6 life lessons from the typographers at Typekit
In so many ways, great design is representative of the way we should live our lives: keep it simple, try…
The best new fonts, August 2014
With the end of summer rapidly approaching, now is the perfect time to update your collection of fonts! Okay, so…
Our favorite tweets of the week: August 4, 2014 – August 10, 2014
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
What’s the best advice you ever received?
The best advice I’ve ever had came from a tutor at college. She told me that the biggest obstacle to…
Deal of the week: The retro/vintage design bundle
If you’re looking to bolster your supplies of professional grade design assets, then you’ll be delighted to learn that our…
The best of DesignFaves.com, August 2014
For designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there’s a new site that features…
The trick to pitching a design without striking out
How you present your design solutions (whether it be to another team member or a client) has an impact on…
Why your brand needs a style guide, and how to create one
A lot of designers and creatives overlook the need for a brand style guide (also called a brand bible by…
5 reasons you should be using Sass today
By now I’m sure you’ve heard of Sass and how “You really need to start using it!” Learning a new…
Our favorite tweets of the week: July 28, 2014 – August 3, 2014
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
5 essential elements of a successful 404 error page
404 pages are one of the most overlooked aspects of any website design, and when they’re not overlooked, the tendency…
4 ways to create richer web experiences
The Web has evolved a lot from being a simple document repository, and we now have browsers capable of rich…
Deal of the week: Full Smashing Library
Smashing Magazine always produces high-quality articles, loved by designers and developers alike. And that same quality carries over to their…
10 rules for designing emails your customers will want to read
Email continues to be one of the most popular ways that companies interact with their customers. As with everything else…
The best free WordPress plugins for August 2014
Ladies, Gents… welcome back! It’s time for another round of WordPress plugins that you might just find useful. As per…
How to design a successful web app walkthrough
We’ve all interacted with an app walkthrough at some point or another. Heck, some of us designed them. But when…
I hate design…now what?
So you’ve been working as a designer for the past few years. You’re good at it. You’re successful. Maybe even…
Deal of the week: 100 professional fonts designed by Ingimage
We can never get enough fonts, so we’re always extra excited when our sister-site, MightyDeals.com, manages to pull together a…