Responsive Design 101: Why is Responsive Better?
Today, everyone talks about responsive website design, how well it performs, how it’s the future and how you need to do it. Finding information on what it is, or why it performs so well and why you...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Tips for Freelance Web Designers
Freelancing and web design go hand in hand, when a customer is satisfied with the web site that has been built, they often have no more use for a full time designer on site. Business savvy customers go...
View Article7 Ways You Can Make Your Website More Interactive For Users
In a world where interactivity is a key component for the success of many businesses online, you have to make sure that you are doing everything that you possibly can to give your users additional...
View ArticleSketching Before You Touch Your Computer
There are two schools of thought when it comes to sketching layouts and a website draft before you begin to design a site on your PC or Mac. Those who think it’s useful and, obviously, those who don’t!...
View ArticleMemorable Websites are not Always the Number 1 Goal
Every client that wants a website designed wants an amazing website that shines. Every client wants the next great site, but not every client needs a unique website that people visit and say “Wow, this...
View ArticleUsability Testing Basics: Designing for the Users
As a designer, you want to make a work of art. I know I do. Our personal goal is to make the best looking site we’ve ever made, with that one (or more) nifty feature that nobody else has. If you had...
View ArticleCopy and designers: The love/hate relationship
Designers like me like to draw layouts. We love structure. We love plotting navigation and UX. However, when designing a website, we rarely pay attention to the copy that goes in the design until the...
View ArticleDesigning for a Mobile Audience
You’ve got your web design down pat. You know how users interact using their mouse and their track pad. You know that those devices are precise. You also know that they’ll spend quite a few minutes at...
View ArticleFoolproof Design Tips for Large Website Projects
Designing large projects can quickly get complicated for developers, clients and designers alike. While the designer isn’t the only role that must stay organized, everyone on the project must also stay...
View ArticleTargeting and Coaxing an Emotion out of Visitors Through Design
Design is emotion. Picking a cool blue color palette will bring out certain calmer emotions than the ones brought out by fiery oranges and reds. Fonts can encourage sympathy or discourage seriousness....
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