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…

Creating a Design System Language

Creating a Design System Language

It seems like Design System Language is the current buzz word in the design industry and everyone wants one. But how exactly can a product benefit from having a living,…

FullStory Delivers Pixel-Perfect Session Playback With Launch of FullStory Free Edition Sponsored

FullStory Delivers Pixel-Perfect Session Playback With Launch of FullStory Free Edition

Have you ever wanted to know exactly how visitors are interacting with your website? What if you could play back specific user sessions and get all kinds of analytical goodness for free? Yes, FullStory has just dropped the mic with that one.

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

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

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