User experience has been around since Don Norman coined the term back in 1995. It may only be 20 something years ago, but user experience (UX) has become a vital…
The Challenge of Convincing Clients to Put Users First
One of the more interesting and important dynamics of being a web designer is the relationship you have with your clients. This relationship really is the basis for your work…
How to Move Toward a Dedicated Usability Testing Budget
How do you know that you or your team are doing your best work? One way is to examine how you do the work. Development teams may hire third-party auditors…
Are You a Creative? Then Uncode WordPress Theme Was Made for You
It happens to nearly every creative designer at one time or another. Sometimes you find yourself spending too much time trying to please your clients. Consequently, you might neglect to…
10 Powerful Plugins for Integrating Social Media into WordPress
These days, no website should go without at least some basic social media integration. If you’re a content creator, then enabling readers to share content across various services is a…
Free Back to School Flat and Line Icon Set (50 Icons, SVG & PNG)
As summer slowly and sadly comes to an end, it’s time for most students to start thinking about getting into that back-to-school mentality many dread. It’s not all doom and…
It’s Relationship Building, Not Networking
Networking is an awkward word. It connotes connecting with people in an impersonal way in order to get something out of the connection. On the surface,that’s ok, but there’s more…
Weekly News for Designers № 398
This week’s Designer News (N.398) includes a UX Brutalism Framework, a CSS Grid Highlighter for Chrome, the Side Project Marketing Checklist, Morphing Page Transitions, 100 Questions Designers Always Ask, the Sad State of Payment Buttons, 104 Free & Radical Science Icons and more.
Are Design Trends Superficial?
Designers love to complain about ‘superficial’ design trends that they don’t feel have any staying power or contribute anything meaningful to the industry. But are they right? I happen to…
The Trouble with Convenience in Web Design
Recently I faced up to the fact that my cell phone’s camera wasn’t very good. Indeed, none of the cell phones I’ve owned over the years have had a very…
