A graphic designer on Reddit initiated an interesting debate over the design of Google app icons, bringing to light a critical issue in the realm of UI/UX design: the delicate balance between aesthetic allure and functional clarity. Feedback from various designers revealed a shared frustration: the current icons, that use all four Google brand colors, often lead to confusion … [Read more...]
This Samsung Flip Phone Ad At A Bus Stop Is Pretty Cool
Samsung has come up with a clever OOH campaign to promote their Galaxy Z Flip4 phones in Belgium. The benches inside some of the bus stops/shelters have been transformed into seats that look like large versions of the Flip4 phones. The installation invites commuters to "flip" the seat open, thereby creating a fun interaction with the consumer that showcases the USP of the … [Read more...]
This Brilliant New App Can Fix Blurry Photos And Convert Low-Res Images To High-Res
We all have those blurry old photos of fond memories, and if only there was a way to fix, enhance, and convert those images to high quality. Introducing Remini, an exceptional new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to convert low-resolution images to high-res. It can sharpen extremely blurry images and bring back details from nothing. So how does it work, and can we … [Read more...]
Airtel Africa Shows How Fast Its Network Is With These Brilliantly Art-Directed Ads
Ogilvy Africa has come up with an excellent print + outdoor campaign for telecommunications company Airtel Africa. The 3-ad series features aerial photographs of a lion, a shark, and a cheetah chasing their preys at full speed in a circular path. The outline of a mobile phone is superimposed on the photograph, which makes the circular path resemble a loading ring that you see … [Read more...]
Telecom Company Transforms Human Voices Into Unique Chocolates For Loved Ones
In the last 15 years, voice communication traffic has fallen by approximately 50%, primarily due to the impact of messaging apps. NTT Docomo, Japan's largest mobile phone operator, wanted to remind people of the emotional importance of voice communication in any relationship. … [Read more...]
The Art Direction Is Amazing In These Clever Ads For Three Mobile’s Unlimited Data Service
Irish mobile network Three Mobile wanted to promote their unlimited data service. They commissioned Dublin-based agency Boys And Girls to create a series of print/web ads that showcased the benefits of unlimited data service for the consumer. Using CG and stock photography, the agency came up with a three-ad campaign that shows a swimming pool, a soccer field, and a music … [Read more...]
Free Minimal Line Icons For UI, Web And Mobile Design
Here's a handy set of 124 vector line icons by Madrid-based designer Situ Herrera. They're minimal, flat and basic, in keeping with current design trends. You can use them for a variety of UI, web, and mobile design projects. The zip file includes AI, EPS, and PSD files, so you can tweak them, change colors, and more. … [Read more...]
30 Brilliant Slider Animations For UI Inspiration
Sliders are the most commonly-used UI element, after buttons. From lock screens and image galleries to volume controls and app selections, we use sliders to navigate our way through different interfaces everyday. An effectively implemented slider enhances the user experience and makes the interface more engaging, dynamic, and memorable. … [Read more...]
31 Brilliant User Interface Animations
Animated interface elements don't just attract attention, they enhance user experience and help guide user flow. They reveal the functionality and process of a user interface much better than static text. Like any other element of good design, UI animations should have a purpose without being too noticeable. They should be functional above everything else. If you're looking … [Read more...]
Dinner Plates Resemble Mobile Devices In These Well-Crafted Ads By Aval Pay App
McCann Colombia has come up with three clever print ads for the Vlip service by Aval Pay app that let's you pay for stuff via your smartphone. The ads show the top view of food items like pasta, steak and Caprese salad inside a plate that's placed on top of a food board in a way that the whole thing resembles a mobile device. The tagline reads "Pay the dinner with your … [Read more...]
32 Creative Loading Animations That Are Worth The Wait
47% of users expect a webpage or an app to load in 2 seconds or less. After 4 seconds, the average user starts getting frustrated and after 8 seconds, they leave. In fact, a one second delay in your site speed can result in a 7% reduction in customer conversions. Loading time is crucial to the success of your site, app or program and if you can keep the user engaged for … [Read more...]
36 Brilliant User Interface Animations
Animated interface elements reveal the process and functionality of a UI much better than static text. They enhance user experience and help guide user flow. Like any other element of good design, UI animations should have a purpose. They should be functional without being overly flashy. … [Read more...]
Clever Typographic Art Created With A Phone Keypad Using Letters And Symbols Only
TypoSpective is a minimalist typographic experiment by Cairo-based creative director Sherif Samy. He blends meanings and visual representations of daily-used words to form type-art using letters and symbols found on a mobile keypad. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
27 Funny But Thought-Provoking Images Of How Smartphones Have Taken Over Our Lives
A few days back, we came across a poster that had a beautiful picture of a beach with a headline that said "Can you give up your phone, TV and computer for 24 hours?" This sparked an interesting debate here at DS. Most of us agreed that no TV for 24 hours wouldn't be a problem. No computer? Manageable on a non-working day. But any plans to carry out this 24 hour digital detox … [Read more...]
Android’s Latest Ad Shows Unlikely Animal Friendships And Is Absolutely Adorable
In less than a week, Android's latest ad titled "Friends Furever" has amassed over 7.8 million views and 330k Facebook shares. The 1:02 spot is a mashup of video clips that show unlikely animal pairings (dog-dolphin, hippo-sheep, monkey-horse, etc.) with 'Oo-De-Lally' from Disney’s Robin Hood playing in the background. The tagline at the end reminds you to "Be Together. Not the … [Read more...]
Ford Explorer Print Ads Show Off Cool Car Features When You Place Your Phone Over Them
Ford and agency BBR Saatchi & Saatchi (Israel) created QR code-enabled interactive print ads to demonstrate the Park Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control and Power Fold features on their Explorer SUV. A three-ad campaign was released, one for each feature. To view the demo, readers needed to scan the QR code and place their phones on the highlighted area. A virtual Explorer SUV … [Read more...]
Funny Ads Show The Embarrassing Consequences Of Not Having A Mobile-Friendly Website
Desktop websites that are not optimized for mobile usually end up getting cropped on phone screens. Adding a dash of ingenuity to this insight, UK-based design studio Nettl came up with a series of hilarious ads to promote their web design solutions. … [Read more...]
Brazilian Fashion Brand Gets 8000 Men To Buy Lingerie For Their Ladies & Wins a Cannes Lion For It
Men got a striptease, women got a gift, and Marisa Lingerie got 8000 new male customers thanks to this Cannes-winning campaign called Strip Commerce created by their agency AlmapBBDO São Paulo, Brasil. … [Read more...]
Volkswagen Shocks Theatre Audience With Probably The Best In-Cinema Ad Ever
Talk about 'impactful' advertising. Ogilvy Beijing and Volkswagen came up with this shocker of a stunt at MCL Cinema, Hong Kong. Before the movie started, the audience was shown first-person footage of a car being driven down a straight road. A location-based broadcaster was then used to send out a message to everyone in the theatre. The unsuspecting movie-goers took their … [Read more...]
Inspirational Poem Against Social Media Gets 20 Million Views In 10 Days (Ironically)
Talk about irony. Writer and director Gary Turk's 5-minute video featuring a spoken word poem highlighting society's addiction to the internet, social media and mobile phones has received almost 20 million online views in just 10 days. … [Read more...]
34 Funny Charts That Show The Truth About Your Online Life
Almost everyone who's active on digital and social media will relate to these hilarious pieces of satirical wisdom that accurately depict stereotypical behaviour online. We've filtered these 34 digital media-related graphs from the many cool ones you'll find on Truth Facts, a website dedicated to depicting the funny side of everyday life via illustrations created by the … [Read more...]
WhatsApp Powered Toy Connects Kids Fighting Cancer To Their Loved Ones
Children suffering from cancer get lonely due to prolonged hospitalisation and treatments that keep them away from their normal routine. To counter their isolation, Amaral Carvalho Hospital and creative agency DM9Rio (Brazil) developed a line of special teddy bears called "ELO" that receive and store audio notes from WhatsApp. … [Read more...]
Make Money With These 15 Smartphone Apps That Pay You For Using Them
Make extra money in your spare time with these 15 apps that pay you to use them. This handy infographic also specifies the tasks you have to perform and how much money you can earn via each app. Download links for iOS and Android are available at the end of the post. … [Read more...]
Short Film Highlights Society’s Addiction To Mobile Phones, Gets 20 Million Views In 2 Weeks
Check out this 2-minute video that's creating a massive buzz online with almost 20 million YouTube views, 1 million Facebook shares and 30,000 Tweets within 2 weeks of upload. … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola Creates Personalized Billboards That Flash Your Name When You Approach
Building on Coca-Cola's global campaign in which people could personalize their Coke bottles and cans, Tel Aviv based creative agency Gefen Team created these super-cool interactive billboards for Coca-Cola Israel. How it works: Consumers were invited to enter their names (just once) into a location based smartphone app. The app identified the consumers as they approached … [Read more...]
Durex Fundawear Lets You ‘Touch’ Your Partner Over The Internet
Long-distance lovers, your prayers have been answered. Durex has come up with an innovative new technology that'll set your long-distance love life on fire! Labeled 'Fundawear', this revolutionary wearable tech lets you 'touch' your partner over the internet via a smartphone app. … [Read more...]
Ford Lets You Login To Your Favorite Websites By Just Standing Next To Your Computer
Most Ford cars come with KeyFree technology - the car unlocks automatically, sensing the key in the owner's pocket when he/she approaches. When the owner leaves, the car locks itself using the same sensor. To highlight this feature, Ford has come up with a KeyFree App for your smartphone that lets you auto-login to your favorite websites as you approach your computer. When … [Read more...]