A few things I learned from the second day at #Interaction17 #IxDA17

Interaction 17 is one of the biggest UX conferences in the world. Organized by IxDA, it brings together design leaders, professionals, and students from different continents to discuss the future of Interaction Design and our role and responsibility as designers in creating experiences for our users — as well as the larger impact the products we create… Continue reading A few things I learned from the second day at #Interaction17 #IxDA17

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

Mixmax Sequences – Powerful Drip Campaigns for Gmail

Posted · Category: License Free, Webmail Mixmax Sequences is easy, powerful drip campaigns for Gmail, Google Inbox, and Salesforce. You can easily add contacts, prospects or recruits to your outbound campaigns. Customize messages with variables to keep a human touch. If you’re in Salesforce – add any contact or lead to a Sequence directly. You… Continue reading Mixmax Sequences – Powerful Drip Campaigns for Gmail

What Is A User Experience Designer And What Do They Do

The term ‘design’ can be a deceptively simple one. It sounds curiously vague, and when offered in response to most people, it elicits a degree of confusion. For example, when somebody says ‘Oh, I work as a designer,’ a lot of people do not entirely understand what this means. This is because, for such a… Continue reading What Is A User Experience Designer And What Do They Do

Every Designer Should Know The Importance Of Prototyping

Advertisement The importance of prototyping should be obvious to anyone involved in designing website or mobile apps. A prototype allows a designer or developer to create a form out of a concept, so that everyone who is involved in the process can give their feedback and make necessary adjustments before a final version is produced.… Continue reading Every Designer Should Know The Importance Of Prototyping

Web Design In Action: A Sample Design Workflow

Advertisement Designing and building an entire website from scratch involves many different pieces. It can get easier with time and practice, but you’re always starting from a blank slate for every new project which can be tough. The best thing to do is fall into a creative routine that you can follow every time. This… Continue reading Web Design In Action: A Sample Design Workflow

How to get your design concept approved by your client

Advertisement It is said that the main goal of the web design studio is to perceive their client. When you learn all about your client’s personality, values, and most importantly, business goals, you come up with a concept – a visual outline of the future website. Sometimes, however, it turns out that your vision does… Continue reading How to get your design concept approved by your client

11 of The Best Wireframe & Prototype Tools for Planning Your Sites & Apps

A wireframe is essentially a web designer’s plan for a web page. This frame can be hand-drawn with simple pen and paper, but wireframing tools are much more effective as they enable you to use drag-and-drop tools, collaborate with other designers and show clients your ideas before you even build them. The designer uses plain… Continue reading 11 of The Best Wireframe & Prototype Tools for Planning Your Sites & Apps

Interview with Illustrator Grzegorz Rutkowski

Grzegorz Rutkowski is a 28 year-old Polish illustrator. He works in the industry for about 6-7 years. He was always interested in art since he was a child. He has done some comic arts and illustrations inspired by cartoons, movies and comics. Read on and enjoy! Can you tell us the process in making the… Continue reading Interview with Illustrator Grzegorz Rutkowski

First look at Adobe’s Animate CC

Adobe have just launched their ‘new’ application, Animate CC. A major component in the Creative Cloud application suite, Animate CC replaces Flash Professional CC, and is available to download now. As we previously reported, Animate CC is an evolution of Flash Professional. The name change is based on the changing role of the application. Adobe… Continue reading First look at Adobe’s Animate CC

Web Designers: Roll up Your Sleeves and Sketch!

Let’s talk about why you, as a web designer, should be using pens and pencils more often. I’m going to give you some tips, tool suggestions, and plenty of reasons to roll your sleeves up and sketch! Step Away From the Computer The design process tends to isolate designers from the rest of the team, meaning… Continue reading Web Designers: Roll up Your Sleeves and Sketch!

Showcase Of 26 Awesome Sites Using HTML5 and CSS3

Discover the social media footprint of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. Proudly brought to you by Socialbakers. I AM SACHA Follow Sacha de Boer on her trip to Gjoa Haven, a village in the Arctic. There she took photos eight years ago of exceptional people and was intrigued by their stories. Now… Continue reading Showcase Of 26 Awesome Sites Using HTML5 and CSS3

250 High Quality Vector Web UI Icons

Vector Web UI Icons Every designer who has spent many hours mocking up web pages, mobile apps or app icons will tell you how important it is to have a reliable set of re-usable, editable and uniform GUI elements that they can rely upon for the initial rapid prototyping stage of any project. What are you waiting… Continue reading 250 High Quality Vector Web UI Icons

4 important rules for web design in the cloud

The cloud can make a number of things simpler in your business as web design is typically included. However to get the most out of the cloud, you need to make sure that you follow certain rules. Otherwise, you could find yourself in a great deal of trouble and having to redo some of your… Continue reading 4 important rules for web design in the cloud

Sketching and Your Design Workflow

Once you’ve finished working with your content – great news! You get to start thinking about the actual design. But not so fast – don’t jump onto a computer straight away. If you talk to designers, most of them will tell you that it’s a massive part of their workflow to firstly sketch out any… Continue reading Sketching and Your Design Workflow