Web Design Predictions for 2011
As is most often the case with the Internet, many of the trends and products people are talking about today…
Are You a Comic Sans Criminal?
Who knew that a college graphic design project could turn into an overnight viral sensation? On Tuesday, December 22nd, UK-based…
Solving Contact Page Confusion
If an organization’s goal is for people to inquire, then its website’s contact page is among its most critical assets….
He Said, She Said – Web Design by Gender
Have you ever looked at a website and felt that you could tell whether it was likely designed by a…
Why Joe Client Doesn’t Care About Standards
Web standards should be a driving force behind the work of any designer or developer. They provide a scale against…
Amazing Type in the Sky Photography
In 2005 German student Lisa Rienermann spent a semester in Barcelona. While standing in a little courtyard, she looked up…
How to Design the Perfect Business Card
In this post, we’ll discuss how a thoughtful, well-designed business card can help your company give a good first impression…
The Seven Deadly Sins of Design
In this article, we’ll look at some of the worst offenses committed in design and how to avoid them. When…
How to Design a Great User Interface
When designing a web app, functionality is often placed above everything else. For the most part, this is a good…
The 20 Most Popular Design Tools and their Users
Ever wondered which are the most popular design tools and their number of users? We did too! So we partnered…
Usability Resources to Win Arguments
Today’s post is a big one and it’s most definitely one for your bookmarks menu, because from time to time…
The design process vs. design-as-product
The trouble with the word “template” is that its meaning depends on one’s point of view. To some, a template…
The Next Level of Design: Being Unique
In a world filled with CSS galleries and showcase websites, everything starts to look the same. Gradients, rounded corners, drop…
5 Easy Steps to a Simpler Blog Design
Do you want a simpler design for your blog? One that’s lean, elegant and attractive? Well, there are five easy…
Fully Understanding Contrast in Design
Usually the subject of contrast is reserved for beginners. Books will say “black and white have contrast, red and orange…
30+ Great Logos with Smart Concepts
A couple of months ago we posted a compilation of Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism which was very well received….
Editing Opacity With Layer Masks
On screen, the colors of pixels are a mix of red, green and blue values. A fourth value, opacity, controls…
Showcase: Textures in Web Design
Textured backgrounds in website design are common, especially in grunge designs. But they’re used in a variety of other design…