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LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
GET STARTED
WITH UI DESIGN
ON THE RIGHT FOOT
A quick intro to design that doesn’t suck
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LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
WHO AM I?
Coder // Designer
Product Manager
Meetup Organizer
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LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
MEETUP ORGANIZER
1629 people
26 events
3 years
50+ applications reviewed
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LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
WHAT’S WRONG WITH
MOST UI DESIGNS?
1. Follow bad advice
2. Lack of visual hierarchy
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LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
BAD ADVICE
Not everybody is your friend on the internet...
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“
”
LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
JAKOB NIELSEN // “USABILITY EXPERT”
HOW USERS READ
ON THE WEB?
THEY DON’T.
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ISSUES WITH THE STUDY
1. Irrelevant topic
2. Bad recruiting criteria
3. Biased test material
4. Bad selection of goals
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LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
THE TRUTH ABOUT
READING, EVERYWHERE
poynter.org/extra/eyetrack
$120 well spent
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“
”
LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
LUCA CANDELA // ADVOCATE OF LOST CAUSES
STOP SAYING DUMB
SHIT, PEOPLE READ
ON THE INTERNET.
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VISUAL
HIERARCHY
Top to bottom, all the way and back again.
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GRID ANATOMY
Please get naked now, I’m a designer...
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Gutter
Baseline
Margin
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LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
Gutter
Baseline
Margin
Vertical
unit
Column
Module
Region
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LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD
Example from
“Web Typography Sucks”
by Mark Boulton and
Richard Rutter
http://webtypography.net/sxsw2007/
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RESOURCES
You have no excuses now. Use a grid.
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http://dribbble.com/shots/865767-iPhone-5-Grid http://www.titanui.com/11176-ipad-retina-grid-psd/
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http://blog.sfaranda.com/grid-generator-plugin-for-
photoshop/
http://guideguide.me/
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http://hashgrid.com/ http://goldengridsystem.com/
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http://www.subtraction.com/ http://markboulton.co.uk/
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THERE IS
SO MUCH
MORE TO THIS...
...but I’m out of time.
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THANK YOU
Now go design some cool shit.
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Get started with ui design on the right foot

  • 1. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD GET STARTED WITH UI DESIGN ON THE RIGHT FOOT A quick intro to design that doesn’t suck 1
  • 2. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD WHO AM I? Coder // Designer Product Manager Meetup Organizer 2
  • 3. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD MEETUP ORGANIZER 1629 people 26 events 3 years 50+ applications reviewed 3
  • 4. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD WHAT’S WRONG WITH MOST UI DESIGNS? 1. Follow bad advice 2. Lack of visual hierarchy 4
  • 5. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD BAD ADVICE Not everybody is your friend on the internet... 5
  • 6. “ ” LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD JAKOB NIELSEN // “USABILITY EXPERT” HOW USERS READ ON THE WEB? THEY DON’T. 6
  • 7. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD 7
  • 8. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD 8
  • 9. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD ISSUES WITH THE STUDY 1. Irrelevant topic 2. Bad recruiting criteria 3. Biased test material 4. Bad selection of goals 9
  • 10. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD THE TRUTH ABOUT READING, EVERYWHERE poynter.org/extra/eyetrack $120 well spent 10
  • 11. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD 11
  • 12. “ ” LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD LUCA CANDELA // ADVOCATE OF LOST CAUSES STOP SAYING DUMB SHIT, PEOPLE READ ON THE INTERNET. 12
  • 13. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD VISUAL HIERARCHY Top to bottom, all the way and back again. 13
  • 14. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD 14
  • 15. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD 15
  • 16. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD GRID ANATOMY Please get naked now, I’m a designer... 16
  • 17. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD Gutter Baseline Margin 17
  • 18. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD Gutter Baseline Margin Vertical unit Column Module Region 18
  • 19. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD Example from “Web Typography Sucks” by Mark Boulton and Richard Rutter http://webtypography.net/sxsw2007/ 19
  • 20. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD RESOURCES You have no excuses now. Use a grid. 20
  • 21. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD http://dribbble.com/shots/865767-iPhone-5-Grid http://www.titanui.com/11176-ipad-retina-grid-psd/ 21
  • 22. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD http://blog.sfaranda.com/grid-generator-plugin-for- photoshop/ http://guideguide.me/ 22
  • 23. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD http://hashgrid.com/ http://goldengridsystem.com/ 23
  • 24. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD http://www.subtraction.com/ http://markboulton.co.uk/ 24
  • 25. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THIS... ...but I’m out of time. 25
  • 26. LUCA CANDELA // FOLLOW ME @LUCKYMETHOD THANK YOU Now go design some cool shit. 26