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Darren Armstrong

@WhatDarrenSaid

Head of UX Design – Design Ops, UX strategy, UX design, UI design, and user research.

 Leeds, UK
Joined December 2009
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A Material Design pattern but…Why Text Buttons Hurt Mobile Usability-uxmovement.com/mobile/why-te…
Why Text Buttons Hurt Mobile Usability

Why Text Buttons Hurt Mobile Usability

The usability standards for buttons are higher for mobile apps than desktop apps. With a smaller screen and finger navigation, mobile buttons must be easy to tap, read, and recognize. Most solid...

uxmovement.com
Drag and Drop for Design Systems-blog.marvelapp.com/drag-drop…

Drag and Drop for Design Systems

You probably use drag and drop in your everyday interfaces — dropping Gmail threads into folders, moving around Trello cards, or rearranging tabs in Chrome. These interactions are a lot more complex...

marvelapp.com
The Best Place for Error Messages on Forms (backed by eye tracking)-bit.ly/2Jv6H8z #forms #ux
Forms: the ISO recommendation of immediate error feedback is wrong-bit.ly/2I2412L #forms #ux
(PDF) Online Form Validation: Don't Show Errors Right Away.

(PDF) Online Form Validation: Don't Show Errors Right Away.

PDF | Online form validation can be performed in several ways. This reports discusses an empirical study with 77 participants, which has found evidence... | Find, read and cite all the research you...

researchgate.net
Scenario Driven Design Systems-Yesenua Oerez-Cruz at An Event Apart lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1989

LukeW | An Event Apart: Scenario-Driven Design Systems

In her Scenario-Driven Design Systems presentation at An Event Apart in Seattle, Yesenia Perez-Cruz shared lessons learned building design systems for multiple ...

lukew.com
“Are Mobile Pop-Ups Dying?” outlines some best practices backed up with case studies & data-smashingmagazine.com/2018/04…

Are Mobile Pop-Ups Dying? Are They Even Worth Saving? — Smashing Magazine

Pop-ups still play a vital role in signing up more email subscribers and converting more customers from mobile devices. But, as with anything else, you need to play by Google’s rules and always think...

smashingmagazine.com
It’s True the Creative Brain is Wired Differently - psychologytoday.com/us/blog/… – at Thorpe on the Hill, England
It's True: The Creative Brain Is Wired Differently

It's True: The Creative Brain Is Wired Differently

The brains of creative people are wired differently than most, according to a new study.

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The Evolution of UX Process Methodology-uxplanet.org/the-evolution-o…

The Evolution of UX Process Methodology

The UX Process is Confusing, Even to Most Designers

uxplanet.org
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Mari Johannessen and Bethany Schwanke discuss the creation of IBM’s Carbon design system on the RWD Podcast–responsivewebdesign.com/podc…
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Flat Design Best Practices-Nielsen Norman nngroup.com/articles/flat-de…
Flat-Design Best Practices

Flat-Design Best Practices

Avoid the negative side effects of flat design by clearly differentiating between clickable and unclickable elements.

nngroup.com
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News release: #UKDigitalStrategy to make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a digital business bit.ly/2mDGVo3
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Our new guerrilla user testing rig all flight cased up and ready to go to work!
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I can't believe designers still use floppy disk icons for 'Save'.It's likely to be meaningless to anybody under 25!
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Responsive Web Design Cheat Sheet-studio.uxpin.com/blog/respon…

Responsive Web Design Cheat Sheet

All the responsive breakpoints you need in a handy poster. Download the responsive web design cheat sheet, print ready.

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Free UI design fundamentals course-invisionapp.com/ecourses/fun…
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Jeff Gothelf (@jboogie) talking Lean UX at #skytechhub #leanux
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Brian Suda @briansuda comparing digital and analog…paper stacking up quite well! #nux4
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High quality talks this morning at NUX4! Looking forward to this afternoon's speakers. #nux4
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Behaviour change strategy cards mentioned by @albertatrebla artefactgroup.com/content/to… #nux4
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