According to the annual e-Commerce study by IAB Spain in 2018, 71% of Spaniards are online shoppers (19.4 million people) and the average spend is 77€ with a frequency of 3 times a month. The e-Commerce with the most sales in Spain are found in the categories of entertainment, travel, technology and fashion.  User experience is key to achieving a good conversion rate and customer retention.  In this post I will explain some of the most important elements for UX in e-commerce: The first impression First impressions are critical for online stores, because it’s so darn easy for customers to click on the “x” andRead More →

The use of dynamic maps and geolocation in interactive experiences is continually improving. Right now there are many JavaScript Libraries available to help us to create dynamic maps and extend the functionality of the Google Maps APIs (and other data-set providers) with various customization options, check out the selection in Polymaps. You also have MapBox GL JS, which allows you to totally change the graphic style of your map, or you could integrate three.js into your maps using libraries such as Threebox. Take a look at 5 Inspirational Examples of Interactive Maps and Street View experiences in Web Design. 1.iMapa by CHYRKOV studio 2. ListeningRead More →

Stephen P. Anderson through his 2010 seminar, “Seductive Interaction Design,” where he looks at ways we can employ psychology to design interactions that are more fun, engaging, and effective. An example he gives of seductive interaction design in a set of stairs that have been painted to look like piano keys with sensors to play notes when stepped on. The design put use of the stairs up 66 percent in comparison of the stairs right next to them. There are many paths to creating the type of innovative designs Anderson describes, but often, the need for familiarity and intuitiveness in interaction design takes precedence overRead More →

Branding can be critically important when consumers decide whether to make a purchase, use a service, apply for employment, or sign up for a newsletter. While the perception of a brand cannot be strictly controlled, it can certainly be influenced by its User Interface and User Experience. Almost every aspect of a digital interface can influence the representation of an organization’s brand identity or “personality”, including: Visual design: how the UI looks Content design: how the UI is structured. Interaction design: how the UI feels Making changes in interaction design with an eye towards brand impact can be challenging. This challenge has to do withRead More →

The metaverse is a concept from science fiction that describes a single fully virtual 3d world that users can connect to via the internet and interact with each other and the virtual world around them. The use of virtual reality and the metaverse changes completely how we will physically interact with these digital worlds. Anytime you watch someone with new technology the second the interaction becomes difficult to the user, feels like they are not in control and they will very quickly stop using it. Especially when the world looks and sounds so real that you are fully immersed the second you can’t do something youRead More →

Graphene, a sheet of carbon with only one atom thick, has spectacular strength, flexibility, transparency, and electrical conductivity. Encouraged by its potential, the application in new devices such as touch screens and solar panels, several researchers have tried to create ways to make large sheets of pure graphene . However, during the thirty years since the discovery of graphene, laboratory experiments have been able to produce mainly only simple pieces of the material, and mass production has been considered to be viable in a very distant in time. A group of researchers from Samsung and Sungkyunkwan University in Korea has produced a continuous layer ofRead More →

With the arrival of new technologies, museums “of the future” have become a reality that attracts the public thanks to experiences that go far beyond contemplating a painting or a sculpture. The museums of the future, are characterized by being interactive (inviting the public to participate). They include technological factors, we must not forget to make them intuitive, so that all audiences can enjoy this experience. And, of course, it will have to be a didactic innovation, because of its desired destination, the museum. In the museum of Pinacoteca de São Paulo, through the technology of IBM Watson, the computer system of artificial intelligence, BraziliansRead More →

I’ve put together a rundown of 5 of my favorite UX design websites resources (in no particular order) to help you better understand UX and stay on top of current trends. 1.Behance Behance is the world’s largest online creative community where users share their work 2. Awwwards Awwwards is a place where creative professionals from all over the world come to find inspiration, share knowledges and receive constructive critiques 3. Screenlane The main real difference between Screenlane and other design inspiration sites, is that it’s focused exclusively on user interface designs. 4. Dribble Dribbble is a self-promotion and social networking platform for digital designers andRead More →

Creating CSS link hover effects helps a web page look more creative and fun. Here are three CSS effects for you to grab and use in your next project so you can stand out from the crowd. Hover Effect 1: Background Box Shadow This effect will slide a background box shadow across the inline link, changing the color of the link text as it does so. First, we apply padding around the link, then add a negative margin of the same value to prevent the padding from breaking the flow of the text. We’ll use box-shadow instead of the background property since it allows usRead More →

UI UX trends 2022

TOP 4 UI/UX TRENDS OF 2022 This is my top 4 UI/UX trends of 2022 to follow. What is UI/UX Design? User interface (UI), is what you use to interact with product and User Experience (UX) is how the client feels with the interaction. “User experience encompasses all aspects of the end-user’s interaction with the company, its services, and its products.” Don Norman, Cognitive Scientist & User Experience Architec 1. Dark Theme Design 2021 was the year of a white background with lots of white spaces. Same dsign but counter cromatology, in 2022, dark theme is making a comeback as one of the top UIRead More →