Design

The human brain works in a way that you can't ignore if you want your design to be successful. Brain-friendly web design determines success and failure.

Header navigation menus can often be overlooked when it comes to inventive and creative web design. But as the primary way users explore and interact with your website, investing in engaging header navigation means site visitors spend more time on your site and end up seeing much more than just your landing page. There's no point having brilliant web design on your inner pages if your header doesn't make it easy (and fun) to click through to it. So we've put together a roundup of websites which have made the most of their navigation menus with beautiful, sleek, and innovative design. Take a...

New image formats like WEP and MOZJPEG will be a major boost to load time on the web. The majority of page load and render time is usually attributed to unoptimized images, so these new formats will make both mobile and desktop load times faster. I’ve taught you how to detect WEBP support but we’ve […]

Visual hierarchy is vital to good website design. It’s one of the key principles that will make your website effective in accomplishing your goals for it. There’s a lot of...

Iris aims at being the definitive design tool to create beautiful color schemes to use in your projects.

Welcome to part 2 of our mini series “Effective Divi Web Design Principles” where we’re exploring effective design practices to help empower new web designers and those who identify as...

Looking for some tips to get the most out of your new WordPress site? We’ve put together some handy style guidance to allow you to hit the ground running.

Generate color combinations in one click. Colormind creates cohesive color schemes using a deep neural net.

The Most Important Rule in Product Design, and Possibly Life Management

When you do it right, a call-to-action button will get visual attention. When paired with an offer that is compelling, it actually gets people very eager to act. The way the CTA button is created, as …

In this excerpt from Web Typography, Richard Rutter explains how to improve the readability of your data tables.

Learn how a well-defined process translates to high-performing websites.

The first step to building a successful website is ... defining success.

Suspending the idea of existence will create memorable experiences

London isn't famous for hot weather, but that may change soon, and not because of global warming: The design of a new skyscraper in the city is melting cars and setting buildings on fire."It's absolut…

Before I answer the most intensely debated question in designer history, let me tell you a quick story.

If you're unwilling to understand what your development team has to do to implement a feature you designed, software might not be the industry for you.

Five differences between good & great designers

There is this belief that the hand cursor means “clickable”, but this is incorrect and potentially problematic. My hope is that by the end of the article, you’ll never want to use the hand cursor for …

How designers use objective-driven UX design to solve business and customer problems

Research your audience, consolidate your data, and craft your copy. Once you’ve selected your style and format, review your work and then promote it thoughtfully.

It has often been asserted by fans of pop-wisdom that there are only two distinct plots in the whole of western culture: a person goes on a journey, and a stranger comes to town. A brief flick through…

The fad of logo systems is relatively new, but most brands have made it a vital part of their branding strategies. Here's what the trend is all about.

There’s a bit of disruption happening in the world of logos. The single static logo isn’t enough to carry your brand anymore. You actually need a library of logos to meet all the needs of your brand. …

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