Deal of the week: Beautiful Solomon font family
It’s rare that you find a typeface with both legibility and character; the latter often obscures the former. So you’d…
The perils of A/B testing
There’s an expression in advertising that goes “I know that 80% of my advertising isn’t working. I just don’t know…
Twitter tip-toes into the ad game
Twitter finally tossed a bigger hat into the advertising realm on February 20, 2013 by announcing the new Twitter Ad…
How web posture affects user experience
What makes a great website? There are many ways to measure the effectiveness and quality of a website. Web designers…
10 amazing design founders and why you need one
A design founder is a founder of a company who happens to be a designer or makes sure to create…
Is mobile in decline?
Mobile web traffic almost doubled in 2012, but that growth slowed dramatically in 2013 and mobile has even lost market…
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…