12 Best Color Scheme Generator Web Apps for Designers

12 Best Color Scheme Generator Web Apps for Designers

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 …

How to Pair Typefaces & Ensure Readability [Infographic]

How to Pair Typefaces & Ensure Readability [Infographic]

Every designer wants to master the art of pairing typefaces and combining fonts. Good typography enhances design and can lead to better readability – two must-haves for your website design projects. But how do you become a master of typography? …

How to Create Vector Textures in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

How to Create Vector Textures in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

For some time, textures have been an important part of graphic design, but the process for creating them is not always that clear. This ultimately led you on a hunt to find the ones that were free and tasteful – …

Crazy Sliders – 10 Ways of Taking Sliders to the Next Level

Crazy Sliders - 10 Ways of taking Slider to the next level

Every other website seems to include a full-screen slider. It is a tested way to quickly and unobtrusively interest users with important stuff such as featured products or portfolio pieces. Its realization is pretty banal. In a nutshell, it is …

Gradients in Web Design: Trends, Examples & Resources

Gradients in Web Design: Trends, Examples & Resources

The gradient trend started with web 2.0 and has advanced quite a ways since then. Modern gradients can be designed purely in CSS3 so it’s easier to build them into buttons, backgrounds, and even typography. Let’s delve into this trend of …

The Ultimate UX Design of: the Credit Card Payment Form

The Ultimate UX Design of: the Credit Card Payment Form

The Peak Point of eCommerce and SaaS – the Credit Card Payment Form If you’re selling something online, you know it’s not the easiest thing to do. You need to find a prospective customer, present your product in a good …

Design Stereotypes: Masculine and Feminine Design Techniques

Design Stereotypes: Masculine and Feminine Design Techniques

A user’s first impression of your site can be a lasting one. In the first few seconds, a person decides to stick with your content or move on. They will also make decisions about whether your site fits their needs. …

How to Protect Your Design Work on the Internet

How to Protect Your Design Work on the Internet

Are you worried about people stealing your designs after you publish them on the web? Web designers are faced with a “catch 22” situation. To attract new clients, they must showcase their work and put it on display on the …

Blogs vs. Online Magazines: Differences in Design and User Experience

Blogs vs. Online Magazines: Differences in Design and User Experience

The design world is abuzz with the rise of online magazines. But the vast majority of these sites run on blogging platforms like WordPress, and they operate almost exactly like traditional weblogs. So where does someone draw the line between a …

How To Apply Consistency in Web Design

How To Apply Consistency in Web Design

There’s tremendous value in consistency of digital interfaces. People browsing the web encounter dozens of websites that all have different styles, yet most feature very similar page elements. Most designers don’t even think about these features. Page headers, navigation menus, …