We know we aren’t the only place on the internet to learn and grow as a creative professional. There are plenty of resources online that we use for help when developing our products and services. It enables us to give the best we can to you. You. You. Yes, you, all of you, as creative professionals, you are who we do this for. The user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) on IndieFolio are things that we pay a lot of attention to and it’s always our goal to give you the best UI UX design that we can. You might get to experience what we are talking about soon.
In the meantime, to get ideas about what works for you in terms of UI UX design, we think you should check out a few resources that have helped us in the past. The images you see below are screenshots of the websites. See which one is going to become your new favourite UI UX design blog. (* AHEM *) Apart from ours, that is 😉
1.) Boxes and Arrows
This blog talks in-depth about the UI UX design of existing technological ecosystems. It also contains tips and guides for UI UX designers about maximising user delight and minimising pain points.
2.) UX Booth
Expect to find details and insights about UI UX design strategies plus tips here. According to their blog, they are trusted by over 100,000 user experience professionals. This is a blog you want to read if you want a deeper understanding of your purpose in UI UX design.
3.) Marvel
The cool thing about Marvel is that they have their own product which is widely used and their blog helps designers in general. They have answers to questions we come across while designing wireframes and processes for getting users on board. It’s feels relevant in the space of UI UX design.
4.) Creative Bloq
This is a complete resource for various creative professionals involved in creating anything for visual media. You could be a web designer, typographer, illustrator, 3D artist, graphic designer or someone who makes a UI UX design. It’s all here for you to learn something new while seeing examples of good design.
5.) UX Myths
This blog or should we say ‘myth’ list is aimed squarely at UX designers. Go on, pick a UX myth that you want to be dispelled and see it influence your next design.
6.) UX Movement
Whether you’re just starting or well-heeled, they will have a guide for you. If you are about to start making a UI UX design, you can avoid a lot of mistakes by using some of their articles.
7.) Usability Geek
You want a focus on user testing, guidelines for UX design and more? You will find it here. Also included are tools, resources and opinions on business. You may even figure out what type of company can maximise your skillset.
8.) DesignModo
This blog has a simple vertical style scroll with 157 pages of articles to browse through. They mention all aspects of web design, from fonts to testing and the principles of design. They have a shop. You could pick up something pretty for your website here.
9.) Smashing Magazine
This blog has been around our office a bit. We often look to it to inform us about what kind of UI UX design we should dabble in. Their main categories are Coding, Design, Mobile, Graphics, UI UX Design and WordPress. We follow it.
10.) UX Mag
The title should inform you about who this blog is meant for, however, we say that you should look more closely. It’s an interesting blog with categories like Empathy and Storytelling for you to look deeper into what it means to create a meaningful UI UX design rather than just being for UX designers.
Let us know what you think or tell us what’s your favourite UI UX design blog by sending a mail to richard@indiefolio.com
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