Inspiring content from the UX world

Today is Hugging Day, but the attentive should look at one more card from the calendar in our graphic. Holding your loved one, pet or stuffed animal in your arms, take a look at our selected articles about the advantages of hiring rough diamonds and native applications for mobile devices. We also found a lot of content related to analyzing the needs and motivations of users and a small addition (loosely) referring to today's holiday.

Today is World Naked Bike Day, but if you have any qualms about celebrating this holiday, we suggest looking for the naked truth about user experience design instead. The summary includes comments on the priorities of the design process, thoughts on design practices, and useful tips for working on mock-ups. There is also a look at the UX from the height of the saddle in the bike.

We welcome Laboratory Diagnostics Day with a portion of assessments, analyzes and statistics. Accessibility guidelines discussed in the context of machine learning algorithms and SEO principles have come under scrutiny today. In the package we also have advice on how to create a solid foundation for the project and how to use mentoring. This is complemented by the results of a study that sheds light on how the work of graphic designers is perceived.

More than 30 years since the creation of the first website, many issues related to the functioning of the World Wide Web need to be rethought and redefined, allowing designers to develop their creativity. In this context, you may be interested in comments on the problems of users of the global network, a pragmatic approach to carrying out projects and drawing inspiration from other people's ideas. There were also ideas for filling mockups with sample texts or adding attractive examples of creative work to your portfolio. Happy International Hummus Day!

Today is Intergenerational Solidarity Day, so get your grandparents, parents or kids to read. And to choose from accessible texts on neuroscience in design, examples of the use of deepfake technique and regaining control over the digital world. You can also listen to lectures on human nature, and UX/UI designers have the opportunity to comment on their work experience in a survey.

On World Art Day, we invite you to the text gallery, where you will find, among others, articles on speculative and convergent design and advice on creating environmentally friendly websites. There will also be inspiration from typography creators, reflections on the correct layout of the website and comments on providing constructive feedback.

On the occasion of International Bird Day, we check out what the Internet sparrows have been tweeting about recently. In addition to articles for which the starting point was a high-profile auction of graphics sold for 69 million dollars, you will find texts about increasing the availability of published content, heuristic analysis and color selection. There was also a corner of inspiration in today's roundup — take a break from following tweets and take a look at Instagram.

On the occasion of the European Brain Day, we start with a solid dose of reflection on good and bad design practices. To stimulate gray cells, we also propose texts about interfaces of mobile devices, algorithms for evaluating UX and ways to successfully debut a digital product. There will also be advice for graphic and UX designers. For fans of puzzles in the graphics, we have hidden one more of the holidays falling today - have fun!

We celebrate the International Day of the Master of the Game with a slightly enlarged set of lyrics. Review them all, or let the dice roll decide whether to choose a description of gamification mechanisms, notes on service design, and one of the texts on customer-specific design decisions. You can also stop by articles on the UX design process and two guides to UX research methods.