Design

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  Designing Airbnb’s Website: An Interactive Mockup Exercise

  Indra Sofian  •  July 19, 2016

  When you think of a good website design, what comes to mind? For me, it’s Airbnb. I like its design not just because it has a pretty color palette or an eye-catching video on...
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  Prototyping in the Browser: Tips and Tools for Designers

  Jake Rocheleau  •  July 12, 2016

  The task of prototyping a website is an extensive process of creating a basic wireframe with interactive features. While a wireframe may be static images or sketches, a prototype...
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  Crafting a Successful Onboarding Experience for New Users

  Paula Borowska  •  July 6, 2016

  The term onboarding comes from the HR department. It was originally used to refer to new hires and having them “acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become...
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  How to Create a Perfect Color Scheme [Infographic]

  Diana Valeanu  •  June 29, 2016

  Nothing can make a project stand out or identify your brand or business like color. Just think: What would the “Golden Arches” of McDonald’s be without the signature red and...
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  Principles of Chatbots Design

  Carrie Cousins  •  June 23, 2016

  Are chatbots in the future of website design? These little bits of artificial intelligence are starting to pop up everywhere – whether you notice them for what they are or...
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  Smoke Transitions: Beginning of a Trend?

  Antonio Petre  •  June 2, 2016

  A website homepage includes any number of features such as branding, icons or illustrations. Recently, we’ve seen a surge in the popularity of motion in web design; more sites...
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  How to Create Perfect Color Combinations

  Carrie Cousins  •  April 20, 2016

  One of the most challenging and tricky parts of the design process can be choosing a color palette that represents your brand or message, while creating an amazing base for the...
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  Duotone – Fresh Trend in Website Design

  Nataly Birch  •  April 11, 2016

  As Wiki states, a Duotone is a halftone reproduction of an image that brings out its middle tones and highlights. Blue, brown, red and yellow are considered to be the everyday...
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  10 Type Rules for an Excellent User Experience

  Carrie Cousins  •  March 31, 2016

  When it comes to websites and apps, good typography is more than just a pretty typeface. Letting has to be highly readable – and scannable – while providing a solid visual...
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  How to Start a Web Design Project [Infographic]

  Adrian  •  March 26, 2016

  There’s a first time for everything — and it’s finally time for your very first web design project! While landing your first gig is a huge accomplishment in itself, keeping...