Are Design Pitches Worthwhile?
For most designers – freelance or in-house – generating new business can be a dreaded part of the job. But…
3 Essential Design Trends, August 2019
Each of the design trends we are spotting this month have to deal with over-the-top techniques. It’s interesting because these…
5 Tips for Controlling Focus
You’re going to have build your site in such a way that the eye is naturally drawn from one step…
8 Ways to Kickstart a Design System
Recently, I was part of a 3-person team of consultants who in 12 weeks built the foundations of a new…
How Color Impacts UX
Let’s start with a common example: You’ve just finished a website design for someone. It looks and functions exactly like…
10 Best Mobile Apps for Learning to Code
What’s even better is that you don’t have to spend years mastering programming either. Thanks to numerous coding apps available…
Is Google Toast?
For those too young to remember, the Browser Wars entailed a tech rush by, among others, Netscape and Microsoft, resulting…
Meeting the New Twitter.com
After months of extensive testing, the new design is a confident, and positive change for one of the web’s biggest…
What’s New for Designers, July 2019
It’s hard to stay focused this time of year. With vacations coming up (or having recently passed) it’s easy to…
Is Dribbble Worth Your Time?
The online community has been around since 2010 and is one of the top platforms where designers can share work,…
eCommerce Metrics that Matter
It’s nearly 2020, and every eCommerce brand should be using key metrics to pinpoint advertising, boost sales and improve fulfillment….
20 Best New Portfolios, July 2019
And now it’s July. I’d just like to tell my American and Canadian friends to hydrate properly, and the hangover…
How to Code a “Click to Tweet” Button
With Instagram, Snapchat and other “young” social media platforms taking over the internet, Twitter still remains one of the most…
Should You be Using jQuery 3.4?
Back in April, jQuery 3.4 was released with all the pomp and ceremony of a British monarch on the 4th…
How to Rescue Bad Brand Assets
Just imagine it, you walk into your office, and you get a notification: your client has just dropped everything you…
3 Essential Design Trends, July 2019
This month we’re taking a close look at above-the-scroll presentation. It’s the first thing you see, and the first impression…
Free Download: Newspaper Mockup
This free Newspaper Mockup, from Hyperpix Studio, is a carefully curated photorealistic design with a beautiful perspective layout. You and…
Free Download: The Domillion Brush Font
If your typeface toolbox is in need of an upgrade, this font is for you! The classy Domillion, from Ardyanatypes,…