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What’s the difference between flat design and Material design? In fact, where did they even come from and which one should you be using? In this post we’ll explore the raison d’être of these major design styles, as well as the pros and cons of each.

Fonts play a larger role in app usability off the bat than it seems. Furthermore, your choice of font can make or break your app. This post introduces you to the best available and explores how to choose the best one for the job.

Communicating UI design ideas isn't easy. Mood boards project your creativity in a visual way, letting you get back to what you do best: designing. They also serve as a useful style guide as you work. Here are some great examples and tools for your next brainstorming session!

Interaction design is a very important part of the user experience and an essential skill for any UXer. Fortunately, there are lots of interaction design courses online to help you brush up on your skills anytime. Here are some of the best!

Getting app interactions and gestures right are essential for great UX. They can boost your app's intuitiveness, help your user get things done faster and maybe even prompt a smile! This guide shows you how to nail this important design technique!

Delight your users with by adding a little interaction and boost your website's UX. Take a look at our roundup of the best 17 interactive websites for some inspiration!

What exactly is a screen mockup and why should you make one? This post addresses why screen mockups are a necessary stage in UI design and aims to provide you with tips on how to get them done fast, with minimum hassle!

What exactly are website mockups? This guide explores how they can help save you time and money in the design process by helping you nail your website’s UX from the start. We’ll also look at the best way to go about putting one together!

Vectors are a lifesaver in the average designer's life. And scoring awesome free vector images is an absolute timesaver! Read on for the best places to get royalty-free vectors.

Website heatmaps – a simple but powerful technique to glean powerful insights about how you can boost your website’s conversion. Discover how you can employ this technique today and some of the best tools on the market.

Card sorting is a simple, yet powerful technique for improving the overall intuitiveness of your website. In this guide, find out how you can use card sorting to improve your website’s information architecture and see our list of the best online tools to get the job done.

Could machine learning be the answer to developing new features that boost UX? Jonathan Remulla, product designer at SurveyMonkey, walks us through his experience using the technique to design new product features.

What you say to your users during a test is important. That’s why no user testing plan or script would be complete without a list of user testing questions. This post will help you get started – choose the perfect questions and adapt them to your test!

Check out these 35 UX blogs for everything from introduction to key concepts, reviews of top tools of the trade, to tutorials and free resources!

We spoke to Boris De Ruyter from Philips Research to see how prototyping with Justinmind helps him to demonstrate innovative concepts that could revolutionize the way we see healthcare.

Discover 40 of the best web design blogs on the internet. Find a diverse range of inspirational material, resources and boost your creativity!

Are you an experienced web developer or a newbie? Either way, the learning never stops! Fortunately, there’s plenty of material out there to keep you going, but where do you start? That’s where our list of the 20 best web development blogs helps!

Graphic design and UI design are inseparable concepts. Graphic design, therefore, has an intrinsic connection to the world of UX. Whether you come from a creative or non-creative background, you can surely benefit by checking out these great graphic design blogs!