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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.

The 5 Most Overused Design Elements You Should Retire

The 5 Most Overused Design Elements You Should Retire

Everybody has their design pet peeves. Some of them are pretty universal. We have all cringed when opening the website of an otherwise respectable company only to find that the…

Custom Web Design Is the Way of the Future, Not a Relic of the Past

Custom Web Design Is the Way of the Future, Not a Relic of the Past

Websites are critical for businesses to succeed, so web design is more important than ever. However, the advent of hundreds of design platforms and web builders has sparked a debate…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Building HTML5 Hybrid Apps

The Do’s and Don’ts of Building HTML5 Hybrid Apps

In the beginning there was native code and it was good. Then PhoneGap, Appcelerator, Trigger.io, AppGyver and others emerged, ushering in the “native or hybrid” debate. If you aren’t familiar…

The Next Step in the Evolution of Responsive Web Design: Responsivity Analysis

The Next Step in the Evolution of Responsive Web Design: Responsivity Analysis

Beyond any question, responsive web design (RWD) has become the standard for anybody who wants to make a strong presence on the internet. With the passage of time, rules, best…

Concepts & Design Trends for Modern eCommerce Web Design

Concepts & Design Trends for Modern eCommerce Web Design

eCommerce websites are especially unique in that designers must focus on product showcases within the layout. User interfaces are not much more complex, but they do require lots of additional…

Does Your Portfolio Give Clients What They (Really) Want?

Does Your Portfolio Give Clients What They (Really) Want?

Hands up… Who loves their portfolio? If you’re like most designers, your arm is high in the air. After all, your portfolio represents your best work — and it probably…

10 Reasons Why Web Projects Fail

10 Reasons Why Web Projects Fail

Nowadays every project uses some sort of CMS. Instead of painting a canvas in the old days of HTML, the requirement is to build software applications that need to follow…

A Web Design History Lesson: 20 Years in Web Design

A Web Design History Lesson: 20 Years in Web Design

It seems almost crazy. I began my journey as a web designer in 1996, working for my local newspaper. If my math is right, then I’m just about to enter…

40 Amazing Free Tumblr Themes

40 Amazing Free Tumblr Themes

Twitter is the number 1 in the war of the microblogging apps, does it deserve its place there? Maybe. What about the others? Do you remember Tumblr?

Tips on Writing a Services Page that Sells

Tips on Writing a Services Page that Sells

Your Services page can be just… well, a list of services. Or it can help you reassure buyers who are close to hiring you to do their website – becoming…

Techniques for Responsive Website Advertisements

Techniques for Responsive Website Advertisements

More users are getting onto smartphones and accessing websites on a daily basis. There are methods for rendering these websites the same as on a desktop, but you lose the…

Adobe Fireworks Wireframing Resources & Tutorials

Adobe Fireworks Wireframing Resources & Tutorials