10 Rules to Follow for Popups and Modal Windows

10 Rules to Follow for Popups and Modal Windows

Skillfully used popups or unclicked modal windows are probably the best ways to attract newsletter subscribers, to sell products, and to generally get your message noticed. But they’re so annoying!…

Why Influencers Should be Part of Your Social Media Marketing

Why Influencers Should be Part of Your Social Media Marketing

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram have become virtually ubiquitous in today’s culture, and it’s more important than ever for businesses to consider them essential components…

Mobile Web Design Adaptations for Better UX

Mobile Web Design Adaptations for Better UX

The number of mobile internet users has far surpassed the number of desktop users, eliminating the question of whether or not websites need to be adapted to devices of varying…

How to Use Dwell Time to Unlock Better Conversion Rates

How to Use Dwell Time to Unlock Better Conversion Rates

Over the past few years, landing page design has become an industry in its own right, complete with an abundance of tools, courses, templates, and “hacks” for getting it right….

The UX Mistakes That Cost Companies Millions

The UX Mistakes That Cost Companies Millions

My friend is a steel structure engineer – his company has been involved in putting up enormous structures, like the iconic Gherkin in London. If he doesn’t get it right,…

How to Replicate the Bootstrap 3 Grid Using CSS Grid

How to Replicate the Bootstrap 3 Grid Using CSS Grid

The past few years have seen a wide variety of methods for creating web page layouts. CSS Grid is one of the newest and probably the most game-changing layout technique…

Write More With Less (well actually with Sass)

Write More With Less (well actually with Sass)

CSS

A few months ago, we at Tailor Brands decided to make a concerted effort to improve the consistency of our site. Our codebase had grown to over 50 files and…

Don’t Just Wireframe – Tell the Design Story

Don’t Just Wireframe – Tell the Design Story

The growth of the User Experience Design field is astonishing, but well deserved. Thanks to UX Designers all over the world, the quality of products has increased dramatically. Design really…

A Social Selling Startup Guide for Teams and Companies

A Social Selling Startup Guide for Teams and Companies

There are few people who enjoy making an unsolicited promotion. Who wants to annoy others and possibly damage future sales chances? But for many, when the ads stop pulling in…

Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?

Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?

The terms wireframe, prototype and mockup are often used interchangeably, yet they are not the same. This blog post explains what sets them apart and how they are used. They…

Implementing AMP to Boost Your Page Loading Times

Implementing AMP to Boost Your Page Loading Times

Most web administrators and developers are aware that the loading time of a site is crucial to the site’s overall success. A typical user will not wait a millisecond more…

10 Handy CSS Grid Code Snippets

10 Handy CSS Grid Code Snippets

CSS

The CSS grid spec isn’t exactly “new” but it’s definitely newer in the mainstream dev world. Many frontend coders don’t even know about the CSS grid properties yet, let alone…

Busting the UI=UX Myth

Busting the UI=UX Myth

Identifying user goals and helping them accomplish those goals through your product – that’s the key objective of all organizations that build digital products. There are various elements that influence…

Essential Tips for Creating a Beautiful & Engaging UI

Essential Tips for Creating a Beautiful & Engaging UI

User interface, or UI, is a consideration in the design of anything created to be used. Although industrial and graphic designers also use UI design principles in their work, UI…

How to Build a Stylish CSS3 Search Box

How to Build a Stylish CSS3 Search Box

CSS

A search box is probably one of the most common UI elements around, and I think there is no need to explain its purpose anymore. Whether it’s about a website…

Exercise Caution When Using These Popular Web Design Trends

Exercise Caution When Using These Popular Web Design Trends

Like most cultural products, web design has its own zeitgeist. Every year sees a new crop of popular design components, features, and trends. Attitudes change rapidly, especially with the fast…

Why Designers Should Stick To UX Patterns

Why Designers Should Stick To UX Patterns

All creatures have a distinct way of perceiving the world around them. Dogs have an impressive sense of smell. Eagles have the uncanny ability to see their prey from a…

Introduction to User Experience Personas

Introduction to User Experience Personas