Dispelling the Testimonial Pages are No Longer Important Myth

Dispelling the Testimonial Pages are No Longer Important Myth

Web Design

In an article on Search Engine Land published early this year, Greg Gifford tears down testimonial pages, noting that: “Your testimonials page does nothing for you”. Gifford has a point….

Lazy Loading for Optimal Performance

Lazy Loading for Optimal Performance

Web Design

Who doesn’t love some striking imagery to drive your point home? Whether you’re selling a product or service, trying to communicate complex ideas, or simply captivate the emotions of your…

Creating an Illustration Guideline

Creating an Illustration Guideline

UX Design

An Illustration is like any other form of design. It’s vital that it is consistent. The best way to do this is by creating guidelines across our illustrations Why is…

A Web Designer’s Guide to Simple Solutions

A Web Designer’s Guide to Simple Solutions

Freelance

If you’ve been working as a web designer for awhile, you may find yourself in an interesting position: Resident Expert/Guru. Friends, family, colleagues and clients will ask you for advice…

Bouncing Back from Freelance Business Failure

Bouncing Back from Freelance Business Failure

Freelance

When you started off as a freelancer, did it cross your mind that you might not make it? Did you consider the possibility of failure? If you’re like many first…

simple method design skills

A Simple Method for Developing Design Skills This Year

Design / Freelance

There’s no shortcut or hidden trick to improving your design skills – ask anyone in design or any other field, creative or otherwise. But there is a simple way. It’s…

Q&A with WordPress Guru Joe Casabona

Q&A with WordPress Guru Joe Casabona

WordPress

If you’ve attended a WordCamp in the northeastern United States anytime in the past few years, you may very well have caught a presentation by Joe Casabona. You’ll recognize him…

You’re Worth More Than a Page Builder

You’re Worth More Than a Page Builder

Freelance / Web Design

Tools like page builders and DIY services are great – but they’re not going to replace professional designers and developers anytime soon.

Designing a Successful Mobile Commerce App

Designing a Successful Mobile Commerce App

Web Design

A bad mobile app can make or break a company’s image and revenues. In fact, Google reports that 79% of surveyed respondents indicated they would turn to a competitor’s app…

5 Reasons Why UX Design is Not Cheap

5 Reasons Why UX Design is Not Cheap

UX Design

Over the past ten years, the growth of technology has rapidly accelerated, allowing for advancements across the design industry, which has evolved into a more complex and sophisticated arena. During…

20 Visually Stunning Music Videos from Japan

20 Visually Stunning Music Videos from Japan

Inspiration

Obvious but true: inspiration is crucial for visual designers. You get new ideas, you positively influence your style, and your imagination feels energized and revitalized. Not often explored, but music…

Never Say WordPress When Selling a Web Design Project

Never Say WordPress When Selling a Web Design Project

WordPress

Before selling my web agency, HotPress Web, last year and starting uGurus, a new venture to help web professionals become more profitable, I pitched a lot of website projects. My…

10 Recent Inventive Examples of Animation in Web Design

10 Recent Inventive Examples of Animation in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design

In a creative profession like web design, inspiration plays a huge part in your daily work schedule. It’s not always easy to come across inspiration which is why I started…

Things to Remember when Starting a Design Business

Things to Remember when Starting a Design Business

Freelance

Have you been thinking about starting a design business? With all the outstanding reasons for doing so, we can certainly see why. You might be drawn by the independence, the…

Why You Should Choose iOS When Building Your First Mobile App

Why You Should Choose iOS When Building Your First Mobile App

Web Design

When designing a new mobile application, the biggest question you will need to ask yourself is where to launch it. The best decision you can make is to start building…

Proofing Tips for Print Design Perfection

Proofing Tips for Print Design Perfection

Design / Freelance / Print & Graphic Design

Many of the articles on this site are aimed at the digital space, such as design for the web, mobile and apps. And let’s face it, most design in general…

Anti-Apps: The Rise of Apps That Get You Away from Technology

Anti-Apps: The Rise of Apps That Get You Away from Technology

UX Design

Every generation has complained about the habits and technology of younger generations. Malesherbes, a French statesman, thought that newspapers isolated readers in contrast to the “spiritually uplifting” group practice of…

When Illustrations Matter to the Design Process

When Illustrations Matter to the Design Process

UX Design
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