Discovery of 2nd web has wide-ranging consequences for net neutrality
In the last year there’s been an increasingly passionate debate over the possibility of a two-tier internet. However, research carried…
The future of responsive web design
It’s almost incomprehensible in 2015 to build a website that isn’t responsive. The technique has developed to the point that…
Is it time to embrace responsive branding?
Consistency, we’re taught, is the hallmark of quality. Whether it’s in copywriting or color, layout or lettering, consistency feels deliberate…
5 rules for choosing the perfect web typeface
Selecting a typeface for a project is a defining moment. Occasionally you’ll be looking to add personality to a design,…
7 simple rules for mobile typography
You’ve probably heard that good typography is invisible, but it’s more accurate to say that good typography makes the act…
How to perfect your websites with marginal gains
A little over a decade ago, British competitive cycling was nowhere. With a couple of notable exceptions — Tom Simpson…
Are design patterns destroying web design?
Design patterns are common solutions to common problems. When you add a slider to a homepage you’re employing a design…
10 web design trends you’ll actually see in 2015 (and how to survive them)
This time last year I made 7 predictions for web design in 2014, with mixed results (I’m looking at you…
Is The Grid a better web designer than you?
Unless you’ve developed the enviable skill of ignoring adverts on Twitter, you can’t have failed to notice The Grid, a…
Is Apple’s San Francisco the future of typography on OSX?
Apple’s cool factor has been on the wane in the last couple of years. Successive iPhones have failed to advance…
Adobe releases Brackets 1.0 for elegant front-end coding
If you’re a front-end coder, you may well have been stunned yesterday, by Adobe’s latest release: Brackets. Stunned that is,…
The New Yorker reworks its redesign, but issues remain
Just three short weeks since The New Yorker unveiled its brand new, responsive site, there have already been a slew…
The secret to Airbnb’s successful rebrand
Unless you’ve been abstaining from social media this week, it can hardly have escaped your notice that Airbnb, the global…
Is this what a universal typeface would look like?
Bic—internationally renowned maker of ballpoint pens, lighters, and razors—has a fantastic record for imaginative self-promotion. Their latest project is the…
Adobe announces the biggest update to its core products since CS6
Today Adobe are releasing a major update to Creative Cloud. It will see significant updates to all 14 major applications,…