An Easy to use guide on Design Principles. Includes principles for web, mobile, UI, UX, Product, usability and others. Useful for beginners and experienced designers alike.

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BASICS
Good design | About Vitsœ | Vitsœ
The 10 principles for good design, by Dieter Rams
10 Heuristics for User Interface Design: Article by Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen's 10 general principles for interaction design.

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WEB
UX Crash Course: 31 Fundamentals | The Hipper Element
A must read article for anyone starting in UX. 31 lessons for 31 days.
7 ui/ux principles to help create a fresh experience - Fresh Consulting
These 7 principles assure you that your application or website is sweet and stands out from the rest.
Top 11 UX Design Principles: #1 Mental Models | Acclaro
This eleven-part series is about needing every last decibel of web design perfection.
10 Principles of UX - 52 Weeks of UX
An old but still relevant article, 10 principles of UX
Guiding Principles for UX Designers | UX Magazine
A useful set of fundamental principles and advice to help guide UX designers.

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MOBILE
Principles of Mobile App Design: Download the Complete Guide
Downloadable guide of 25 principles of Mobile App Design for great app experience by google
10 key mobile UX design principles - UX for the masses
10 UX design principles for creating really great mobile user experiences
4 Fundamental Mobile UX Principles You Should Know By Now
To achieve a seamless user experience for your mobile app, follow these mobile UX principles
3 Mobile UX Design Principles From Apps We Love | UserTesting Blog
3 examples of mobile apps that give their users tons of value and a delightful experience

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USER INTERFACE
Golden Rules of User Interface Design — UX Planet
10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design
Principles of User Interface Design
Useful Principles of User Interface Design applied while making Interfaces
6 Pillars of UI Design — Prototyping: From UX to Front End
If you’re tasked with designing User Interfaces and want them to satisfy your users as much as
possible try these principles

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PRODUCT
Principles of Product Design
Created by Joshua Porter, these are useful principles of modern day product design
5 Simple UX Principles to Guide your Product Design
These principles will help you to keep your product on the right path
DESIGN FOR EMOTIONS
UX Design: Designing for emotions
Some ideas and approaches you can try out while designing for emotions

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USABILITY
Principles of Website Usability | 5 Key Principles Of Good Website Usability
5 key principles of good website usability to consider in your next project.
5 Usability Principles In Practice | ZURB Blog
Some important usability principles to practice when building an app, a website or a product
CONTENT
7 UX Principles to Include in Your Content That Will Hook Readers
Content Principles will help you to improve the conversion rate, shareability and time spent with
your content.

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SHOWCASE
Design Principles FTW
The biggest collection of Design Principles on the Internet.
BOOK
Visual Usability - Principles and Practices for Designing Digital Applications
This book provides simple, clear frameworks for designing web and mobile interfaces.
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