Carrie Cousins

New year, new design trends. One of the great things about web design is that it is constantly evolving. You…

Nothing can ruin a design like typography that doesn’t fit. Whether it’s too big (or too small), improper type scaling…

There’s just 12 shopping days to go until Christmas, finding the perfect gift in that time can present a challenge….

Want to make a great first impression? It starts with your website’s header. The image a user sees will leave…

Do you ever find yourself noticing that a certain design element just keeps popping up? Even those tiny details that…

While none of us can predict the future, every designer should be thinking about it. All indications point to the…

Do you ever fall into one of those designer “stereotypes?” Admit it, maybe you wear a lot of black, or…

It’s time to break out of your (design) shell and try something bold. Larger-than-life bold techniques are the big theme…

As the saying goes: Everything old is new again. That’s true in design for sure. This month some of the…

Color and layers. This pair of design elements has been the driving force behind many of the year’s trends. While…

There’s a lot of overlap in the biggest design themes of July. In many of the examples below, you’ll see…

Designers are changing the rules for web design, thanks to creative problem solving. Auto-play sound, mixing real and illustrated images…

Nothing catches your attention like a high-drama design. Big images, unusual use of common elements or whitespace and adventure-based gameplay…

Website design sure does look happy these days. Maybe because Spring is in the air or maybe there’s just a…

One of the great things about looking at trends each month is catching a glimpse of what designers are experimenting…