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Whether looking for the skills to help build a career in web design, or simply want to learn for personal projects, we offer many articles to get you the knowledge you need.

The Case for Building Resiliency into Every Website

The Case for Building Resiliency into Every Website

Web Design

We take a look at what makes web design resilient (in one designer’s view, anyway) and discuss how resiliency can change how you approach your next web project.

How Teaching Will Help You Become the Best Designer You Can Be

How Teaching Will Help You Become the Best Designer You Can Be

Design / Freelance

We explore some of the key ways that sharing your knowledge will help you to become the best designer you can possibly be.

Why Thinking Ahead Is Crucial in Web Design

Why Thinking Ahead Is Crucial in Web Design

UX Design / Web Design

Good planning will help to avoid a messy build process. We take a look at a few key items to consider before sharing your ideas with a client.

5 Ways You Can Contribute to the Web Design Community

5 Ways You Can Contribute to the Web Design Community

Web Design

We share ideas that will hopefully inspire you to give a little bit of your time and skills to make the web design community a better place.

Scenarios Where WordPress May Not Be the Best Option

Scenarios Where WordPress May Not Be the Best Option

WordPress

We take a look at those scenarios when it may be wiser to steer clear of WordPress – or any CMS, for that matter, and just use static HTML.

Best Practices for Documenting Web Design Work

Best Practices for Documenting Web Design Work

Freelance / Web Design

Whether working on a new web project or looking through some past ones, here are some useful tips for documenting what you’ve done.

50+ Free eBooks for Web Designers & Developers

50+ Free eBooks for Web Designers & Developers

Web Design

A huge collection of our favorite free web design and development books. Topics include CSS, HTML, JS, WordPress, UX, Git, and much more.

How to Manage High-Maintenance Design Clients

How to Manage High-Maintenance Design Clients

Freelance / Web Design

Believe it or not, there are some big-picture benefits of working with picky clients, and even gain from that otherwise-frustrating experience.

CSS Flexbox Toolbox – Learning Guides, Web-Based Tools & Frameworks

CSS Flexbox Toolbox – Learning Guides, Web-Based Tools & Frameworks

CSS

Dive into CSS Flexbox with this complete toolbox. Get tutorials, tips, and tools to improve your web design skills and projects.

A Look at the Proper Usage of the alt Attribute

A Look at the Proper Usage of the alt Attribute

Web Design

By now, most of the web design industry knows the importance of accessibility. We talk about it incessantly and implore our clients to take it seriously. There is no denying…

How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Your Side Projects

How to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by Your Side Projects

Freelance

We explore the balance required and the steps you need to take to ensure that your side project doesn’t take over your life.

How to Manage Your Website’s Technical Debt

How to Manage Your Website’s Technical Debt

Web Design / WordPress

The web seems to move at the speed of light. The tools and best practices we use today will soon be outdated. It’s a vicious cycle we repeat again and…

Diving into WordPress Custom Post Types & Taxonomies

Diving into WordPress Custom Post Types & Taxonomies

WordPress

With custom post types and taxonomies you can create highly-specific ways of organizing content. We show you how you can use them in your own projects.

10 Things Designers Can Learn From Pastry Chefs

10 Things Designers Can Learn From Pastry Chefs

Design / Freelance

Regardless of whether you bake or not, you can take a lot of the same knowledge pastry chefs draw upon every day to improve your design work.

Develop Processes for These Web Design Tasks

Develop Processes for These Web Design Tasks

Freelance / Web Design

Small web design tasks can become inefficient, especially at scale. Developing new processes for these tasks can help.

50 Cheatsheets & References Guides for CSS

50 Cheatsheets & References Guides for CSS

CSS

To help keep you up with all new CSS features, we have this extensive collection of CSS-related cheatsheets and resources for you.

The Challenge of Designing Websites for Large Screens

The Challenge of Designing Websites for Large Screens

UX Design / Web Design

If you’re looking to build a website that takes advantage of large screens, we’ve put together some general rules of thumb for you.

Why You Should Further Educate Yourself as a Designer

Why You Should Further Educate Yourself as a Designer

Design / Freelance
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