Poll: Should designers code?
In the brief history of web design, few issues have been as contentious as the question of whether designers should…
Do easy projects really exist?
Has anyone ever tried to lure you into doing a project by telling you that it will be “easy”? Or,…
How to design HTML5 games
HTML5 and the term “cross platform” are buzz words, and for good reason. The technology works for smartphones, tablets, laptops…
Essential design trends, April 2016
Website design sure does look happy these days. Maybe because Spring is in the air or maybe there’s just a…
Poll: Can a design be “correct”?
Design is about problem solving, whether that be visual, structural, conceptual, or any other ‘…al’. If there’s a problem, it…
Online brand-building 101
Building a brand online is a different task to traditional brand building. Of course it won’t hurt to combine the…
Coca Cola launches new design language
In a move that’s billed as worldwide brand unification, the Coca Cola Company announced a major redesign of its look…
Using Atomic Design in modern web development
If there’s anything I’ve learned working for a tech company, it’s that in order to build a website—a really amazing,…
Designing complex products
You know that unsettling feeling when you’re half way through a project and you’re presenting design concepts? No major feedback,…
Interview: How Code and Theory built NY.Gov
Successful web design hinges on good research, targeting the right demographic, identifying key problems and developing appropriate solutions. But how…
Tokyo 2020 logo shortlist revealed
It’s just four years until the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics, and while the eyes of the sporting world may…
Site of the Week: FS Untitled
The FS Untitled micro-site is a digital playground packed with typographic experiments. Designed by The Space Between for London-based type…
The value of version control
Whether you are a designer, a developer, or both, chances are high that you have several versions or instances of…
HP unveil “new” logo
Hewlett-Packard, that giant of computing, has just released its new logo. Um… again. Well, not really again. Sigh. If you…
Google rolling out Material Design web-wide
Since 2014, Google has been redesigning its apps and services according to its own Material Design principles. Yesterday it announced…