In case the question pops up in your mind regarding why it is essential to put plenty of thought into UI dashboard designs, the answer is quite simple. This is because the dashboard is going to be the initial thing seen by the users while dealing with your product. It must be usable at the …
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With the competition for user attention reaching an all-time high and the dynamic, ever-changing nature and expectations of users, adapting and coming up with unique user experience or UX design trends is top priority for most business owners. Research shows that UX design has a positive correlation with users’ positive interactions. This, paired with the …
Doesn’t the ever-changing landscape of UI designs feel perplexing at times? Whether you’re an app developer or an entrepreneurial spirit with a brilliant idea, the importance of UI design isn’t lost on you. You must have even felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of mobile app design trends at some point. So, let’s try to …
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Research suggests that users spend 45 seconds browsing through websites. That time can shorten to 10-20 seconds if your website does not target audience interests. In that time, businesses can connect with users and market products. A multilingual user interface attracts new consumers and engages them with your content. Creating a multilingual site is an essential aspect …
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What is the one thing that we think Artificial Intelligence lacks when it comes to user interface and user experience optimization? We think of the lack of personality that an AI gadget offers to a user. How to ace the chatbot UI would be by creating a futuristic product that transcends the ability to just …
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The art of designing UI for android lies on top of the checklist for making an android system that will not only replace an older version but create new standards in the world of AI. UI designs which calibrate the workings of the android application will take the wheels and steer the user into a …
When we speak of designing a product, we tend to look at the best holistic approach in producing one that performs the specified task at hand, seamless navigation by the users and bring out about the “What next?” factor to a system. System design would be the crux of developing something so apt but unique. …
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While we get into the topic of UX process into various design systems, we should understand the terms that are involved in the same. Conversion of a UX process design into a Minimal viable process would often result in a better understanding of the product service that is being targeted. What is the UX process? …
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Nowadays, the world is spinning around digitalization. Therefore, it’s becoming more important with each passing day that every business or organization must have a digital presence. For this purpose, the first thing they need is a dedicated digital space either in the form of a website or mobile application or something else. When it comes …
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The significance of user experience happens to be more accentuated than ever. Consequently, the variety, as well as the number of dashboard UI tools, is increasing at present. These tools are essential for enhancing customer experience successfully. However, here is the difficult part. How is it possible to create a dashboard design UI which allows …
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Each industry has its own challenges when it comes to design, but designing for healthcare is especially complicated. Picture yourself as a patient. How do you feel? You are probably in pain, confused about what is happening, scared about what the doctor might tell you, and uncertain about the future. Add a digital platform to …
What will you do in case you want a fantastic design user interface in place? The best thing will be to use the services of a UI development company, allow them to comprehend your requirements, and make them create a user interface framework which speaks volumes when it comes to experience. However, in spite of …
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Conversations are innate to human life. There’s an irreplaceable sense of fulfillment in this one-to-one form of communication. In this age of automation, where most things feel mechanized, thoughtful chatbot design is capable of retaining that sense of connection. UX designers, you play a vital role in shaping the way conversations happen on the internet. …
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Mobile apps provide a lot of benefits to businesses which are inaccessible for other means of service promotion or product. This happens to be a long-lasting presence and give instant access to the daily lives of the customers. Even though an Android mobile app can prove to be an extremely successful investment it can become …
A great user experience (UX) plays a pivotal role in delivering the best product or service to the user. As we know, the mobile app development industry is one of the most rapidly growing fields in the world; new trends and innovative ideas are two important factors for designing a beautiful app. Therefore, it is …
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A designer’s dream is to deliver the right design to the users successfully and elegantly. But, the method of UI designing in Android takes tons of diligence and extensive knowledge. A designer’s mind is usually trying to find great opportunities to form the most successful designs. As said, there’s always something to rescue you once …
Being UI designers, our ambition will be to create a smooth experience so that individuals will be able to enjoy a website or app, plus navigate through it without any problem whatsoever. A decent user interface is essential for a decent user experience. It will not be possible for the folks to use the product …
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UX Design has been the building block of creating a product that wins the heart of the users by establishing a bond that caters to the user’s needs even before it lands into their hands. For any creation, the User Application must be built in such a way that will blow the hats off the …
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Traditionally gaming and education have been considered to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum. One is work and one is play. But turns out, using the techniques of gamification in EdTech can be a huge success for learners. Why is that? First, let’s define what gamification is. Simply put, gamification is the addition …
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Of all the sectors that have moved online, retail has had the easiest transition. That is because the adoption rates have been very high. Most of us find it easy to browse through the shopping list in our PJs and add things to the cart on the go, don’t we? Digital retail removes all the …
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A recent study conducted by Oracle, financial services company Savanta Inc. and personal finance expert and author Farnoosh Torabi found that 83% of Indian fintech users and business leaders trust AI more than humans to manage their finances. The study was conducted during the global pandemic and shows how much COVID-19 has exacerbated financial insecurity …
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Are you an early bird that goes jogging with an MP3 player clipped on your shirt? Or with a smartwatch that monitors your health? I bet there is a smartphone in almost everyone’s hand that keeps us informed and entertained in every walk of life. Many of us would use computers in our office to …
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Famous Designer Dieter Rams of the Braun company once said that Good Design is making something intelligible while a great design is making something meaningful. What is a User Interface? User Interface or UI is, in essence, designing visual interfaces for machines and software, which Mr. Rams puts eloquently as ‘Memorable and Meaningful. Why is …
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What is system design and analysis? The System Design field has gained a lot of attention recently. It is a vast field as it includes several concepts and principles in designing systems. To put it in simple terms, it is a process of designing the components, architecture and interface of a system for it to …
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In the world of website designing, one is no stranger to the indispensability of mobile-friendly designs. You hear about it everywhere. The consensus is quite clear: regardless of the industry or service, your website better be mobile optimised! The demand for UI design for mobile keeps on growing. Stepping on this rising trend, many UI/UX …
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A question that fascinates a few and baffles the other few, to understand what User interface designers produce, we need to shift our focus on understanding what the User interface comprises of? What is User Interface and what it takes to be designing a user interface? Let us break it down here, User interface is …
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Launching a new product in the market? Maybe, trying to gauge the market for an existing product. Going even bigger? Perhaps, opening your own startup! What do all these ambitions have in common? They ALL require some rigorous research. Research is the key foundation for identifying and building the market for a successful product. But …
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For SaaS companies, customer churn spells doom. Customer retention is essential because it is much easier, much cheaper, and much more time-efficient to work on retention rather than new customer acquisition. In fact, if you do not focus on customer retention, you will actually lose more money as you acquire new customers. If your users …
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IBM seems to think so. What is design thinking? We are all familiar with design thinking. Put simply, design thinking is an iterative process for creative problem solving that is user-centric. This means that it focuses on people’s needs and comes up with innovative ways to meet those needs. Although it is based on methods …
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Since their inception, dashboards have become one of the simplest ways in which to view and interpret data. Their visual nature, versatility, and comprehensiveness have truly revolutionized the ways in which users experience, and interface with data. However, the success or failure of them hinges on the same, the experience and interface. We’ve covered dashboard …
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While Artificial Intelligence was all but a buzzword just a few years ago, it has made its way into the mainstream subtly and in ways we often miss. It is augmenting by leaps and bounds every year, and from AI that can beat the world’s best chess player to AI that can accurately predict Netflix …
On Earth, where limits are limitless, money drives the notions of power and we grow more complex and complicated everyday. At times it becomes hard to slow down, perhaps smell the roses or sit alone with the absence of technology and enjoy a cup of tea under the first light from the sun. We are …
Digitization has changed user expectations considerably. Younger generations are growing up in a world of abundant connectivity and older generations are also heavily affected. Thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones and the increasingly easy availability of the internet, more and more users are familiar with digital financial platforms. But the main hindrances in wider user …
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In this 2 piece article, we’re covering the history of the sector over the last five years, where it has grown exponentially, and its future potential that has been predicted by experts are described. Then we’ll discuss the user base of Fintech platforms and the main challenges standing in the way of further user adoption …
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Gartner recently predicted that by 2024, 69% of a manager’s routine work will be done by AI, which lends credence to the fact that AI is here to stay. Many products now integrate AI functions into their software and apps and this influences the way people think, feel and behave towards the product. So what …
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When you think of Virtual Reality, you rarely think of it being used in a deeply human space like healthcare. Traditionally healthcare has been considered the domain of humans because qualities like empathy are of paramount importance. Yet, there is a growing application for Virtual Reality in the sector. Virtual Reality can be put to …
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It’s no surprise that the modern world is fueled in large part by data, and our ability to collect and present it. This would explain why over the past two decades or so, dashboards have become such a critical part of how we perceive data as a whole. Funnily enough, we had little use for …
The popularity of e-learning apps was already on the rise before 2020. But the pandemic has further propelled their status and they are now one of the mainstays of remote education. Unlike normal classes, e-learning apps don’t have an instructor. That is why it is all the more important to make these apps as engaging …
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A product manager is responsible for maintaining the product’s vision. As a product manager, your role involves guiding your team – engineers, and designers together – towards a common goal which is to make sure your product solves the problem it set out to solve. In this effort, design can be your secret weapon. Design …
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Product design has taken off in a way that no one could have predicted. Today, customers don’t just expect their needs to be met, they want to be delighted. They don’t want to just use a product, they want to love it. That is where MLP comes in. To understand what MLP is and how …
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Over the past decade, the discipline of designing the user interface has become increasingly significant. In fact, according to Google Trends, the past 5 years have seen steady and consistent increases in the search volume of the term “user interface design”, so not only is designing the user interface significant in a modern context, but …
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UX survey, a term that flashes in teams’ minds when they are tasked to develop a new product or enhance an existing one. But what exactly is this UX survey? It is one of the many methodologies used to conduct in-depth user research, which is essential in a product design cycle. Various people use the …
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If we consider the latest fintech products such as digital banking platforms, trading apps, forex apps, e-wallets etc., they all have enough of a trust-factor within them, which helps users to believe in their services. Obviously, the design, the build, and the security of such services have to be kept top-notch. In this article we …
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The product design definition has changed considerably over the past two decades. While it does conjure up the image of a hand-craftsman working on a physical, material item, this is far from the truth today, in the information age. Due to the ever-evolving definition, those outside the loop could find themselves asking “what is product …
I was 14 years old when I began writing a journal. I would write about my daily life, the things I found interesting & fresh ideas. Since then to now, there have been sunny days & there have been cloudy days when I have been unable to sketch out an idea or pen down a …
Ever since we remember, the healthcare industry has been using technology to ensure optimal care and services to patients and their families. The healthtech industry has quickly adopted modern-day technologies, such as AI, Big Data, Blockchain, AR, VR, IoT, and others. For instance, this case study on using AI-powered nanorobotics in medicine will give you …
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Over the years mobile app stores have transitioned from niche utility spaces to one of the largest marketplaces on the planet. Consumers downloaded over 204 billion mobile apps in 2019, and that number continues to grow by the second. Not to mention, the biggest proprietors of mobile apps through their storefronts, Apple and Google are …
We’ve always been told that in basic economics, businesses provide either goods or services and little else. However, since the dawn of the information age, this binary division has become far more complex to gauge, let alone understand. Nowadays, it’s far more of a spectrum, with organizations sitting on one end, the other, or somewhere …
Onething.Design has been steadily staking its claim to being the top UX/UI studios in India. This is mirrored with the accolades that are being rewarded to our studio and projects alike. While what pushes our designers is the pursuit of making bigger and better designs everyday, under the likes of clients such as RBL, PVR, …
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To old-school designers, the word ‘gradient’ conjures up horrid images of early Microsoft PowerPoint word art. However, UI gradients have come a long, long way from then, and are probably used in more places than what you may imagine, to great effect. One of the principles of UI we stand by at Onething is ‘less …
Many people face difficulty in attempting to define the meaning of user experience design. Most likely, it’s due to the field being so vast, and all encompassing that it’s simple for one to get lost in the shuffle of everything which falls under the umbrella term. Information architecture is certainly something which can complicate the …
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Filling out forms can often be considered as busywork. However, a good UI designer will be able to turn an otherwise chore-like activity into something either efficient enough that the user doesn’t think about it too much, or engaging enough that the user actively enjoys doing it. Form UI design is something that can be …
With the world striving towards a purely digital future, the importance of UX design cannot be understated. In particular, the rise of mobile devices has placed a spotlight on designing UX for apps, which is arguably now more important than ever. In fact, studies conducted by IMPACT suggest that the top 10 UX leaders in …
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Login screens are not typically considered exciting parts of any UI, in fact, they are often the least thought about, seen as a mere gateway to get in and out of as quickly as possible. However, a great login UI truly stands out, and makes for a recognizable symbol which can speak volumes about your …
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Despite UX UI design being a relatively young facet of product design, the number of companies which are involved in it have been steadily increasing over the past two decades or so. Today, thousands of UX firms worldwide are striving for greater designs, with more prestigious clients. The abundance of these firms raises the question, …
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The art of designing user experiences far predates the use of the term ‘UX’ itself. Fact is, companies have been designing experiences for users far before they even knew it, but only recently has such recognition been placed on the historically overlooked facet of design. This blog will highlight the top user experience (UX) agencies …
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Design thinking as a discipline has evolved over the last decade. Confined to the creative acumen of a select few in the past, design has never been a team sport. However, collaborative interface design tools such as Figma have enabled different cross-functional teams to join the design conversation and contribute holistically. “If we use our …
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Every human action includes an interaction. Whether this involves calling someone over the phone or cooking a meal in your kitchen, every activity has been designed by a human being for the rest of the race. All these interactions have been designed keeping in mind the visual aesthetics, ease of use, and general utility. Similarly, …
User experience, and user interface design are relatively newer in comparison to their contemporaries in the present design space, however, this doesn’t mean that the knowledge in this field is in its infancy. There are thousands of articles, papers and dissertations which have been published regarding these fields, but today, our focus is on the …
UI and UX design are two of the disciplines which have flourished in the information age. It’s a requirement for any company in the digital space to keep these essentials in mind at all times, in order to be competitive in what is a saturated space. UX designers with an eye for carefully curating experiences …
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With the experience of designing 100 + products, we thought it would be pretty easy for us to rebrand and redesign ourselves. But boy, were we wrong? For a seasoned team of fine designers, with several awards up our sleeves; it was honestly quite challenging but super fun. I think we as ‘experience designers’ are …
Introduction The urban residential landscape is unevenly developed. Some neighbourhoods are plush with all the latest amenities while the residents who reside in upcoming localities struggle with access to services. Many consumers live in a locality with no nearby mom and pop grocery shops; these consumers struggle to replenish daily household items. As a result, …
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UX research is essentially a study of human behaviour. User experience research as a discipline attempts to understand subtle nuances of how people are wired, how they approach products and services and what eventually draws them to things they use. To achieve this understanding, UX research makes use of many different methodologies, tools and fields …
The business landscape has undergone a landslide change. Brick and mortar stores and retail establishments are no longer considered the most accessible consumer touchpoints; the window to the user’s soul is now the mobile phone. This change in user behavior has also catapulted many careers into prominence, one of which is UX design. As per …
We had to build a virtual credit card in the digital lending space targeted at the older/working ‘Millennials’- the single, most valuable cohort that brands around the world are trying to collectively court. Generation X or ‘millennials’, as they are popularly referred to, are slowly emerging as the highest spenders across a variety of consumer …
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User experience design is a product-specific discipline. User Experience design is the language of interaction between users and the products they use. It is concerned with understanding each layer of user perception and decision-making. Before embarking on a product journey, it’s important to know who we are building for, what purpose does it serve and …
We live in a world where thoughts, tools, and technologies that get things done faster are celebrated! Hence, when it comes to data-based decision making, dashboards are the messengers that report progress around the clock. Hence, dashboard design is extremely critical. But what are dashboards? A dashboard is a graphical summary of the key information …
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The user experience design (UX) ideology has changed over the last decade as websites and apps have become more deeply entrenched in our lives. As a result, UX has also evolved from being a discipline that enables user convenience to a discipline that is shaping user behavior in general, not just on the web. Let’s …
As we’ve mentioned before in our article on Top 10 questions around UX and UI, User Interface design revolves around the various screens and sensory touch points through which a user engages with the application. Hence the UI design process will differ from product to product depending on the user we’re hoping to cater to. …
Let’s start with the basics. As the name suggests User experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design are concepts that capture the entire lifecycle of the product’s interaction with the user. UX and UI are often used in conversation interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. Let’s understand the difference. User Experience Design (UX) …
UX/ UI design is the language of communication between a user and a product. Good experience design is able to create a win-win situation for all the involved stakeholders. It’s able to generate revenue for the businesses, solve the user problems, and also contribute to improving the quality of life. As more and more products …
Everybody loves Shark Tank. Watching young innovators pitch their creations to a group of investors makes for some very good television. However, in real life, most of us cringe at the idea of pitching our ideas in front of anyone. As UX/UI designers, most of us assume that good design should just sell itself. It …
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The defining quality of great interface design is the fact that it goes unnoticed by the users. UI design exists for one reason and one reason only – to facilitate user interaction through beautiful, easy to use interfaces. Most UI designers follow a few basic rules of the discipline to create interfaces that allow ease …
Every product must fulfill an underlying human need. User experience design is a process of decoding these needs and translating them into products that satiate this need. Everything from drinking a beverage out of a cola bottle to checking in your luggage at the airport is experience design. As a discipline, UX design anticipates the …
Elements on the user interface are often considered the defining factor of the most popular websites or apps in use today. Unlike UX, interface design is a visible, distinguishable and tangible part of the UI design. A good UI makes the product experience more memorable, distinguishable and relatable to the target users. What separates a …
