How to Start a Web Design Project [Infographic]

How to Start a Web Design Project [Infographic]

There’s a first time for everything — and it’s finally time for your very first web design project! While landing your first gig is a huge accomplishment in itself, keeping your first client happy requires a whole different set of skills. …

What in the World Are Microinteractions?

What in the world are micro-interactions?

Microinteractions are all around us. Simply put, it’s a specific moment of interaction with a user interface. Let me give you a common example: When a user taps on a button in a mobile app, and the button pulls down …

Best Free Fonts You Should Try in 2026

Best Free Fonts You Should Try in 2018

A picture is worth a thousand words. We all know that an image can be very descriptive, but, like it or not, we can’t design without text. Only with words can we be sure that readers get the exact message. …

Adobe Discontinues Muse and Business Catalyst Service

Adobe Discontinues Muse and Business Catalyst Service

Some of you remember Muse, Adobe’s tool for creating websites. In case if you didn’t know, the app was still available for purchase from Adobe, but the latest major release was in 2015. And finally, on March 26, Adobe updated …

Explore the Future of Typography with FS Industrie by Fontsmith

Explore the Future of Typography with FS Industrie by Fontsmith

Fontsmith, the type foundry behind fonts like Hackney and Ingrid, launched FS Industrie, an adaptive type system that features five different widths and seven weights, for a total of more than 70 variants. Founded in 1997 by Jason Smith, Fontsmith, …

Progress Step UI Design Patterns: Tips, Freebies & Code Snippets

Progress Step UI Design Patterns: Tips, Freebies & Code Snippets

Progress steps are great for user experience. You typically find these on signup pages and checkout forms where the user needs to enter data across multiple steps. Breadcrumbs can also use this progress UI since they flow in a natural hierarchical …

How to Create and Send Amazing Email Newsletters

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How to Create and Send Amazing Email Newsletters

When you’re sending email newsletters to grow your business, you need well-designed emails which will capture readers’ attention. An excellent design will encourage readers to view your site and can result in higher email conversion rates. But how do you …

Trending Ways to Use Color in Web Design

Trending ways to use color in web design

Color is a staple design element we see everywhere in our lives such as on every website we visit or app we use. Right now you’re seeing the colors of Designmodo. If you’re reading this article on a “read it …

Optimize Conversions with GetSiteControl

GetSiteControl Logo Composition

GetSiteControl is a web-based solution that can help you increase website engagement. The tool allows anyone to quickly add widgets such as subscription forms, contact forms, chat widgets, social media integration and more to their websites. Launched in 2014, the tool …

Design Tips for Mobile Checkout Screens

Design Tips for Mobile Checkout Screens

Designing your site for a better conversion rate is a guaranteed way to increase sales. But you also need to consider general UX principles for your online shop, and this goes double for mobile users. The majority of Internet traffic is now …