30 successful sports websites
It’s a well known fact that a sport is not just pleasure: it’s a business (without a doubt a big…
Design fundamentals: constraints
The concept of constraints in design can be defined as the practice of limiting user actions on a system. Constraints…
How to upsell your clients
Have you ever just finished a project and wondered: How can I do more for this client? or perhaps you…
How to find your niche
Are you trying to grow your freelance web development or design business? Do you want to spend more time designing…
The stunning natural phenomenon of light pillars
In our technologically driven society, it’s tempting to exclusively draw inspiration from electronic sources. A creative block hits and soon…
The harsh truth about HTML5’s structural semantics (part 3)
In the first part of this series we looked at the failings that lead to the structural elements new to…
The harsh truth about HTML5’s structural semantics (part 2)
In the first part of this series we covered the failings that lead to HTML5’s structural elements, in this second…
Future trends in web design: predictions for 2013
Another year has passed, which means it’s time for our annual instalment of design predictions for the coming year. In…
15 New Year’s resolutions for designers
It’s hard to believe that 2012 is coming to a close. We lived through the Mayan “apocalypse”. And we’re now…
Holiday gifts for designers
There are just 12 days until Christmas! If you’re still struggling to find that perfect gift for the designer/developer in…
Amazing digitized digits
Finger painting is sooo 20th Century. This millennium, it’s all about the finger portrait — at least according to the…
Ride the Rails way
Ah, Ruby on Rails. The champion of the startup hustle, and the side project. That in essence describes a lot…
Gender bending
Oh Photoshop, what wonders you perform: creative freedom second to none, the bitmap tool of choice for most digital artists….
Making extra money as a freelancer, without being cheated
Today I’m going to show you some interesting ways to make money as a web professional. Before I do, let’s…
#instacane
Since the advent of the world wide web, people have been using it to bear witness to the events around…
Web Revenge! Dirty tricks for Halloween
My therapist says I’m obsessed with revenge. He’ll be sorry he said that! It’s not that I’m paranoid about all…
Is falling down the career ladder the end?
I fully admit to my days of bastardness, obsessed with success, craving power over others for the sake of revenge…
HTML5 and SEO
Since the advent of the first web search engines, designers and developers have struggled with issues of how to increase…