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6 Creative Ways to Use Repeat Grids in Adobe XD

Caleb Kingston • Tutorials, UX Design • September 20, 2017

AdobeXD recently made a big splash during their announcement because of a few unique features, including the “Repeat Grid.” This magical button that turns any group of elements into a grid that repeats those objects. That’s not the best part, though. Using repeat grids, you can easily populate text and images so each grid has unique content. This makes it an obvious tool...

UX at Scale 2017: Free Online Conference with 20K+ Registrants

Andrian • News • September 19, 2017

Scaling design is one of the biggest challenges that UX and product teams face today. That’s because design just doesn’t scale like engineering. As teams, products, and processes grow, things eventually break. Luckily, plenty of companies have developed their own best practices over the years. Now they’re gathering in one place for four days to share their lessons with...

Design Websites with a Goal in Mind

Bogdan Sandu • Website Design • September 19, 2017

Designing an eye-catching website that looks good is great. However, it must do more than look good. Compare a business website to the first thirty seconds meeting someone in person. That’s when their initial impression of you is formed. Your website may get even less time unless, as an interface, it communicates function with these elements: Ease of use so simple they’re...

From Prototyping to Design Systems: Exploring an All-In-One UX Tool

Andrian • Tools • September 18, 2017

Look around the design space today and you’ll find dozens of prototyping, wireframing, and UX tools. In fact, it seems like a new tool pops up every couple weeks. What if there was the “one tool to rule them all”? That’s exactly what UXPin aims for when it comes to simplifying the UX workflow. UXPin started as a wireframing tool in 2011, but has since grown into an...

Exit Intent Modal Windows: Design Trends & Examples

Jake Rocheleau • Design • September 14, 2017

It seems like exit intent modals are the norm with every major blog, SaaS product, and digital ecommerce shop. These exit intents are modal windows that appear on top of the page once your mouse cursor leaves the website. It’s used as a marketing technique to draw people back to the page, or to convert them into a sales funnel. But these modal windows can be just plain...

Speed Up Your Development With Themify Ultra Theme

Andrian • Themes • September 13, 2017

Never before could one decide that they desired a website, then create one with all the bells and whistles in the same afternoon. Well, the Ultra Theme by Themify is here to change all of that. In a matter of minutes, you can setup a fully loaded website, tailor made for your specific needs. Whether you’re creating an online space for your small business, restaurant,...

Adobe’s Photoshop Has New Tool for Drawing Curves

Doru Ciobanu • News • September 12, 2017

Photoshop is probably the most popular tool when it comes to retouching images or photographs. It’s also a good package for a lot of other tasks. Drawing curves, however, is not a strong point. If you have an Adobe subscription, the latest Photoshop update has a few goodies in the pipeline, including the “curvature pen” tool. Drawing or selecting curved paths in...

12 Best Color Scheme Generator Web Apps for Designers

Jake Rocheleau • Tools • September 11, 2017

Smart designers know it’s a waste of time to reinvent the wheel. And with so many free resources online it’s easier than ever to find tools that’ll save you time. Color selection is a big process and often requires a lot of tweaking to get just right. You can save time by using color webapps that generate relevant color schemes from scratch, all 100% free! And I’ve...

Winners and Trends from the Apple Design Awards 2017

Carrie Cousins • Apps Examples • September 8, 2017

Apple recently released it’s winners of the 2017 Design Awards. The annual event showcases some of the most outstanding design and innovation in the digital space. The awards are in their 20th year and “recognize excellence in design, innovation and technology in apps and games across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.” The 2017 slate of represent eight...

Top Cheap WordPress Hosting Providers

Andrian • WordPress • September 8, 2017

One of the most important aspects of website success is having a solid hosting/server provider because a slow or non-functional website is inefficient for every business. If you use WordPress, it is important to understand that not all companies are ready to host your website. That’s why we recommend specialized hosting for WordPress websites. In this article, we’ll...