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Focus on usability to ensure your designs are user-friendly, improving overall satisfaction and performance.

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The Complexity of Simplicity in Web Design

The Complexity of Simplicity in Web Design

UX Design / Web Design

Dive into the balance between complexity and simplicity in web design for optimal user engagement.

Many Plugins, Many Styles: Creating a Consistent User Experience with WordPress

Many Plugins, Many Styles: Creating a Consistent User Experience with WordPress

CSS / WordPress

We share techniques for keeping the often opinionated CSS of an installed WordPress plugin from disrupting the UX of your site.

How to Stop Design Clients Making Too Many UX Decisions

How to Stop Design Clients Making Too Many UX Decisions

Freelance / UX Design

Leaving UX decisions to non-designers could be disastrous. We explore some ways you can keep your clients at a safe distance from UX.

Want UX Inspiration? Look To Classic Video Games

Want UX Inspiration? Look To Classic Video Games

Inspiration / UX Design

Find UX design inspiration from classic video games, applying timeless principles to modern web design.

Those Little Things That Hamper the User Experience

Those Little Things That Hamper the User Experience

UX Design / Web Design

Identify small details that can negatively affect user experience and learn how to avoid them.

Avoiding Wasted Space on Your Website

Avoiding Wasted Space on Your Website

UX Design / Web Design

It’s about making the most of the space and time you have to make a good first impression. When users have a clear path, they’re more likely to stick around.

The Challenges of Building a Shared Experience on the Web

The Challenges of Building a Shared Experience on the Web

Web Design

Let’s look at how the web brings us together in a quirky, roundabout way, and discuss how it impacts web designers trying to build these experiences.

Why User Interface Changes Annoy People & How to Handle It

Why User Interface Changes Annoy People & How to Handle It

UX Design

Sometimes, revamping a website’s or a mobile app’s interface causes users to freak out. People may get disappointed with a new color scheme, the positioning of elements, or anything similar….

Staying in Touch with What Users Want

Staying in Touch with What Users Want

UX Design / Web Design

Strategies for staying in tune with user desires and expectations to deliver relevant and satisfying experiences.

8 CSS & JavaScript Dark & Light Mode Code Snippets

8 CSS & JavaScript Dark & Light Mode Code Snippets

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

We share eight unique CSS and JavaScript code snippets for switching between dark and light modes on your website.

Why Do We Still Use PDF Files on the Web?

Why Do We Still Use PDF Files on the Web?

Web Design

PDF (Portable Document Format) has been around for a long time. You might say it’s almost as much a part of the web as HTML. Not that these files are…

Web Designers No Longer Need to Sacrifice Performance for Beauty

Web Designers No Longer Need to Sacrifice Performance for Beauty

UX Design / Web Design

On the modern web, is any visual enhancement worth implementing if it means taking a significant performance hit? It shouldn’t have to.

My Client Made Me Do It: True Tales from the Grumpy Designer

My Client Made Me Do It: True Tales from the Grumpy Designer

UX Design / Web Design

Enjoy humorous and relatable stories from the Grumpy Designer, offering a unique perspective on the design industry.

The Various Types of Usability Testing

The Various Types of Usability Testing

UX Design / Web Design

Why bother with different types of usability testing for your website? After all, a good analyst will be able to interpret web analytics and come up with a solid reason…

Exploring the Impact of Emotion in Web Design

Exploring the Impact of Emotion in Web Design

UX Design / Web Design

For us designers it is sometimes a hard pill to swallow, but our beautiful work is useless if they do not serve the goals of our clients. And for every…

How to Move Toward a Dedicated Usability Testing Budget

How to Move Toward a Dedicated Usability Testing Budget

UX Design

The importance of a dedicated usability testing budget for identifying and fixing UX issues early in the design process.

Improving Design With Quick Usability Tests

Improving Design With Quick Usability Tests

UX Design

To see how users behave in a natural environment, it helps to use remote usability software to record the screens and the voices of test participants. This lets you hear…

Adapting Mobile Web Usability for Ad Content Blockers

Adapting Mobile Web Usability for Ad Content Blockers

UX Design
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