Tag: April

The influence of mobile technology on user cognition and memory

Mobile technology is a part of our daily life more than ever before. Such technology can be a bless to our productivity but also make our brain a bit of a lazy thing. I wrote this article for my Interaction Design post-graduate course. I wanted to share with people some of the things I discovered and… Continue reading The influence of mobile technology on user cognition and memory

Are we there yet? WCAG 2.2 is at the Candidate Recommendation v3

If you’re a regular reader of the Deque blog, you may be asking yourself, haven’t I read this already? Well my friend, you may have. In September 2022, WCAG 2.2 reached the Candidate Recommendation (CR) stage for the first time. Then on January 25, 2023, WCAG 2.2 entered a second round of CR. And, you… Continue reading Are we there yet? WCAG 2.2 is at the Candidate Recommendation v3

The AI revolution for businesses and the customer experience

After scouring the web and experimenting with numerous AI tools I am sharing my predictions for 2030 and beyond. Image created by Midjourney AI using a prompt from Danny Bluestone. In this article I am outlining my 6 ‘I’s to how I see AI evolving over the next decade. They include AI’s impact on the Internet,… Continue reading The AI revolution for businesses and the customer experience

40 New Startup Websites and Landing Pages for Inspiration

Technology and Internet startups are providing a quick method for new businesses to scale. There are so many great ideas out there with founders who are passionate about the cause. Even more developers are getting interested in the startup scene and looking to create their own unique website service. But what are some typical methods… Continue reading 40 New Startup Websites and Landing Pages for Inspiration

20 Best New Websites, April 2021

This month’s collection contains a combination of big and bold, and clean and minimal. Although basic minimalism is still trendy, with lots of white space and greyscale type, we are seeing it softened with color. This is implemented differently, ranging from hints of off-whites in images to gentle pastels as section backgrounds. Playing around with… Continue reading 20 Best New Websites, April 2021

25 Exciting New Tools For Designers, April 2021

Rather than spring cleaning, do some spring “shopping” for tools that will make your design life easier. Packed with free options this month, this list is crammed full of tools and elements that you can use in your work every day. Here’s what new for designers this month: April’s Top Picks Charts.css Charts.css makes creating… Continue reading 25 Exciting New Tools For Designers, April 2021

Popular Design News Of The Week: April 12, 2021 – April 18, 2021

Every day design fans submit incredible industry stories to our sister-site, Webdesigner News. Our colleagues sift through it, selecting the very best stories from the design, UX, tech, and development worlds and posting them live on the site. The best way to keep up with the most important stories for web professionals is to subscribe… Continue reading Popular Design News Of The Week: April 12, 2021 – April 18, 2021

Popular Design News of the Week: April 5, 2021 – April 11, 2021

Every day design fans submit incredible industry stories to our sister-site, Webdesigner News. Our colleagues sift through it, selecting the very best stories from the design, UX, tech, and development worlds and posting them live on the site. The best way to keep up with the most important stories for web professionals is to subscribe… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: April 5, 2021 – April 11, 2021

3 Essential Design Trends, April 2021

The best thing about writing about website design trends each month is looking at all the great sites that are being developed. Designers are stretching creatively and exploring new techniques and ways of doing things all the time. It’s refreshing and inspiring. This month, some of those trends include a style that nods to brutalism,… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, April 2021

Popular Design News of the Week: March 29, 2021 – April 4, 2021

Everyday design fans submit incredible industry stories to our sister-site, Webdesigner News. Our colleagues sift through it, selecting the very best stories from the design, UX, tech, and development worlds and posting them live on the site. The best way to keep up with the most important stories for web professionals is to subscribe to… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: March 29, 2021 – April 4, 2021

Portugal by Sebastião Rodrigues’ pencil

[unable to retrieve full-text content] A journey that merges with the country’s history © Tamanna Rumee The recent history of design in Portugal in general and graphic design, in particular, is certainly still to be written. In other words, it is a story that is written every day, thanks to the work, often in difficult contexts,… Continue reading Portugal by Sebastião Rodrigues’ pencil

The Latest Research for Web Designers, April 2020

In today’s roundup of the latest research for web designers, we’re going to look at a variety of topics, from 2020 holiday shopping predictions to missed opportunities in SEO. Retail Experts Predict Huge Uptick in E-commerce Holiday Sales Shelley E. Kohan wrote a piece for Forbes entitled, “Coronavirus Fears May Drive U.S. E-Commerce Sales Beyond… Continue reading The Latest Research for Web Designers, April 2020

Popular Design News of the Week: April 20, 2020 – April 26, 2020

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers.  The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: April 20, 2020 – April 26, 2020

Exciting New Tools for Designers, April 2020

While there’s a lot going in the world with the COVID-19 pandemic, the design world is also reacting. You’ll notice that some of the newest tools and resources for designers are for working through or with the virus’ impact or are inspired by this change to our lifestyles. Here’s what new for designers this month.… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, April 2020

Popular Design News of the Week: April 13, 2020 – April 19, 2020

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers.  The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: April 13, 2020 – April 19, 2020

Popular Design News of the Week: April 6, 2020 – April 12, 2020

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers.  The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: April 6, 2020 – April 12, 2020

20 Best New Websites, April 2020

In April’s 20 Best New Websites roundup we’ve got some awesome examples of current design trends, and one or two sites that have struck out in their own direction. There’s an experimental typeface, a museum making perfect use of video, and lots of large type. But the two dominant themes are lots of color, and… Continue reading 20 Best New Websites, April 2020

20 Freshest Web Designs, January 2020

January 2020 is picking up where 2019 left off, with lots of animation and even more bold, bright color schemes. We’re also seeing an unusual number of luxury sites this month, and as always there’s a strong set of startups trying to break into the market. Enjoy! Plink To take on giants like PayPal, you… Continue reading 20 Freshest Web Designs, January 2020

Build a Calculator with CSS Grid ― Scotch

This post is the second in a new Scotch series called Code Challenge. We haven’t done one of these since April 23, 2015 but we’d love to start them up more often. Every week we will post an image or tiny app that you can try to build yourselves! We encourage you to use CodePen… Continue reading Build a Calculator with CSS Grid ― Scotch

27 Search Boxes With HTML and CSS – CSS Paradise

CSS experiments with a search form input and button. In this collection are the pens for anything related to search box, search bar, global search area that we can put to a website page. Searching Animation Inspired by Another Set of Eyes by Frank Rodriguez.*needs work in Firefox but looks quite nice in Chrome and… Continue reading 27 Search Boxes With HTML and CSS – CSS Paradise

Clemo: A free PSD template for companies

Clemo is a free website template for companies and agencies featured by a unique and modern style. The package includes 10 hi-res pages based on 1170px Bootstrap grids. Free PSD designed and released by Illia Nesterov. Download freebie Posted on April 4, 2016 in Free PSD, Website templates and tagged agency, templates, websites.