SVG is winning the race when it comes to graphics that scale on the web. Designers and developers are choosing SVG in lieu of icon fonts, raster images, and raster sprites. The benefits of using SVG are numerous but to me, it boils down to scalability. Using SVG can be as simple as copying and pasting the exported code from a vector-based program. From there the problem lies with delivering those graphics in the most efficient manner. Enter SVG...

Building email templates is down right hard. Building responsive emails is even harder. Luckily, the kind folks over at Zurb have developed a fantastic framework that makes the process of building responsive emails easier than it has ever been before. Foundation for Emails (formerly Ink) is a framework tailor fit for a modern designer/developer looking to use the tools and technologies of today to build responsive email templates for tomorrow....

As designers, we often wonder why certain standards become the “right” way to do things in our daily workflow. Questions come about which target the reasoning behind certain decisions we make to solve design problems. For example, the new trendy flat design is all the hype, but have you ever sat back and wondered why? Are users engaged more or less? Does it make a website more usable? Or, is it just aesthetically pleasing for now until another...

You may have heard of CSS preprocessing and be wondering what all the buzz is about. You may even have heard of Sass or LESS. In short, preprocessing your CSS allows you to write more concise stylesheets which are formatted nicely and require less repetitive techniques commonly found when writing CSS code. The result is more dynamic styling and ample amounts of time saved when developing websites or applications. If you already write CSS,...

As a freelance web designer and developer I have become accustomed to working in a specific order from start to finish on a typical client's website. My typical workflow starts with programming/sketching which then leads to development and revisions all with constant contact with the client along the way. When I was asked about developing for Tumblr my mind initially went blank. Tumblr at the time was something I never knew of or understood...

Every web designer requires the right tools to do their job. To create well crafted original designs you certainly need to be inspired to do so. Getting to that point is sometimes the hardest challenge in the field of web design. Luckily enough for us and our fellow design community there are tools available to assist in completing the job quicker and more efficiently. Below, I have outlined a list of tools I recommend for any web designer. Be sure...