Google, Healthcare, Information Design and Architecture, Input devices, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, iPad, iPhone, Location-Based Services, Marketing and Brand, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Product design, Product Releases and Redesigns, Psychology and Human Behavior, Research Methods and Techniques, Research Tools and Software, Social Networking, Tablet, Technology, Usability

A look at the trends that ruled the expanding UX landscape in 2013.

Article by UX Magazine Staff

December 17, 2013

14 min read

Five UX Lessons from Hollywood

Agile and Iterative Process, Business Value and ROI, Design, Development, Google, Information Design and Architecture, Interaction Design, Interface and Navigation Design, Mobile Technology, New and Emerging Technologies, Product design, Research Methods and Techniques, Strategy, Technology, Usability, User Acceptance Testing, User Reported Feedback

A collection of five wide-ranging UX lessons from an unlikely source: popular movies.

Article by UX Magazine Staff, Steve Tengler

December 12, 2013

8 min read

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Goodbye to 8 Design Elements Whose Time has Come

The Hypnotic Effect of Parallax Scrolling and How it Impacts User Experience