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Technological Literacy - GS WEB TECHNOLOGIES As smartphone and tablet adoption has rapidly penetrated all user demographics, concern about the obviousness of controls has reduced. Whereas we once feared that users might miss a button if it didn’t pop off the screen, we are now willing to explore subtler interactions. Windows 8 and Chrome for Android even support touch commands that start off screen, without any visual indicator.

Simplicity Is Golden - GS WEB TECHNOLOGIES In a similar trend, a lot of disruptive Web apps and services are offering highly focused tools with extremely limited feature sets. Whereas traditional software developers tend to load their products with a glut of features to justify the high price tags, this shift towards focused micro-apps favors simplicity over feature set. Simpler apps mean simpler interfaces.

Technology’s Influence -GS Web Technologies Most software will be limited by the platform on which it runs. Screen dimensions and pixel density are the confining factors of hardware. A minimal interface demands a very limited design palette, which means that every element needs to sing. Typographic scale and font weight will largely determine both the aesthetics and usability of a flat design. If your target devices can’t handle that level of nuance, you’re out of luck. As screen size and pixel density continue to increase on mobile devices, thinner and smaller type can be presented with better clarity.

Technological Literacy - GS Web Technologies As smartphone and tablet adoption has rapidly penetrated all user demographics, concern about the obviousness of controls has reduced. Whereas we once feared that users might miss a button if it didn’t pop off the screen, we are now willing to explore subtler interactions. Windows 8 and Chrome for Android even support touch commands that start off screen, without any visual indicator.

Flat And Thin Design Is In - Design GS Web Tech In the last several years, we’ve seen a rapid shift in software and app interface design, from 3-D and skeuomorphic to flat and minimal. Although this trend has become nearly ubiquitous, let’s take a moment to consider how we got here and what influence it’s having on interface design as a whole. Additionally, I’ll share some tips and considerations on designing flat interfaces.  

10 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow in 2016-2017 As a web designer, knowing where to look online for all the best news, tips, tools, freebies, tutorials and other useful resources is pretty important. We’ve collected some of the best web design blogs around for you. Now go grab a cup of coffee and enjoy reading. In no particular order, here are 10 must-read blogs for web designers. 1. SmashingMagazine Smashing Magazine has been around since 2006, and the depth and breadth of their blog reflects it. Coding, design, mobile, graphics, UX Design, WordPress… it’s all here! For designers that want to go in-depth, this is a phenomenal resource. 2. Codrops If you are a front-end developer or web designer, you’ll find a lot of useful tutorials and code snippets on Codrops . Furthermore, Codrops also discusses more general topics of web design and how the role of a web designer has evolved over the years. 3. Webdesign tuts+ If you want to keep up with...

Top 10 web development trends in 2017   that will make you   a great and highly sought after developer. 1. Responsive design This is rather obvious so I decided to do away with it first. According to my Google Analytics results from 5 websites I run, 30% of the traffic is from mobile devices. If your checkout form breaks when the screen size is 200px you are losing on sales. So as a web developer in 2017 make most, if not all your web page to scale according to screen size. 2. Real time notification This used to only be embraced by chat applications. It not the case anymore, even revenue visualization dashboards need to update in real-time. This has been necessitated by the fact that most applications in 2017 support multiple point access, so the other party needs to know what’s currently the state of things before they make decisions. Real time notifications might not be applicable in all the circumstances, but it does in most. 3. Modul...

Two Reasons the Moto Z Play is far from Perfect - Android Development     After three weeks with the Moto Z Play, I can say that although it is a decent device, there are two major flaws that make Motorola’s modular device far from perfect.  The Moto Z Play is pretty chunky compared to other smartphones with 5.5-inch displays: it measures in at 156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm. Though let's not kid ourselves, compared to the iPhone 7 Plus (158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm), with the same screen size, it doesn’t seem that big. The Moto Z Play has some great features, the best one, without a doubt, is the battery. It’s an absolute beast. Before switching to the Moto Z Play, I was testing out the Galaxy S8 and, like chalk and cheese, the battery power of the Z Play offers hours more of use compared to Samsung’s flagship device. To give you an idea, I used it for almost two days without having to charge it. Out of all my experiences with Android phones, this ...

Intrusive Interstitials: Guidelines To Avoiding Google’s Penalty   In 2015, Google announced that mobile searches surpassed desktop searches in at least 10 countries. 56% of traffic on major websites comes from mobile. In light of this, Google’s decision to improve the mobile user experience by various means, such as AMP pages and a dedicated mobile index, comes across as a sound business move. More than half of the 2 trillion searches Google processes each year come from mobile devices. Mobile devices have changed the way we approach search, ushering in new types of habits such as local search, voice search and more. These consumer habits have greatly affected the way search engine providers think about user search intent. A new type of mobile improvement was rolled out by Google . The search giant has decided to launch a war against interstitials that ruin the user experience. As a result, any website found guilty of showing intrusive popups, banners or ov...

A Little Journey Through (Small And Big) E-Commerce Websites     People don’t spend their money online easily. Think about it: If you had to answer a long list of questions or struggle to navigate a website, how much money would you be willing to part with? Online shopping is about convenience and comfort, and those of us who have at least once ventured into the realm of online shopping know how time-consuming and unpleasant it can be. The online stores that stand out from the rest are those that go the extra mile for their users. We’ll look here at some small and big e-commerce websites that create pleasant online shopping experiences. We’ll consider the experience from the very start to the very end, right through to the checkout process. Interesting E-Commerce Websites Link Bonobos Bonobos’ shopping experience is smooth. Good typography and subtle colors help focus on the products and features, with all distractions fading away as you interact with...

Design Principles To Evaluate Your Product       A company proves that it has a strong creative process by   developing successful products repeatedly . We see this in companies like Apple, BMW and Google. Founders such as Steve Jobs formed a corporate culture with an intense focus on creativity and design. This culture highlights two core elements in the creative process:   the ideas and the team . The creative process can be described in one sentence: Ideas begin with a small team of creative people at the heart of the company who communicate easily with each other. While many companies are founded on principles such as value, quality or customer service, an innovative company is built with design at its core. With invariable dedication to design principles, a company distinguishes itself by following a   creative process led by a skillful team of product designers and engineers . The purpose of this article is to answer the question, “Wh...