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
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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
4 compelling reasons you should embrace VR
While none of us can predict the future, every designer should be thinking about it. All indications point to the next wave of devices that aren’t sitting on the tops of desks. They are wearable, and have canvas sizes that are vastly different than what you’ve been designing for. But should you really care if… Continue reading 4 compelling reasons you should embrace VR
Creating a design system language
It seems like the current buzz word in the design industry and everyone wants one. But how exactly can a product benefit from having a living, breathing design language? I’m going to try break down the very basics so you can understand why it’s needed. Creating an underlying language will unite our design philosophies and… Continue reading Creating a design system language
The best new portfolio sites, October 2016
Hello readers! World events have been very interesting lately, but now it’s time for what we all know is really important: other peoples’ portfolios! Okay, it’s not that important in the grand scheme of things, but design is one thing we can all agree o… ahahaha. I can’t even properly finish that sentence. Not even… Continue reading The best new portfolio sites, October 2016
Build a Bookshop with React & Redux I: React Redux Flow
At some point in your complex React project, you are going to need a state management library. Redux is a good choice because of it’s simplicity and centralized data management. This piece is a practical approach to the fundamentals of Redux in building React application for managing a book store. If you are unfamiliar with… Continue reading Build a Bookshop with React & Redux I: React Redux Flow
What’s new for designers, October 2016
In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers, we’ve included color tools, icon sets, automation tools, design tools, printables, Sketch plugins, and more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools also included. They’re… Continue reading What’s new for designers, October 2016
Burnt Out Vs. Time for a Change
Posted · Category: Information It’s all too easy to fall into the trap of trying to move up the ladder, through trying to demonstrate your work ethic to managers and coworkers. While there’s certainly nothing wrong with that, it’s not always easy to recognize when this pattern has gone too far and has taken a… Continue reading Burnt Out Vs. Time for a Change
Apply to 4,000+ Companies with One Application
Posted · Category: Information On Hired the traditional process of finding a job is completely reversed; instead of applying to companies (which often feels like throwing your resume into a black hole), companies pro-actively apply to you with interview requests. From there, the power is 100% in your hands to decide if you’re interested in… Continue reading Apply to 4,000+ Companies with One Application
Get Your New Job Faster with Hired
Posted · Category: Information Hired is the world’s most intelligent talent matching platform for full-time and contract opportunities in engineering, development, design, product management, data science, sales, and marketing. It makes your job search faster, focused, and stress-free: instead of endlessly applying to companies and hoping for the best, Hired puts you in control of… Continue reading Get Your New Job Faster with Hired
Create a Melancholic Scene of a Guy Standing in the Rain
In this tutorial we will create a somewhat sad and melancholic photo manipulation of a guy having a cloud pouring rain on him. We’ll create a custom brush and use a variety of both simple and advanced techniques. Let’s begin! Final Results Tutorial Resources Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document 2736×4892 px… Continue reading Create a Melancholic Scene of a Guy Standing in the Rain
Free Download: Glow PSD Theme
Do you want a eye catching theme for your next mobile app and get more sales? Look no further. Glow is a trendy landing page for your next product or service. It comes complete with a fully layered psd file and can be edited to fit your exact needs. With its modern flat look and… Continue reading Free Download: Glow PSD Theme
Lame vs. Kickass WordPress Themes: Take your Pick
Posted · Category: Best Collections Here at Artbees Themes, we’re not big into sugar-coating things. With ourselves or others. So we’ll be blunt–in the world of WordPress Themes there are the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’, but it’s not always easily apparent. If you’re not quite sure what to prioritize when shopping for a new… Continue reading Lame vs. Kickass WordPress Themes: Take your Pick
How to Create a Cute Sleeping Moon Illustration
From a simple sketch to full blown colored artwork you will learn how create an Illustration of a Sleeping Moon. A drawing tablet isn’t necessary for this tutorial but it can make things go little smoother. Before I touch Photoshop I draw a series of sketches for my Moon design and select the best one… Continue reading How to Create a Cute Sleeping Moon Illustration
15 Free Responsive PSD Website Templates
Free PSD website templates, which you can download and use for free! These web templates well organized, fully customizable and very easy to use. All templates are modern and follow the new trends and will looks nice in any resolution and on any device. These free website templates are suitable for e-commerce store, business websites, Photo Studio, Freelancers, Portfolio Theme, Personal, Restaurant,… Continue reading 15 Free Responsive PSD Website Templates
How to Send a Pull Request using the Github Desktop Client
In one of my previous posts, I outlined the process of contributing to open source software with a detailed account of each step. One of those steps was sending a pull request to the owner of the repository you forked from. I showed you how to send a pull request using Github‘s web interface. In… Continue reading How to Send a Pull Request using the Github Desktop Client
Power Up Your Mobile Game With Design, Sound, and Music
A successful game needs to be beautifully designed and immersive. Most game developers aren’t good designers, though. And it doesn’t stop with design. Sound and music are just as important to captivate people playing your game. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a design or team up with one to create a fantastic game. You… Continue reading Power Up Your Mobile Game With Design, Sound, and Music
Color Choices You Must Avoid – Quick Guide
Creative Market released an infographic guide to help you make the right choices in selecting the correct color combinations for your next web design project. There’re reasons why certain colors shouldn’t be used altogether, here we have 5 color combinations you should use with extra care. Never use pure black Red and green don’t play… Continue reading Color Choices You Must Avoid – Quick Guide