How to style <select>s using DropKick
When it comes to styling webpages, nothing’s as tricky as forms. And when it comes to styling forms — almost…
Our favorite tweets of the week: August 19, 2013 – August 25, 2013
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Free download: 10 photorealistic backdrops
Mocking up a product online can be difficult. Leave it floating in space and it looks wrong. But then, Photoshop…
Deal of the week: Smashing Library
Smashing Magazine is one of the premium sources for learning the principles of web design. Their articles and eBooks cover…
Transforming the internet in 2013
It’s amazing how far we’ve come in the last 15 years; the web has developed at a rate it took…
30 essential UX tools
When developers build websites, they often focus on the layout and technical features but neglect one very important aspect —…
Free download: Modern long shadow icons
Looking for long shadow style icons? Good, then you came to the right place! Flat design has been continuing virtually…
Beautiful lettering of yesteryear
As designers we seem to have lost our courage, churning out identical brand ‘solutions’, posting Dribbble shots of the same…
Our favorite tweets of the week: August 12, 2013 – August 18, 2013
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Build better sites by telling stories
I’m sure you’ve heard of personas and scenarios, but let’s start with a quick explanation of how they are useful…
Free download: 30 flat shopping icons
Tired of the same old flat design? Everywhere you look there are people offering up flat icons; some are fabulous,…
Deal of the week: FluidMask 3
Hands down the most frustrating task in Photoshop is cutting out hair, especially when the background’s busy. For some reason…
Master typography in ten minutes
Typography is a subject of two extremes: you love it, or you hate it. Designers who love typography revel in…
How to build standards-compliant responsive design using @viewport
One of the key concepts in any responsive design is the change of viewport size. That’s because mobile viewports vary…
Inspiration for iOS7’s color scheme finally revealed
The inspiration for Apple’s color scheme in the iOS7 beta design has been a jealously guarded secret for months. Jony…