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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.

How to Manage High-Maintenance Design Clients

How to Manage High-Maintenance Design Clients

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

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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

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

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

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 The tools and best practices we use today will soon be outdated.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

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.

Develop Processes for These Web Design Tasks

Develop Processes for These Web Design Tasks

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

The Challenge of Designing Websites for Large Screens

The Challenge of Designing Websites for Large Screens

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.

Identifying and Improving Your Weaknesses as a Web Designer

Identifying and Improving Your Weaknesses as a Web Designer

Today, we will try to help you identify your weaknesses as a designer. The goal is to help you figure out areas of concern, as well as those that you might want to ignore.

Tips for Handing off Your Website Mockup to a Developer

Tips for Handing off Your Website Mockup to a Developer

We explore some ideas for making the handoff from web design to web development as easy and productive as possible.

The Website-Related Skills Your Clients Really Need to Know

The Website-Related Skills Your Clients Really Need to Know

We share five web design-related skills you need to teach your clients so that they can get the most out of their websites.

Avoiding Wasted Space on Your Website

Avoiding Wasted Space on Your Website