Design
What is Emotional Design and Why Should You Care?
In a way, emotional design is the upper class of modern design. And although the term is nothing new, there are not many competitors you can learn from.
Plugins
My Personal Must-Have WordPress Plugins of 2017
Today, I present you the WordPress plugins that I just can’t live without anymore. They take care of a problem with only one click, or they are just very user-friendly, making ...
Business Online
Flattr 2.0: Monetize Your Web Content Effortlessly
You might know Flattr already. You probably don’t know the new Flattr 2.0. It’s completely different.
Design
Mobile Webdesign: The Right Place For Your Navigation
The design of mobile web layouts for smartphones poses a challenge for designers time and time again. The little space available on the devices has to be used in a meaningful way ...
Design
Fontjoy Combines Fonts Via Deep Learning
Correctly combining fonts is a complex task, which is mostly taken care of in an overly subjective fashion. The free web app Fontjoy objectifies the selection with “Deep ...
(Free) Services
Innovative: Wix Code Massively Accelerates the Creation of Web Applications
It’s nothing short of a revolution. Website builder Wix provides the option to write and edit code. However, this is not even the most significant change coming with the new ...
Themes
10 New WordPress Themes for Fall Cleaning 2017
Fall is a wonderful time to clean up your website, giving it a new, fresh look. We’ve selected ten upcoming themes for you, so there should be something for everyone. 1 – ...
Design
By Designers For Designers: Fontbase Organizes Your Fonts For Free
Straightforward font management is a must in the workspace of every designer. The free Fontbase provides just that and even has a couple more ideas to offer.
Design
Clipart for VR/AR: Google Poly Provides Free 3D Objects
Virtual reality can only succeed when it conveys a bit of realism through the use of three-dimensional objects. To free you from the burden of having to create all objects yourself, ...
(Free) Services
Sonar: Microsoft’s Free New Tool Tells You How Good Your Website Really Is
In the past, Microsoft was not known as a business that cared about web standards. However, at least since the new browser Edge, Microsoft tries to stick to HTML and CSS standards. Now, ...
Design
UI/UX: Faster Page Load Times With Skeleton Screens?
Recently the apps of larger providers tend to make their loading times seem shorter by displaying a basic frame of the actual layout first; the so-called skeleton screen.
Design
The Ugliest Fonts Are Used in the East of the USA
I’ll just say Comic Sans. If you have positive memories related to this font, please send me an email. You can imagine that I don’t expect a lot of mail on that.
Design
Free: InVision Studio Could Kill Adobe XD, Sketch, and Framer
You love Sketch, just got the hang of Adobe XD, or pay for Framer already? InVision Studio could still win you over.
Design
Web Standards Documentation: Microsoft Joins the Mozilla Developer Network
Microsoft is busily exporting documents that deal with web standards. Target of the export is the MDN, the Mozilla Developer Network. What gives?
Design
Fontplop: Free Mac App Turns Web Fonts Into Desktop Fonts
Life can be this easy. Drag your TTF or OTF over to Fontplop, and get a web font bundle consisting of WOFF2, WOFF, TFF, SVG, and EOT in return.
Design
Bubbly Backgrounds: Moving Backgrounds for Your Website
It’s not modern if it doesn’t move. Of course, this also applies to your website’s background. Bubbly Backgrounds are at your service.