People read. Though we don't have the attention span like we did before, we are still fascinated by a good read. For us, to write is to put our beliefs and doubts about our work into a physical form. It's cool when people tune in and engage in a conversation. We've prepared a digest of our best eight writing pieces for the first quarter of 2019. The topics that you've helped us understand deeper, dismantle, and mess around with. Thank you for reading us and with us. Give us a follow if you haven't already and let us know what you think. Shakuro Editorial

1. #1 2019, 1st quarter
Stories about how things work and how they
should work
"Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned."
– Peter Marshall
by Shakuro

2. #UXdesign
2019 UI and UX Design Trends
Last year we put together a prediction of
mobile UI design trends. This year, we’re
going deeper and beyond just mobile.
Because the number one trend in modern
design is context. There are no
generalizations anymore. Everything is in
context and connected.

3. #UXdesign
Techniques do nothing unless they are backed
by rules. I only see two rules: care for the
reader and respect the reader. Everything
else stems from them. It’s easier to
understand how to address people you don’t
know once you accept those two rules.
Fighting Techniques of UX Writing
Examples of useful and useless copy

4. #UIdesign
In the dead of night
Why we are drawn to dark interfaces
Dark themes are everywhere. Just like there
is a night version of everything, the dark
alternative to the light interfaces is
inescapable. However, it is more complicated
than just reversing the colors. The awe of
darkness is rooted in our core and we have to
respect it.

5. #UIdesign
Functional Visualization Vs Artistic
Dashboarding
We are surrounded by visual information.
Dashboards are everywhere, whether it’s a
phone screen or a car speed counter, or even
a coffee maker at a mall. For some reason,
when it comes to information visualization and
dashboards, designers go bananas.

6. #UIdesign
Cutting The Interface For Good
Everything would be better with no interface.
That’s a hard pill to swallow for designers,
developers, and business owners. No
interface makes your product look bodiless as
if it doesn’t exist. If the product doesn’t exist,
neither does your paycheck.

7. #Tech
Who Escapes Technological Unemployment
Rebels, Evangelists, Creatives
We are living in a unique technosphere. We
can live underwater, we seriously consider
colonizing The Moon and Mars, we are getting
closer to curing the deadliest diseases.

8. #Design
Attention Poppin’ — Users Droppin’
How to design for attention and save face
Stores did not have to fight for attention 100
years ago. Just the fact of them being out
there was a success. But the more stores
opened, the more people started ignoring
much of what was offered. More so, we
became spoiled and the stores could not
impress us any more, instead, they started
irritating us.

9. #Usability
What’s Wrong With Landing Pages
Landing pages exist because they tell a story.
Whether that story is useful is determined by
a bunch of factors we’re about to look into. It’s
not a checklist that will turn a bad page into a
good one.