The right way to increase your freelance rates without losing clients
You aren’t being paid… Scratch that. You aren’t being paid what you’re worth. You bend over backwards for your clients….
The best new portfolio sites, July 2016
Hello, Readers! This month, we have the usual mix of minimalist sites, traditional-feeling sites, more than a few asymmetrical sites,…
Poll: Are we on the brink of a design revolution?
In the last couple of years we’ve noticed more and more websites following the same basic format. This is typically…
Web technologies that (thankfully) died
Hard as it is to believe, it’s been over 20 years since the World Wide Web has become a mainstream…
Deal: Grab 84% off stock images from Depositphotos
Everyone wants to capture that one perfect image for their site. Art direction does more than layout, or even content,…
Face facts: You’re replaceable, and there’s only 2 things you can do about it
Let’s say that co-owners of a business who know nothing about creating a website (except that they need one) are…
Infographic: Fontsmith’s complete guide to typography terms
As a web designer, typography is paramount. Even on sites where images or video are the main focus, the way…
The essential role of project management in UX
Where digital and UX are concerned, project managers deal with a number of aspects such as team resourcing, scheduling meetings,…
The ultimate guide to blogging
As soon as we decided writing was a good thing, everyone wanted to be a writer. Even now, almost everyone…
Affinity Designer for Windows available now
Attention web designers, Affinity fans, and basically everyone who wants to get away from Adobe: It’s here! On Windows. The…
Free download: Platforma iOS and web wireframe kits
When you’re designing a digital product, whether a web application, or a mobile app, you need to bake in usability…
Facebook redesigns its “Like” button
Those Facebook buttons that you just can’t live without because you’re always using them to engage with your friends and…
Cloudinary: Responsive Images Solved
As a designer or developer of responsive websites, your ultimate goal, no doubt, is to maximize an image for each…
Design like you’re Hollywood
Hollywood is the holy grail for the whole movie industry, and it’s where all blockbusters (or most of them at…
Essential design trends, June 2016
Designers are changing the rules for web design, thanks to creative problem solving. Auto-play sound, mixing real and illustrated images…
3 ways designers can improve working with engineers
The importance of design in the tech industry has grown over the last few years, along with a greater appreciation…
Free download: Comprehensive stationery mockup
If you’re building a brand for a client, you’ll sell the pitch far more effectively if you can deliver not…
Design with data using Invision’s brand new plugin
Craft is InVision’s suite of screen-design tools that lets designers easily add content with a click. Two things designers value…