Telling stories on the Web, the hottest way to engage your users
Storytelling is virtually as old as the human race itself. Ever since human beings could talk, they used storytelling as…
The ultimate guide to email design
While a lot of online communication has moved to social media, email is still a very important part of any…
How to create a scrollable splash screen with CSS3 and jQuery
A great way to catch the attention of a visitor to your website is a “splash screen” or an “intro…
Celebrating 25 years of Adobe Originals
The Adobe Originals program launched in 1989 with its first type designs: Adobe Garamond, an historic revival with an emphasis…
Intel unveils its new brand typeface
In Intel’s quest for uniformity and simplicity, Red Peak Branding and Dalton Maag have produced Intel Clear. This new proprietary…
3 ways to design an infographic that stands out from the crowd
Infographics aren’t new. And certainly, interactive ones aren’t either—but with the launch of recent data-driven news sites such as Vox,…
Responsive vs adaptive webdesign, which is best for you?
Responsive webdesign has become a catch-all term for making your website work well at low resolutions. Smartphones revolutionized the mobile…
Typecache reveals the best typefaces of 2013
Typecache, the online index and showcase for type foundries and font sellers, recently celebrated a big year for type design…
4 crucial principles for a compelling startup website
You’ve built your startup from the ground up. You’re ready to see your sales really start to take off. There’s…
PayPal’s new logo fails to impress
This week saw PayPal reveal a redesign of several key brand elements, including their first logo redesign for seven years….
The key to modern blog design: promote UX by retiring your sidebar
Let us take a look at and discuss the often aesthetic bane of the blog design, sidebars. Sidebars have been…
How redesigning an icon is changing perceptions worldwide
Some icons are so commonplace that we’ve come to not think twice about them—until they’re changed. One such image undergoing…
How to use the infinite scrolling trend, the right way
Infinite scrolling has became a common design pattern in recent years. With many high profile social networks adopting the solution,…
5 fundamentals every web designer needs to understand
We all know intuitively what makes a website look bad: overused bevel effects, corny clip art, overcrowded layouts. These annoyances…
Japanese duo create interactive prints
Bookstores are closing, newspapers are folding and magazines are rushing to publish online. The stock of print media seems to…