Principles

Foundational and emerging design concepts to help you stay current.

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App Design

Designing Apps for Bezel-less iPhones: What Every UX Designer Needs to Know

Nick Babich
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App Design

New to Material Design? 12 Principles You Need to Know

Nick Babich
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App Design

App Design: Expert Guidelines for Creating a Successful App

Oliver Lindberg
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Human Computer Interaction

User Centered Design Principles & Methods

Nick Babich
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App Design

iOS App Design Guidelines & Inspiration

Nick Babich
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Design Systems

Five Common Design System Pain Points and How to Solve Them

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Design Systems

The SoDA Report On Design Systems

Patrick Faller
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Emerging Technology

How Design Schools Are Keeping Up With AI and Machine Learning

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Web Design

Responsive Web Design Tutorial & Best Practices

Nick Babich
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Human Computer Interaction

What is Interaction Design & How Does it Compare to UX?

Nick Babich
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Emerging Technology

Top VR Trends in 2019

Nick Babich
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App Design

Mobile App UX Design & 2019 Trends

Nick Babich
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Web Design

Everything You Need to Know About Flat Design, Skeuomorphism, Minimalism

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Web Design

The Role of Color in Product Design: UX of Color Palettes

Lindsay Munro
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App Design

Designing for Wearables: 11 Things To Keep in Mind

Nick Babich
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Emerging Technology

A Sound Approach to Designing Voice Interfaces

Susse Jensen
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Web Design

Top Website Layouts That Never Grow Old

Nick Babich
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Design Systems

Building a Design System: Speed, Scale, Collaboration, and Innovation

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Web Design

Web Design: Perfect Your Platform

Oliver Lindberg
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Human Computer Interaction

Man and Machine: A Guide to Human-Computer Interaction

Oliver Lindberg
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Man using touch screen technology
Human Computer Interaction

Designing Touch Gesture Recognition User Interfaces

Nick Babich
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Web Design

A Quick Introduction to Web Accessibility

Nick Babich
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Emerging Technology

How VR In Education Will Change How We Learn And Teach

Nick Babich
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Design Systems

The How, and Why, of Creating an Empathetic Design System

Jennifer Wong headshot Jennifer Wong
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Web Design

Designing Accessible Experiences at Scale

Andi Galpern
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Web Design

Best Practices for Prototyping Keyboard Accessibility

Oliver Lindberg
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Emerging Technology

The Future of Design in a Digital-Physical World

Silka Miesnieks headshot Silka Miesnieks
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Emerging Technology

Designing for the Human Experience

Chris Duffey
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Emerging Technology

How Disruptive Technologies are Transforming Design

Ashley Still
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Emerging Technology

Utility Above All Else: Designing for Voice with Adobe XD

Jeremy Williams
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Web Design

Best Practices for Responsive, Multi-Screen Designs

Oliver Lindberg
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Animation experts share some of the biggest mistakes people make when they use animation and offer practical tips and best practices to improve UX.
Human Computer Interaction

Ask a UXpert: Animation Best Practices for Avoiding Common Mistakes

Oliver Lindberg
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Web Design

Data Visualization In Web Design: Why We Need It More Than Ever

Nick Babich
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Human Computer Interaction

Animation for UX: How Animation Adds Meaning to UI

Val Head
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Human Computer Interaction

Ask a UXpert: How Micro-Interactions Can Enhance the User Experience

Oliver Lindberg
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Emerging Technology

Mediating the Future: The Designer’s Responsibility to Keep Up with New Technologies

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Includes APL! The Amazon Alexa VUI kit empowers designers by giving them the best starting point when venturing into voice-enabled design in Adobe XD.
Emerging Technology

Amazon Alexa UI Kit for Adobe XD: The First Step to Designing a VUI

Marc Schenker Headshot Marc Schenker
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Web Design

Ask a UXpert: How to Develop an Effective UX Strategy in a Multi-Device World

Oliver Lindberg
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Design Systems

Implementing Spectrum: How Adobe is Coming Together to Build a New Design System

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Emerging Technology

The Importance of Design is Growing — and So Are the Challenges

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Emerging Technology

5 Things You Need to Know About AI, AR, and VR

Oliver Lindberg
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Emerging Technology

Keep the User in Mind, All the Time: How to Design Game-Changing Voice UI

Marc Schenker Headshot Marc Schenker
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App Design

The Death of the Standalone App and What Comes Next

Nick Babich
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Emerging Technology

UX Design for Augmented Reality: Tips and Insights from AR Pro Bobby Gill

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Web Design

The 12 Do’s and Don’ts of Web Design

Nick Babich
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App Design

10 Do’s and Dont’s of Mobile App Design

Nick Babich
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App Design

The 11 Screens You’ll Find in Many of the Most Successful Mobile Apps

Karol K headshot Karol K
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Web Design

From Frustration to Surprise and Delight: Designing the 404 Page for Optimal UX

Linn Vizard headshot Linn Vizard
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App Design

Simple, Intuitive, Gamified: How Babbel Turns Language Learning into a Lesson in Great UX Design

Marc Schenker Headshot Marc Schenker
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Man looking at his wearable device.
App Design

5 Things UX Designers Need to Know About Designing Wearables

Sheena Lyonnais
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Emerging Technology

Getting Started with Virtual Reality: Five Principles from Three Designers Working in VR

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App Design

Emotionally Intelligent Design Is The Future of Mobile UX

Nick Babich
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