Redesign: When To Relaunch The Site and Best Practices. Advertisement Redesigning a website is a big job (needless to say) and should be handled with care.
Many of us with a portfolio, blog or other website have probably thought about a redesign or at least know we need one. For many designers, though, that redesign never comes. As big and important as it is, the job can turn into a hugely daunting task that we put straight on the backburner of our to-do list. Why is doing a simple redesign so daunting? The problem is both a lack of correct planning and a lack of understanding of the root need for the redesign. Also consider our previous articles: What’s All The Fuss About? Every designer has their own clients and projects. To most, this schedule is all too familiar. We usually manage to squeeze in time to work on our redesign, usually at the end of the day, in the hope of finishing it a bit at a time. Another reason we don’t follow through is that we can’t articulate why we need a redesign in the first place. Should You Do It At All?
Optimizing. Most Used and Abused Web Design Trends of All Time. The year is 1999.
You’ve just watched the Matrix, and it’s blown your mind. You sit down in front of your computer to work on a web design and then create or download an animated Matrix background for your Geocities website. You’re so cool. Fast forward 10 years, and you say to yourself, yikes, what was I thinking?! We’ve all been there. Trend isn’t a bad word in web design. Reflective Text or Objects Mirrored objects are one of those web design trends that seem to constantly resurface.
Aqua Buttons There’s no way this list could exist without the prominent mentioning of aqua buttons. Flourishes Unfortunately this web design trend is still in its 14th minute of fame. Desktop Design with Coffee Cup Don’t forget the coffee stains somewhere in the design. Animated Globe Fortunately, this web design trend has come to an end for most websites, but it died a long death.
Comic Sans Font There was a time when Comic Sans was everywhere and, despite its name, it wasn’t funny. Overused Stock Images. 10 UI Design Patterns You Should Be Paying Attention To « Smashi. Advertisement Design patterns were first described in the 1960s by Christopher Alexander, an architect who noticed that many things in our lives happen according to patterns.
He adapted his observations to his work and published many findings on the topic. Since then, design patterns have found their place in many areas of our lives, and can be found in the design and development of user interfaces as well. In short, design patterns are solutions to recurring problems. By extension, UI design patterns are solutions to common user interface problems. You may be interested in the following related posts: 1. To fully appreciate the problem of registration, we should consider an annoyance that has led to the opinion that sign-up forms must die6.
When would you actually use lazy registration? 7 Amazon lets you browse and add products to your shopping cart before signing up. This pattern is meant to allow users to use your system and take action before registering. Recommended reading.