5 Things to Look for in a Great Web Design Client
So often, we like to discuss the worst in people. And it certainly makes sense that, as a freelance designer, you’re sure to deal with any number of clients from…
Amelia – a WP Booking Software that Lets You Manage Appointments While You Sleep Sponsored
Taking appointments might appear to be a low-level task. It involves little more than picking up the phone or responding to an email. The problem with that point of view…
A Collection of Unique Password Field & Form Utility Code Snippets
If your website enables users to have their own accounts, then passwords are an important part of both security and the UI. You’ll certainly want users to adopt strong passwords…
Weekly News for Designers № 441
This week’s Designer News (N.441) includes What New Designers Should Know About Typography, Testing Email Accessibility, a 60-Column CSS Grid, Accessible CSS-Only Floating Labels, Loading Animations with Three Dots, Chatbots – A Creative’s Guide, In Defense of Functional CSS and more.
Great Tools and Resources that Designers and Design Teams Should Start Using
Web designers face a peculiar set of circumstances with respect to technology. New tools, resources, and techniques make their work easier. They also provide opportunities to create improved products. At…
15 Free Gesture Icon Sets for Mobile App Designers
With the rapid rise in popularity of touch devices, from mobile phones and tablets to the many laptops and monitors that support touch, developers need to find a quick way…
MapSVG Brings Incredibly Powerful and Flexible Maps to WordPress Sponsored
Maps play an integral part in creating a great user experience. Whether they are used to show multiple retail locations, detail a specific attraction or visualize statistics, they help users…
20 Free Photoshop Layer Styles for Creating Beautiful Text Effects
Photoshop Layer Styles are a set of pre-configured commands that will take basic text and will quickly create typographical works of art for you. With just a single click of…
How to Find Out What a Client Really Needs
One of the most difficult aspects of dealing with clients can be determining what it is they want and need. Usually, the exploration phase of a project will reveal some…
Weekly News for Designers № 440
This week’s Designer News (N.440) includes WickedCSS Animations, 2018 Logo Trends, 30 Seconds of Interviews, The Technical Designer, Material Design 2.0 Kit, Making Card UIs Accessible, z-index Explained, a Chrome Extension Celebrating the Microsoft/GitHub Marriage and more.
How User-Centered Design Skyrockets Conversion Rate
“Keep it simple, kid.” This quick phrase could’ve saved me hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars, but like so many beginners before me, I didn’t listen. There are countless…
10 Snippets for Creating Split Screen Layouts
Split screen UIs have become a popular way to showcase content. We often think of them as being utilized in areas where we want users to choose between two options….