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Windows web design apps I can't live without

I’m honestly a bit wary of making a simple, flat declaration that “x is the best program for y”; real life is usually…

10 predictions for imagery in 2014

As a part of my role at iStock by Getty Images, I run global research projects that involve monitoring visual trends to…

Why negative is positive in web design

With all the terms that get thrown at us during our design education (be we self or institutionally taught), it is easy…

OS X Mavericks: Useful new features for designers

Apple released their newest iteration of OS X, called Mavericks (finally straying from the "big cat" theme that's been…

The best fonts of 2013

We all love exciting new typefaces, and 2013 has been a bumper year for type design. So, with 2013 coming to a close,…

The essential ingredients for perfect parallax UX

With so many web technologies, platforms and programming languages, web designers and developers are still searching…

The best of DesignFaves.com, December 2013

For designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there's a brand new…

Deal of the week: Ingimage stock images

This week's deal from our sister-site, MightyDeals.com, is an incredible 87% saving at ingimage.com. ingimage.com has a…

How to use HTML5 geolocation

The new geolocation function in HTML5 adds the functionality to the browser necessary to detect the user's location,…

Can we kill off lorem ipsum?

Once upon a time, in decades and centuries past, Lorem Ipsum served typesetters and printers well. That was back in the…

Pantone unveils 2014 color of the year

Color watchers may be intrigued to see Pantone’s color of the year for 2014. The influencial team at the Pantone Color…

Deal of the week: Over 2,000 exclusive unique fonts

Typefaces are the most elemental resource designers have in their toolbox. They’re a great way to add personality to…

How to use Foundation's advanced features

Last time we covered our bicycle enthusiast's page, we built an entire basic page in less than twenty minutes flat…

The best of DesignFaves.com, May 2013

For designers passionate about the latest developments across the full spectrum of visual design, there's a brand new…

In defence of skeuomorphism

Just a few short years ago the majority of web designers wouldn't have been able to spell skeuomorphism, much less…

Google makes available new cloud computing option

With yesterday’s announcement about the general availability of its Compute Engine, Google has rounded its service-rich…

Take UX to the next level by adding 'delight'

Web sites are built to perform a function, and communicate to their users. But beyond this, web sites can also be…

Are hollow icons harder to understand?

With the release of iOS7, Apple made the most significant changes to their application design guidelines to date.…