Learn UI Design

Dive into the art of UI design. Read these tutorials to master color theory, layout, typography, and more. Create stunning user interfaces that delight users.

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  1. How They Did It: Haraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson

    How They Did It: Haraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson

    Tutorial Beginner

    We'd make a safe bet that you've seen Haraldur "Halli" Thorleifsson's work in the wild. With major projects under his belt such as the Google+ information...

  2. A First Look at Google Web Designer

    A First Look at Google Web Designer

    Tutorial Beginner

    Unless you've been hiding under a stone recently, you'll have no doubt seen Google's latest application release: Google Web Designer. Currently in Beta, GWD...

  3. An Introduction to Composition

    An Introduction to Composition

    Tutorial Beginner

    Composition is about laying out all your ideas and design elements into a whole; composing your design. We're going to combine all of the previous lessons...

  4. Flat Design, iOS 7, Skeuomorphism and All That

    Flat Design, iOS 7, Skeuomorphism and All That

    Tutorial Beginner

    The notion of flat, "digitally authentic" design has been a popular topic of conversation and controversy recently, especially with the software design...

  5. Build a Dynamic Dashboard With ChartJS

    Build a Dynamic Dashboard With ChartJS

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Today we will be creating a dynamic dashboard with live charts, through the power of ChartJS. ChartJS is a powerful, dependency free JavaScript library which...

  6. How They Did It: Flickr Redesign

    How They Did It: Flickr Redesign

    Tutorial Beginner

    Fresh on the heels of Yahoo!'s acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo! has implemented a complete redesign of Flickr.com. This was met with some strong criticism as...

  7. Jazz up a Static Webpage with Subtle Parallax

    Jazz up a Static Webpage with Subtle Parallax

    Tutorial Intermediate

    It's been one of the biggest web design buzz words for a while now, so today we're going to try our hand at a bit of Parallax. We're going to put together a...

  8. The What, Why and How of Textures in Web Design

    The What, Why and How of Textures in Web Design

    Tutorial Beginner

    The use of textures and patterns in webdesign has come a long way in only a short amount of time. From cliche grunge and gaudy vintage textures, today's best...

  9. Quick Tip: Rounded Corners Done Right

    Quick Tip: Rounded Corners Done Right

    Tutorial Beginner

    This is going to seem like a no-brainer to many of you, but I see it happening so often I figured it was worth bringing up. We'll call this issue improperly...

  10. Modal and Modeless Boxes in Web Design

    Modal and Modeless Boxes in Web Design

    Tutorial Beginner

    Modal boxes are among the most effective "bang for your buck" design elements that a web designer can employ. Today, we're going to define a modal box is......

  11. The State of Web Design Trends: 2012 Annual Edition

    The State of Web Design Trends: 2012 Annual Edition

    Tutorial Beginner

    As Ferris Bueller famously said "Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it". Let's heed his sage advice...

  12. Twitter Bootstrap 101: Introduction

    Twitter Bootstrap 101: Introduction

    Tutorial Beginner

    Twitter's Bootstrap is an excellent set of carefully crafted user interface elements, layouts, and javascript tools, freely available to use in your next web...