There has been much more dialog about mentorship among the web designer communities. Being a mentor comes down to being a trusted instructor who is promptly available to offer help and support that is most appropriate to the mentored individual. Much the same as a writer mentor who provide tips and advices about essay writing… Continue reading Essay on Characteristics of Web Design Mentor And Where to Find One for Yourself
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Benefits of Using Kanban Tools in Project Management
Team members are the people who usually give their insight when there is a discussion about identifying the opportunities to improve the business. But in the majority of the situations they will be busy, and it does not seem right to pull them from their work and get their input. So, if the same team… Continue reading Benefits of Using Kanban Tools in Project Management
How to Successfully Present Logo Designs to Clients: A Step-by-Step Guide
‘There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and wow. Wow is the one to aim for’ – Milton Glaser Designing creative, effective and appealing logos is an art, but presenting it to clients is another. The response of your client on the logo highly depends on how you present and… Continue reading How to Successfully Present Logo Designs to Clients: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to Go From Concept to Live App in 8 Steps
In the 1st quarter of 2018, there were more than 7 million available apps in the leading app stores. Some awesome others not worth the download. To ensure that your live app lands in the awesome category, and excites user, then there are some steps you have to follow. In this article I’ll will take… Continue reading How to Go From Concept to Live App in 8 Steps
4 Strategies to Ensuring the Success of Your Mobile App
Today, the entire world has undoubtedly gone mobile as more people access data and information via digital devices, tablets and smartphones. Apps are commonplace for shopping, connecting with people, navigation and managing data. In fact, mobile apps are today more interactive, attractive and easy to integrate with various smartphone features. The current apps trend is… Continue reading 4 Strategies to Ensuring the Success of Your Mobile App
Testing Components in React Using Jest: The Basics
What You’ll Be Creating Testing code is a confusing practice for many developers. That’s understandable because writing tests requires more effort, time, and the ability to foresee possible use cases. Startups and developers working on smaller projects usually favor ignoring tests altogether because of the lack of resources and manpower. However, there are a couple… Continue reading Testing Components in React Using Jest: The Basics
How to Create Presentations that Don’t Suck
The presentation is a convenient way to provide a short yet concise information about any of your projects whether you are a student, office manager, businessman, startupper, or financial advisor. Sad to say but bad presentation happens oftener than the good one. As a result, your audience gets bored and want the presentation to be… Continue reading How to Create Presentations that Don’t Suck
Pre-built websites: How to Refresh a Website’s Look on Fast-Forward
Posted · Category: Best Collections There’s an awful lot of dull, unattractive websites out there that are in dire need of upgrading or total redesign. The owners of those websites are either unaware of the problem or hesitant to ask how much redesign would cost. Web designers would of course welcome the work, even though… Continue reading Pre-built websites: How to Refresh a Website’s Look on Fast-Forward
Building Effective Navigation Menus
Designing effective navigation menus should be a core competency of any decent web designer. A good navigation menu will be short, well-organized, sufficiently descriptive and effective at corralling user intent. There no secret recipe involved: it comes down to empathy for the user and understanding of their intentions. Address The User’s Need Before you build… Continue reading Building Effective Navigation Menus
These 5 UX Mistakes Drive Visitors Away in Less Than 5 Seconds
Posted · Category: Best Collections The longer you can keep a visitor tuned into your website the better. But the time needed to fully engage a visitor is quite short. If your website UX isn’t up to snuff, you’ll be fortunate if a visitor sticks around more than 5 seconds. That isn’t much time to… Continue reading These 5 UX Mistakes Drive Visitors Away in Less Than 5 Seconds
How to Find and Hire The Perfect Freelance Logo Designer for Your Business
It’s not always easy to find the ideal freelancer for your business. It’s especially hard when we’re talking about design, such as when you’re looking for a logo designer. In this article, you’ll find out how to not just find and approach freelance logo designers but also hire and make them part of your team.… Continue reading How to Find and Hire The Perfect Freelance Logo Designer for Your Business
Tricks to Overcome Common Development Problems
Everyone runs into a web development crisis at some point while working on a project. Either it goes over budget, you find unexpected security flaws, or you just run into a roadblock that keeps you from creating the kind of site you want your clients and users to appreciate. Knowing some tricks to overcome common… Continue reading Tricks to Overcome Common Development Problems
UX at Google, designing friction, interface as a story, and more UX this week
The state of UX in 2018 The death and rebirth of UX → As designers, we have always fought to be involved in strategic decisions early on. Now that we have a seat at the table, what are we going to do about it? Designing for the age of immediacy → Real-time social media experiences are changing… Continue reading UX at Google, designing friction, interface as a story, and more UX this week
Serious products don’t have to be serious
In industries like financial services, we have learned to expect that all communication will be formal, stern and, quite frankly, boring. It’s all insider jargon and confusing acronyms — any sort of personality is a rare sight. But it doesn’t have to be that way… At TransferWise, we have recently launched instant transfers, allowing you to send… Continue reading Serious products don’t have to be serious
The Ignored Obvious of UX Design Interviews (and interviews in general)
#1 Do Your Research Being a UX Designer, I use research to understand the problem at hand, know my audience, and gather enough context information to make an informed decision for further steps. Research is an integral part of my design process and I apply the same to interviews. In most cases, especially UX Interviews, the… Continue reading The Ignored Obvious of UX Design Interviews (and interviews in general)
Start From User Expectations to Deliver a Good Mobile UX
Nowadays mobile devices come in all shapes and sizes, each with its own way of interpreting the data received and the user interface solution. This greatly determines the success of any given app design, so user experience is one of the top priorities you need to consider. When working on a site design, these various… Continue reading Start From User Expectations to Deliver a Good Mobile UX
How To Design For Digital Products
It is really difficult to talk about static elements on the web: the design process is changing rapidly; and inefficiency is no longer allowed. The reason is competition; and designers’ will to plan their project in advance and to apply purposeful methods. The crucial discovery was the connection between design quality and experience outcome; and… Continue reading How To Design For Digital Products
7 E-Commerce Design Boo Boos
Appearances matter. It takes one twentieth of a second for your site visitors to judge you. What can people take in in 0.05 sec? Looks are the only thing a prospect can absorb so quickly. You will lose a prospect instantly if your e-commerce page has any of these seven design flaws. Your chances of… Continue reading 7 E-Commerce Design Boo Boos
UX and design thinking: 5 tips for changing your company mindset
The UX design is based off an attitude, a mindset that aims to catch those unfulfilled user needs in the context of a certain experience and turn them into design opportunities, through a process made of specific steps, mainly provided by the “design thinking tool set”. Conversely, so many companies in the digital industry keep… Continue reading UX and design thinking: 5 tips for changing your company mindset
The Myth of “Unlimited Everything” Hosting Plans — SitePoint
More from this author WordPress: A World-Class Content Management System 5 Time-Saving Uses for WP-CLI Automation Whether you’re building your hundredth client website, or you’ve just finished up Responsive Web Development and are looking for a host for your first portfolio site, you’re hunting for the best hosting provider. Because you’re probably looking for both… Continue reading The Myth of “Unlimited Everything” Hosting Plans — SitePoint
Top 20 Multiple Services WordPress Themes with a Simple Clean Design
Oftentimes, it is quite a tricky task to find a beautiful template to fit your corporate branding. Whether you need a website for a small-sized business, a corporate or company homepage, a car wash or cleaning service project, our collection of Top 20 Multiple Services WordPress Themes will come in handy. All of these special… Continue reading Top 20 Multiple Services WordPress Themes with a Simple Clean Design
5 Best Designed Websites in 2017
The web industry appears to be an extremely evolving space. It introduces some latest techniques and technologies letting developers implement the best website designs as well as meet their users’ expectations. New design trends appear very quickly. They create an award-winning symbiosis with some classics like retro style, patterns, and techniques that launch a web… Continue reading 5 Best Designed Websites in 2017
Purchasing an APM for Your Business: Are Your Stuck?
For any application technology to succeed, it has to provide the end-users with the quality experience. What APM (Application Performance Monitoring/Management) does is to ensure that the application program that you develop performs optimally as expected. It could be that you have disappointed your customers for so long with frequent crashes of your apps and… Continue reading Purchasing an APM for Your Business: Are Your Stuck?
6 SEO Must-Haves for Web Designers & Developers
February 24, 2017 by Veronika The design and development work on a website doesn’t end with setting it live. Having a clean, W3C-validated code and an eye-catching design will surely help you get on the railroad to success. Yet, if you’re looking into building a website that truly stands out from the rest and provides… Continue reading 6 SEO Must-Haves for Web Designers & Developers