Category: Design

Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.

Top Web Design Trends for 2015

There’s no clear-cut scientific formula to great design because it’s undoubtedly considered more of an art than a science. Strangely there are many recognizable patterns which seem to reappear time and again. These might be called popular design techniques but from an industry perspective many people refer to them as design trends. This post delves… Continue reading Top Web Design Trends for 2015

20 Beautiful Websites Designed With Squarespace

So much buzz has been going around about Squarespace and how it has changed the way people built their websites. And once you’ve seen some of the websites they power up, you’ll understand why this is so. Squarespace has definitely taken websites to a whole new level, adding emphasis on clean, high quality imagery and… Continue reading 20 Beautiful Websites Designed With Squarespace

9 Awesome Tools That Pro Web Designers Use

Ask a group of web designers to name their favorite tools and you are likely to receive responses that include Adobe Photoshop, WordPress, and other popular choices. As powerful as these tools are, there are also many others that, while not quite as well known, are just as useful to professional designers. In this article,… Continue reading 9 Awesome Tools That Pro Web Designers Use

Personas: Finding imaginary friends for web designers

One of the most common pieces of writing advice out there is “know your audience.” Choosing to appeal to either middle-aged lawyers or college freshmen will alter everything from approach, to tone, to structure, even if the subject matter is the same. Why treat web design any differently? It’s common sense that middle-aged lawyers and… Continue reading Personas: Finding imaginary friends for web designers

22 Circular Icon Designs for Websites and User Interfaces

Various styles have been adapted over recent years pertaining to icon design. Websites and mobile apps utilize their fair share of icons to convey a much clearer meaning in regards to a user interface. Those with perspicacity recognise the importance of symbolic pictograms. But how do you decide on a theme among the many various… Continue reading 22 Circular Icon Designs for Websites and User Interfaces

Critical Mistakes To Avoid When Quoting A Web Design Project

Striking out on your own as a freelance designer can be incredibly exciting and rewarding, but to be successful, designers who go this route must hone much more than their design skills. A successful freelance designer must have exceptional organizational and presentation skills. He/She must also understand business development and know how to properly quote… Continue reading Critical Mistakes To Avoid When Quoting A Web Design Project

23 Perfectly Minimal Portfolio Themes

How often do you need to update your portfolio website? Perhaps every couple of years or more? Although it may not be something all too common, there are lots of designers who wish to update their design style in a consistent manner. This requires tact, skill, patience, and quite a bit of free time. Unfortunately… Continue reading 23 Perfectly Minimal Portfolio Themes

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… Continue reading How To Use Balanced Symmetry in Web Design

Some Of The Best UX And UI Tools And Resources That You Can Use

The tools you are using today may not be ideally suited for the next web or app design project you take on. Newer tools are constantly being introduced on the market and have the potential to make your work easier and faster, as well as more professional in appearance. As you browse through this list,… Continue reading Some Of The Best UX And UI Tools And Resources That You Can Use

29 Free Photoshop Designs for Mobile App User Interface

Mobile Apps are all the rage these days. Now a days when almost everyone owns smart phones there are myriad apps that cater to different purposes. For each purpose there are infinite apps, all by different designers. Now that there are so many apps already available online it becomes a little difficult for the designers… Continue reading 29 Free Photoshop Designs for Mobile App User Interface

How To Design a Mesmerizing Studio or Agency Website

Creative studios are becoming much more popular with such an interconnected world of digital design. Large-to-medium sized companies are found all over the world, coupled with freelancers and small teams who launch their own personal studio. Thus competition is fierce and understanding how to design a captivating website is pivotal to success. I’d like to… Continue reading How To Design a Mesmerizing Studio or Agency Website

Free Image Editor: 4 Stellar Programs to Help You Create Beautiful Images

Need a new free image editor? Today we’re taking a look at four free tools you can use to design your own custom image graphics for sharing in blog posts or on social media. While toiling away in advanced image editing programs will always allow for unparalleled sophistication, there are some incredible free tools online that… Continue reading Free Image Editor: 4 Stellar Programs to Help You Create Beautiful Images

Top UX & UI Tools and Resources That You Should Use

When you take on a web or an app design project, how much thought do you give about the tools you are presently using as opposed to new tools that are constantly coming on the market which could make your work easier and in some cases, more professional looking? The list below offers a cross-section… Continue reading Top UX & UI Tools and Resources That You Should Use

Tips & Tricks for Designing Uniform Website Icons

Featured image source Beautiful icons are the rainbow sprinkles on top of a delicious website sundae. The ability to craft icons that blend together is almost compulsory. Any UI designer should be more than willing to jump onto the path of icon design. Although it is jarring and difficult, consistent icon design greatly improves the… Continue reading Tips & Tricks for Designing Uniform Website Icons

Why Flat Design Is The Way To Go For Your Mobile App

Flat design is increasingly being used in mobile apps replacing the commonly known intricate designs that are dominated by drop shadows, brushes and gradients. This design style incorporates flat shapes and icons. Flat design basically revolves around the use of rectangles, triangles, circles and other shapes without the need to use other design elements such… Continue reading Why Flat Design Is The Way To Go For Your Mobile App

20 Best Color Palette Tools for Web and Graphic Designers

As a web or graphic designer you must have a keen sense of color combinations and feel which colors look good together and which don’t. Anyway, even with this great skill in color combining, you may find yourself in situations when you just feel less inspired. That’s when these best color palette tools come in… Continue reading 20 Best Color Palette Tools for Web and Graphic Designers

Create Your Own Professional Forms for Free with JotForm

If you’ve ever built a form for your website, you must have taken a few minutes to scratch your head here and there. The task at hand can often be daunting, which is why a lot of people don’t build their own forms. Forms can sometimes take the back seat when it comes to the… Continue reading Create Your Own Professional Forms for Free with JotForm

Best Tools and Platforms For Building Websites in 2015

You need to know your CMS, website building platforms, and page crafting tools. How else do you expect to pacify the two forces behind website creation – design and development? You could be a design guru, and have no clue about coding. You could be waist-deep in the analytic mindset required for programming, even though… Continue reading Best Tools and Platforms For Building Websites in 2015

30 CSS Puns That Prove Designers Have a Great Sense of Humor

The job of a web designer can be a real pain and frustrating one, but it is also a close-knit community with a healthy sense of humor. Take for instance CSS puns like this: In fact, you probably get this universal truth even if you aren’t a designer! You can find more from this Reddit… Continue reading 30 CSS Puns That Prove Designers Have a Great Sense of Humor

User Interface Design Inspiration – 25 UI Design Examples

User interface design is the design of user interfaces for softwares, machines, such as computers, home appliances, mobile devices, and other electronic devices, with the focus to maximize the user experience. The main purpose of user interface design is to make the user’s interaction as simple and efficient as possible, in terms of accomplishing user… Continue reading User Interface Design Inspiration – 25 UI Design Examples

15 Modern Responsive HTML5 WordPress Themes with Amazing UIUX

New HTML5 WordPress themes for blog, news, magazine and corporate websites. All themes are fully responsive with modern UI and UX design, suitable for any kind of creative or business use. All themes are designed to give your brand or service an air of esteem and confidence, easy theme is fully customizable, built with best frameworks… Continue reading 15 Modern Responsive HTML5 WordPress Themes with Amazing UIUX

Responsive Websites Design – 32 Inspiring Examples

Responsive design websites for your inspiration. This website gallery only have fully responsive, Retina-Ready HTML and CSS3 coded websites. All web designs are very interactive with amazing UI and UX. that help to create a great-looking content, making your design looks classy, strong, attractive, mysterious and very striking. Responsive Websites for Inspiration In this article, we are compiled… Continue reading Responsive Websites Design – 32 Inspiring Examples