Animation principles in UX — and more design links this week

Animation principles in UX — and more design links this week A weekly selection of design links, brought to you by your friends at the UX Collective. The ultimate guide to proper use of animation in UX › Nowadays it's hard to impress or even surprise with an interface animation. It shows interactions between screens, explains how to use the application or simply directs a user's attention. While exploring the articles about animation, I found out that almost all of them describe only specific use cases or general facts about animation, but I haven't come across any article where all rules concerning animation of interfaces would be clearly and practically described. Well, in this article I won't write anything new, but I'm collecting all the main animation principles & rules in one place, so that other designers who want to start animating interfaces don't have to search for additional information. Continue reading › Design with difficult data › Are you the type of designer that fakes your mockups with your own name, or do you conjure up your old friend, Mr. Lorem Ipsum? The fundamental job of design is not great design › The real job of design is changing organizations and charting a path to the future. Build better requirements documentation: why, who, and how › Incomplete, inaccurate, or missed (don't forget non-existent) requirements increase the likelihood of a project failing to meet budget, deadlines, performance, and user expectations. From the community Chrome's new design — a UX perspective A list of must-dos for your first days on the job as a UX designer Practical whiteboarding for UX designers Why does Siri sound white? — a journey into Afrocentric UX Fixing things that bug you (or "redesigning the Apple Podcast app") An interaction designer tries to make a bank transfer Toasts or snack bars? — designing organic notifications Donut charts in Figma the right way News & ideas This colorful new font is made entirely of brand logos What if screen product designers designed physical products Never click: the Zen practice of scrolling through Netflix Nuclear Dissent is a look-back at activism to build a better tomorrow This Instagram artist specializes in placing snails in miniature scenarios A look into the world's most gloriously designed maps Conserve the Sound is a museum for vanishing and endangered sounds Tools & resources iOS12: preparing your app for iOS 12 notifications FakeClients: practice logo design using random client briefs NextWave: a podcast exploring 'Design' of tomorrow Color Leap: a leap through time that shows you the colors of history Font-Loading Checklist: optimize your font rendering performance UX Writing: a series of resources for writing great experiences Startup Costs: monthly running costs of popular SaaS startups A year ago… The most overlooked growth hack: designing for emotions › Emotional design is the secret sauce of many successful products. It can make all the difference between a good product and one that users talk about to everyone. View in browser

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