Are You a Maker or a Taker?

And 5 Useful Reminders for When You Want to Give Up

Edition 046 of Design Insight

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📃 3 Articles

Are You a Maker or a Taker?

The article in 3 ideas:

1. A taker is someone who accepts the world around them. A maker doesn’t accept things and actively shapes the world around them.

2. The key to developing a maker mindset is reframing a challenging situation into a positive one.

3. Failure is the best opportunity for learning. Pay attention to it.

Link To Article: Are You a Maker or a Taker?

Error Message Guidelines

The article in 3 ideas:

1. If a user makes a mistake i.e. an error occurs, they should get feedback on-screen informing them of this.

2. Error messages should visually stand out on the screen. Try to use a different color to the rest of your color palette.

3. Don't use terminology that blames the user for making a mistake. Be polite in tone.

Link To Article: Error Message Guidelines

5 Useful Reminders for When You Want to Give Up

The article in 3 ideas:

1. Consider every thought as a suggestion, not an order. You have the power to choose what you do.

2. Discomfort is temporary. You won't regret good work when it's done.

3. Your job is to do the work and let the world decide

Link To Article: 5 Useful Reminders for When You Want to Give Up

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🔨 2 Tools/Resources

Resource - Logo To Use

• A collection of free to use logos for your next project

Tool - Glitch Image Generator

• A free tool for generating a glitchy version of an image. Very cool effect.

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🎨 1 Design Tip

Design Tip

Anas Mansouri @AnasMansouriDev

Gradient Pro Tip To achieve a smooth gradient, make the gradient handles of the tool start and end farther away from the object #UX #UI #Design

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