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Stop banning Lorem Ipsum: a rebuttal
User experience specialist Robert Hoekman Jr argues that Latin placeholder text aka Lorem Ipsum is a tool that still has value to the design process. It's up to you to know when and why to use it -
Emotion in design
Our creations need to be more human, says Aarron Walter, lead user experience designer at MailChimp. He argues that the task of designing a pleasurable experience is made easier when we create a distinct personality for our interface -
Why the doodle matters
Don’t dismiss doodling – in the right hands, it can be a serious and useful tool that should be deployed when problems are most messy and topics most serious, says business owner, author and leader of the doodle revolution Sunni Brown -
The One Web: don't write for devices, write for people
At yesterday's UpdateConf, Jeremy Keith noted that his favourite application on iOS was the browser. He's a proponant of an idea called the 'One Web', which Addy Osmani discusses in further detail here -
Where ideas for design come from
The creative process isn't just magic. Web Hosting Search's Jane Campbell explains how and why designers' creative process works, and goes through it from practice and preparation to execution -
Self-educate to survive
If you lack a formal design education, you’ll need to self-educate before you can progress in your career, says Ryan Downie. Here's a checklist of the subjects he studied to help him to understand more about web design -
Boost your personal brand
Feeling overlooked? Don't sit on your laurels and wait for people to notice you, or worry too much over getting your name out there. Designer Lea Alcantara reveals the best ways to promote yourself and your work to the community -
The rock star myth
Going it alone sounds great, but it’s easy to crash and burn if you hand-craft everything that you produce yourself. MetaLab’s Andrew Wilkinson explains how he has learned to delegate and how to succeed with your sanity intact -
Designing by committee
Why can’t non-designers keep their noses out? Paul Wyatt gets the hump as he takes a wry look at designing by committee, while emphasising that good, considered feedback is to be encouraged
