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
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Designing Accessible Products
2. Focus Focus is one of the most important accessibility features that enables users to use a computer with only a keyboard without the need for a mouse. Most reset stylesheets have this one line of code that causes major accessibility failure – :focus {outline: 0;} This is an anti-pattern that needs to be avoided… Continue reading Designing Accessible Products
Combatting unconscious bias in design
bi·as: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair; cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something. A few years ago, a male-led design team was working on a brief for a major athletic apparel… Continue reading Combatting unconscious bias in design
Getting traction for experience design
Back in the eighties the job of design was to make things work reasonably. Technologies were in such a struggle to stay stable that any extra quality seemed unnecessary. In those times your computer would crash five times a day. So, worrying about beauty or engagement seemed like a somewhat unnecessary luxury. Fast-forwarding to 2007.… Continue reading Getting traction for experience design
Why The Design Aspect Of Web Design Is Stuck In A Rut
March 27, 2017 by Spyre Studios Are you bored with your website? Are you bored with everyone else’s website? If you’ve started to notice that almost every website looks the same, you’re not alone. Tons of people these days are surfing the web, feeling that odd sense of déjà vu wherever they go. And we… Continue reading Why The Design Aspect Of Web Design Is Stuck In A Rut
7 Free Professional Fonts For Your Font Library
We follow many designers and developers and of course websites that share or release resources to help design community.We write down them all every day and at the beginning of each week we bring them together and share with you.Most of the tools like ,free fonts,free icons and free PSD files etc. are mostly latest… Continue reading 7 Free Professional Fonts For Your Font Library
Driving innovation [1/2]: a portfolio perspective
In every sector, it’s possible to notice growing efforts towards innovation. More and more organizations do not take their market and own relevance for granted, and realize that some [widely applied] strategies to maintain and grow their businesses [like plain price competition, and aggressive portfolio expansion, among others] may incubate serious near and long term… Continue reading Driving innovation [1/2]: a portfolio perspective
Landing Zero: Free Bootstrap Theme for Your Website
Landing page can help you maximize your marketing efforts, but what makes a great landing page? According to Unbounce, an effective landing page highlights the following elements: your Unique Selling Proposition (USP), the hero shot, the benefits of your products and services, testimonials from real customers/partners, and at least one CTA (call-to-action). Most likely you… Continue reading Landing Zero: Free Bootstrap Theme for Your Website
5 UX Trends That Will Change The Web in 2017
March 6, 2017 by Veronika With an increased prevail of AI services and personalization over static UX, 2017 holds a lot of changes for desktop and mobile design that are going to change the way users interact on the Internet. This article takes a closer look at some of the top UX trends for 2017… Continue reading 5 UX Trends That Will Change The Web in 2017
The Artsy Design Bundle
We so excited to introduce another awesome fonts bundle by our friends at Pixelo: The Artsy Design Bundle. This bundle contains a massive collection of artsy design goodies that will boost up your design to the next level and save hours of your time. You’ll get 17 beautiful fonts varying from script, hand-drawn, and display.… Continue reading The Artsy Design Bundle
3 Months with Figma: Why it Changes Design Forever
Like most designers, I started with Photoshop, using it for over half a decade. From there, Sketch burst onto the scene and did not take long to announce itself as the go-to tool for designers. For the last three months, I have been using Figma each and every day, integrating it into my workflow and… Continue reading 3 Months with Figma: Why it Changes Design Forever
A letter from Sol LeWitt about creative block, read by Benedict Cumberbatch
In 1960, pioneering American artists Sol LeWitt and Eva Hesse met for the first time and instantly clicked, quickly forming a strong, deep bond that would last for ten years and result in countless inspirational discussions and rich exchanges of ideas. In the video below, Benedict Cumberbatch reads a letter sent from Sol to Eva… Continue reading A letter from Sol LeWitt about creative block, read by Benedict Cumberbatch
Should designers code… or should developers design?
We all know that one of the most discussed topics in the tech community is whether or not designers should code. There are tons of articles out there about the subject, nonetheless I still see new ones popping up every now and then. If you just start typing on Google “Should Designers…” guess what it’s… Continue reading Should designers code… or should developers design?
You can plan design sprints, but you can’t plan “insights” or “innovation”
Image via unsplash @firmbee The best stories tumble out of a customer’s mind when you are walking them out after an interview. When they are relaxed. When they have had time to introspect. When they don’t have to please you anymore. They come when you meander on to an unrelated topic. They come when people are… Continue reading You can plan design sprints, but you can’t plan “insights” or “innovation”
JSON-Server as a Fake REST API in Frontend Development
Introduction Frontend development is changing day by day and we have to learn a lot more stuff. When we start learning a new framework or library, the first thing that is recommended to build a todo list which helps in doing all CRUD functions. But there is no solid backend/library available to make use of… Continue reading JSON-Server as a Fake REST API in Frontend Development
Is Email Marketing Important For e-Commerce?
Enhancing revenue off your e-commerce business requires tactful planning and timely execution of ideas and strategies. Combined knowledge of what to do and when to do it is essential if you want to take your business to the “next level”. E-commerce market has grown exponentially over the past few decades with more businesses springing up… Continue reading Is Email Marketing Important For e-Commerce?
Honing Crazy Eights with randomness
We use Crazy Eights often during ideation at Philosophie including during our Design Sprints (as does Google Ventures). They are great for diverging to lots of ideas before we start to build prototypes. You run the Crazy Eights exercise by quickly sketching a bunch of ideas as a team. Often it is done on a… Continue reading Honing Crazy Eights with randomness
A Step by Step Guide to the Auto-Placement Algorithm in CSS Grid
In this tutorial, I’ll be going over all the steps the auto-placement algorithm of the CSS Grid Layout module follows when positioning elements. These steps are controlled by the grid-auto-flow property. In Introducing the CSS Grid Layout and Seven Ways You Can Place Elements Using CSS Grid Layout, I gave an overview of the CSS… Continue reading A Step by Step Guide to the Auto-Placement Algorithm in CSS Grid
5 Above the Fold Elements that Get Your Audience’s Attention
An old study from Nielsen states that web visitors spend 80.3% of their time above the fold – the top area of your site that’s immediately viewable upon loading. Furthermore, Google found out that ads above the fold had 68% viewability, as opposed to ads below the fold with only 40%. Naturally, a lot of… Continue reading 5 Above the Fold Elements that Get Your Audience’s Attention
4 Beautifully Simple Homepage Designs
January 18, 2017 by Spyre Studios Every page on your website tells a story, but few say as much about the brand as the homepage. This is the portal to the rest of the online experience and sets the stage for what visitors think about your brand. That’s why it’s helpful to study what others… Continue reading 4 Beautifully Simple Homepage Designs
Web Design Agencies Websites: 26 Creative Web Examples
Fresh, innovative, creative, minimalist award winning web design agencies websites for inspiration. Today we are selected 26 best web design agencies websites. I hope your will enjoy the amazing websites collection and get some great ideas for your next web agency website design projects. You may be interested in the following related articles as well. Please join us… Continue reading Web Design Agencies Websites: 26 Creative Web Examples
Component Inheritance in Angular 2
Angular 2.3 is released! One of the exciting new feature is component inheritance. Component inheritance is very powerful and it can increase your code reusability. What does component inheritance provide us? Component Inheritance Component Inheritance in Angular 2.3 covers all of the following: Metadata (decorators): metadata (e.g. @Input(), @Output), etc. defined in a derived class… Continue reading Component Inheritance in Angular 2
Pre-Built Websites: 5 Productivity Tips for Freelance Web Designers
If you’re a long-time freelance web designer, you may be experiencing a rather common problem. As freelance web designers gain experience, they naturally become more proficient. This generally leads to attracting more clients, and results in taking on more work. Freelancers have obvious benefits. Like not having to work to someone else’ schedule, not having a… Continue reading Pre-Built Websites: 5 Productivity Tips for Freelance Web Designers
Capture User Actions with FullStory
Have you ever wanted to know exactly what a user did while on your website? Have you ever thought about the sheer importance of that data? It may just change the way you think about web design. Using FullStory, you’ll get all the user action data you’ve ever wanted. No more guessing at where to… Continue reading Capture User Actions with FullStory