Mixing Type and Imagery: How to Manage a Controlled Collision
By setting images in type, you are able to express more than words or pictures can alone. The effect packs…
Win 10 Fantastic Icon Sets from IconDock
IconDock is the brain child of renowned designer Nick La, more known for his popular blog, Web Designer Wall, and…
7 Personality Types of Clients Today
In previous articles, we discussed seven types of designers and seven types of developers. Designers and developers form two parts…
Content Organization: Deciding What Matters Most
The content of any website is paramount to a site’s success. High quality content, regardless of whether the site aims…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
Jul 4-Jul 10, 2010
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Smart Logos with Hidden Symbolism
Logos can convey many ideas in one simple design and as designers we need to be fully aware of any…
Occam’s Razor: A Great Principle for Designers
Lex parsimoniae is the Latin expression of what is known in English as Occam’s Razor, a philosophical rule of thumb…
Tips for Creating Big Stature With Small Caps
When a web page demands respect from readers, few type treatments give it dignity like “small capitals.” This treatment makes…
30 Useful Frameworks for Designers
Some designers view frameworks as constricting and limiting in their creative efforts. They look at a framework as something they…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
Jun 27-Jul 3, 2010
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Great Ads of the 2010 World Cup
The world cup in South Africa continues to be one of the hottest events of the summer and the fascination…
Using Landmarks Makes Page Layout Easy
A design may have impact. It may have style. But having these isn’t enough. To work well, a design has…
Win 1000 Postcards from UPrinting
Sending postcards to your old clients to remind them of your services, or to prospective new clients, can be a…
6 Tips for Pitching to Major Clients
Almost every major web designer faces this dilemma at some point: either continue working with “mom-and-pop” style businesses, enjoying effortless…
WordPress 3.0 Upgrade: What to Expect
With virtually any WordPress release (or the release of any open-source software, for that matter), there are bound to be…
Our Favorite Tweets of the Week
Jun 20-Jun 26, 2010
Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can…
Awesome Recent Website Redesigns
It’s always so interesting when you go to a website you’ve been visiting for months or years to find they’ve…
The Best Website Designs of the 2010 World Cup
The World Cup is currently taking place in South Africa and people all over the world are glued to television…