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Typography: The Anatomy of a Letter

The more we communicate, the closer we become. Typography inspires us by reminding the world of a simpler time without connection. As designers and artists, we can carry that fascination into our work by studying the makeup of letters. If you prefer video tutorials, you can start with the basics of typography anatomy with this… Continue reading Typography: The Anatomy of a Letter

How to Optimize the Design and Location of the Search Bar

The search bar is one of the most useful features on your website. It can help visitors find exactly what they’re looking for with just a few key presses. On a typical ecommerce website, search users convert at a rate 3.5x higher than those that don’t interact with search, so it makes sense to use… Continue reading How to Optimize the Design and Location of the Search Bar

Website Design Ideas for Gaming Enthusiasts

Video gaming is one of the hottest and fastest growing industries right now. If you are into gaming, there is no reason why you should not have a website or at least a YouTube channel to show off your gaming skills. Many people take to the internet to show how they are playing a certain… Continue reading Website Design Ideas for Gaming Enthusiasts

5 Essentials For Your First Business Website

Websites are essential for entrepreneurs looking to promote their brand. It creates a space for customers to learn about your product or services and can even be used to lure potential investors to grow your seed money. However, you can’t just create any website and hope to attract customers and investors. Your website needs to… Continue reading 5 Essentials For Your First Business Website

How Non-Digital Elements Can Improve UX

Designers draw ideas for website design and best user experience (UX) from everywhere – not just the digital sphere. If it annoys in real life, it can hinder user experience online. If it uplifts emotions or forms connections in the outside world, chances are it can be used for inspiration in designing online experiences as… Continue reading How Non-Digital Elements Can Improve UX

Online Website Builder and Online Database All In One Place

Online website builders have been around for over a decade, and used to bring relief to small businesses that couldn’t afford to pay a developer to bring their business online. But it seems that is no longer the case; what was once a sufficient solution to keeping costs low and productivity high is now just… Continue reading Online Website Builder and Online Database All In One Place

No Digital Tools needed: Creating Digital Products

Photo by Climate KIC on Unsplash I am sure, every UI and UX Designer knows that kind of problem: You have received a briefing for a new project. Everybody is on fire and is going to do some fancy stuff for it. But how to start? How to create innovative ideas? How to set your mind… Continue reading No Digital Tools needed: Creating Digital Products

Airbnb First Date Concept

Iterations After synthesizing the insights, I re-iterated on the concepts to alleviate the weaknesses and further highlight the strengths. Idea 1: Bingo x Digital Gift Combining Bingo and Digital Gift Exchange Concepts Medium Fidelity Wireframes of Situations Where Their Interests Matched and Don’t After testing, I decided to remove the gamified portion of the concept and replaced it… Continue reading Airbnb First Date Concept

Design makes AI smarter

Designers today most likely have been designing for products that use some level of AI for automation. We have been designing in the first stage of AI, artificial narrow intelligence. To get to the second stage of AI, artificial general intelligence, we need user data. Lots of it. How do we get this information? To… Continue reading Design makes AI smarter

Atomic design: how to design systems of components

Today, the idea of Atomic Design is to begin with common raw material (atoms) with which we can build the rest of the project: Today: we start from atoms and we build the rest from there We have thus not only an “air de famille” between all the screens, but also a system which offers infinite… Continue reading Atomic design: how to design systems of components

New Printable Business Card Templates

Beautiful multipurpose printable business card templates ideal for corporate business, personal identity or any branding. Clean, modern and fully customizable business cards. All business cards are available in .AI and PSD format and you can easily change the color of the element or the element itself in just one click. Business cards are available in… Continue reading New Printable Business Card Templates

The Importance Of Outcome-Focused Web Design And How A Strong Host Can Help

June 20, 2017 by Spyrestudios Blogger For an up-and-coming business, developing a strategically designed website that puts your goals at the forefront is key. Apart from boosting your online presence, a well-designed website can increase sales and revenue, engage and maintain connections with current clients, even foster relationships with potential customers. When designing your website,… Continue reading The Importance Of Outcome-Focused Web Design And How A Strong Host Can Help

Creative Photography Business Cards | Design

Creative, modern and clean photography business card templates for professional photographers and designers. You can easily customize and use these cards for photo studio, personal identity, name cards, calling cards, launches, events, invites, promotion and more. All business cards are fully customizable and well organized in Photoshop .PSD files. All texts are editable and colors can be easily change… Continue reading Creative Photography Business Cards | Design

3 Reasons A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words In Design

Whoever said, “a picture is worth a thousand words” was right. It’s especially true on the internet. The images displayed on your website determine how your visitors perceive your business and brand. If you’ve got a website and want your visitors to consume your content or take a specific action, it’s imperative to project the… Continue reading 3 Reasons A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words In Design

Celebrating 100,000 Pinterest followers

This past weekend on May 27, 2017 we achieved a milestone 100,000 followers on Pinterest!! Perhaps! It was the day of my life, when it all began to progress, and I for the very first time came to know about Pinterest and its increasing popularity day by day. Before that it was all, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram,… Continue reading Celebrating 100,000 Pinterest followers

Check Out These Free Stock Photos

FreePhotos.cc has an abundance of free, high-quality Creative Commons photos for you to select from for your websites or blog posts. This free stock photo resource saves you the time and trouble of having to visit various sites and comb through their inventories to find something you can use. Feel free to mention the photographer… Continue reading Check Out These Free Stock Photos

27 New Professional Business Card PSD Templates

Fresh new collection of creative business card templates design, all are available in fully editable Photoshop PSD, AI and InDesign format, easy to customize and well organized business cards. All business cards design perfect for any kind of company, agency or even personal use. You can easily change the color of the element or the element itself in… Continue reading 27 New Professional Business Card PSD Templates

Best Star Wars Posters and Illustrations

Star Wars Day is just around the corner and I’m excited to share with you some of the best Star Wars illustrations and posters I was able to find on the Web. Enjoy and don’t forget to have a great Star Wars day this May 4th. Star Wars Trilogy Posters Created by: Marko Manev / Las… Continue reading Best Star Wars Posters and Illustrations

How to Use Style Sheets in Adobe InDesign

Designers are always divided on which tech or software to use. There is no single piece of software that can do it all. They’re all better in some areas and less strong in others. Many designers end up using the software that they started out with because it is quick and simple for them to… Continue reading How to Use Style Sheets in Adobe InDesign

Resist — or reach out? Thoughts on entrepreneurship and diversity

re·sist·ance: the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument; the ability not to be affected by something adversely. #Grabyourwallet, weekly marches, Facebook and Twitter posts galore — our anger won’t subside any time soon, and for good reason. Its expression is powerful and meaningful. But how does Melissa,… Continue reading Resist — or reach out? Thoughts on entrepreneurship and diversity

Best Places to Find Free Watercolor Flower Designs

April 13, 2017 by Veronika This week’s spring-themed piece covers one of the most talked about topics in the design sector – watercolor flowers. It’s hard to deny it, watercolor flower elements are everywhere these days. They give the designs a feel of artisan beauty and are the perfect way to spruce up a design… Continue reading Best Places to Find Free Watercolor Flower Designs

The FAQs that got me more UX interviews (and ultimately my dream job)

At the top of my FAQs I added links to my email, portfolio, Medium, and LinkedIn for convenience. What does design mean to you? Design is strategic problem solving that improves people’s lives. Empathy, pragmatism and creativity are applied to the adventure of hunting and validating ideas — a process that leads to intentional solutions. The results are… Continue reading The FAQs that got me more UX interviews (and ultimately my dream job)

7 Design Myths That Will Wreck Your Site

When I was a junior designer I made plenty of mistakes. I believed false assumptions mostly because I did not have the experience yet to know better. I still don’t know it all. But, I am always eager to learn new things about design and to see which preconceived notions are accurate or a complete… Continue reading 7 Design Myths That Will Wreck Your Site