The web design marketplace has never been more flooded with choices for consumers. Whether we’re competing with other talented designers or DIY services that promise the moon (all for one…
10 Snippets for Creating Unique CSS Background Effects
In modern web design backgrounds are big (both literally and figuratively). With the advent of HD (and now 4K) displays, designers are creating backgrounds that take up loads of screen…
Are You Actually Designing for the User? A Case for Empathetic Design
Web designers are the artists of the technology world. As such, it can be tempting to view a project as a form of self-expression, another notch in a portfolio that…
Weekly News for Designers № 407
This week’s Designer News (N.407) includes Pure CSS Tooltips, 5 Node.js Alternatives to WordPress, Free Hi-Res iPhone X Mockups, CSS Grid Challenge, Tabbed Interfaces, Adobe XD: The Definitive Guide, HTML+CSS Star Wars Characters and more.
Building UX Teams at Scale: Inside Atlassian’s Bespoke Hiring Process
When you hear the word “Atlas,” you might think of the ancient Greek giant holding the world on his shoulders. The software company Atlassian certainly lives up to its namesake…
10 Retro Video Games Recreated with HTML5, JS & CSS
Retro games still bring a smile to fans both young and not-so-young. That was evidenced by the wild popularity of 2016’s NES Classic Edition and this year’s Super NES Classic…
Responsive HTML Table Techniques & Examples
The venerable HTML table may (thankfully) be long-dead in terms of its use for page layout. But it’s still going strong with regards to its original intention: displaying tabular data….
Freebie: Funkies Icon Set (100 Icons, SVG & PNG)
There are 100 uniquely designed icons in the free Funkies icon set, and they come in five different styles: flat, full color, gradient, shaded and subtle color. As well as…
How to Prevent Writer’s Block as a Blogger
Being a blogger is not an easy task. When you set out to provide your target audience with helpful content on a regular basis, it’s inevitable that sooner or later…
10 Free Open Source Date Picker Plugins
Select menus are a common choice for date pickers since they’re easy to set up. But after decades of MM/DD/YY menus, I think our users deserve better. It’s pretty simple…
