Design
Graphic design is more than just good looks. Design is the process of visually conveying ideas or messages to a specific audience.
Slack Adopts Generic New Identity
There were few logos more recognizable than Slack’s. In the five years since the messaging service gained traction it…
By Ben Moss
The Right & Wrong Way to Use Templates
I’m a big fan of templates. They’re an essential part of any productive designer’s workflow and they can also be really…
5 Ways to Design for Large Viewports
Web designers have typically always been big-picture people, in that they like having really big screens in front of…
Designing the Emotional Interfaces of the Future
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them…
Content Management is Design
Content management is design.
I usually try to start an article with some sort of joke or metaphor for flavor, but I’m…
How to Add Innovation to UI Design Patterns
Researchers have known for some time that human behavior happens in patterns. Rather than seek out new ways to interact…
By Zach Watson
5 Trends of Voice UI Design
At its core, the concept of interaction was always about communication. Human-Computer Interaction has never been about…
5 Principles of Cuteness in Web Design
Okay, how in the heck do you make something “cute”? Now maybe you’ve grown up in an environment where getting in touch…
10 Tips for Building a Visual Language
A visual language is just like any other form of communication.
Where “language” refers to spoken or written…
9 Fictional Websites Reviewed
There’s a moment that every tech nerd in every corner of the tech industry knows all too well. It’s that moment when…
The Landing Page at 15: Grown up and Professional
Tech folklore has it that the landing page was born in late 2003, when Microsoft created the concept in response to…
By Dominic Jeff
5 Secrets of Image-Rich Websites
When was the last time you visited a website with no images?
As web designers, we love adding images to our designs…
By Boaz Lederer
Mailchimp Unveils Quirky Rebrand
If any single tech company embodies the spirit of web-savvy, then it is Mailchimp. Since its beginnings as a…
By Ben Moss
Loving & Hating the Hamburger Icon
I love the hamburger menu. I hate the hamburger menu.
I am constantly contradicting myself about this tiny website…
Uber Unveils Simple New Rebrand
A little less than three years ago, Uber rebranded as the cab-service of choice for dystopian sci-fi pac-man fans. It…
By Ben Moss
4 Best Practices for Designing Mega-Footers
Have you ever visited a website, looked around for a bit, and then headed straight to the footer to find the…
By Rafay Ansari
The Real Problem With Pre-Made Themes
Designers, developers, site owners… lend me your eyeballs for a bit. There’s something rotten in the state of pre-made…
8 Design Mistakes that Spell Disaster
Just like anything else, product design can be done well, and it can be done poorly. When a product is designed well,…
By Nick Babich
