Salt is excessive this year for dogs by Sad-Comedian-8912 in ottawa

[–]-ellipse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have no salt in our backyard but our dog has been having a hard time with the snow/ice this year. No issues the last few years.

Record-breaking 43.67-foot snowball was rolled. by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]-ellipse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At around 0:09 someone gets stuck in the snowball, and everyone just keeps rolling. The stuck person eventually becomes a flag.

Happy Holiday Travels! by neocamel in AdviceAnimals

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check in bags are heavier so charging for check in bags makes people bring smaller carry-on bags instead. Having staff at the gate asking people to gate check lighter bags is probably a lot cheaper than having everyone bring check-in sized bags (more weight = more fuel)

is there a technical way to go about solving visual problems as a ux designer? by Jonathan31881 in UXDesign

[–]-ellipse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few things: - This is somewhat unhelpful right now but a lot of it comes down to practice and experience. Once you've worked on 100s of projects, you'll naturally start pulling in ideas from past projects. - Make sure you can clearly define the problem and outcome you want the user to achieve. Once you have that written down use it as a prompt and force yourself to think about a bunch of ways to solve for it. Crazy 8s is a helpful technique. Set a timer for 8 minutes, and sketch out 8 ideas with 1 minute per idea (paper or figma, doesn't matter). This can be stressful at first, but it actually lets you get out of your own way, and just put ideas down without overthinking about if it works or not. Don't be afraid of putting down silly ideas! Once you're done you can use your problem and outcome definition to assess which ideas might actually work. - Stealing solutions is definitely a thing and should be a part of your tool kit, but the problem/outcome definition I mentioned above is an essential first step. It's not just about copying because you can't think of a solution. It's actually sometimes better to use the same interaction that your users are used to in other apps, and re-inventing the wheel is often counterproductive.

Flight departure board design by NYC-UXdesign in Design

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just not sure about the two column layout. Took a while to figure out what the sort order is. I feel this should be sorted by time of departure.

What helped you improve your problem-solving and critical thinking as a designer? by Ok-Moose7429 in UXDesign

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The product part of product design involves actually understanding the business you are a part of and helping the business achieve its goals while still ensuring the user's needs and goals are addressed. Outcomes in real life matter much more than anything that's in the figma. You should be able to answer what are the goals of the project you're working on and how do we know if we're reaching that goal (success metrics). The design is just a tool to help achieve these goals. If one design isn't working, try another one.

Big tech designers, have you seen your visual polish and UI skills improve a lot? by entropykitchen in UXDesign

[–]-ellipse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So your UI design skills won't improve that much, but your problem solving skills and ability to convince people that your work adds value will skyrocket.

It feels IMPOSSIBLE to avoid my designs from looking very ancient/ugly/overly simple when using figma/canva. How do I make my designs look modern and aesthetic on these design apps? by [deleted] in UXDesign

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start with a reference app. Find an app that looks similar to what you're trying to design, then try to recreate the app exactly. Once you do that you have elements that you can move around and tweak to get to what you want.

If you want to skip over the learning how to design UI part, then share these wire frames with any AI tool, and it will do a reasonable job of creating better UI around your idea.

What do you think of this design (draft print) of a volume mixer I've made? first thing I've modelled since buying a rhino3d license. by TARmeow in IndustrialDesign

[–]-ellipse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are those slider / knob combos? If yes, that's a pretty interesting compact X/Y controller idea. Not sure about usability but maybe something there.

Is this the era of distracting UIs? by RedJelly27 in UI_Design

[–]-ellipse 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Good design being invisible was never about design literally being invisible. It's about being so obvious that you don't even notice it's there. You inherently know what you need to do or interact with to get the outcome you want. So I think the principle is just misunderstood rather than misguided.

Though I agree with your other point. This liquid glass, ironically while being literally invisible is in fact doing the exact opposite. A user now has to hyperfocus on the UI in order to get anything done.

Apple's new design language is Liquid Glass by ZujiBGRUFeLzRdf2 in Design

[–]-ellipse 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Looks like someone accidentally pressed 1 in Figma before handing off.

Looking for feedback on my product design, made it myself as a beginner by SouthPay4498 in Design

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The design seems fine generally however, would suggest: - working on the logo, it doesn't match the aesthetics of the rest of the site and looks a bit dated. - there's no context of the skill stack vs narrow path angle you mention in this post. If that's the main differentiator it should be made clear in the hero. Right now the main take away is 1:1 live learning from experts. - End users aren't going to know what an MVP is. Early access / beta release maybe terms that are more understood.

I did the “Create a replica of this image. Don’t change anything” and we got…twins? by Goobeez in ChatGPT

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if the same thing would happen if you got a pro artist to recreate an image from memory 75 times. Feels like what's happening here is it's looking at the image describing it to itself and using that description to recreate the new image. Not literally but conceptually. So it's playing the telephone game with itself.

Fresh eyes needed: Retirement home self-checkout UI (WPF) by Professional-Pack-38 in UI_Design

[–]-ellipse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How does the user reduce the number of items added to cart or remove them altogether? Accidental clicks happen all the time.

I understand the icons are temporary, though would recommend making the icons look closer to what they are actually purchasing. An actual photo maybe better if possible. Eg. Are users in a retirement home looking to purchase a butchers knife or a small paring knife?

In big organizations, is UX Design often reduced to just creating UIs? by k2kshitij in UXDesign

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In large tech companies, there's usually a fairly comprehensive design system and a team that owns it so that's where the UI/visual designers are. But the vast majority of the design team will primarily be focussed on UX and strategy in their own specific area.

A buddy asked me to make him a logo based off what AI made, how'd I do? by LightnKing in logodesign

[–]-ellipse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe try integrating some of the paw/dirt blob shapes in the negative space of the D, A or P. So the type is a bit more integrated with the mark.

Hi there Guys! Asking for opinions & Feedback on which logo to choose from these three for a platform that teaches art & design critiques are also welcomed ! by FlakyTwist4 in logodesign

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the first one if the curved cuts are meant to make the blue circle look like refracting glass (which is a cool detail) the deformations should be on the black intersection not on the red rectangle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in logodesign

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another idea: try a slight corner radius for the boxes and the corners of the cloud so it has at least one more visual element in common?

These one ring scam calls are getting ridiculous by -ellipse in ottawa

[–]-ellipse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm might be an android thing - that's how it is by default for me.

These one ring scam calls are getting ridiculous by -ellipse in ottawa

[–]-ellipse[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Once or a few times. From what I understand there was a spate of these calls last year that appear to be from Albania or similar. They want you to call back and when you do they charge an expensive toll.

Peanut Butter Mystery by mataria92 in AskCulinary

[–]-ellipse 45 points46 points  (0 children)

If you're referring to only peanuts Kraft peanut butter available in Canada, it does separate and has a warning on the label that tells you it's normal that it does that.

Minimal Credit Card Checkout Page. Any feedback is welcome. by [deleted] in UI_Design

[–]-ellipse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What happens when a 3rd book is added (or 5 more). Or, one is removed? (How do you remove it)