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UI Trends 2020: What's in Store?

2019 introduced amazing UI design trends: AI-assisted voice, 3D graphics, and dark themes, among others-that will continue to be seen through 2020.

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Web Animation In the Post-Flash Era

Modern web animation has matured significantly. However, designers should only add animation to a website if it enhances the user experience.

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The Dos and Don'ts of a Rebranding Strategy

Rebranding requires a lot of strategy. Learn what works and what doesn’t in this list of lessons gathered from companies who have rebranded.

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Operation Logo Refresh - How We Fixed the World's Worst Logo

World's worst logo? It's a distinction that no company wants to claim but a problem that every logo designer would love to solve.

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Figma vs. Sketch vs. Axure - a Task-Based Review

There are many UX design tools on the market, but their capabilities vary. This task-based review compares Sketch, Axure, and Figma.

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Icon Usability and Design Best Practices

The ultimate aim of icon design is to enhance the user experience. How can UI designers ensure that the icons they make will be understood?

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30 Days of Design - A Branding Case Study

This article outlines a 30 day branding case study that breaks down the process of working on design projects under severe time constraints.

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Dark UIs. The Good and the Bad. Dos and Don'ts.

Dark-themed UIs can be dramatic and stylish. But despite the benefits, there are a slew of challenges and pitfalls that designers should keep in mind.

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Button Design Over the Years - The Dribbble Timeline

Buttons-we use them daily in apps to finalize crucial actions. How has their style developed over the years? Check the Dribbble Buttons Timeline.

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Creating Mind-bending Illustrations with Sketch and Looper in No Time

An image is worth a thousand words. Learn how to create outstanding illustrations with the Sketch plugin Looper.

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Rethinking User Interface Design for the TV Platform

Designing for television has become part of the continuum of devices that require a rethink of how we approach user interfaces and user experiences.

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How to Quickly Turn Boring Icons into Original Masterpieces

Icons are critical to our designs, yet we download the same tired icon sets for every project. To address this problem, Toptal Design Editor Tidjane Tall created this guide. In it, you'll learn how to add visual depth to your icons, and make them unique to the product they represent.

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The Super Simple Guide to Iconography

We often hear that an image is worth a thousand words. Well, this applies very much to icons, which replace long sentences and words to optimize visual space, usability, and aesthetic. In this article, Toptal Designer Tidjane Tall shows us how to create 10 custom icons in less than 10 seconds each (we promise).