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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.

Looking at an Online School Through a Web Designer’s Eyes

Looking at an Online School Through a Web Designer’s Eyes

A web designer’s take on online school platforms, focusing on usability and design improvements.

The Kindness of Strangers: Developer Edition

The Kindness of Strangers: Developer Edition

I’ve likely said it a million times and in various ways: there’s something incredibly special about the web design community. Sure, it’s highly-competitive. Yet is comprised of people who are…

How to Determine Which Skills You Should Learn

How to Determine Which Skills You Should Learn

When you take a look around at various web design publications, you often see headlines touting the next big thing. It might be a tool, a programming language or a…

ZeroSSL Offers Free, Easy-To-Use SSL Certificates Sponsored

ZeroSSL Offers Free, Easy-To-Use SSL Certificates

Having a secure website is one of the best ways to establish consumer trust. When users see that padlock icon in their web browser’s address bar, they can breathe a…

How Web Designers Benefit from Open Source

How Web Designers Benefit from Open Source

Part of being a successful web designer is having the right tools (and the requisite knowledge) to get the job done. Fortunately, those of us who work in this industry…

Why In-Person Conferences are Still Relevant for Web Designers

Why In-Person Conferences are Still Relevant for Web Designers

Examining the relevance of in-person conferences for web designers in an increasingly digital world and their impact on professional growth.

12 Playful Ways to Learn How to Code

12 Playful Ways to Learn How to Code

Love for studying, like wisdom, comes with age. Ironically, the majority of us miss a precious opportunity to learn something new at the most favorable time. The younger we are,…

A Chat with Chris Coyier, Web Design Influencer & Entrepreneur

A Chat with Chris Coyier, Web Design Influencer & Entrepreneur

The ability to influence the web design community generally comes via two very different paths. One is to create compelling content that helps others level up their skills by introducing…

What Is Atomic Web Design and Do I Need It?

What Is Atomic Web Design and Do I Need It?

CSS

Web designers may use a number of techniques, approaches and philosophies while creating compelling and engaging with digital interfaces. Each designer has their own preferences – some prefer to work…

Simple CSS Transition, Transform & Animation Tutorial

Simple CSS Transition, Transform & Animation Tutorial

CSS

This is part 1 of a series of tutorials about practical use cases of CSS transitions, transforms, and animations. In this tutorial, we’ll look at a “flipping card” scenario, and…

How to Create Revealing Content Overlays With CSS3 Transitions

How to Create Revealing Content Overlays With CSS3 Transitions

CSS

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create revealing content overlays with CSS3 transitions, allowing you to minimise content clutter and provide a neat user experience. Introduction I’ll…

5 Essential Books for Learning to Read Code

5 Essential Books for Learning to Read Code