Let’s start the week off with some freebies, shall we? We’re running a giveaway courtesy of the folks at PixelKit, who are generously sharing three annual membership subscriptions with our readers. PixelKit is stocked with thousands of graphics perfect for any web designer. All UI kits are 100% specialized, which means they will include everything […]
Archives for March 2015
Walking the SEO and Web Design Tightrope: How to Balance UX and Site Crawlability?
It’s no longer enough to be a web designer in this day and age. Thanks (or no thanks) to website builders that allow startups and business owners without any design experience to create a website by just dragging and dropping elements unto a page on their site, the need for a professional designer may not be as […]
Best UX Design Solutions for Date Input Fields
The purpose of user experience design is to focus solely on how an interface behaves. This is traditionally more important than the actual design because a pretty-looking website is useless if nobody can use it. Thus UX has become a field unto itself with areas of focus derived from usability and case studies. The absolute […]
15 Insanely Beautiful Leaflet Designs
Editor’s note: Chris is a print design enthusiast with a passion for minimalism. He has collected over 100 leaflets over the years, which now serve as inspiration for his design projects. You can follow him on Twitter. Leaflets are everywhere, but most of the time, they can be pretty boring and also, rather dull. A lot […]
The QR Code Quandary: Is There Saving This Maligned Marketing Tool?
There was a time when QR codes are the hottest thing in the marketing world. Originally designed by Denso Wave in 1994, these were used by the automotive industry in Japan to track different parts in manufacturing the vehicles. Due to its readability and ability to store large information as opposed to other UPC barcodes, […]
40 Vector Illustration Scenes for Website Layouts
Digital art has engorged into a tremendous field of painting, vectors, and even animation. Designers who can build impressive scenes with Illustrator or Sketch have a leg up on the competition. But if you’re still new to vector design it may help to study other work and learn from those with more experience. Dribbble is […]
The Only React.js Tutorials and Resources You’ll Need
There is a need among developers to use a framework that will let them achieve fast-loading websites and applications. This can be achieved by rendering complex user interface in an efficient manner. The usual way of building a UI starts with rendering your template before wiring up events to your Document Object Model (DOM). This […]
How To Use Balanced Symmetry in Web Design
Professional designers incorporate many different ideas related to composition. One of the lesser-discussed but vitally important ideas relates to symmetry. This is the process of adjusting page elements so that they align in exactly equal parts. Creating a layout using balanced symmetry aligns certain elements together into groups. There is also value in using asymmetry […]
32 Inspiring Websites for Automotive Companies
Car companies are streamlined by some of the most talented engineers of the modern era. Thus a modern website is vital to the success of an automotive company’s product design & branding. Whether you’re creating a new project or doing some freelance work, these automotive website layouts are perfect for anyone in search of inspiration. […]
Typed.com Brings Blogging Back to Basics
Typed.com is the latest upcoming blogging platform that makes it easier for writers, storytellers, and journalists to publish their work online. It is currently an IndieGogo campaign launched by Realmac Software, makers of Realweaver, Ember, and award-winning to-do app Clear. But with a couple of days left before the end of the campaign, Typed.com has amassed […]
