Celebrity culture in web design
Every industry has its heroes and celebrities—well, we web designers don’t have anything like the powerhouse that is Brangelina, and…
The Best New Portfolio Sites, February 2016
Welcome everyone to February’s portfolio roundup. It’s time to fall in love with all-new work, by all-new designers. Yes, I…
CSS goes 3D with voxel.css
The web is often seen as a decidedly two-dimensional medium. And, to be fair, it is. That’s what it was…
The best new portfolio sites, January 2016
Hello all! And welcome to January’s portfolio roundup. There will be a lot to appreciate about each portfolio listed here,…
Usability isn’t just for users
A lot of web developers are making me angry. Why? Because they’re literally trying to make it harder for me…
Designing the holidays
It’s that time of year again. You know, the time when we all write articles about “that time of year”?…
The case for drag ‘n’ drop web design
In the beginning, everyone designed in the browser. This is because we literally did not have any other options. A…
The best new portfolio sites, December 2015
Nothing sells design work quite like a good portfolio. Whether you contact your clients in person, over the Internet, pitch…
Everything designers need to know about Foundation 6
Foundation 6 is almost ready to exit beta, and it’s better than its predecessors in nearly every conceivable way: it’s…
How to survive a career in web design, health intact
I spend a lot of time sitting, because I live on the Internet. I design websites for it, I write…
The quick guide to getting started with Ghost
You’ve probably heard of Ghost, the new-ish blogging platform that’s taken the blogging world by storm; it’s simple, it’s sleek,…
25+ fresh tools for web design
Recent months have brought a lot of great stuff for designers at every skill level. We’ve got tools for designing…