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Why Designers Love Dribbble and Behance so Much
Dribbble and Behance are the top self-adulation platforms of the craft. And this serves a very natural purpose.
Plugins
Admin Chaos: Dobby Keeps Your WordPress Backend Clean
Thorsten Frommen frees your WordPress backend from the notification chaos. His new plugin called Dobby is a must-have for any operator of a self-hosted WordPress.
Design
Design Via Storytelling: No Visuals Before the Story is Set
In the ideal case, the story is first, then comes the design. You could do it the other way around, but then it would suck. Storytelling is the way to design.
Design
Performance: Simple Tips for Optimizing Video on Websites
Video on websites has become a common element that is often used purely for design purposes. It’s a factor that you should definitely optimize for performance reasons.
Design
Ditch Self-Improvement: Just Stay the Way You Are
Freelancers are very susceptible to a trend that has been a thing since the eighties but has been gaining momentum for the last couple years. It’s called self-improvement.
Design
How Do You Create a Timeless Web Design?
The thought experiment that CSS Tricks’ Chris Coyier came up with is an interesting one. How do you create a timeless web design for a site that is meant to last forever?
Design
How to Know When and What to Upgrade About Your Website
Your website is a core part of your business, although you might not feel that it is. It sure is at the fore front of your battle for attention. Keep it shiny, performant and on top of ...
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Nostalgia Alert: Windows 95 in the Browser
Do you miss the nineties and the early days of visual interfaces for the mass market? If you do, I have a functional version of Windows 95 that doesn’t need to be installed for you.
Business Online
Subscription Models: Does it Make Sense to Become the Netflix of Design?
Subscription models are on the rise. There’s no doubting that. Could a subscription model be a good choice for designers?
Design
Dreary: Does UX Design Kill Your Brand’s Core?
It’s a clear statement: UX design is boring. Thus, it kills any brand, always leaving the same stale aftertaste.
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Emojis: Useful Resources Around the Popular Symbols
The rise of the smartphones was the rise of the emojis as well. You’ll rarely find a short message without the tiny symbols.
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Awareness and Design, a Dream Team
If you are in the process of integrating awareness into your life, you should also do so on the professional level. In design, this helps you in many different ways.
Design
CSS Grid Layout: Masonry Layout Made From Pure HTML and CSS
Codepen user Kseso convinces us with a simple but impressive application case for CSS Grid, by creating a clean Masonry layout from pure HTML and CSS.
Design
How to Tell if a Design is Good or Bad
Your own taste is a bad guide when it comes to the question whether your design is good or bad. Let’s take a more objective approach.
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Design Resources: Curated Collection of Recommendable Designer Bookmarks
There are lots of collections of design resources. Only a few of them are curated properly. Jessica Paoli promises to do so with her Designresources.party.
Business Online
Modern Web Design Means Achieving Goals
Before you start sketching design suggestions, you should make sure you know the goal of the website you’re creating. If you do that, you can focus on the things that matter right away.