How to export SVG patterns
It used to be that you could just whack out a tileable image as a gif or jpg at 72dpi…
6 pro secrets for portfolio headlines that convert
I’ve noticed something: the best designers are often the worst salesmen. But if you work hard to refine your craft,…
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:…
3 key lessons for websites that work
Almost every web design story has three main actors. Each of them occupies a particular place in the story, and…
Boosting conversions: 11 experts share their secrets
As web designers, we are always trying to create websites that leave a lasting impression. Yet in today’s world, websites…
How to successfully combine typefaces
Combining typefaces is one of the most challenging skills for a designer to master. Setting two fonts together in the…
1 simple trick that will boost your website conversions
Websites these days are taking hero images to the next level, embracing mega-images that fill whole screens. Sites ranging from…
Infographic: The history of Photoshop
Love it or loathe it, it’s impossible to dispute the impact Adobe Photoshop has had on the design world. Over…
3 responsive design disasters — and how to avoid them
Responsive design methods are very helpful to developers because they allow us to serve content to the widest range of…
Does responsive web design make you more money?
Getting your website mobile-ready is attracting a lot of attention of late. Just yesterday Google rolled out a hefty algorithm…
How Google’s mobile-friendly update will affect you (and what you can do about it)
If your website, or your clients’ websites are non-responsive, then you only have until April 21st 2015 to make them…
Is Neue Haas Unica the perfect grotesk for the Web?
This week, the Web went giddy at the knees over the release of Monotype’s Neue Haas Unica. The typeface is…
The ultimate guide to getting started in web design
Do you want to learn how to design your very first website? Perhaps you’ve designed a few and now you’d…
Should designers learn to code?
In 2010, Elliot Stocks stirred up a hornets’ nest with a provocative tweet: Honestly, I’m shocked that in 2010 I’m…
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…