Building your own web design business into a success isn’t easy. It can take years to build up a great reputation and a winning portfolio. You get there by doing…
9 Custom CSS & JavaScript Social Sharing Button Code Snippets
Every site should include some social buttons to increase sharing on the web. But the default sharing buttons are not that great and they’re each styled differently based on the…
What Is Atomic Web Design and Do I Need It?
Web designers may use a number of techniques, approaches and philosophies while creating compelling and engaging digital interfaces. Each designer has their own preferences – some prefer to work from…
Weekly News for Designers № 399
This week’s Designer News (N.399) includes a WordPress Starter Theme, a PHP Bot, Open Source Multimedia Creation, Really Good UX, Minimal Page Transitions, Retiring the Green Padlock, Dangerous Design Trends 2017 and more.
10 UX Influencers To Follow Now
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…
50 Free Wireframe Templates for Mobile, Web and UX Design
In the initial stages of a project, when ideas aren’t quite fully formed, it’s good practice to wireframe the layout of your mobile app or web project by stripping away…
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…
