DeviantArt has a Redesign in Beta
Wow. DeviantArt; there’s a blast from the past, where I’m concerned. I used to have an account where I posted…
In Defense of the Word “User”
Recently-ish, there has been a small but noticeable backlash to the word “user”. Yeah, the word for people who do,…
8 Dead Web Trends We’re Better Off Without
A lot of very smart people have said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat…
Thoughts on Designing for the Existence of Children
Don’t get me wrong. I like children in the abstract. I believe they are the future, and so they should…
20 Best New Portfolios, March 2019
It’s March, dear Readers, and here in Monterrey, the weather can’t seem to make up its darned mind. Is it…
17 Plugins, Tutorials, and Resources for Gutenberg
The WordPress community officially has Gutenberg fever. While there has been some grumbling (and not without some cause), the blocky…
Dogma Kills Design
It’s all in the title, really. I am no stranger to dogmatic thinking. I was once a very religious missionary,…
Interview: Jorn and Koen of Framer X
The holy grail of web design used to be a three-column layout where every column had equal height. Now, the…
20 Best New Portfolios, February 2019
Welcome back, Readers! It’s February, and I don’t think I have a single pink or chocolate-themed site anywhere in the…
7 Best Side Hustles for 2019
According to some historical records, some people out there have boundless energy, loads of free time, and ambition enough to…
7 Ways to Sell Words Online
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a lot of photographers aren’t getting paid enough. When a writer actually…
Behance Redesigns its Portfolios
There’s been a fairly big update to Behance, also known as DeviantArt for designers. Heck, I remember when I used…