9 Best Articles on Emotions
The most useful articles on emotions from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Emotions Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on emotions by Refind users in 2023 so far.
What is ...?
New to #emotions? These articles make an excellent introduction.
What is Emotional Design?
What isEmotional Design? Emotional design strives to create products that elicit appropriate emotions, in order to create a positive experience for the user. To do so, designers conside...
How to ...?
How To Design Emotional Interfaces For Boring Apps
When your product deals with repetitive tasks, it’s hard to keep users excited about it. That’s where UI comes into play. In this article, we’ll talk about elements that make an interface more emotional, dig deeper into how they work, and look at apps that use them well.
How to design for emotions : a starter’s guide
Perfect for the lonely designer souls thinking KPI’s shouldn’t be your only worry.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on emotions—all under 10 minutes.
Even your hands betray your emotions
If you're trying to hide how you feel about something, be careful with your hands. They can betray your true emotions.
Designing Emotional UI
Emotions play a massive role in our life. People are both rational and emotional. And when it comes to digital products, many people want…
Color, psychology and design
Is product design only about how humans interacts with it?
Emotion in Design: why it’s critical and how to harness it
A guide on how to use understandings of emotion and memory as frameworks for creating products that resonate emotionally with your users.
The Art of Emotion — Norman’s 3 Levels of Emotional Design
Strengthening the emotional impact of product experiences through visceral, behavioral, and reflective design.
«three different levels of design that capture how people emotionally react to visual experiences: visceral, behavioral, and reflective.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on emotions.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Emotions, including:
UX Planet
http://uxplanet.org official twitter account
Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈
An online magazine for designers and web developers. Questions? We've got your back: @SmashingSupport, @SmashingConf. Curated by Iris, Vitaly and the team.
Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF)
The Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) is the world’s largest online design school. We were founded in 2002 and have over 139,000 students.
Big Think
Learn from the world’s biggest thinkers.
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