After launching my 2nd book here are my 5 UI/UX tips

Hello Indie Hackers! 👋

My name is Elisa Paduraru and I am Chief Designer at Creative Tim. I am so excited because this month I am launching my second UI/UX book named “Roots of UI/UX Design. Learn to Develop Intuitive Web Experiences”.

Today I want to share with you 5 tips that I consider essential for creating beautiful and intuitive interfaces. Check them below 👇🏻

And hey, please make sure you stick around until the end of this article so you can check the 🎁 surprise I prepared for you.

1. Use Visual Uniformity

Visual uniformity is the cornerstone of a polished design. Identify a style that resonates with your target audience and establish clear guidelines, perhaps in the form of a mood board, to maintain this consistency. When incorporating stock imagery, it's vital to source from collections that align with your chosen style. This ensures uniformity in terms of style, color palettes, and well-balanced visual compositions across all your visuals.

2. Design Cards using Visual Hierarchy

Visual hierarchy is the key to directing user attention to essential information. Position critical content at the top of the card and utilize typography, white space, and contrast to emphasize it. Properly separate content areas that require visual distinction.

3. Create User-Friendly Dropdowns

An additional feature that can improve the overall user experience (UX) is the integration of a search function within the dropdown.

The scrollbar serves the purpose of preventing an excessively long list, while also communicating to the user that multiple options are available. This approach helps users locate their desired option more efficiently and speed up the selection process.

Moreover, when designing a dropdown, it is an improvement to ensure that its content remains user-friendly. Implementing visual categories or employing dividers can enhance the overall user experience.

4. Design Mobile Interfaces for Thumb-Friendly Touch

Design controls that are large enough to be comfortably tapped with a thumb. Smaller controls can frustrate users, so prioritize user-friendly touch targets. Buttons should be large enough to comfortably tap with a finger, typically around 44x44 pixels or larger.

This ensures that users can interact with them without accuracy issues. Leave enough space around buttons to prevent accidental taps on neighboring elements. Aim for a minimum spacing of 8-10 pixels between buttons.

5. Follow Table Best Practices

To make sure your table presents data that is easy to read, comprehend, and compare, take into consideration the following alignment principles:

• Left-Align Textual Data: Align textual data to the left to capitalize on the user's natural reading habit, which is from left to right.
• Right-Align Numeric Data: Right-align numeric data to facilitate effective data comparison, improving readability.
• Center Align Icons or Badges: Maintain consistency in icon and badge alignment by center-aligning them, as they tend to be of similar size.

In the End

Thank you for reading this article! I hope these 5 tips will help you when you create your next website or application.

If you want to find out more UI/UX tips, check out my newest book that comes with:

• Practical examples and web design Dos & Don'ts
• Special Figma Design File Included
• 40 x AI Prompts for UI/UX Tasks
• QR Code Integration for More Real-Life Examples

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Happy Reading! 📖 ❤️