Design tips for fellow designers.
Creating side projects are a great way to extend your skills. Whether you are creating a project that can supplement your income or are creating a fun app for you and your friends to toy around with, there are plenty of benefits that you can gain by building them. However, on top of a full-time…
As a designer, you are presented with an idea for a product or a website. It sounds awesome, but you don’t really have a solid idea on how to go about getting started. You are not totally familiar with the type of users who would use this product nor do you have any idea how…
When designing a website with stunning imagery, it can be difficult to make sure that users can accomplish their goals. People often make UX and UI design synonymous, which is a mistake because they are two different philosophies. Some designers are “design-first” while others are “UX-first”. There are many occasions where a website will be…
Automation is becoming more of a factor now in business. An example of this is the rise of chatbots. They are programs that are designed to carry out simple and common conversations with people who are looking for a particular product or service. It seems that this concept is relatively new considering that we are…
As we begin to see more template builders come into fruition, a question that bounces around the web design community is whether or not these site builders are going to replace web designers. Platforms such as Wix and Squarespace are all easy to use by people with limited computer knowledge, so why bother spending top…
A popular question that pops up on occasion is “What is the future for web design?” There are dozens of fair answers such as voice integration, and personal chatbots. The one thing that people don’t really talk about is hidden user interfaces. It is a trend that we have been seeing more and more of,…
How much type is considered too much for a website? What font is the best when it comes to designing a website? Typography is as important as anything else when it comes to creating a website. When users are looking at type, it helps them understand what it is that they are looking for and…
Choosing your career path can definitely be one of the most daunting things one can do. When deciding whether or not you should go freelance is no different. There is plenty of uncertainty and it takes quite a bit to be successful at it. For some, they have the confidence, and for others, not so…
Going freelance is one of the biggest decisions you can make in your career. It is a huge work style that may take some time to get used to. What’s more difficult than that is actually starting. There are plenty of steps you should take to make your transition to freelance as smooth and easy…
In a world where everyone in your industry is competing work, it is very difficult to rack in business for yourself. Surely, one of the answers you get when the question “How do you get those clients?” is asked is that you have to stand out of the competition. The good news is you do…