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A no-fluff way to interpret and organize your research findings

An in-depth, beginner-friendly guide on how to conduct effective user research. Topics include: UX research plans, recruiting, methodology, and analysis.

This is about reducing banding effects in gradients by introducing noise. A nice approach is a displacement map using SVG filters.

How to serve high-quality, vertical and horizontal video variants and break free from platforms like YouTube

SVGs are one of the most remarkable technologies we have access to on the web. They’re first-class citizens, fully addressable with CSS and JavaScript. In this tutorial, I’ll cover all of the most important fundamentals, and show you some of the ridiculously-cool things we can do with this massively underrated tool. ✨

🦜 “How We Fixed Skyscanner’s Broken Color Palette” (https://lnkd.in/erqd-yCX), a practical case study on how the Skyscanner team fixed their color palette — along with process, naming, testing and explorations to get there. Neatly put together by Adam Wilson, via Anna Palgan. ✅ Set your base colors: primary, secondary and UI states. ✅ Define core color pairings and extended pairings. ✅ Choose product-specific colors, gradients, patterns. ✅ 4 color groups: neutral, white text, black text, yellow/orange. 🚫 Avoid poetic names: they are difficult to remember and refer to. ✅ Mix black and grey with primary color for a better design fit. ✅ Choose a night color that is slightly lighter than black. ✅ Your colors will need to appear on different backgrounds. ✅ Create color sets with transparency for such cases. ✅ Create tints based on the color contrast against black. ✅ Create shades based on the color contrast against white. ✅ Test for color contrast, colorweakness, colorblindness early. ✅ Double-check the dark yellow problem in your palette. --- 🌱 Useful Guides How To Design A Color Palette For Design Systems, by Alex Baránov https://lnkd.in/epJkT252 How To Set Up Color in Design Systems, by Nathan Curtis https://lnkd.in/e48aJaGb How To Create An Accessible Color Palette, by Stéphanie Walter https://lnkd.in/eUnSTYSM “Dark Yellow Problem” In Color Palettes https://lnkd.in/eS7YqfCf --- 🪴 Useful Case Studies Contentful: https://lnkd.in/edHpghSj, by Fabian Schultz Goldman Sachs: https://lnkd.in/e28Fxuuv Modern Health: https://lnkd.in/ez7xM5xt, by Brian Cleveland Stripe: https://lnkd.in/enaXpWvD, by Daryl Koopersmith, Wilson Miner Wise: https://lnkd.in/eyv8Qh7r, by Stephanie S. Wish: https://lnkd.in/eGYGa7PK, by Taamannae Taabassum --- 🍭 Color Palette Generators ABC: https://lnkd.in/e7QHC2gx Accessible Palette Generator: https://lnkd.in/ejkpyWqZ Colorbox: https://colorbox.io/ Contrast Grid: https://lnkd.in/e6sENdRW Figma Color Palettes: https://lnkd.in/et2zeUjX Leonardo: https://leonardocolor.io/ Naming colors: https://lnkd.in/e6jJzRdW OKLCH Color Converter: https://lnkd.in/esP29Jyj Primer Prism: https://lnkd.in/ekpTmkkM Poline: https://lnkd.in/eSwuXW5P 👍 Stark: https://www.getstark.co/ HUGE thanks to all the wonderful people who worked and shared their insights here for all of us to use and learn from! 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾 If you also struggle with color, hopefully that’s a good foundation to start with. What techniques, guides and tools do you use to design color palettes? Share what has and hasn’t worked for you in the comments below! 🙏🏾 #ux #design | 17 comments on LinkedIn

A simple tool to transform an SVG shape into a CSS shape. Get a modern and optimized code in no time!

This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.

Applications we design are becoming increasingly data-driven. The need for quality data visualization is high as ever. Confusing and…

Learn what the most common analysis mistakes are and how to avoid them. Understand the cognitive biases and simple errors that effect every analyst.

We untangled a complex web of colours so distinctive brand moments could live alongside accessible, usable interfaces.

A free color mixer, blender, info and modifier tool. Mix multiple colors, get links for design inspiration and stock images based on a color, view various color combinations and modify colors in an intuitive.

Penpot is the open-source free design software that connects designers and developers with no handoff drama. Prototyping, UI design and code - all in one app.

Godly is a curation of the best web design inspiration, every day. Browse the best e-commerce websites, portfolio websites, animation websites and more.

Create beautiful Tailwind CSS gradients, text effects, and glassmorphism designs with Gradienty.

How to align your startup around what matters to your users

90 percent of the problems found in forms solved in a few hundred precious words.

Premium image generation and editing tool. Store and share your own styles, create, fine-tune, upscale, and perfect your visuals.

Have you ever experienced a situation where a good design was rejected just because the decision maker woke up on the wrong side of the…

They are pretty similar in both look and functionality, but are have some important differences, slightly different APIs, and functionality. The use cases are also a bit different, so let's have a look!

Public Work is a visual search engine for public domain content. Explore 100,000+ copyright-free images from The MET, New York Public Library, and other sources

A curated, easier to browse graphic design repository for the Internet Archives

Book covers.

A classification of chart types based on their input data format.

Collection of data visualizations to get inspired and find the right type

In this article, Sara Dholakia presents a guide on how to choose just the right type of data visualization, with guidelines and things to keep in mind.

Define scalable and consistent conventions.

How language brings logic to a subjective topic