Design

  • How To Create a Web Design Style Guide

    How To Create a Web Design Style Guide

    Tomas Laurinavicius  •  March 9, 2017

    Creating websites is getting more and more complex and is usually not a one person job. It is important to ensure that design is consistent and optimized to meet business...

  • UX Design Tips For Dropdown Navigation Menus

    UX Design Tips For Dropdown Navigation Menus

    Jake Rocheleau  •  March 7, 2017

    Dropdown menus have come a long way thanks to modern JavaScript and CSS3 effects. But not all dropdowns are created equal, and some UX strategies work better than others. In this...

  • How to Create a Perfect Color Scheme [Infographic]

    How to Create a Perfect Color Scheme [Infographic]

    Diana Valeanu  •  March 2, 2017

    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...

  • Personal Branding Guide for Designers

    Personal Branding Guide for Designers

    Tomas Laurinavicius  •  February 5, 2017

    Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands. Being good at your craft is not enough these days, being unique and authentic will...

  • The Future of Magazine-Style Blog Layouts: Trends & Design Ideas

    The Future of Magazine-Style Blog Layouts: Trends & Design Ideas

    Jake Rocheleau  •  January 30, 2017

    All major trade & specialty magazines have built a web presence online. Many still release print editions but the Internet is a much cheaper medium to publish content. The...

  • 5 Tips on Hiring the Best Web Designer

    5 Tips on Hiring the Best Web Designer

    Paula Borowska  •  January 24, 2017

    Hiring a web design can be an exciting process. When I talk about hiring a web design in this post, the advice can be applied in a variety of ways. First, it could mean hiring a...

  • How Great Icons Can Affect The User Experience

    How Great Icons Can Affect The User Experience

    Jake Rocheleau  •  January 17, 2017

    Interfaces are all about communication and getting things done. A website’s UI is a means to an end, and the designer’s job is to create an interface that helps the...

  • Design Trends For Modal Windows On The Web

    Design Trends For Modal Windows On The Web

    Jake Rocheleau  •  January 13, 2017

    Modal windows are those popup windows that appear over the screen rather than opening a new tab/window. They usually darken the background to bring attention to the popup. Most...

  • 6 Features That are Missing from Your Web Design

    6 Features That are Missing from Your Web Design

    Adrian  •  January 11, 2017

    As a business owner, have you ever been totally clueless as to why your website isn’t converting? Do you feel like you have everything in place, yet your audience isn’t...

  • 10 Web Design Trends to Try in 2017

    10 Web Design Trends to Try in 2017

    Carrie Cousins  •  January 2, 2017

    Ready to refresh your website? The start of the year is a great time to take a hard look at your existing design – or even new projects – and think about how to incorporate...