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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.

How Many Colors Are There?

How Many Colors Are There?

Design / Web Design

Colour. It’s something that we all use in our web or print work and finding the right colour to highlight, emphasise and stand out from the crowd can be easier…

Is a Design House-Style Really Necessary?

Is a Design House-Style Really Necessary?

Web Design

In my previous post I mentioned that I was currently developing a website and as part of those developments I wanted to look at introducing a house-style. It seemed like…

How to Design Functional Sub-Navigation Menus

How to Design Functional Sub-Navigation Menus

Web Design

JavaScript libraries such as jQuery have fundamentally shifted the course of web development. It is now easier than ever to prototype UI functionality, animations, slideshows, and of course dynamic navigation….

When a CMS becomes Restrictive

When a CMS becomes Restrictive

Web Design

I’ve been working with Content Management Systems, both bespoke and open source for over 7 years. In that time a lot has changed as to how flexible and adaptive CMSs…

How the Cloud is Affecting Web Designers

How the Cloud is Affecting Web Designers

Web Design

By now you must have heard of the buzz labeled as cloud computing. The basics of the cloud are still unknown by many designers, but it’s not difficult. A general…

Things You Have to Consider When Designing for Mobile

Things You Have to Consider When Designing for Mobile

Web Design

As designers, we will have to start thinking about mobile users by designing not only for desktops but also for smaller devices.

Rubber Layouts – Combining Static and Fluid Layouts

Rubber Layouts – Combining Static and Fluid Layouts

Web Design

Many web pages nowadays are using fluid layouts. While these are very useful, they do have some minuses. Imagine trying to read a fluid layout on your phone – it’s…

Six Questions to Ask Before You Start a New Project

Six Questions to Ask Before You Start a New Project

Web Design

I have been a designer for about thirteen years, and most of my business during the past two years has come from new clients. Many have been new up-start businesses,…

Guidelines for Creating an Elegant Email Newsletter Layout

Guidelines for Creating an Elegant Email Newsletter Layout

Web Design

Marketing is the lifeblood of the Internet industry. Running your own brand and corporation can be tiresome, not to mention extremely difficult. But with a powerful e-mail marketing campaign you…

Technostress – The Freelancers Disease?

Technostress – The Freelancers Disease?

Web Design

The phrase Technostress is being bandied about all over the shop at the moment. The English Wikipedia defines it as: Technostress is, in many ways, the resistance to change that…

Existing vs. New Clients – Who Should Get the Bigger Share of Your Attention?

Existing vs. New Clients – Who Should Get the Bigger Share of Your Attention?

Web Design

Many business owners, nowadays, are of the view that when you understand your client, you have them hooked up with your product of service forever. However, in my views, knowing…

Useful Tools To Check Cross-Browser Compatibility Issues

Useful Tools To Check Cross-Browser Compatibility Issues

Web Design
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