How to survive a career in web design, health intact
I spend a lot of time sitting, because I live on the Internet. I design websites for it, I write…
What Apple Pencil means for designers
Yesterday’s Apple keynote introduced changes to a range of Apple devices, but only one new product was announced: the Apple…
How to design for mobile UX
You probably know by now that mobile has taken off, and there’s no stopping it anytime soon. What you probably…
Engage users with strong calls to negotiate
Every site has a goal, whether it’s making more money, building a client list, or getting a customer to pick…
Font Flame aims to be the Tinder for typefaces
This week, the Web’s been falling in love with Font Flame. Billed as the ‘Tinder’ for typefaces, it’s an addictive…
Embracing the latest web trend: card-based design
There are always new webdesign trends gaining momentum. Who could forget parallax scrolling from a few years ago, which is…
Elegant Themes introduce a new workflow with Divi 2.5
Divi 2.5 is the latest release from Elegant Themes. The Divi theme is designed to create beautiful WordPress websites with…
50 incredible freebies for web designers, September 2015
Here we go again with another fresh set of awesome freebies for your delectation. This month you’ll find unique icons,…
How good is Google’s new logo?
Today, Google released an update to its logo which it describes as: “simple, uncluttered, colorful, friendly”. The discernibly scrappy dotcom-era…
The quick guide to getting started with Ghost
You’ve probably heard of Ghost, the new-ish blogging platform that’s taken the blogging world by storm; it’s simple, it’s sleek,…
30+ impactful black and white websites
Color is one of the most significant elements of any design. It creates emotion, guides us through an interface, and…
25+ fresh tools for web design
Recent months have brought a lot of great stuff for designers at every skill level. We’ve got tools for designing…
The 1 rule all designers should live by
When Thomas Heatherwick’s 2012 Olympic cauldron unfolded its 204 petals on a warm summer’s evening in London during the opening…
The UX case against the home button
For years, the “home” button has provided a compass rose, the north star, a navigator’s ability to regroup to the…
7 more questions asked by noob designers
Back in 2012, I wrote an article entitled 7 Questions Asked by Noob Designers, Answered. A lot has changed in…
An architect’s approach to UX journeys
In both architectural design and UX design, the hypothesis is that a user has an end goal in mind. For…
GraphicStock—unlimited royalty-free downloads
If you’re a designer, whether you’re a freelancer, or small business, then you know exactly how expensive stock images can…
The state of responsive images in 2015
The Web is a visual medium. The vast majority of that visual landscape is thanks to image files. Whilst plenty…