The day’s best and most important design- and design business-focused articles, tutorials, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.
- Tablets Aren’t Killing Laptops, But Smartphones Are Killing Tablets
Tablet sales growth is declining, and Apple is selling fewer iPads every quarter. PC sales are improving. Ever-larger smartphones make great consumption devices. Microsoft has even realized Windows should be a desktop operating system, because PCs aren’t going anywhere.
Tablets used to seem like the future. Everyone would abandon laptops and desktops — or, at least, everyone would have a smartphone, a tablet, and a PC. But tablets are now looking more like a niche product.
- A little late? 6 Reasons to Combine Content and Community on Your Website
Visit any website today and they’re much the same as those in the 1990’s. They’re entirely one-way: the publisher of the website provides information to visitors. The visitors, on the other hand, have few options to interact, save for a “contact us” form or a handful of social sharing buttons. Those same visitors are afforded no options to engage with one another.
- UX Sketching: Why is it necessary?
In the beginning It’s just about brainstorming. I list out a jumble of words and draw tiny sketches related to what I’m working on (and find the parallels later). Personally, I prefer paper with a grid so I can convey things responsively. Most of the time perfection isn’t an issue and the sketches are just for me.
- UX Sketching: Why is it necessary?
In the beginning It’s just about brainstorming. I list out a jumble of words and draw tiny sketches related to what I’m working on (and find the parallels later). Personally, I prefer paper with a grid so I can convey things responsively. Most of the time perfection isn’t an issue and the sketches are just for me.
- Cisco Developing Cloud-Based Virtual Meeting Rooms
Sixty-six percent of the 200 event organizers who participated in Meeting Professionals International’s second-quarter Meetings Outlook survey this year indicated they expected a year-over-year increase in virtual attendance, and more than half of the respondents indicated their organizations were using virtual and hybrid technology to enhance in-person meetings or incorporate onsite and remote event elements.
- Designers: 7 Ways To Be More Prolific
Clients are looking for designers who can not only exceed their expectations, but do so in record time. Here’s how to get more design done in less time, earning yourself more money and loyal clients in the process.
- 3 Rules to Follow When Someone You Live With Works From Home
Work was now home, and home was work. Not to mention, sharing our small space became a whole lot more complicated.
Over time, we’ve managed it better, but looking back, here are three things I learned that helped us navigate the transition.