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Paul Andrew (718 Articles)

Paul is the founder and editor of Speckyboy Design Magazine. He has a passion for UI design, print design, motion design, and graphic design, and loves discovering and sharing new resources and templates.
The Role Fluid Layouts Play in Modern Web Design

The Role Fluid Layouts Play in Modern Web Design

Fluid design is ultra-adaptable, user-friendly, and cooperates across devices – a necessary design foundation for the modern web user. However, it’s surprising how many web designers don’t understand the role…

The Beginner’s Guide to Google’s Material Design

The Beginner’s Guide to Google’s Material Design

You may be the type who struggles to keep up with web speak, confused by phrases like “UX (user experience) design” – or the type who confidently navigates the contemporary…

The Beauty of a Simplified Navigation

The Beauty of a Simplified Navigation

The beauty of simplified navigation in web design, and how it improves the overall user experience.

The Complete Guide to Prioritized Navigation

The Complete Guide to Prioritized Navigation

Implementing prioritized navigation to guide users effectively through your website, enhancing usability.

UX Factors That Affect Your Website’s SEO Rankings

UX Factors That Affect Your Website’s SEO Rankings

Understanding the relationship between UX factors and SEO, and how they work together to improve website performance.

Using Color Psychology for Better Website Results

Using Color Psychology for Better Website Results

Perception is everything. Part of that is influenced by behavior, plus our emotion. Significant studies have shown that color effects not just what we see. It is how we feel…

Understanding Which License to Choose for Your Code

Understanding Which License to Choose for Your Code

The Berne Convention dictates that any code you write is automatically copyrighted. However, many programmers prefer to release their code to the public through open-source licenses, which allows their work…

The eCommerce UX Mistakes That Drive Us Nuts

The eCommerce UX Mistakes That Drive Us Nuts

You’ve spent countless hours tweaking your CSS, testing your responsive breakpoints, and checking site speed. You know the site like the back of your hand. Your eCommerce site is beautifully…

How to Move Toward a Dedicated Usability Testing Budget

How to Move Toward a Dedicated Usability Testing Budget

The importance of a dedicated usability testing budget for identifying and fixing UX issues early in the design process.

Free Mobile App Icons & UI Kit (AI & EPS)

Free Mobile App Icons & UI Kit (AI & EPS)

Free icons and various UI elements, such as buttons, sliders, and forms, designed to help you create a visually appealing mobile app or website.

The Emotionally Intelligent Web: How Will Machine Learning Affect User Interaction?

The Emotionally Intelligent Web: How Will Machine Learning Affect User Interaction?

One of the biggest technological revolutions in recent history has been the advent and increased precision of machine learning. Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a new era of the…

How to Optimize Web Performance and Bottom Line

How to Optimize Web Performance and Bottom Line