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Is mental modeling to brainstorming only at Designboat UI UX School?

  If you have an idea that can address current collaboration issues, you could easily be on your way to a stellar UI & UX design career. “That is why UI UX training should include ideation via mental modeling, and brainstorming, identifying cognitive biases to modify your UI according to the user’s preferences, and many other features that make the creative innovation process more natural and intuitive”, says Harsha Kakkeri, founder of  Designboat UI/UX School , one of the country’s leading industry-certified academies for budding UX & UI professionals. At Designboat, we conduct Workshops and Summer Camps to spread awareness about UX/UI Design Thinking in creative minds. By providing internships which makes them strong & confident in their career and by giving them life time support for minimal failure. Why Choose Designboat? Rich Content that leaves no part of design theory untouched Logically structured, simply explained concepts Teaching methodologies taken from...

What is the preview for IntroductionAR to AI: Exclusive Designboat UI UX Secrets?

From Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence to Voice Searches and Motion Graphics, learn how UI UX designers are solving everyday user problems with a new generation of apps.  UX and UI design  are best learned in environments that task you to take up a project and work at it everyday for months on end. Progress monitoring with daily mentoring is available only at Designboat UI UX School. We conduct Workshops and Summer Camps to spread awareness about UX/UI Design Thinking in creative minds. By providing internships which makes them strong & confident in their career and by giving them life time support for minimal failure. Why Choose Designboat? Rich Content that leaves no part of design theory untouched Logically structured, simply explained concepts Teaching methodologies taken from the world’s best practices paired with the most effective learning strategies Fully immersive, hands-on experience of building a concept from scratch Pro-certification after course co...

What Graphic Designers are Missing When They Don’t Learn UX & UI

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  Navigating through some of the biggest challenges that Graphic Designers face, such as piecing together uniquely original ideas, managing inefficient workflows, and giving direction to your visual branding project, can become considerably more informed when you also learn the principles of UX Design. While there are some similarities in the way the two professionals work, the latter is hyper-focussed on results and data.    As a graphic designer, you are trained to be creative. You experiment with shapes and colors, types, fonts, light, and dark. However, graphic design is still not the same as UI design. This article discusses the reasons why graphic designers ought to learn UX as well as UI design and what they’re missing out on if they don’t.    Putting Purpose in Your Creative Engine   While graphic design is visual art, User Interface design is visual science. You may have a knack for putting creative elements together to come up with an a...

Principles of UI/UX Design

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  1. Meet the users’ needs The foremost of all UX design principles is to focus on users throughout the design process. Your work needs to center on improving your users’ experience with your product or service. 2. Know where you are in the design process A lot of work goes into designing, so knowing your place in the process is significant in several ways. Firstly, you’ll need to use different tools for each phase. Secondly, knowing your design phase also helps you ask the right questions for user research. For instance, there’s is no point in testing the color of a button if you are still figuring out where it should be placed in the design. 3. Have a clear hierarchy It is easy to take hierarchy for granted, but it is a UX principle that ensures smooth navigation throughout a design. There are two chief hierarchies that you need to note. First comes the hierarchy that is associated with how content or information is organized throughout the design. For example, when you open a we...

UI UX Designers or UI and UX Designers - What’s the catch?

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  There is a difference between a UI designer and a UX designer that is often mixed up together. This is because their roles intersect at the same objective that is to create the best customer-centric design and functionality. ‘UI’ is short for ‘user interface’. This type of designer works towards the graphical layout of an application designed for the client. This application could include a screen layout, interface animations, micro-interactions, and transitions. UI designers are, therefore, graphic designers that are concerned with aesthetics and they need to make sure that every visual element is melded both with function and aesthetics. ‘UX’ stands for ‘user experience’ that determines the experience the user has with the application design. The UX designer, therefore, has to ensure that the user experience with an application is smooth and intuitive, not confusing or convoluted. Other usability functions to develop depend on whether the application is interactive, is logicall...

The Progression of UI/UX Designers to Product Designers

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  The description of the term product has undergone a drastic change in recent times. Previously, the term was just used to refer to a product typically sold in a retail shop. However, these days, it also includes digital products. For instance, you may consider apps as modern products.  If a business wants to build superb products, it should focus on the design part, which is the most crucial attribute. Today, we are in a phase where the design of a product reigns supreme. The design gives a brand an edge over its competitors in the market. If you want to design a great product, it is imperative to enroll in one of the best UX UI design training institutes .  Today, the design industry has transformed a lot, and the term design includes a variety of responsibilities under a single umbrella. These include UI designers, product designers, and UX designers. However, all these roles have a common characteristic – they all design the way users interact with products. At the s...

UI/UX Roadmap for Beginners in 2022

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  There has been a significant surge in UI/UX jobs in 2022 after the global lockdown in 2021. In this article, we will take a close look at the UI/UX roadmap for beginners in 2022. You can also refer to other resources for succeeding in this career. However, make sure that you enroll in a good UI UX design course to have a successful career.  The Roadmap There is no set way to bag a senior designing position. Yet, the essentials for getting there are more or less the same. Most hiring managers look for commercial projects and a proper portfolio. However, there is no shortcut to reaching your destination.  Beginning There is no scarcity of UI UX design certifications and institutions on the market. However, you need to choose the right course in a reputed institution. All UI UX design introduction courses will recommend you to read some good books on designs. It is crucial to appreciate the entire UX design process, which designers utilize to research and analyze before c...