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Articles Using Space to Create a Simple and Effective Design Space can be one of the greatest tools in your design kit, it can make text easier to read, bring focus to certain parts of the design. Fonts Have Feelings Too, The Right Font Choice I’ve noticed how seemingly small things like font and the spacing between letters can impact how I feel when reading online. Search Traffic has Dropped Re..

Articles Animated line drawing in SVG Paths in SVG are defined in a format that competes with regex in terms of illegibility... The Design of WordPress 3.8 A new look is one thing (and we’re going to get it), but when you’re well established... Using Square Blocks in Web Design Using Square Blocks - What’s the purpose of using them? Exploring canvas drawing techniques Freedrawing is one of the s..

Articles How to Decide on a Color Scheme for Your Website Each color has its own unique connotations that can be used to your advantage for your website design. Holiday Themed Websites: How to Avoid Cliche Design There are plenty of ways to create subtle changes on your site to last you through the holidays without a site design that screams cliché. 5 Advanced Mobile Web Design Techniques Five A..

Articles Is design a part of mainstream startup culture now? Absolutely Kevin Systrom (Instagram co-founder) - “Some of the biggest services in the world started off with really simple problems”. Creating Non-Rectangular Layouts with CSS Shapes We're going to go over the basics of declaring shapes, and creating simple layouts using new CSS technologies. Misalignment and Asymmetry The various ele..

Articles Expected Web Design trends for 2014 Below you will find a list of expected web design trends in approaching 2014. Supercharge your Workflow in Sketch 8 Easy to Learn Shortcuts to Increase your Productivity in Sketch Is flat design a passing trend or something more? This technique is clean and minimal with a focus on great typography, color schemes and simple icons. Tumblr revamped for i..

Articles Why Japanese Web Design Is So… Different In the mind’s eye of many people Japan is a land of tranquil Zen gardens. Three stages of making wireframes Your prototype needs a workflow. Why We Need Responsive Images: Part Deux The stats below come from tests on Chrome and IE11. A Simple Guide to Creating iOS7 Style Icons Simple process you can follow to create iOS7 inspirited icons. Banning..

Articles The Next Big Thing: Responsive Icons There are a few ways you can currently go about creating and implementing responsive icons. Interfaces in need Facebook doesn’t need your design help. But there are many other companies that do. How Square designed a product with no design at all Square founder Jack Dorsey had asked him to design a product that was so simple. Creating Non-Rectangular..

Articles Responding to environmental lighting with CSS Media Queries Level 4 Media Queries Level 4 builds upon the existing media queries specification. Ghost Blogging Platform Review, Good Bye WordPress? Now we have a great new blogging platform. Ghost: just a blogging platform. Personal websites There’s nothing personal about it anymore, besides the URL. And this makes me sad. E-Commerce Navig..

Articles Create Flat WordPress Theme How to create a WordPress theme design for your website. Starting Photoshop HTML5 Extension development The guide Adobe forgot to do! How to modify Bootstrap simply and effectively These are fully-fledged mods that take the basic bootstrap UI. Using CSS Shapes to Enhance Visual Storytelling About to change with the implementation of CSS Shapes. Everyday Desig..

Articles Introduction to Lettering: One Letterform at a Time Create a drop cap letterform for your favorite book. Case Study: Redesigning Commit for iOS 7 Commit is a habit building app based on Jerry Seinfield’s productivity method. A Quick Guide to Sans-Serif Fonts The Sans-Serif has gained the reputation as a “modern” style of typography. How to hire designers A beautiful product that solves ..