AI Tools Are Scraping Your Website. Is That a Good Thing?

AI Tools Are Scraping Your Website. Is That a Good Thing?

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has been disruptive. Things are changing rapidly. And it seems like this technology is posing new moral, ethical, and existential questions each day. There…

What is Responsive Web Design?

What is Responsive Web Design?

It wasn’t too long ago that designers didn’t really need to worry about how websites looked on mobile phones and tablets. Phones weren’t yet really practical for web viewing, and…

WordPress Turns 20: Its Secrets of Success

WordPress Turns 20: Its Secrets of Success

Let’s pretend we’re back in the year 2003. You and I are sitting in a coffee shop. And I casually mention this new blogging software called WordPress. We discuss some…

10 Methods for Optimizing Your Forms for Mobile

10 Methods for Optimizing Your Forms for Mobile

Learn how you can speed up the performance of your customers’ mobile transactions and make their online shopping experience better.

How Security Is Driving up the Cost of Website Maintenance

How Security Is Driving up the Cost of Website Maintenance

Security’s impact on website maintenance demands its inclusion in our pricing. We examine the challenges and the resulting surge in costs.

40 Black & White Photos with Partial Color Effects

40 Black & White Photos with Partial Color Effects

Discover the striking contrast of black & white photography with partial color effects, adding a pop of intrigue to images.

10 Fantastic Podcasts for UX Designers

10 Fantastic Podcasts for UX Designers

A fantastic collection of podcasts aimed squarely at UX designers. You should definitely add them all to your regular listening list.

How to Deal with Uncertain Times as a Web Designer

How to Deal with Uncertain Times as a Web Designer

If recent global events have taught us anything, it’s that life as we know it can change in an instant. The things that once seemed certain and knowable become anything…

A Quick Guide to Great Website Photography

A Quick Guide to Great Website Photography

A great photo can transform a webpage. But not just any old photo will do. Finding the right image requires careful consideration. Designers don’t always get to make that decision,…

Better Responsive Design With CSS clamp()

Better Responsive Design With CSS clamp()

With so many mobile devices on the market, we’re flooded with viewport sizes. That makes it especially challenging to design a fully-responsive website. CSS media queries have long been the…

How a 100-Year-Old Dutch Movement Can Improve Your Site Design

How a 100-Year-Old Dutch Movement Can Improve Your Site Design

If you’re not a 20th-century Dutch art enthusiast, you might not be familiar with the concept of De Stijl. You’ve probably been exposed to many of its principles without realizing…

Visual Storytelling: Designing for the Web in a Nonlinear Format

Visual Storytelling: Designing for the Web in a Nonlinear Format