Design Digest: Storytelling, unusual eCommerce, design patterns for mental health
Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling applied to Product Managers and UX Designers
The art of storytelling is a powerful tool, one that can help shape the way users experience a product. A good story captivates, inspires, and motivates… what can we take from those principles to create better products? Here are seven habits of great storytelling for UX Designers and Product Managers – Inspired by the series of tweets from former Pixar artist and Film Director, Emma Coats – “22 #storybasics I’ve picked up in my time at Pixar”.
Creative and Unusual Ecommerce Experiences
Ecommerce websites today can often follow common patterns and themes, optimised for conversion, never wanting to break the mould or upset the standards, which ultimately leads to similar looking websites. Here’s an inspiring list of websites that have decided standing out and creating unique experiences for customers should be a priority.
Pattern Library for Digital Mental-health Services
As designers, we have a responsibility to be inclusive with our designs, but it’s not always easy to find resources that help you do that effectively. Design Patterns for Mental Health have a collated Pattern Library, with research and examples that can be used to ensure our work is inclusive and user-friendly.
Search UX: 6 Essential Elements for ‘No Results’ Pages
We can never be certain about a user’s journey when it comes to eCommerce, which is why it is important to consider all possible flows, ensuring that there are no “UX Dead Ends”. That’s exactly why Baymard Institute have researched and published another great article on “No Results” pages, detailing why, although hitting one isn’t necessarily a bad thing, having one that provides no useful information to a customer can cause them to abandon your site altogether.
Hot Design Links
- Green Chameleon’s 2018 year in review is a beautiful experience.
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- Immerse yourself in a wonderful, musical 3D world. Remember to put on your headphones!
- Apple has revealed the winners of their iPhone photo contest, and they’re incredible.
- Combat your creative block and find some existing company page flows.
- Was web design really better in the 90’s? Take a little trip back and see for yourself with Captain Marvel.
- WeTransfer brings us Guido Iafigliola’s marriage of photography and technology in this stunning set of images.