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Answer: What are the best videos online or offline to learn more about interaction/product design for the web?
Human Factors International offers a great series of videos on YouTube around User Centered Design and Usability. You can find their videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/HFIvideo?ob=0&feature=results_main The HFI Animate series they do is especially engaging to watch. One of the better examples can be found here: Want more tips like this? Get them, resources, and more delivered…
Read MoreAnswer: How can I differentiate Online products vs “Offline” products on a website?
There would be a number of options you could consider, and I think the best answer will depend on the flow of your site. Option 1, your idea for having two tabs is not a bad one. Calling one ‘In Store’ and the other ‘Buy Online’ (or whatever combination of words work for you) will…
Read MoreAnswer: What Microsoft Office program is best for making an infographic?
PowerPoint could serve this purpose nicely. You’re able to change the size of the slide, and output it as any number of formats (image or pdf, for instance). In the most recent versions Microsoft has done a lot to improve the way it works with images (alignment, cropping, effects), as well as design assistance like…
Read MoreAnswer: Will user interfaces eventually be automated largely by machine learning?
I believe so, yes. If I said “design me a list view”, or “design me a profile page”, immediately a couple common design layouts likely come to your mind (think Facebook / Twitter and their layouts for both). Since there are established patterns for a majority of needed interactions, it’s not a far jump to…
Read MoreAnswer: What are some examples of graphic design software that I can easily learn at home?
For Desktop software, take a look at Adobe XD. It’s a full UI / UX design program from Adobe, and completely free. It’s most comparable to the design app Sketch (on the Mac), and is quickly gaining traction and new features. There are some good tutorials for using it on Youtube, and if you become…
Read MoreAnswer: How can I be more creative?
Yes, everyone is able to ignite creativity within themselves. It’s important to remember, though, that creativity is not limited to the arts (painting, drawing, sculpting, etc). You can see creativity in science, business, and management through finding new paths, strategies or theories. Creativity is not only defined by the stroke of a brush and you…
Read MoreAnswer: Where to start learning for a career in design
One of the most practical and applicable (i.e. able to teach yourself and begin finding paid work) design fields you’ll be able to get into is Web Design, and I would suggest this for a number of reasons: low barrier to entry massive number of free guides and tutorials online. Examples: http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/ http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles… entire sites…
Read MoreAnswer: What’s the best language to learn for graphic design, aside from HTML?
I would first suggest CSS, so you can style any of the HTML you produce. With HTML and CSS, you can build almost any design you come up with. After that, I would look into JavaScript, as it will allow you to begin adding interactive elements and nice animations. For an example of these, check…
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