Andrew Smyk
Pantone Themes for Adobe Color and Creative Cloud Libraries
Color is communication. Color is emotion. Color is a powerful tool designers use to influence mood, interaction and the relationship with products. Finding inspiration and ...
01-22-2020
How Atlantic Records Continues its Passion for Artist Development and Design with Creative Cloud Libraries
Atlantic Records has more than 70 years of recording music history and a wide variety of artists and music genres to manage and promote. With ...
10-30-2019
Mentoring 101: Why giving back is important to keep skills and careers vibrant
Why be a mentor? Not only is it important to give back, but it feels good to do it. A mentoring relationship is filled with ...
05-31-2018
UX in the Classroom: How To Engage Students With Adobe XD
Every project starts with good research and exploring your ideas using pen and paper through an iterative design process. Seeing how something works is an ...
02-20-2018
Design With Accessibility in Mind: The POUR Methodology
Designing and building digital products should begin with inclusive design. Inclusive design is a set of principles that help define responses to issues of diversity ...
11-24-2017
Trick or Treat? A Look At Dark UX and Its Implications on Users
There’s good UX and then there’s dark UX or anti-patterns. Far from true user-centered design principles, Dark UX or anti-patterns are used in digital products ...
10-31-2017
UX for Wearables and Physical Computing
Wearables and physical computing have quickly evolved from tech fringe to mainstream consumer products and platforms, encompassing everything from smartwatches and temporary tech tattoos to ...
08-22-2017
From the Street to the Screen: Street Art’s Influence on Digital Design
Street art lives in public spaces and is a traditional culture analogue for digital media. While physical street art is geographically constrained, it is often ...
07-07-2017
How to Conduct a Design Review
During a project build, it is necessary to evaluate the product design and development against project requirements and outcomes. A design review is a step ...
05-26-2017
Design Freelancing 101: Things to Consider When Working for Yourself
Most designers have contemplated or at least sensed the allure of going freelance. What better boss is out there than yourself? There is also the ...
04-28-2017
How to Design Empathy Maps to Better Understand Your Users
Empathy maps are a way to understand what your users are thinking and feeling when they are using your specific digital product or service. They ...
03-10-2017
Considerations for Inclusive and Accessible Design
Inclusive design is a core value and a practice that requires us to recognize exclusion and understand when it happens. Building inclusive and accessible digital ...
02-11-2017
