A website is never done. Everyone has worked on a project that changed so much after it launched that they no longer wanted it in their portfolio. One way to help those who take over your projects is to produce a style guide. A website is never done. Everyone has worked on a project that […]
A strong personal brand is beneficial on many levels. At the core it differentiates the designer, developer, marketer, etc, from the rest of the pack within crowded disciplines. It functions as a self-promotion agent that works for the practitioner 24/7/365 ultimately ensuring this person becomes a magnet for new and interesting work opportunities. A strong
Michael Tuck shows how to add “app”-like icons to your sites for mobile and desktop browser displays. Identify your site with an icon that stands out from the crowd! According to Brandweek, “brands are the express checkout for people living their lives at ever increasing speed.” This article shows you how, and why, to add
Customer needs should be one of the primary considerations when designing a website or landing page. The era of customer-centric landing pages has dawned. And if your job involves being concerned with metrics like conversion, engagement, and bounce-rates, this is a post that you may want to sit straight up for. In this article, Travis
The feast or famine merry-go-round of freelancing can certainly be damaging to our bank accounts but more importantly it can deeply affect our self worth and mental health. This happens to everyone at some point or another. Even people who we assume are constantly over booked with work. Speak to people and be open and
When sliders are not done well, they can cause a lot of frustration (not to mention lost sales) by standing between your customers and what they want. And getting them wrong is surprisingly easy. In this article, Greg Nudelman and Daria Kempka will present a solution, including the design and code, for a new type
Do you feel like finding yourself wanting the latest Apple iWhatever? Thomas Giannattasio dives into what keeps the flame alive and converts our interest in products into love. I remember when we first met. We hit it off instantly, and it didn’t take long before I was in love. I introduced her to my family,
In some instances, privacy policy, terms of use, and cookie consent pages do have to be ugly. But that doesn’t mean you can’t improve upon how easy they are to read or navigate (which visitors will definitely appreciate). Today, we’re going to look at four ways that web designers can contribute to getting more policy
Four years ago, Jason Grigsby asked a surprisingly difficult question: How do you pick responsive image breakpoints? A year later, he had an answer: Ideally, we’d set responsive image performance budgets to achieve “sensible jumps in file size.” Cloudinary built a tool that implements this idea, and the response from the community was universal: “Great!
Discover the importance of critical reflective practice and challenge some beliefs about reflection and its role in our work and growth. Kristian Mikhel suggests a critical reflective routine for individual contributors and gives some practical recommendations that will make reflection meaningful and actionable. Have you ever looked back at your younger self and wondered, “What
