Practical Solutions to Common UI Design Problems

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1. Practical Solutions
   to Common UI Design Problems
   

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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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31. siteinspire.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
    depth
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84. Use shadows to convey
    elevation
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92. Shadows can have two parts
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93. Ambient Light
    Direct 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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126. background-size: cover;
     

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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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165. klim.co.nz
     

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170. hanken.co
     

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176. Make your ideas look awesome,
     without relying on a designer.
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177. @steveschoger
     

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