#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
#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.
#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
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.

The Abstract #1

  • 1.
    #1 2019, 1stquarter 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 andUX 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 nothingunless 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 deadof 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 VsArtistic 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 InterfaceFor 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 TechnologicalUnemployment 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’ Howto 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 WithLanding 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.