A TED speaker coach shares 11 tips for right before you give a talk

http://blog.ed.ted.com/2015/10/08/a-ted-speaker-coach-shares-11-tips-for-right-before-you-give-a-talk/

300+ Smartphone Mockup PSD Templates

A mock-up design is used to show the design and style in a meaningful way. Nowadays the presentation is pretty important as designs so it’s essential to discover the technique of pattern demonstration. We talked too much about this subject and then I don’t want to get you guys bored.

http://www.cssauthor.com/smartphone-mockup-psd/

Below is the schedule for the Wednesday night individual project presentations. Each presenter will have 10 minutes and this time limit will be strictly enforced to make sure we don’t run over time. The schedule will be a straight alphabetical order of the class roster.

Watch this video if you want to improve your presentations.

Assignment

Based on the in–class or outside testing you did of your low-fi wireframes create a series of hi-fi wireframes.
Remember you are walking the user through their initial sign-on and successfully completing one single task in your product.
Remember you have to be aware of what happens when the user makes a mistake. How do you guide your user to making the correct choices in your product and also provide feedback when an error is made.

For a quick reference on wireframes check out usability.gov:
http://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/wireframing.html

Marvel App

Marvel makes it easy to switch PSD files into usable prototypes. The product links to DropBox and picks up PSD layouts and then you use their easy-to-use editor to build prototypes in a matter of minutes. There’s a handy feature that lets you send out links to the prototype to others. There’s support for iOS, Android, and other operating systems too – so that you can ensure that the recipient can use the prototype. Best of all – it’s free to use!

https://marvelapp.com/

Principles of User Interface Design

“To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit; it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade, and perhaps even to amuse.” – Paul Rand

http://bokardo.com/principles-of-user-interface-design/

Why You Shouldn’t Hire a UI/UX Designer

UX Designer and UI Designer are two vastly different roles and a single person should not be hired to be responsible for both. There, I said it!

STOP THROWING ROCKS! PLEASE! Let me explain.

https://www.usertesting.com/blog/2014/11/10/dont-hire-ui-ux-designer/

What is User Interface Design?

“User Interface Design is the process of crafting a visual language and hierarchy that allows someone to use and engage an application.”

At Fresh Tilled Soil we get this question quite often from prospective clients: What is User Interface Design? What does it entail? What does it mean? So many people define it in so many ways.

http://www.freshtilledsoil.com/what-is-user-interface-design/

This is an article from 2009. While the article itself refers to these as UI (User Interface) design patterns most of them are more related to UX (User Experience) Design.

Smashing Magazine

10 UI Design Patterns You Should Be Paying Attention To

Design patterns were first described in the 1960s by Christopher Alexander, an architect who noticed that many things in our lives happen according to patterns. He adapted his observations to his work and published many findings on the topic. Since then, design patterns have found their place in many areas of our lives, and can be found in the design and development of user interfaces as well.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/10-ui-design-patterns-you-should-be-paying-attention-to/