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Web Design

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.

20 Tips for Improving Your App’s Rank in the iOS App Store

20 Tips for Improving Your App’s Rank in the iOS App Store

Just over 2 million apps and counting. That’s the number of apps currently in the iOS App Store, with thousands of similar apps overwhelming every category and subcategory. With that…

The Challenge of Responsive Images

The Challenge of Responsive Images

Images are one of the most important elements on a web page in terms of user experience. Few objects on a page have the same impact on everything from emotional…

Things to Consider When Hiring Subcontractors

Things to Consider When Hiring Subcontractors

When work volumes surge, or when you simply have a project you don’t have the skillset for, hiring subcontractors is one path you may consider. However, before you do so,…

Image Loading, Reloaded

Image Loading, Reloaded

In the world of web design, what you don’t see can hurt you. Worse, it can damage your brand reputation, bottom line, or both. Specifically I’m talking about images. Images…

Things I Hate about My Clients

Things I Hate about My Clients

In the Things My Clients Hate. What about Yours? article I discussed 5 things my clients hate. Now, let me present the other side of the story – i.e. 5…

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

One of the curious questions a web designer faces is when to make a change to the tools you use and the way you work. How do you know when…

Discovering Resilient Web Design with Jeremy Keith

Discovering Resilient Web Design with Jeremy Keith

If you’re interested in where the web is headed, you have to look to its past. With Jeremy Keith’s new book, Resilient Web Design, the veteran designer digs into the…

Coding Etiquette to Make Other Developers Hate You Less

Coding Etiquette to Make Other Developers Hate You Less

Ever spend hours searching for an error in the code of a website or app? We’ve all been there. Few things frustrate more than debugging a hot mess of foobar…

5 Steps to Making Sure Your Users Trust Your Website

5 Steps to Making Sure Your Users Trust Your Website

Research by the Nielsen Norman Group suggests that the average Internet user will leave a web page within 10 to 20 seconds of arriving. Typically, the user will quickly scan…

Every Website Will Break (Eventually)

Every Website Will Break (Eventually)

Every website I’ve ever worked on is probably going to break at some point.

Tips for Designers Who Don’t Code

Tips for Designers Who Don’t Code

I hail from a design background and moved into front-end development some years ago. With responsive web design, the requirement of the designer is shifting. Here are a few tips…

Dispelling the Testimonial Pages are No Longer Important Myth

Dispelling the Testimonial Pages are No Longer Important Myth