Design is a plan for making an object. Anything that will ever be built usually has a design up front before production of the object. A design can be a wire frame, a prototype, a schema, an image or a drawing.
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Should I use pagination in a forum's thread
I am designing a forum with large discussions, with no specific need to order answers. Do I need to implement pagination or should I maintain one unique page per thread?
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The current NEW looks OLD later [closed]
Whenever I see a modern stylish new logo / design, I have a feeling that the designers have reached the pinnacle of design and that there is nothing major that can be done. Time passes and I'm proven ...
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How to design a website that users like? [closed]
i would like to design my website and want to know what kind of of website design people like. i would like to website for web development company.
Thanks
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How to design a wireframe logically?
I'd like to know what is the reasoning you go through when you wireframe a page.
After having determined the different components of a page, I usually identify the primary/secondary contents and key ...
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Best iPhone app design process
What is the best way to design an iPhone app? What do I do first.
Is it best to do the following?...
Do a paper wireframe?
Do a digital wireframe (Adobe Illustrator)?
Design the real thing (Adobe ...
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How to go about presenting a large family tree?
I'm currently developing a game, and one of the features involves breeding the creatures you collect.
Since it's a game, a large amount of promiscuity is to be expected, and individuals could ...
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Designing a different kind of survey experience
How do you design a (not crazy-ass) interactive survey so as the user feels nice about taking the survey while at the same time, the interaction is not (at all) distracting since the topic of the ...
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What to put in a middle column of a frameset?
I am working on a site which displays statistical data about computers (disk, usage, etc...) and there a web page which consists of three columns: two smaller on the side, and a large one in the ...
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How to assign values to buckets
I have 10 items in a list. These 10 items must be assigned to two buckets. I need to make sure that the 2 buckets can be toggled at any time. However, I need to make it explicit to the user that ...
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Original design choice of back and forward directions?
There are numerous of evidence around us where forward and backward directions are predetermined. As if they are a conscious choice we all know. At least this in true in left-to-right reading ...
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UI to allow user to sign a pdf
What is in your opinion the best user interface to allow user to sign pdf?
Option 1. From a menu command user can upload certificate, and from other command "sign" user can select certificate already ...
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How to visualize data with extreme value differences?
I am working on some routines for a client application to visualize data in a 3d bar chart style. The data consists mostly of smaller values with only a few large values. For example:
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What are the desktop based Tools for UI work available today? [duplicate]
What are the tools available to a UI developer? I know and use Photoshop, Fireworks, Balsamiq. I just recently came across Pixelmator and I'm checking it out. What else is out there? Thanks.
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How does user interface design fit in a development process?
In a software development process where does the user interface design fit?
If we take an agile approach for a small team (2 juniors, 2 seniors, a Team Leader and a web designer) what normally should ...
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Playlists: horizontal or vertical?
Let's assume that playlists are groups of items that are selected for some reason (to be played, to be converted or to be used in any other operation).
My question is: what is the best way (if there ...