Why HTML5 is more semantic
Anyone involved in Web design or development will have come across the term “semantic” with reference to HTML5 and the…
Classic film posters reimagined
Taking an entire movie and translating it into a single image is not an easy job. Identifying the elements which…
Our favorite tweets of the week: December 10 – December 16, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
30+ inspiring sites to spark your creativity
New site designs pop up every week, all over the web. Sometimes they fly under the radar for weeks before…
Is Windows 8 dysfunctional?
In a recently published article Jakob Nielsen thoroughly trashes Windows 8. This is not your typical Windows vs. Mac vs….
Holiday gifts for designers
There are just 12 days until Christmas! If you’re still struggling to find that perfect gift for the designer/developer in…
Giveaway: Treehouse’s 12 days of holiday cheer
At this time of year, there’s no better way to start the day than opening up a new window on…
How to design forms that convert
Whether as part of a registration form, a payment form, or a contact form, it seems we’re always asking our…
Adobe announce new features for Creative Cloud
Today, Adobe announced some exciting new features in Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Muse. Of particular interest to a lot…
4 tricks for designing data-heavy applications
While big data makes for useful applications, it can also stand in the way of clean, usable interface designs. With…
Amazing digitized digits
Finger painting is sooo 20th Century. This millennium, it’s all about the finger portrait — at least according to the…
What’s new for designers, December 2012
The December edition of what’s new for web designers and developers includes new web apps, jQuery plugins, productivity tools, design…
How to make an animated thumbnail
Thumbnails are one of the purest pieces of usability the digital age has created. In essence a thumbnail is a…
Our favorite tweets of the week: December 3 – December 9, 2012
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
40+ Friday freebies
Every once in a while we all run out of ideas. It’s a stressful and frustrating experience. And it’s no…
How to harness Yahoo!’s weather API
In 2006, while working at a design agency in Cardiff, Wales, I conceived of an idea to feature on our…
What designers want
“Whew!” exclaimed a recent client when he finally agreed to pay his entire fee, “I didn’t know artistic-types were such…
85+ new WordPress themes to inspire you
Whether you’re a WordPress theme creator or just a consumer, it’s important to stay abreast of what’s going on in…