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, …

10+ Free Alternative Open Source CMS Tools to Explore

CMS

A content management system (CMS) is a monolithic software application or set of tools that are used to create and manage digital content. A CMS is used for web content management (WCM) or enterprise content management (ECM). It started in …

Best Practices of Hotel Website UX Design

Best Practices of Hotel Website UX Design

User experience is an integral part of any website design and there is no doubt about that. However if there’s a single industry where user experience matters more than anything else is, of course, hospitality. Screenshot of  the Conca Del …

Web Design Usability Tips For Billing Forms

Web Design Usability Tips For Billing Forms

Each ecommerce site has its own checkout flow moving the user from a shopping cart to the final purchase. This differs based on what the user is buying and their intentions, but finalizing payment is always the toughest part. Your billing fields …

Best Free JS Adblock Detection Scripts For The Web

Best Free JS Adblock Detection Scripts For The Web

Adblock plugins are on the rise as more Internet users shy away from obtrusive ads. Unfortunately this mostly hurts publishers who rely on advertising to keep their websites online. Thankfully there are solutions to detect adblock users and encourage them …

How To Manage White Space in Mobile Responsive Layouts

How To Manage White Space in Mobile Responsive Layouts

White space is a crucial design tool whether you realize it or not. Many designers adjust page elements until they “look good”. Most often this leads to a natural balance of white space between page sections just from gut instinct. …

Desktop-First Design Tips for Responsive Websites

Most web designers know about mobile-first design and how it has dramatically affected responsive design. But there is another technique that may be less popular but can solve problems in a clearer fashion. With a desktop-first approach you can build …