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…
The quick guide to speeding up your websites
Speed is usability. To say it more accurately, website speed is a major part of usability. The most intuitive interface…
Are your websites too slow?
Once upon a time, Tim Berners-Lee and a few other very smart people made the Web. They looked upon what…
How to design for multiple languages
The Internet isn’t all in English. I mean, I know this. You know this. But unless you actually have to…
The ultimate guide to Web animation
Animation is one of humanity’s life-long dreams (if some historians are to be believed). The theory begins with cave paintings:…
The best free WordPress plugins for mobile websites
If there’s anything that’s been well-established over the past few years, it’s the importance of catering to mobile users. They…
How to use HTML & CSS style tiles to kickstart your design
It’s been a while since Style Tiles were brought into this world by the genius of one Samantha Warren. For…