Embracing the latest web trend: card-based design
There are always new webdesign trends gaining momentum. Who could forget parallax scrolling from a few years ago, which is…
How good is Google’s new logo?
Today, Google released an update to its logo which it describes as: “simple, uncluttered, colorful, friendly”. The discernibly scrappy dotcom-era…
Stop defending design, start presenting solutions
If you do any client work, you understand that success or failure depends on meeting expectations; one of the hardest…
25+ fresh tools for web design
Recent months have brought a lot of great stuff for designers at every skill level. We’ve got tools for designing…
An architect’s approach to UX journeys
In both architectural design and UX design, the hypothesis is that a user has an end goal in mind. For…
Do designers need a hippocratic oath?
Designers are increasingly in demand, as the sheer amount of stuff that needs designing grows. But too often, we’re so…
The practical guide to web design workflow
As a web designer who’s part of a larger web development team, it’s common that you have to juggle a…
6 ways to harness social media for your brand
Social media has become a constant in modern daily life. By now it’s not uncommon for grandparents to have their…
The quick guide to speeding up your websites
Speed is usability. To say it more accurately, website speed is a major part of usability. The most intuitive interface…
6 tips for successful design critiques
Few things are more stressful than a design critique. From that pressure, though, comes new viewpoints, action items, and an…
Interview: Macaw’s Tom Giannattasio talks Scarlet, workflow, & live design environments
Macaw is one of a new breed of web design tools. It’s one of the first design applications capable of…
The ultimate guide to designing landing pages that convert
Landing pages are pages that are designed specifically to accomplish conversion goals. Occasionally, a home page functions as a landing…
30+ websites that prove parallax isn’t dead
Parallax scrolling is defined as a site on which the background image scrolls faster than the foreground, creating the impression…
How to drive UX with AJAX
With mobile internet usage eclipsing desktop-based web browsing, it’s more important than ever for websites to be built with an…
The ultimate beginner’s guide to e-commerce
Ok, here is the scenario: you’ve developed a brand-new product or created an extremely useful service that’s ready to be…
What’s new for designers, July 2015
In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included lots of design apps, startup resources, photo…
Everything you need to know about the long-scrolling trend
Long-scrolling pages are at the heart of the above the fold vs. there is no fold debate. For a while,…
7 secrets for enhancing UX with micro-interactions
Knowing that we all judge a book by its cover, smart designers create catchy and practical interfaces. Potential users may…