Pick of The Week
3 user onboarding pitfalls every designer should avoid | Inside Design Blog
Onboarding techniques people won't ignore.
Relying on the same old onboarding patterns for your product might cause more harm than good, so here are 3 great practices worth implementing, backed up by actual research. (Examples included)
The Best of The Rest
Freelancers: Stop Feeling Guilty For Not Working! - Adobe 99U - 99U
Take some time off, you probably deserve it.
If you've been feeling guilty for not working around the clock like high profile designers and earning the extra cash, maybe it's time to rethink you work-life balance.
Data-Driven Design Is Killing Our Instincts - Modus
"Not everything that can be counted counts".
Data-driven design is here to say, for good reasons. But trusting your good old "design instincts" might still be as important as those metrics and figures.
Placeholder copy doesn’t have to be Lorem Ipsum | Inside Design Blog
Taking a break from Lorem Ipsum.
When design comes before copy, our default is the usual gibberish Latin text, but if your'e a Sketch or Photoshop user, you might have a much better alternative.
6 Things to Consider When Making Your Portfolio Website
Creating a portfolio that does you justice.
About to invest time (and money) in a portfolio website? Take these 6 nuggets of advice before you begin anything, and you'll probably be glad you read it all.
One More Thing
How to implement 3D and AR to your website with Vectary
Actually designing something for VR/AR.
If you've been used to designing for 2D till now, the thought of exploring 3D through scary industry tools might give you a headache, so why not start simple, with Vectary.