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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.
Putting the Guitar Solo Philosophy into Your Designs

Putting the Guitar Solo Philosophy into Your Designs

Design / Web Design

Ever have those moments where you want to really show off your design skills? To impress people with the cool effects you can pull off? Unfortunately, you usually can’t. Because…

On Tastes, Trends and Personal Styles

On Tastes, Trends and Personal Styles

Design / Web Design

The most important thing a designer needs to have is a good taste. A good taste at identifying great work. It doesn’t matter if your work doesn’t match up with…

Why Influencers Should be Part of Your Social Media Marketing

Why Influencers Should be Part of Your Social Media Marketing

Marketing

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram have become virtually ubiquitous in today’s culture, and it’s more important than ever for businesses to consider them essential components…

How to Use Dwell Time to Unlock Better Conversion Rates

How to Use Dwell Time to Unlock Better Conversion Rates

UX Design

Over the past few years, landing page design has become an industry in its own right, complete with an abundance of tools, courses, templates, and “hacks” for getting it right….

The UX Mistakes That Cost Companies Millions

The UX Mistakes That Cost Companies Millions

UX Design

My friend is a steel structure engineer – his company has been involved in putting up enormous structures, like the iconic Gherkin in London. If he doesn’t get it right,…

How to Replicate the Bootstrap 3 Grid Using CSS Grid

How to Replicate the Bootstrap 3 Grid Using CSS Grid

Bootstrap / CSS

The past few years have seen a wide variety of methods for creating web page layouts. CSS Grid is one of the newest and probably the most game-changing layout technique…

Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?

Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?

UI Design / UX Design

The terms wireframe, prototype and mockup are often used interchangeably, yet they are not the same. This blog post explains what sets them apart and how they are used. They…

Busting the UI=UX Myth

Busting the UI=UX Myth

UX Design

Identifying user goals and helping them accomplish those goals through your product – that’s the key objective of all organizations that build digital products. There are various elements that influence…

Essential Tips for Creating a Beautiful & Engaging UI

Essential Tips for Creating a Beautiful & Engaging UI

UX Design

User interface, or UI, is a consideration in the design of anything created to be used. Although industrial and graphic designers also use UI design principles in their work, UI…

Exercise Caution When Using These Popular Web Design Trends

Exercise Caution When Using These Popular Web Design Trends

UX Design

Like most cultural products, web design has its own zeitgeist. Every year sees a new crop of popular design components, features, and trends. Attitudes change rapidly, especially with the fast…

Introduction to User Experience Personas

Introduction to User Experience Personas

UX Design

The user persona is one of the most valuable tools in your UX toolbox. These imagined people allow your entire design or development team to envision a single user story…

The Difference Between User Experience and Conversion Rate Optimization

The Difference Between User Experience and Conversion Rate Optimization

Marketing / UX Design
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