Modals on Mobile: How to use them wisely

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Edition 045 of Design Insight

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📃 3 Articles

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online

The article in 3 ideas:

1. Your ideas are the most valuable currency not your time.

2. Make use of platforms you own like a personal website and an email list. This will be where your most dedicated followers are.

3. Write consistently and build a body of work.

Link To Article: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online

Modals on Mobile: How to use them wisely

The article in 3 ideas:

1. Users most commonly hold their phone in their dominant (usually right) hand and use their thumb as the primary navigation tool. Most apps are designed with this in mind.

2. Modals should not be a dumping ground for misplaced content.

3. Don't make the user scroll within a modal window.

Link To Article: Modals on Mobile: How to use them wisely

Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions

The article in 3 ideas:

1. Mental models help us to understand the world.

2. A mental model is a representation of how something works.

3. It's important to have a toolbox of mental models to choose from.

Link To Article: Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions

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🔨 2 Tools/Resources

Resource - Burst

• Free stock photos for websites and commercial use.

Resource - Inspyr

• A handpicked set of SVG icons.

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🎨 1 Design Tip

When working with tables, whitespace is your friend

Denislav Jeliazkov @DenisJeliazkov

⭐️ UI Tip When working with tables whitespace is your friend. Increasing your cell padding a little will make your table much more readable. Having a cluttered table makes it hard for the human eye to process and read through the information.

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In case you missed it, here are last week's most popular links:

1. Use icons from the same icon pack

2. Huey - color palette generator

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