Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and developer from Stuttgart, Germany. Besides design practice he teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Kiel. Read Full Article

Get a shiny WebGL look without actually using WebGL. In this article we take a look at how CSS blend modes unleash the potential of cool compositing effects without the need for JavaScript… Read Full Article

On a recent afternoon I visited Dribbble, a popular community and portfolio website used by designers to share and discuss their work. On Dribbble, you can skim through designs for sophisticated banking apps, marketing websites for yet-to-ship startups, a… Read Full Article

It’s hard to write any article about personas — the design artifact people love to hate — without a string of caveats. But, here I am… Read Full Article

On a mission to help the world build better user experiences by demystifying UX. Thousands of hours of research packed into UX case studies. Read Full Article

Navigation is a key part of any digital product, a simple and consistent navigation is the first step towards a delightful experience… Read Full Article

How design can promote a safer digital environment thanks to advocacy methods. Read Full Article

Get set up with variable fonts on the frontend: properly load them, deal with settings, look at ‘gotchas’ and more! Read Full Article

I often hear the definition of delight get conflated with “surprise,” usually in terms of product functionality adding something unexpectedly fun. “I didn’t expect my friend would be in my neighborhood and we could meet up!” “Wow, my favorite band is comi… Read Full Article

In this [series of articles](/category/design-patterns/), we highlight design patterns and techniques to design better interfaces. You can find more examples in [“Smart Interface Design Patterns”](https://smart-interface-design-patterns.com/), a 7h-video … Read Full Article