The WordPress sidebar has been a mainstay feature of both free and commercial themes. It seems that, no matter how the content management system (CMS) evolves, the sidebar has triumphantly (and, perhaps defiantly) come along for the ride. How has it survived this long? For one, it continues to serve a useful purpose. It houses… Continue reading Pondering the Future of the WordPress Sidebar
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How to Optimize Custom Software Design for Better User Experience
There are plenty of important steps to optimize custom software design for a better user experience (UX), and more responsive user interface (UI). Today’s developers are always looking for new ways to maximize quality, enhance architecture, and leverage the latest design trends. Implementing these procedures, they are able to build flexible, unique, and adaptable software… Continue reading How to Optimize Custom Software Design for Better User Experience
7 Essential Design Tips for a Killer “About Us” Page
Creating an incredible brand experience for an end-user is about more than just designing the right home page or lining up a series of great product pages. Effective website design conveys crucial information about a company, through everything from font styles, to image choices. Nowhere is this representation of brand identity more important than on… Continue reading 7 Essential Design Tips for a Killer “About Us” Page
Top 5 Web Design Hacks For Effective Healthcare Marketing
In the modern digital world, the first place where people who need medical attention search for healthcare providers is the internet. Even as patients secure appointments, they still look at the website for the hospital they’re scheduled to visit. As such, healthcare professionals who have poorly designed websites risk losing patients to those that have… Continue reading Top 5 Web Design Hacks For Effective Healthcare Marketing
21 Men’s Health Websites With Good Design
Men’s health websites are a great way to be inspired by and celebrate Father’s day. These websites could give you an idea of what to give your significant other and your dad for father’s day. The designs of these websites are also something to be inspired by. Even if most designs are simple, the topics… Continue reading 21 Men’s Health Websites With Good Design
20 Most Popular Sans Serif Fonts for 2021
Let’s take a look at some of the most popular sans serif fonts for 2021. What is a sans serif font? We’ll show you, with some inspiring sans serif font examples you can download now. So sit back, enjoy the type inspiration, and pick out the best sans serif fonts for your next design project. … Continue reading 20 Most Popular Sans Serif Fonts for 2021
3 Essential Design Trends, May 2021
Spring and fresh designs are in the air. This month, it’s obvious that designers are feeling creative with new and interesting concepts that range from a new style for cards, homepage experimentation with multiple entry points or calls to action, and risky typography options. Here’s what’s trending in design this month. 1. “Flat” Cards Card-style… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, May 2021
3 Essential Design Trends, February 2021
It’s hard to believe we are more than a month into 2021 already. But that means more trends to dive into this year, right? So far, the biggest trend of 2021 in website design is an overall lack of people in imagery. It’s not that surprising with a worldwide pandemic happening, but it can mean… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, February 2021
15 Clever Valentine’s Day Ad Designs
Ah, Valentine’s Day! Some love it, others don’t, but in the end, Valentine’s Day is still one of the most popular holidays all over the world. The approach of the world’s sweetest holiday is a great time for us to gather some inspiration and showcase a collection of the Web’s best Valentine’s Day advertisements. In Case… Continue reading 15 Clever Valentine’s Day Ad Designs
20 Examples of Cool Sports Websites
January 21, 2021 by Noemi Editor’s note: This post is written by Julia Blake, a young passionate blogger interested in web design and everything connected with it. Currently, she works with MotoCMS – a progressive website builder. Sports-related websites are of many types: sports clubs, news portals, personal pages, fan clubs, and sportswear brands. The main… Continue reading 20 Examples of Cool Sports Websites
42 Best Geometric Fonts (Geometric Sans Serif Typefaces to Download)
Geometric sans serif fonts can be a versatile, timeless addition to any font library. They’re a popular choice for logo design, packaging, layout design, and so much more. Clean, elegant, and adaptable, a great geometric typeface can serve so many roles in so many projects. In this article, we’ll observe what makes a geometric typeface,… Continue reading 42 Best Geometric Fonts (Geometric Sans Serif Typefaces to Download)
How to Prioritize Speed with a Mobile-First Design
By the end of the year, the number of global smartphone users is expected to reach 3.5 billion. That’s a significant 9.3% increase over the last 12 months. In a world where everyone is constantly connected to their mobile devices, it makes sense that web developers and designers would need to consider new rules for… Continue reading How to Prioritize Speed with a Mobile-First Design
3 Easy Ways to Use Emotion in Web Design
As human beings, we like to think that we’re rational creatures. We tell ourselves that we make our decisions based on fact and logic. However, that’s rarely the full truth. As much as we try to make choices guided by rationality, the truth is that we’re often highly emotional people, driven by the way that… Continue reading 3 Easy Ways to Use Emotion in Web Design
How to Use PHP in HTML
In this article, I’ll show you how to use PHP code in your HTML pages. It’s aimed at PHP beginners who are trying to strengthen their grip on the world’s most popular server-side scripting language. Again, PHP is a server-side scripting language. That means a PHP script is executed on the server, the output is… Continue reading How to Use PHP in HTML
The ABCs of attitude-based archetypes in design
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Much of our work as user experience designers is understanding the whys and why nots of our audiences’ decision making. In a previous post, I explored why people decide to switch or stay with products, focusing mainly on circumstances, the “where” and “when” of a job. The circumstances in which… Continue reading The ABCs of attitude-based archetypes in design
The Ultimate 10 UX Influencers to Follow
The digital world is a place of constant change. Just as you get used to a new design trend, another one appears, forcing you to rethink the way that you approach each client project. As a web designer, it’s up to you to make sure that you have your finger on the pulse on the… Continue reading The Ultimate 10 UX Influencers to Follow
How to Make a Face Mask Mockup (Using a Face Mask Generator)
What You’ll Be Creating Face masks have become an essential item for many of us in the world, and creating a face mask mockup design can be a great way to experiment with reusable options. Have you considered designing or creating your own face mask, rather than relying on disposable ones? You can do so right… Continue reading How to Make a Face Mask Mockup (Using a Face Mask Generator)
Why UX Personas Matter in Web Design (+2 Persona Examples)
What’s the one thing that designers, coders, and writers all seek in unison? Besides an easy to work with clients, of course. It’s clarity. When achieved, it makes quick work of even the most daunting task. If absent, even a mind-numbingly menial job can break a seasoned professional down to tears. It’s always a lack… Continue reading Why UX Personas Matter in Web Design (+2 Persona Examples)
How to Create and Run Successful Instagram Marketing Campaigns
Instagram is the perfect place to promote your brand, expand your customer base, and engage your target audience. Having a complete content marketing strategy for this social platform is crucial, but in some cases, you’ll want to achieve a specific goal, like connect with new customers, build brand reputation, or launch a new product. Enter… Continue reading How to Create and Run Successful Instagram Marketing Campaigns
25 Professional Brochure Templates Design
30 Shares Clean and creative brochure design and graphic designer portfolio templates for corporate agency, annual reports or personal photography catalog. All brochure templates has been arranged specifically detailed with grid, separated layer, and paragraph + character styles. Brochure templates are designed with a strong theme, multi-functionality and fully editable. These brochures are perfect for corporate annual report, fashion… Continue reading 25 Professional Brochure Templates Design
3 Essential Design Trends, August 2020
Do the lazy days have you longing for a new design technique to try? You are in luck. This month’s collection of essential design trends is packed with functional ideas to spruce up design projects. And all of them are fairly easy to accomplish and will give your project a modern – or intentionally old-school… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, August 2020
Build vs. Buy: Automated Accessibility Tools
If something can be automated, developers will try to build it to save them time. In the field of accessibility, some automated tools out there can catch up to 50% of accessibility defects (like axe-core). On top of that, there are a lot of free accessibility rules libraries out there already for developers to choose… Continue reading Build vs. Buy: Automated Accessibility Tools
The Latest Research for Web Designers, April 2020
In today’s roundup of the latest research for web designers, we’re going to look at a variety of topics, from 2020 holiday shopping predictions to missed opportunities in SEO. Retail Experts Predict Huge Uptick in E-commerce Holiday Sales Shelley E. Kohan wrote a piece for Forbes entitled, “Coronavirus Fears May Drive U.S. E-Commerce Sales Beyond… Continue reading The Latest Research for Web Designers, April 2020
Women You Should Know in Graphic Design History
As a graphic design student, I looked up to many renowned designers. Through reading my textbooks and seeing my professors mention examples of designs, I realized there was one common denominator. It was a man’s world. There would be mentions of a few female designers like Paula Scher and Debbie Millman, but that’s about it.… Continue reading Women You Should Know in Graphic Design History