Three reasons your portfolio website sucks
Your portfolio website sucks. You built it to showcase your cumbersome genius, the work on there is spectacular, and it…
Find the right words for your mobile… first
“The personal computer is the thing that’s always with you, always connected [and] has your stuff on it.” – Luke…
The mistakes killing your conversion rate
You probably pride yourself on being a great web designer, right? But did you know that some elements of your…
Our favorite tweets of the week: August 20 – August 26, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
How to monetize design with no clients
Whether you’re just starting out or have hit a dry spell, there may come a point in time where you…
Need help pricing your services? There’s an app for that!
[Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post for MyPriceApp] How often do designers, especially new ones, have issues figuring out…
What’s new for designers, August 2012
The August edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, JavaScript and jQuery tools, Mac…
Our favorite tweets of the week: August 13 – August 19, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
49 stunning examples of letterpress printing
When it comes to printing, whether business cards, posters, greeting cards or invitations, you will invariably be presented with a…
Review: Izzonet, a feature-rich e-commerce platform
[This is a sponsored review for Izzonet] There are a lot of options out there for building an online store…
Google Penguin: what do we have to fear?
Do you know why your clients’ websites have been losing traffic over the last few months? It most likely has…
Great jQuery plugins for fresh websites
One can only imagine how tough it was to practice web design back when everything seemed so new — during…
Our favorite tweets of the week: August 6 – August 12, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Free download: 40 Bluetron icons
We’re back with some more good free goodness. Today’s freebies is a set of 40 fantastic icons called Bluetron. They…
Dashiell Hammett on the death of Flash
Graphic design is a dirty business. It’s filled with people who excuse theft with tags like “inspiration,” backstabbin’ under the…
Give and take: user engagement with mobile sites
As businesses continue developing websites to peddle their wares and services, marketers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of…
The psychology of logo design
The psychology of logo design is one of the most oversimplified aspects behind the process of creating a logo. It’s…
Guiding users with linear presentation
By nature, the web is a chaotic place where people hop from page to page at will. Unfortunately, this freedom…