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Practical Solutions to Common UI Design Problems

steveschoger
June 13, 2019

Practical Solutions to Common UI Design Problems

steveschoger

June 13, 2019
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  1. Practical Solutions
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  2. Steve Schoger
    (Pronounced Show-Grrrrr)

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  4. Practical Solutions
    to Common UI Design Problems

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  11. Give text consistent contrast
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  27. duotone.shapefactory.co

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  28. unsplash.com

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  30. land-book.com

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  42. Don’t use grey text on colored
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  48. Use perceived brightness
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  50. H 60
    S 100%
    L 50%
    H 240
    S 100%
    L 50%

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  52. ADJUSTED LIGHTNESS
    ADJUSTED LIGHTNESS AND ROTATED HUE

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  54. ADJUSTED LIGHTNESS
    ADJUSTED LIGHTNESS AND ROTATED HUE

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  58. Start with too much whitespace
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  68. Balance weight and contrast
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  71. Supercharge the defaults
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  82. Overlap elements to create
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  84. Use shadows to convey
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  92. Shadows can have two parts
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  93. Ambient Light
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  97. Create depth with color
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  104. Align with readability in mind
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  107. PROPORTIONAL NUMBERS TABULAR NUMBERS
    `font-feature-settings: "tnum";`

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  108. PROPORTIONAL NUMBERS TABULAR NUMBERS
    `font-feature-settings: "tnum";`

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  110. Use fewer borders
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  139. Alternate backgrounds
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  148. Greys don’t have to be “grey”
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  161. Use good fonts
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  163. typography.com

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  164. commercialtype.com

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  176. Make your ideas look awesome,
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  177. @steveschoger

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