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You will find articles, tutorials, and resources covering all areas of web design. Topics include CSS, HTML, Javascript & jQuery, responsive techniques, mobile-first resources, UI templates, HTML templates, web frameworks, and so much more.

Is It Time for Web Designers to Retire the Slider?

Is It Time for Web Designers to Retire the Slider?

UX Design / Web Design

There are many reasons not to use a slider, including performance, accessibility, and the cliché factor. Is it time we let the slider just go?

How Taylor Arndt Brings a First-Person Perspective to Accessibility

How Taylor Arndt Brings a First-Person Perspective to Accessibility

Web Design

The importance of accessibility is often preached to web designers. Thankfully, many of us have taken it to heart. In this day and age, there’s no reason why a website…

How to Help Your Clients Overcome Fear of Commitment

How to Help Your Clients Overcome Fear of Commitment

Freelance / Web Design

Fear of commitment and web design go together like oil and water. So here are some ways to help even the most skittish of clients move forward.

WebP Images: A Primer

WebP Images: A Primer

Web Design

We take you on a tour of what WebP is all about. We also perform some tests to see if the format really does live up to the hype.

Should Web Designers Worry About Competition?

Should Web Designers Worry About Competition?

Freelance / Web Design

Do web designers need to spend time researching their competition? Should they worry about what other firms are doing?

Helping Your Clients with Unexplained Website Phenomena

Helping Your Clients with Unexplained Website Phenomena

Freelance / Web Design

We look at ways to help your clients solve those annoying website mysteries and share some of the most common of these “stranger things.”

8 Inspiring Examples of Brand-Related Splash Screens in Web Design

8 Inspiring Examples of Brand-Related Splash Screens in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design

These beautifully crafted examples of brand-related splash screens all help to support brand identity and maintain design consistency.

Why Web Design Is Never Simple

Why Web Design Is Never Simple

Freelance / Web Design

We take a look at ways to both understand and communicate to clients the true complexities of a building well-built website.

Proprietary vs. Open-Source: How to Choose the Right CMS

Proprietary vs. Open-Source: How to Choose the Right CMS

Web Design

We explain the differences between the two types of systems. The goal is to give you the information you need to make the right choice.

The 10 Best YouTube Channels For Learning UX Design

The 10 Best YouTube Channels For Learning UX Design

UX Design / Web Design

Free video content that goes beyond typical user experience work by delving into all sorts of key topics relevant to web designers.

The Grumpy Designer Wonders: Why Are Clients So Cheap?

The Grumpy Designer Wonders: Why Are Clients So Cheap?

Freelance / Web Design

We discuss cheap clients and how they limit what a designer can accomplish. And, how we can convince them to see the error in their ways.

Why Web Designers Should Learn Multiple Content Management Systems

Why Web Designers Should Learn Multiple Content Management Systems

Web Design

We live in an era where web designers have become ultra-specialized. Many tend to have a narrow focus regarding the tools they use and types of projects they accept. It…

Critical Info: The Story Behind Building a Government COVID-19 Website

Critical Info: The Story Behind Building a Government COVID-19 Website

UX Design / Web Design

Insights into building a user-friendly government website for COVID-19 information and resources.

12 Stunning Retro Neon Effects in Web Design

12 Stunning Retro Neon Effects in Web Design

CSS / UI Design / Web Design

Evolved from the Geissler tube, the neon sign was a characteristic trait of America from the 1920s to the ’60s. It has marked several decades and created its own distinct…

8 Excellent Examples of Using Stacked Text Blocks in Web Design

8 Excellent Examples of Using Stacked Text Blocks in Web Design

CSS / Inspiration / UI Design / Web Design

Stacked text blocks can be seen everywhere. But, the problem with them is that sometimes designers can get carried away and include a wealth of information, resulting in TL;DR-like content….

8 Inspiring Examples of Isometric Illustrations in Web Design

8 Inspiring Examples of Isometric Illustrations in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design

Illustrations in web design never fall off the radar. Creatives love to play with various genres of them. They even manage to set new trends every now and then. Only…

Are Google’s Core Web Vitals Metrics Unreasonable?

Are Google’s Core Web Vitals Metrics Unreasonable?

Web Design

We discuss what Core Web Vitals means to sites that run on a tight budget or content management system (CMS). Is Google asking too much?

Inspirational Examples of Dual-Toned Color Schemes in Web Design

Inspirational Examples of Dual-Toned Color Schemes in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design
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