The best print and digital designers are those who can master the use of grids. In many cases it’s possible to forego the grid, but you’ll generally create higher-quality work if you learn the rules of grid structure and composition. Grid design is one of the most important components for structuring layouts. Websites use grids… Continue reading Custom Grid Design for Structured Website Mockups
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User Experience Design: How to Do it Right
We know that the customer is always right. However, this motto is often neglected costing website operators a lot of money that could have been better spent. No matter what industry your company is in, the customer should come first in each marketing strategy. You can optimize your sales only with satisfied clients. But customer… Continue reading User Experience Design: How to Do it Right
Trends & Examples of SVG Animation in Web Design
Animation on the web has transformed radically over the past 5 years. SVG animation is one of the newest techniques to manipulate graphics on a webpage. Although SVG has been supported for a long time, it only recently gained support in a majority of web browsers. With greater support comes a greater audience and… Continue reading Trends & Examples of SVG Animation in Web Design
26 New Photoshop Free PSD Files for UI Design
Highest quality UI design Free PSD Files download for commercial graphic design projects. GDJ is a best place to download freebies vector graphics, mockup designs and free PSD files. Here, we have a fresh collection of useful free PSD files created by professional designers, which can save your same time and money. These PSD files are very useful for graphic designers.… Continue reading 26 New Photoshop Free PSD Files for UI Design
ExpandJS – Built with Polymer & Google’s Material Design
ExpandJS is a modular library with 80+ custom elements and 350+ utility functions to kickstart your Web Applications. The elements are built upon Polymer and follow Google’s Material Design guidelines, allowing for beautiful and responsive interfaces. The utility library is an extension of lodash, adding more functions and introducing checks for unexpected arguments. It is… Continue reading ExpandJS – Built with Polymer & Google’s Material Design
Weekly Design News for Web Developers
This is our popular weekly design news post where we share our favorite design related articles, resources and freebies from the past week. If you have spotted or want to share something that you’d like to be listed in the next issue, please feel free to let us know. Dropbox’s New Android App Invisible Design… Continue reading Weekly Design News for Web Developers
Metrics That Matter in Web Design
It’s not easy being a Web designer. We craft works of art that adhere to a multitude of environments, and deliver our message to a globally and culturally diverse audience. Despite having tools and apps to guide our processes, increasing demands upon our time and skillset mean we occasionally forget, ignore or fail to fully… Continue reading Metrics That Matter in Web Design
How to transform user experience into UX design
Usability testing doesn’t have to be complicated. There are dozens of options for a design team that wants to remotely test their solutions. To prove that, we’ve redesigned Yelp, with the help of remote usability tests. We ran remote usability tests because they’re fast and affordable. All of these tests were unmoderated, which means the… Continue reading How to transform user experience into UX design
New Web Design and Development Resources: July Edition
Everyone needs beautiful things, and for us, designers and developers, it means gorgeous resources, so as is usual every month, we have gathered the best and most compelling resources we could find, including fonts, themes, icons, design tools, snippets, articles, and of course, great freebies for you to download. NEW FOR DESIGNERS AND DEVELOPERS Vintage… Continue reading New Web Design and Development Resources: July Edition
What’s Hot and What’s Not: Web Design In 2015
Web design is a constantly evolving space. New trends keep on knocking while old practices keep tumbling and toppling over. With every New Year we have a round of predictions and promises, and 2015 is no different. If you are a web developer, it’s for your own good to keep a tab on these changes… Continue reading What’s Hot and What’s Not: Web Design In 2015
Free 50 Icon Sets
The free icon sets are available in many different formats, with SVGs, as mentioned above, heavily represented, but there are also many sets in PSD, AI, EPS and Sketch formats. All of the sets are free to download, and most will allow you to use them in both your personal and commercial projects, but please… Continue reading Free 50 Icon Sets
25 Inspirational Branding Design Projects
Branding is very important and should go hand in hand with your marketing and PR strategies. A strong brand always has a beautiful logo design, it’s easy to remember and keeps a close relationship with its clients. Whether you’re a brand owner or a designer, these 25 inspirational branding design projects will surely help you… Continue reading 25 Inspirational Branding Design Projects
Understanding Color Psychology for Impactful Web Design
It’s no secret that color psychology is used extensively in all aspects of design. From the colors used on day-to-day grocery items, to brand logos and website design, color is an important element that can convey a specific message to users. Photo credit: Dropbox According to Kissmetrics, when we view a color, our eyes send… Continue reading Understanding Color Psychology for Impactful Web Design
The Importance of Case Studies in a Design Portfolio
Modern case studies are built for design projects of all types. Studios and freelancers alike can put together case studies ranging from branding, web design, mobile UI design, or even After Effects compositing. The following tips & examples should help you understand the purpose of case studies in a creative portfolio. While they might not… Continue reading The Importance of Case Studies in a Design Portfolio
How to Improve UX Design with A/B Testing
If you’ve kept up with design news the past 5-6 years then you should know about A/B testing. This is where two or more page designs are created and offered to a split percentage of visitors. Various metrics are tracked and designers can select a design style based on which features perform the best. It’s… Continue reading How to Improve UX Design with A/B Testing
New Web Design and Development Resources: #6 May Edition
We’re here once more to enlighten you with some of the best free resources for both developers and designers alike. This time, we have code snippets, poster designs, icons, coding tools and many other surprises in store for you. You’d better free up some time and hard drive space, because we’re sure you won’t be… Continue reading New Web Design and Development Resources: #6 May Edition
What Is An Effective Web Design And What Makes Good User Experience?
The Importance of User Experience We live at an age and time where everything is accessible but also in an era where people’s attention span gets shorter. Therefore, in a race to attract prospective customers, companies of all sizes and shapes come up with ways and means to do that. In the process, the World Wide… Continue reading What Is An Effective Web Design And What Makes Good User Experience?
5 Must Have Free eBooks for Web Designers
We have gathered 5 ebooks regarding web design for you to download and read. In the era of Internet, you can get good quality free content instead of buying with cash. Here we have a list of ebooks that’s worth reading. Enjoy. 1. Designing for the Web by Mark Boulton This snappy, extensive book from… Continue reading 5 Must Have Free eBooks for Web Designers
10 Tools for Collaborating on Design Projects Remotely
Remote collaboration with clients or with remote team members can be a pain. There are two main options, email or Skype. But we all know that it takes time and choosing between Reply and Reply All is sometimes complicated and some won’t be able to keep up with all the discussion. Sure, you can email files around,… Continue reading 10 Tools for Collaborating on Design Projects Remotely
Create Code-free Websites with Webyo’s Cloud-based Platform – Now with New Features!
Designing websites can be an arduous task for those of who have no or very little understanding of code. Freelancers and design agencies who service hundreds or thousands of clients must use tools that allow them to seamlessly operate several websites from one cloud-based content management system. Webydo is a cloud-based web design platform that… Continue reading Create Code-free Websites with Webyo’s Cloud-based Platform – Now with New Features!
25 Inspiring Examples of Ultra Minimal Web Design
We all love checking out the latest web designs with loud colours, trendy headers and stunning imagery, but sometimes it’s nice to admire the everlasting style of minimalist design. The ultra minimal websites in this showcase focus on composition and typography to create stripped back, naked designs that are just as beautiful as those full… Continue reading 25 Inspiring Examples of Ultra Minimal Web Design
How To Utilize Negative Space in Web Design
There are many fundamental principles of art & design which are crucial for every web designer to understand. One such principle is negative space, also known as white space. The use of white space can be difficult to explain but it’s much more obvious via example. Negative space is a key component to any great… Continue reading How To Utilize Negative Space in Web Design
Using OmniGraffle for Web Design
OmniGraffle is the OmniGroup’s visual design tool for Apple’s OSX and iOS. It has a deep, extensive set of features that makes it a useful tool to solve most visual problems. At JTech, we’ve found that it excels as a tool for creating wireframes and diagramming flowcharts of website hierarchies. Its diagramming and flowchart capabilities… Continue reading Using OmniGraffle for Web Design
Best Online Courses for Teaching Yourself New Design Skills
Keeping up with modern skillsets is crucial if you want to succeed as a designer. All skills should be on the table from Adobe software to icon design and even RoR development. Unfortunately it can be difficult to learn all of this stuff from books and it’s not always viable to sign up for classes.… Continue reading Best Online Courses for Teaching Yourself New Design Skills