Cool Links

Lynn talks through a really neat effect added to the latest refresh of their website: a “squishy” animation on the content whenever the window gets resized!

This means you won’t get to see the effect live on your phone, but there’s videos of the effect on the article just in case.

Love the paper-like aesthetic of the website, too.

Great post about how clients hire experts to solve a problem, then completely ignore their expertise and try to copy what the big ones do. But they’re not big.

The “f*** off contact page” concept is amazing, too. It’s 100% real and out there, with more and more companies doing it (either intentionally or by just wanting to copy what others do).

Also, Nic Chan’s website is a treasure. It’s already been featured as a cool link here before but I wanted to point it out again. So cool!

Great and to-the-point article with practical examples of when to use (or not use) animations properly in UIs.

I love me some whooshy animations, but they can be a pain in the ass when overused or when used in the wrong moment.

This article talks about how users are growing increasingly indifferent to elements that “pop” on websites and apps. Because “⁠if a pop-up or any element of a user interface for that matter looks too different from the rest of the design, people will often perceive it as something that doesn’t belong (like an ad) and dismiss it.”.

Instead, making the important elements feel like the core flow tends to yield better results.

Another case study; this one shows how apps that are great ideas can become a disappointment when they don’t know how to display those good ideas correctly. And how good (and fun) design can make all the difference on getting users on board.

This case study (in the form of a slide presentation) has amazing insight into how having too many features can backfire. It goes through many design concepts and practical examples onto how you can make users take notice and actually use the features you work so hard to build.