Why UI Needs Personality as Well as Clarity Part of our full guide -> UI & Visual Design with Cartoons: Strategic Visual Identity, Interface Elements, and Design System Integration Modern interfaces have never been cleaner. Design systems are more refined, icons more precise, and layouts more streamlined than ever before. But somewhere in all that…
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“Making Hay” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
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“Gun-Toting Family” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Because of this past weekend’s horrific mass shootings at Brown University in Rhode Island and at the Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia, we came very close to pulling the following commentary on our 200th caption contest, which featured a drawing by New Yorker cartoonist Liam Francis Walsh. It’s set in a living room, where a…
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Accessible Cartoon UX: Designing Clear and Inclusive User Experiences
Part of our UX Design with Cartoons guide Why Accessibility Applies to Cartoons Too When teams think about accessibility in UX, they usually focus on color contrast, keyboard navigation, and screen reader compatibility. These are critical, but there’s a piece that often gets overlooked: visual content itself. And that includes cartoons. Accessible cartoon UX…
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Humanizing UX with Cartoons: Creating More Human, Trustworthy Interfaces
Part of our UX Design with Cartoons guide The Missing Ingredient in Most Digital Experiences Digital interfaces are efficient. They’re scalable. They can serve millions of users simultaneously without breaking a sweat. But here’s what they’re not: human. Most apps and websites feel transactional. Users click buttons, fill forms, and complete tasks in environments that…
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How Error State Cartoons Improve UX
Part of our UX Design with Cartoons guide The Psychology of Frustration (And Why It Matters in UX) Something went wrong. The page didn’t load. The payment failed. The search returned zero results. In these moments, users experience a spike of frustration, confusion, or disappointment. This is one of the most critical moments in your…
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