What’s new for designers, October 2016
In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers, we’ve included color tools, icon sets, automation tools, design tools, printables,…
4 UX mistakes almost every designer makes
As a designer you’re expected to make the impossible happen. Time and time again, you’re expected to take an incredibly…
Free download: 6 HTML themes by KeenThemes
Looking for a fast way to get a site online? Love tweaking designs, but hate setting up the basics? Maybe…
How to write clickbait-free headlines
Content is design, and our content is full of clickbait, these days. Sadly, there are many sites that are still…
Oculus gets a browser, Facebook bids on virtual reality
That’s right! The Oculus Rift is getting its very own web browser, currently named “Carmel”. Not much is known about…
Designing for short attention spans
Recently-published research by comScore revealed that Smartphone apps now account for 50 percent of all digital media time. When we…
Affinity Designer 1.5 released
The powerful and award-winning graphic-designer app Affinity Designer has just received a big update. This alternative to Adobe just released…
The surprising history of emojis
You encounter emojis on a regular basis in your 21st-century, tech-savvy lifestyle, but what is the history of emojis? They’re…
The best new portfolio sites, October 2016
We hear lots about how brutalism is becoming a trend. Well, the alarmists among us can probably let this one…
Essential design trends, October 2016
As the saying goes: Everything old is new again. That’s true in design for sure. This month some of the…
10 simple steps to qualify your clients
Qualifying your clients is an important step that helps to keep you from wasting time on those suspects who will…
10 creative event websites
I love designing event websites. They’re ephemeral and almost always simple (no complex user interfaces here). This combination affords us…
How to annoy your freelancer
Being a freelancer means that you’ve chosen a different type of lifestyle. If you work at home, then you’re not…
Why brutalism boosts conversions
For those of us familiar with brutalism on the web, we don’t necessarily look at it as a favorable design…
ClickSend boost the marketing possibilities for your business
ClickSend are well known for their online SMS capabilities, and have now expanded their service by adding a heap of…
Is mobile app UI design a complete waste of time and money?
More and more companies are constantly chopping and changing their design direction and user interface in a battle to stand…
Free download: Citysets icons
There’s something about the world’s greatest cities that makes them instantly recognizable. Whether it’s a red double-decker bus or a…
LinkedIn announces a new online platform
Hot on the heels of the acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft this year and the redesign of the company’s iOS…