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50 Powerful Time-Savers For Web Designers
There are tools that make our lives much easier. However, finding those obscure time-savers which would save time in every single project isn't easy and requires a lot of time. At Smashing Magazine, we are regularly looking for such useful tools, gather them, review them and eventually prepare for a truly smashing round-up. Such posts are quite lengthy and extensive, but they are always worth checking out.
The Blackwing 603
What is so special about this pencil that its devotees will accept no substitute and make them willing to spend $250.00 for a box of them?
Responsive Web Design
Designers have coveted print for its precision layouts, lamenting the varying user contexts on the web that compromise their designs. Ethan Marcotte advocates we shift our design thinking to approp…
Dear Designer, You Suck
Are we pulling our punches too much when it comes to critiquing design? Are we being honest with one another?
Art Manifestos and Their Applications in Contemporary Design
contemporary
Shalom! Showcase Of Web Design In Israel
Israel is a young country with an old heart. It has been quickly built up over the last 60 years as an independent democratic Jewish state and is shockingly cutting edge for a country so new. What’s unique about Israeli web design?
Web Design Criticism: A How-To
I had the opportunity to work with some very talented and highly experienced designers who all had made the jump from other design fields to the Web. It was there, as part of that training, that I learned about **critiquing**, both giving and receiving, through regular design reviews.
Common Questions About Design Professionalism
The design profession is full of happy folks, and understanding why so many designers enjoy their work is not hard. But not all are so happy. If you’re not careful, the joy of getting paid to pursue your passion can be tainted by the less joyous realities of the professional world. You see, no matter how skilled you are as a designer, unless you are equally prepared in **professional matters**, your prospects will be limited and your circumstances compromised. This is true whether you work freelance, for an agency or in-house with a company.
A Guide to Creating Professional Quality Logo Designs
Logo design is often seen as a quick and easy job; you create a small graphic, stick it next to some text and the job is done! In reality there’s a lot more to it, which makes the whole process of creating a logo or identity a challenging task. Let’s take a look at some […]
… useful coding techniques
… css layouts, visual effects and forms
… Beautifully Designed iPhone Utilities
What should news apps on the iPad look like?
Email Newsletter Design: Guidelines And Examples
The email newsletter is a powerful marketing and communication tool that has various useful functions. It reminds your users about you; it informs users about your products; it tells them what you have been up to; and it helps you build a unique relationship with them. Users like email newsletters if the newsletters bring them value.
Applying Mathematics To Web Design
“Mathematics is beautiful.” This may sound absurd to people who wince at numbers and equations. But some of the most beautiful things in nature and our universe exhibit mathematical properties, from the smallest seashell to the biggest whirlpool galaxies. In fact, one of the greatest ancient philosophers, Aristotle, said: “The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry and limitation; and these are the greatest forms of the beautiful.”
… Free UI and Web Design Wireframing Kits, …
Planning and communication are two key elements in the development of any successful website or application. And that is exactly what the wireframing process offers: a quick and simple method to plan the layout and a cost-effective, time-saving tool to easily communicate your ideas to others.
How To Say No To Spec Work Requests
Redesigning Personal Projects – A Critical Analysis
Kristy Anne Ligones
Illustrator and graphic designer
The Secret History of Kubrick …
… the Blog Theme That Changed the Internet
Service that Scales: Pricing Guidelines, Tips, and Strategies for Freelancers | Spyre Studios
Take a look around any online marketplace and you’ll see the labor of designers, writers, and digital artists severely undervalued.
UI with fewer images
(about CSS performance)
Ignorance Is Bliss
Andrew Clarke shares a case study highlighting the benefits of progressively enhanced web design. Ever wondered how to convince your clients to let you use cutting edge web techniques? It may be simpler than you think.
Make Your Mockup in Markup
»We aren’t designing copies of web pages, we’re designing web pages.«
My Website Design Was Stolen! Now What?
Designers spend hours perfecting websites, whether their own or their clients’.
Stronger, Better, Faster Design with CSS3
In our last article about CSS3, ["Pushing Your Buttons With Practical CSS3](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/12/02/pushing-your-buttons-with-practical-css3/), we talked about using new CSS3 techniques like gradients, border-radius and drop-shadows to create compelling, flexible and (in some cases) hilarious buttons.
35 Ultimate Useful CSS Cheats to Streamline Web Development
Working With RGBA Colour
Drew McLellan kicks off our 2009 season with a look at some of the tools CSS3 provides for applying levels of transparency to colour values, enabling you to avoid weighing down a site design with heavy PNG images.
Effekte mit der CSS-Eigenschaft text-shadow
23 Pure CSS Effects/Solutions to Make JavaScript Angry