Every week we collect some of the best web and digital design resources that will be useful for designers. Check out any of the links below and leave any comments about your favourites in the replies.
FREEBIES
Geometric weather icons
A small set including 8 animated geometric weather icons created with Illustrator. Download icons.
40 ecommerce icons
A set of 40 ecommerce coloured icons featured by a simple style. Free PSD and Ai released by Pavel Kozlov. Download icons.
Space Icon Set
Epic Multicons
Free PSD released by Adrian Goia. Download icons.
iMac Photorealistic Mockup
Free PSD released by Alex Nikandrov. Download iMac mockup.
OnePlus Phone Mockup
Free PSD released by Young Lynn. Download OnePlus Phone mockup.
Flat Smartphone Mockup
Free PSD designed and released by Constantin Galaktionov. Download flat smartphone mockup.
Free Vector World Maps
This is a pack of 30 different world maps in scalable vector graphics (SVG) format. Download maps.
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INSPIRATION
4 Essential Elements of Successful UX Design
Theories of user experience are concerned first and foremost with controlling the impact of design on the perceptions and expectations of individual users, so it is virtually impossible to distill a single, all-purpose solution. But, if you were to visit any leading digital design agency, you would find that everyone would be working within the same broad parameters that help to focus the developmental stages of a site launch. We identify these key areas as: usability, desirability, adoptability, and value.
Size is Not An Obstacle: Marvelous UIs for Smart Watches
This article features some of the best Apple Watch app UIs. Check them out.
What’s Different About User Experience Design for the Internet of Things?
Designing for the Internet of Things (IoT) raises all the challenges of cross-platform design, and more. An obvious difference is the much wider variety of device form factors, many without screens. Less obvious differences include the effects of many IoT devices being only intermittently connected. And even a simple task, like unlocking a door, can quickly become complex when it forms part of a system spanning many interconnected devices, services, and users.
