Practical UI
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A book to learn a logic-driven approach to UI design
Adham Dannaway
Practical UI - 2nd Edition — UI design book and bonus Figma design system starter kit
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Not just a book. It's a whole UI design course squeezed into a quick and easy read. It’s packed with actionable guidelines, examples, and a tutorial. You’ll also get a bonus Figma design system starter kit to kick-start your projects.
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Adham Dannaway
Hey Hunters 👋, It's been a year since I released the 1st edition of my UI design book, Practical UI. Since then, it's received hundreds of 5 star reviews and has helped thousands improve their interface design skills using logic-driven guidelines. Based on readers' feedback over the last year, I've been working on a 2nd edition with some exciting updates. It's now better than ever with an extensive new colour system, a step by step tutorial, and a bonus Figma design system starter kit to help kick-start your projects. To celebrate the launch, I’m offering a 30% discount for the next 48 hours. There's also parity pricing for supported countries and a free preview with 3 guidelines from the book. I hope you find the book and Figma design system starter kit helpful. Keen to hear your thoughts and feedback. Cheers, Adham PS If you already own the 1st edition of the book, you'll get the updates for free 🙌
Darshan Gajara
Congrats on the launch, Adham!
Adham Dannaway
@weirdowizard thanks 🙏
Ivo Ivanov
No matter how experienced designer you are, you need this book in your library!
Adham Dannaway
@ivohot Thanks for your support 🙏 The updates took longer than expected, but I'm super happy with how they turned out.
Ivo Ivanov
@adhamdannaway Great job on the design system as well! Just took a look around the starter kit and it looks awesome! :)
Adham Dannaway
@ivohot Thanks, I'm looking forward to releasing the full design system soon too. It took ages to get it to a point that I was happy with it.
Filip Gres
One would only think the first version is unbeatable, but you did it! Great job @adhamdannaway 👏
Adham Dannaway
@filipgres thanks 🙏 That's great to hear. The 1st edition was a good learning experience. I'm much happier with the 2nd edition after making some improvements.
Kurtis Dane
Just downloaded the updated version! Thanks again for the awesome and incredibly "practical" guide. I keep this in my dock as a constant reference and reminder to keep things simple when designing interfaces.
Adham Dannaway
@kurtisdane You're welcome, that's great to hear that you use it as a quick reference guide. That was what I was hoping. Hopefully you find the updates helpful.
Kurtis Dane
@adhamdannaway I definitely will. I saw 👀 some tips around color tokens and variables. I've been working on my company's design system and there's just a ton of noise/advice out there about it all. Based on your content and approach, I'm thinking it'll help me cut through the noise and implement something straightforward. Thanks again!
Cam Pak
This book taught me a lot when learning design. I'd recommend it!
Adham Dannaway
@campak So glad to hear it. Thanks 🙏
Alex N.
This is one of the books I name an absolute must-read for designers. Very concise, full of insights, and packed with practical advice. Can't recommend it enough ❤️ @adhamdannaway Congratulations on the update, Adham! Love the initial release and keep coming back to the book for new insights. I'm sure that the new edition is pure gold. And thanks a bunch for keeping it updated :)
Adham Dannaway
@alex_designer thanks for the kind words 🙏 It took a while, but I'm really happy with the new updates.
Garen Orchyan
Good job Adham, best of luck to you today 🦄🎉
Adham Dannaway
@orchyan thanks 🙏
Krisztina Szeróvay
Congrats @adhamdannaway, I love your book! Can't wait to check out your design system 🎉
Adham Dannaway
@krisztina_szerovay Thanks so much 🙌
Ozan Oztaskiran
Congrats on the launch Adham! Such a great resource for designers 💎
Adham Dannaway
@ozan_oztaskiran Thanks 🙏 Appreciate the support.
Abdullah Al Afique
Launching soon!
Practical has been a good read so far. I loved it so much that I also ordered one for my sibling! Thanks for the effort to put it out there @adhamdannaway 🙌
Adham Dannaway
@af1que1 Awesome, that's nice to hear 😃 It's definitely been a labor of love. I'm really happy with the improvements in the 2nd edition. It just feels like a nicer read, which is great.
Aliyu Usman
Really believe the book is a solution to easy learning the professional skills in clean and good UI design.
Chris W
Great idea. I always found it quite difficult to go from zero to one on Figma. Something like this really would've helped. I agree that you learn by doing, so having a starting point to work from would've saved me so much time and helped me learn. Congrats on the launch!
Adham Dannaway
@cwbuilds1 Thanks 🙏 Having logical design guidelines to follow really helped me throughout my career.
Christopher Nguyen
Best UI book on the market, fact!
Adham Dannaway
@semigrownkid Thanks 🥹 🙏 Hopefully it's even better with the new updates.
Nathan J. Powell
Adham has been a constant in the design scene for many years. I'm sure the V2 of his book is gonna be awesome.
Adham Dannaway
@nathanjpowellux Thanks for the kind words 🙏
Radu Tudosescu
Love figma libraries, guys jump on that
Ge Gao
Launching soon!
Congratulations on the launch Adham! Been a big fan of your guides and contents, can't wait to dive into the new edition :)
Adham Dannaway
@ge_gao Thanks Ge, so glad to hear it 🙂
Lince Mathew
Im pretty weak at UI design. will try this tool. It looks like a good option.
Adham Dannaway
@lince_mathew Applying the conventional guidelines in the book will definitely help 👍
Marion Hurel
A huge congrats for this new launch Adham ! This is a very useful resource also for PMs. Thanks a lot.
Adham Dannaway
@marion_hurel Thanks 🙏 I tried to make it simple enough that managers could also learn the guidelines and become better UI designers.
Ross Zeiger
Bought the first edition of the book as someone with no design experience and learned a huge amount! Applied what I learned and it made my websites way, way better. Looking forward to diving into the second edition!
Adham Dannaway
@ross_zeiger that's so great to hear 🙂 The updates took a lot longer than expected, but I'm really happy with how the 2nd edition turned out. It was worth the extra effort.