Design

What’s Hot Now: Infographics for Your Site

Carrie Cousins • January 10, 2013

Nothing seems to be hotter right now than the infographic. You can thank Pinterest for allowing us to share them all and startups like Visual.ly for helping designers everywhere...
Introduction to Adobe Fireworks

Harish Chouhan • January 7, 2013

Photoshop has become the de-facto for graphic design. It has always been that way and it continues to be so. Fireworks though now a product of Adobe was originally created by...
Common Dilemmas Designers and Start-ups Face

Stelian Subotin • January 6, 2013

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or a designer with a little bit of experience, it is very likely that you have run into troubles with the designer/start-up you decided to work...
Six Great Alternatives to Helvetica

Zolani Stewart • January 4, 2013

You’re probably aware that Helvetica is one of the most popular typefaces being used today. We live in an era of sans-serif in flat design and grotesque revivals, and the font...
How to Customize Keyboard Shortcuts in Photoshop

Eugeniu Zaitev • December 21, 2012

Each of us who work in Adobe Photoshop use different tools from drop down menus, which can be costly in terms of time. Why click through menus when you can create keyboard...
Working with Color: Create a Monotone Design Scheme

Carrie Cousins • December 18, 2012

Creating a dark color scheme can result in a beautiful, elegant design. There are a variety of ways to do it, from creating pop with sharp contrast or working with a more monotone...
Get in on Gamification: Tips for Building Easy Site Badges

Carrie Cousins • December 4, 2012

It seems like almost every website is adding a game to its interface these days. Are these play-along gimmicks just a fad? Or is the game add-on something that your site needs?...
Responsive Typography in Web Design: Understanding and Using

Christian Vasile • November 30, 2012

Responsive web design, also abbreviated as RWD, is a well-known concept on the internet nowadays. It is very popular and was introduced about 4-5 years ago to the masses. Since...
The Elegance & Authority of Black in Web Design

Alex Bulat • November 26, 2012

“It is difficult to look for a black cat in a dark room, especially when it’s not there” Confucius. Actually, perfect black – it’s not even the...
Tools for Identifying Fonts and Creating a Palette

Carrie Cousins • November 22, 2012

Typography is a big part of web (or any) design project. It can be a fun, but also challenging process for those who are uncomfortable with the basics of typography. But it is...