Is Small Light Text on a Dark Page Harder to Proofread?
by Marcos Peña | | UX/UI
A proofreading study found dark text on a light page beats light text on a dark page, and the gap grows as the type gets smaller.
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School Phone Ban: Did Your Kid's Class Just Take the Phone?
by Maria Nario | | UX/UI
A school phone ban takes the phone during class. Michigan's rule shows the limit, and what your own notice still has to say.
Google Messages Changed the Swipe. Can You Still Reply?
by Marcos Peña | | UX/UI
Google Messages changed what swiping does. Learn the new gestures and what this small UX shift says about familiar app design.
Spotify's Taste Profile Wrote Down Your Taste. Can You Tell It to Change?
by Enrique Sarmiento | | UX/UI
Spotify's Taste Profile shows some Premium listeners a short read of their taste and a note to change Home — your site guesses too, with no way to answer.
Can You Still Read the iPhone Buttons When They Look Like Glass?
by Marcos Peña | | UX/UI
Apple added a Liquid Glass slider in iOS 27 because iPhone buttons were too see-through — your website has the same contrast problem and no Settings toggle.
Apple's New Phone May Open Like a Book. Does Your Site Survive Two Screens?
by Diego De Dieu | | UX/UI
Press ahead of this week's Apple event says a new phone may open like a book — two sizes, two layouts for your site.
Visual Hierarchy: Why Your Website Layout Feels Confusing
by Marcos Peña | | UX/UI
If every block on your site shouts at the same volume, visitors don't know where to click — that's a visual hierarchy problem.
What Is Information Architecture? A UX Beginner's Guide
by Marcos Peña | | UX/UI
Learn what information architecture is in UX, its four main components, how it differs from UX, and which techniques designers use to validate it.
What Is a User Flow? A Practical UX Design Guide
by Cecilia Figueredo | | UX/UI
Learn what a user flow is in UX design, how it differs from a user journey, how to create one, and why it's the foundation of intuitive digital products.
What Is User Research? A Practical Guide to UX Research Methods
by Marcos Peña | | UX/UI
Learn what user research is in UX, the difference between qualitative and quantitative methods, the most common techniques, and why it reduces product risk.
What Is a Prototype in UX? A Practical Guide to Prototyping
by Marcos Peña | | UX/UI
Learn what a UX prototype is, how it differs from a wireframe, the main fidelity levels, and which tools design teams use to build and test them.
What Is Usability? The UX Component Nobody Notices When It Works
by Marcos Peña | | UX/UI
Learn what usability is in UX design, Nielsen's five components, how it differs from accessibility, and how to test it in your own product.