Persuading your Audience to Engage
By Liz Huh
11.18.2022
When you come across a well-designed website or application, can you identify the reasons why it spoke to you? Did the design successfully...
Read moreThe visual design of a product or an experience is not just the icing on the cake, it’s a fundamental part of the experience. Our collection of Visual Design blogs explores everything from visual and branding fundamentals and inspiration to commentary on what makes an engaging design.
By Liz Huh
11.18.2022
When you come across a well-designed website or application, can you identify the reasons why it spoke to you? Did the design successfully...
Read moreBy Dan Iaboni
11.02.2021
In a recent tweet (see below), Jeff Verkoeyen, a software designer at Google, announced that his team will no longer support the iOS’s Material...
Read moreBy Siobhan Kennedy
02.10.2021
To kick off our training in 2021, we’re sharing an interview with Tedde van Gelderen, President and Founder of Akendi and Experience Thinkers...
Read moreBy Jessica Murray
02.19.2019
With more and more small businesses and independent e-commerce vendors popping up there is a greater need for design, but not everyone can afford...
Read moreBy Jessica Murray
04.17.2018
Accessibility has become a hot topic in the design world but how do we design for it? And how do we plan for it? In a diverse world like ours, we...
Read moreBy Jessica Murray
08.01.2017
OMA (Ontario Medical Association) works for medical professionals across Ontario representing their political, clinical and economic interests...
Read moreBy Siobhan Kennedy
04.20.2017
Have you ever come across a website with absolutely terrible typography? Chances are you didn’t stick around too long. Following some basic steps...
Read moreBy Athena Herrmann
01.24.2017
Creating a design that works well on desktops, tablets, and mobile devices is often seen as a daunting and intimidating exercise. Clients worry...
Read moreBy Jessica Murray
11.29.2016
The colour of a brand says a lot about who a company is. In this post, we'll explore the psychology of colour and how brands use it to create a...
Read moreBy Athena Herrmann
10.07.2016
Brand design and UX are often seen as distinct processes. In many companies, product teams handle a product’s user experience while the marketing...
Read moreBy Kostis Petridis
09.15.2016
Hi, I’m Kostis and I love books! I always need to know that there are at least three of them in my “To Read” list before I finish the one I’m...
Read moreBy Jessica Murray
08.30.2016
I recently moved into a new apartment and while organizing my collection of picture books I naturally found a way to procrastinate and cracked...
Read moreBy Michelle Brown
06.21.2016
A case study in what happens in the absence of good UX I was waiting for the elevator one morning when joined by a man I hadn’t seen before. The...
Read moreBy Jessica Murray
06.14.2016
Searching for the right image can be tough. Here’s a few strategies to help… Images are a very important part of visual design but sometimes you...
Read moreBy Siobhan Kennedy
03.15.2016
There are a few interesting design trends we’re keeping our eyes on this year. With spring fast approaching, this seems like a nice time to step...
Read moreAbout Akendi
Akendi is a human experience design firm, leveraging equal parts experience research and creative design excellence. We provide strategic insights and analysis about customer and user behaviour and combine this knowledge with inspired design. The results enable organizations to improve effectiveness, engage users and provide remarkable customer experiences to their audiences.