Carrie Cousins

Carrie Cousins is a freelance writer with more than 10 years of experience in the communications industry, including writing for print and online publications, and design and editing. You can connect with Carrie on Twitter @carriecousins.

Essential Design Trends, April 2017

It’s all about geometry. The trend is design right now centers around interesting shapes and layers that combine to…

7 Ways to Tell a Great Story with Design

A website is more than just a place to hold information about your app, portfolio or products. It should tell a story…

What’s New for Designers, March 2017

From new tools to code snippets to typefaces that will make your design life better, this month’s design newbies are a…

7 Secrets for Designing Great Forms

Almost every website design includes some type of form. From simple email address collection to sign up for a…

Essential design trends, March 2017

Here’s the point of emphasis… That’s the theme this month. This collection of trends focuses on adding emphasis to the…

What’s new for designers, February 2017

Everywhere you look there are new releases, and new tools popping up, but how do you know which elements are worth your…

Essential design trends, February 2017

An interesting visual presence above the scroll is the first impression a user gets of a website. Whether that user…

8 reasons 80s flair will rule design in 2017

Trends come and go in waves. The latest wave when it comes to web design is totally 1980s. From bright color to flat…

8 simple steps to better icon design

Icons are everywhere. From app icons on home screens to graphic representations that lead users through a design, icon…

What’s new for designers, January 2017

New design tools are like new toys. You are probably always looking for elements to make your life easier. Here we have…

Essential design trends, January 2017

New year, new design trends. One of the great things about web design is that it is constantly evolving. You can find…

Does this type make my design look fat?

Nothing can ruin a design like typography that doesn’t fit. Whether it’s too big (or too small), improper type scaling…

12 days of holiday gifts for designers

There’s just 12 shopping days to go until Christmas, finding the perfect gift in that time can present a challenge. To…

Create the Perfect Hero Image Using Contrast

Want to make a great first impression? It starts with your website’s header. The image a user sees will leave an…

Essential design trends, December 2016

Do you ever find yourself noticing that a certain design element just keeps popping up? Even those tiny details that…

4 compelling reasons you should embrace VR

While none of us can predict the future, every designer should be thinking about it. All indications point to the next…

15 warning signs you might be a designer

Do you ever fall into one of those designer “stereotypes?” Admit it, maybe you wear a lot of black, or maybe you have…

Essential design trends, November 2016

It’s time to break out of your (design) shell and try something bold. Larger-than-life bold techniques are the big…