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  The year 2019 is melting away, and for Tubik Blog readers and subscribers it has been really fruitful on design articles and case studies. Striking the balance of 2019, today we have collected here the list of posts that were most-read, shared and liked during the year. They are devoted to the variety of topics of UI and UX design for websites and mobile applications, information architecture and interactions, logo design and branding. So, let’s review what themes have been found the most actual for you. 12 Most Popular Design Articles UI Design: Basic Types of Buttons in User Interfaces: The article presents the basic classification of the popular buttons users come across in web and mobile interfaces: check their types with UI examples. UX Design: How to Make Web Interface Scannable: The article explains the factor of scannability, eye-tracking patterns and presents 10 tips for UX designers on enhancing scannability of web user interfaces. UX Writing: Handy Tips on Text Improving U

 1. Don’t Be Shy With Your Cover Designs The most aesthetically pleasing magazines always have great covers. There’s no point spending time perfecting the inside pages of your magazine if casual browsers don’t pick up the issue to take a look. An attention-grabbing magazine cover design is vital for selling your magazine to readers and inviting them to delve deeper into the publication. That being said, your magazine cover design doesn’t need to be brash. A rainbow spectrum of color and an over-packed layout can look dated and cheap; but balanced, strong headers and sub-headings paired with simple, graphic callouts draw attention to cool magazine covers in a subtler way.  Try sticking to the A B C rule, which is used by the designers of the most creative magazine covers. Stick to one A-heading (the magazine title), one strong (B) sub-heading (pulling out one article to be the main focus), and a larger selection of smaller (C) sub-headings. Almost every magazine cover uses this rule to

  Feature articles can make or break your magazine design. Your cover usually displays a teaser about your feature article and might even include an image promoting it. While design options are infinite, there are 5 key items that should be in place in any feature article layout. 1. Headline Aside from the awesome image you choose for your articles, the headline draws the reader into your article. Headlines use bigger fonts and can be designed to stand out from your overall design. I like to use sanserif fonts for my headlines with a serif font for my paragraph text. This creates a visual hierarchy leading the reader from the most important information through the supplemental text. Headlines can be more than text too. Colored boxes and  lines with different strokes can all be used to create an interesting headline. 2. Big Image Your design can’t be all text! In fact, why not use something that’s worth 1,000+ words? Images set the tone and mood for your readers, create color and visual