One of the most important elements in the success of a website is speed. Tools like Google Lighthouse have been built to emphasize performance precisely because it is so important to user experience, and by association, to search engine ranking. The speed of a website is determined by numerous factors, but the single greatest is… Continue reading Is It Time to Start Using an Image CDN?
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Colour Palettes for Cities Around the World
Colour; it defines everything we do when it comes to design. The decisions we make when designing anything from a new website, to a piece of content, dictates the mood in which it’s perceived. Colours create cohesion and helps to plan a piece. Warmer colours tend to be inviting and cosy, whilst cool colours can… Continue reading Colour Palettes for Cities Around the World
Wavehaus Sans: A free typeface in 6 weights
Wavehaus Sans is a free geometric font family designed by Graham Paterson, Senior Designer based in Cape Town. The typeface comes in 6 weights (Thin, Light, Book, Semibold, Bold and Extra Bold) and includes uppercase and lowercase characters, numbers and the most common symbols. * Fonts come in OTF file format. Download font
International Artist Feature: South Africa
For this article in the international artist series, we turn to South Africa, featuring five illustrators and designers who create fantastic work, from lettering to illustration and more! I asked each artist how their country and culture inspired their work, and they delivered fantastic answers. Enjoy! Pearly Yon Pearly Yon is illustrator Simone Hodgskiss, who runs… Continue reading International Artist Feature: South Africa