The Dark Side of User Experience Design

The Dark Side of User Experience Design

User Experience Design has become a huge trend in the Interactive Industry. Working as a UX designer, UX manager and finally creating UXPin – I soaked up the design field….

Creative Video Infographics for Design Inspiration

Creative Video Infographics for Design Inspiration

We live in a complex world with complex ideas, concepts, and issues. As such, sometimes a complex problem can be better understood with the use of creatively designed infographics rather…

The Top Web Design Trends of 2017 (And One for 2018)

The Top Web Design Trends of 2017 (And One for 2018)

In the world of web design, it’s never too early to start looking ahead. However, it’s also important to analyze the past. As 2017 closes, take a look at the…

The Grumpy Designer: These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things

The Grumpy Designer: These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things

After 20+ years in the web design industry, I’ve found that the web is still far from perfect. There are a number of things I’d love to see change for…

The Types of Websites That Can Benefit From a CDN

The Types of Websites That Can Benefit From a CDN

A lot of time and effort goes into creating a killer website. But we can take all of those blood, sweat and tears and narrow them down into a few…

Inspiring and Creative Designers’ Video CVs

Inspiring and Creative Designers’ Video CVs

In this job market, having a great CV is more important than ever. More and more people are competing for each job, so it is obvious that a standard double-sided…

The Web Design Trends of 2017

The Web Design Trends of 2017

As the year comes to an end, it’s time to take a look at some of the most significant web design trends of 2017. In this article, you’ll find a…

Heavily Involved or Completely Absent: Who Would You Rather Design For?

Heavily Involved or Completely Absent: Who Would You Rather Design For?

One thing you learn fairly quickly as a freelance designer is that no two clients are alike. You have to learn to deal with different personalities and expectations. It’s almost…

How to Boost Your Creativity in 3 (or 7) Days

How to Boost Your Creativity in 3 (or 7) Days

All creative professionals face creative blocks. Many times these blocks are caused by being overworked and burned out on creativity. Sometimes routine helps, but it can frequently hinder the brain…

Why You Need to Prioritize PageSpeed in Discussions with Clients

Why You Need to Prioritize PageSpeed in Discussions with Clients

For the past few years, small and medium businesses (SMBs) across the world have been told that making their websites mobile-friendly, and embracing a mobile-first world, were essential for business…

The Consequences of a Hacked WordPress Website

The Consequences of a Hacked WordPress Website

If you are anything like me, you might have found yourself ardently watching the news recently and in particular, the Paradise Papers. It reminds me of a brilliant story about…

25 CSS Snippets for Some of the Most Common and Frustrating Tasks

25 CSS Snippets for Some of the Most Common and Frustrating Tasks

CSS

In this post we have 25 CSS snippets and hacks that will solve many of the most frequently used and, at times, frustrating CSS development tasks. Why reinvent the wheel…

The Worst Mistake in Business is Creating Your Own Logo

The Worst Mistake in Business is Creating Your Own Logo

One of the biggest mistakes you could make in business would be to create your own logo. In many cases a business owners become too emotionally attached to their design…

Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast…

Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast…

When discussing a potential project with a client, have you ever broken out into a cold sweat? Perhaps your sudden bout of stress wasn’t quite so outwardly visible – but…

Image Management Best Practices

Image Management Best Practices

There’s no debating the fact that including images on your website or mobile app draws the interest of users and leads to stronger engagement. For example, posts that include images…

Celebrating Diversity in the WordPress Community

Celebrating Diversity in the WordPress Community

Recently, I attended WordCamp Baltimore. It provided me with a chance to get out of the house and spend some time in the big city. More importantly, I had the…

The Cross Browser CSS Styling Tips You Need to Know

The Cross Browser CSS Styling Tips You Need to Know

CSS

The web could exist without the use of CSS, but it would never be as accessible or look as great without. As web designers, the main goal is to provide…

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