The 3 stages of design maturity
I remember being 13 years old and just learning the joys of Photoshop 5 and 6. Looking back, I was…
Interview: Andreas Shabelnikov
Even if you’ve never heard of Andreas Shabelnikov, you’ve almost certainly seen some of his work. Originally from Latvia, he’s…
9/11: The designer’s dilemma
[Editor’s note: As we approach the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place on 9/11/2001 in New York…
A design standards evangelist
The web has never been more accessible to creators than it is today. Every day, more user-friendly tools, apps and…
5 ways to spruce up a logo (with examples)
Logos are often considered the image of a product or service and is thought of as the center of all…
Even Baby Emerson can teach us about design
Earlier this year, a London, Ontario-based mom noticed that her 5-month old son Emerson got really frightened when she blew…
10 WordPress plugins to enhance your blog’s typography
Have you ever visited a blog and noticed immediately how the typography added sophistication and really made the content stand…
Responsive web design has created opportunities across the board
From time to time, an industry experiences fundamental changes that radically alter it. Along with this comes an explosion of…
Designed QR codes: the next level
Say what you will about QR (Quick Response) codes: they are just a fad, they will be forgotten once augmented…
How to tame forms in web design
Forms are often considered one of the most painful HTML elements to program. But form design and development has progressed…
What’s new for designers – Aug 2011
The August edition of what’s new out there for web designers and developers includes a number of new web apps,…
Strengthening behavioral cues in UX web design with Gestalt principles
Step with me, if you will, into my humble DeLorean, and travel back in history to that time you fell…
Interview with designer and typographer, Erik Spiekermann
Throughout his illustrious career as a designer and typographer, Erik Spiekermann has created dozens of commercial typefaces (FF Meta, FF…
30 Creative QR code business cards
There is a lot of buzz around QR codes at the moment, so we thought we would take a look…
What’s new for web designers – July 2011
This month’s edition of what’s new out there for web designers and developers includes a number of new smartphone apps…