User interface design is the design of computers, appliances, machines, mobile communication devices, software applications, and websites with the focus on the user's experience and interaction. The goal of user interface design is to make the user's interaction as simple and efficient as possible
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How do I learn to be creative?
I've been a programmer my whole life, and now I've found that I really need to start designing my own stuff. I know how to use Photoshop in and out, but I just can't create anything nice. I often ...
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Where does inspiration end, where does illegitimate copying start?
I'm creating the UI for a web application which will mainly run on Macs. So my goal is to preserve the look and feel of Mac OS. But since I don't use Apples Frameworks I'm not allowed to use their UI ...
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What considerations are there in designing pixel fonts?
I'm designing monospace pixel fonts for a game, and so far I've only been able to work with extremely small sizes (largest I've managed is 5x9) because those ones are the easiest to try and err with. ...
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How can I ensure that users will think a button is clickable?
I had to make a page with a couple links on it, so I thought I would try to make the links big and decorative:
But I ran into the problem that people didn't realize it was a button, so they didn't ...
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How important is the visual flow of an interface?
I recently had a conversation with a friend about the design of an installer application. I pointed out that its visual flow was confusing. It led my eyes from the left to the right and then up to the ...
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Are there examples of software that use a dark colour scheme?
A client told me they want something with more a design software feel rather than web 2.0 feel, particularly something with a dark colour scheme. So now I am looking for some examples to show to him. ...
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Designing and prototyping for iPad
I have to do some prototyping for an iPad app, and just realized why I was having so much trouble: this is an iPad app. I am used to design website pages/templates, computer interfaces, etc.. I have ...
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what's the legal status of copying an existing OS theme to implement a GUI framework
I'm not sure if this is an appropriate question for this site, but I tried to find an answer through Google and I found a question here about copying UI themes/paradigms so I hope it's not off-topic.
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Looking for suggestions for making type more readable with a drop shadow
I want to show a menu with indented items on top of a black background. I tried a lot of colors but can't find the right ones.
I'm using css property text-shadow:
text-shadow: 1px 1px #191919 , -1px ...
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Designing GUI for mobile apps working in bright sunlight environment
I'm going to create GUI for a mobile app that will work in bright sunlight environment (inside a car so it will not be fully exposed to sunlight) and the usability and visibility of certain GUI ...
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Is there any learning service like Pluralsight but for design?
"Meet Pluralsight. We are a group of serious developers. We are also committed to creating the best training available. This mix of training for developers, by developers is what rings true to our ...
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What elements should be on an iPhone app's splash screen?
I am currently developping an official iPhone app for a football club.
Well, the development is nearly finished and I now have to worry about details, like the splashscreen.
One solution would be to ...
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Services and resources for creating Android icon(s)
What services/resources, paid or otherwise, are available to android developers who want an icon designed for their mobile app?
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Graphic design/color compositions for waveform presentation
I have a dashboard of data, on which one of most important elements is a waveform of medical data (a real-time stream, in most cases it would be ECG waveform).
I am looking for a way to present this ...
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Common mistakes that we make while designing for web & how to avoid them
What are some common mistakes to avoid while designing? I know color, text and images play a major part in designing, but there are so many other things that we need to take care of! I don't know ...
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Design cues for draggable page components
I'm working on a web project where a user will be able to edit the ordering of a list. I'd like to update the visuals for the items that are draggable so that there is a a clear indication of each of ...
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What is the GUI style called that is commonly used in sci-fi media?
What do you call the style, trend or design commonly used by bodies mentioned in the title? I always see these designs in sci-fi movies and dashboards used by FBI or CIA. Do you know any toolkit using ...
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Wireframing tool to design a website idea
I have nothing to do with design, because I don't know how to mix two colors. Some time ago, I've read about some tools which are used in the creation of interfaces for application and web pages.
In ...
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A good tool to visually design graphical user interfaces for iOS devices?
I'm developing an iOS apps and I need to find an easy design tool, something that would allow me to drag widgets into my GUI, and visually build it.
I'm currently using Adobe Illustrator with this ...
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Smartphone resolution
I am going to make a design for a smartphone game, now I have seen that there are MANY resolutions around. Luckily iPhone has only a few, but Android contains already more, not to speak about upcoming ...
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What do you call the model for creating buttons for a web application?
I am looking for the graphic design terminology for describing themed buttons used in a web application. The way I understand it is that certain color/backgrounds are created and various sized ...
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Emphasize diffrence in a chart
I need to present a chart (not really specified more than that right now) that will consist of two almost equal parts (ie ~50% each). However, a pie-chart would almost always look about the same, ...
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Can a mockup for a smartphone app be used for the real app?
I should mention i don't know the first thing about designing smartphones apps.
I hired a freelancer to create a mockup for a smartphone (Android/iPhone) app for me, and I was wondering if I'll be ...
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Distribute guides evenly in Photoshop
I'm trying to make a color chart for someone that would be four thumbnails across and four thumbnails down. Now, this seems simple, but there is too much math and calculator work to try and get this ...
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Inspiration from existing works - where is the limit?
I am trying to create icons for the UI of my website to represent key concepts of my trade such as "translation services", "languages", "translation tools"... and I am having a hard time to come up ...
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What are good and maybe free UI storyboarding applications, especially for mobile UIs
Hi I would like to get an overview of existing UI desktop or online application, which may have a specialization towards user interaction modeling and mobile device interfaces. I guess there are some ...
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Design tools in Fedora
I am reasonably experience developer on photoshop and it has spoiled me to no extent. I am searching for a graphic tool on fedora which is simple to generate images that I would like to use on my ...
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Concept OS Mocking: Illustrator vs. Photoshop vs. Other
As a school project, I am graphically designing my own mobile OS. I already have hundreds of hand drawings of each aspect of the OSs design and I need to make the step to digital mockups.
As the ...
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Is there a way to create a dockable palette for Photoshop with ScriptUI?
I am using ScriptUI for the first time and would like to create a custom palette with several text boxes and buttons that can be conveniently docked into the Photoshop UI.
Can this be accomplished ...
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Innovative User Interface styles? [closed]
I am working on an android application for a Sports Festival in my College. I want this application to provide information on events,rules and regulations. The application will NOT be accessing a web ...
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How can i make the alphabet beautiful? (web) [closed]
I'm working on a directory type of page where I will have your typical "A B C D E ..." alphabet posted on top so people can jump down to listings starting with their letter of choice.
The alphabet ...
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Designing a UI for Programmers to Use [closed]
I am doing UI design for a group of programmers who are working on building music-related software. I have created .psd files for all of the mockups, graphics, etc.
I was assuming they just needed ...
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Methods for using the Golden Ratio in fluid application UI design?
I have seen a bit about leveraging the Golden Ratio in traditional web design applications, however I've not found much in the way of thoughts on utilizing it within fluid desktop application design. ...
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GUI .psd for Android HDPI screens
I am working on an android app but I cannot find any UI elements for the high pixel density resolutions, such as the following:
480x800
480x852
Anybody know where I can get this? Thanks!
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How to display an user-defined logo in a Metro dark themed application?
For a Windows application currently under development we have chosen a dark Modern UI theme. As I don't have any representative screenshot at hand, let's say our look and feel is somewhat similar to ...
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Design tips for a web design by a beginning developer
I'm currently in the process of making a design for a web application.
Although I'm very interested in design, I'm actually a programmer, and I don't have a lot of experience with design. That's why ...
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Company offered to pay for design training. What should I suggest?
I'm a computer engineer on a small development team that specializes in designing mobile apps. We're all coders, and we're starting to realize that we need at least one or two qualified designers on ...
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What is the best way to display IRC Server/Channel list?
I'm trying to design a smart way to manage the Server/Channel List. I want to do something different that'll be simple for users to use. I had thought of Modifying tab controls to have a "parent" (IRC ...
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Output knobs from Altium 3ds as “filmstrip” image array
I'm a project manager coordinating development of audio pluginsoftware. Our GUI designer is using Altium 3ds to build a 3D photo-realistic GUI, and will then output images from there for the software ...
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What are the best certification courses graphic designers? [closed]
What are the best certification courses for graphic designers such as illustrators or web designers or UI designers ?
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How can I find UI designers for iPhone apps [closed]
I am a software developer who likes to develop iPhone apps in his free time. I have found that being not very skilled (or maybe talented) in graphic design, it takes a lot of time to create the ...
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I need some icons etc. designed, but where to start? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Best Way To Find Independent Designers?
Problem: I need some graphic design work done.
I'm developing a website with a college friend of mine.
I need a lot of icons, ...
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Connect peaks of EQ bar with smooth curved line in Photoshop
I am working on a project in which I have to make an equalizer that matches an audio loop that will be playing in a background. I have everything I need together, except I have hit one major snag. I ...
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Admin User Interface Design [closed]
How to create a Very good admin user interface for the website backend system
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Icons are getting blurred in iPad and iPhone
All the icons i am designing for iPad & iPhone applications are looking good on my PC. But the same is looking blurred on any iPad or iPhone. Can any one please help/suggest something, is there ...
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what will happen if i'll use same UI and images for iPhone 3 which i have created for iPhone 4S
i have designed an UI for iPhone 4S. I just want to know what will be the output if i use same image and UI in iPhone3 which i have created for iPhone 4S after development the application. Or if i'll ...
