Tips and Tricks to Design with Pixel Perfection in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe ToolsAndrei Ștefan • November 26, 2014

Ever since Adobe Illustrator was launched, people wondered if they could make the transition and change the way they create and develop pixel-based artwork. As you know, before CS5 using Ai for vector pixel work was a kind of hard/clumsy …

How to Use Pastel Colors in Web Design Projects

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • November 24, 2014

The use of pastel colors in web design is more than a recent trend, it is a technique designers have used for years to create impactful visuals. When you hear “pastel”, pale pinks, blues and yellows might come to mind, …

6 Ways to Improve the User Experience of Online Hotel Booking

UX DesignArmen Ghazaryan • November 21, 2014

There is a lot of talk about the impact of user experience in the e-commerce checkout process on conversion rates and there is also a lot of useful advice on how to fix usability issues. But somehow these materials do …

Online Courses and Resources where Anyone can Learn to Code

CodingCarrie Cousins • November 10, 2014

We are in the midst of a digital era of design. From websites to apps to wearables, understanding how digital design is written and comes together is increasingly important. That’s where learning and understanding code comes in. Your don’t have …

20 Most Rockin’ Behance Web Design & UI Case Studies

Website ExamplesRuaridh Currie • November 07, 2014

Behance: As designers we love it; it’s become entrenched in my daily online routine just as much, if not more than, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. I’ve been a member since 2011 and recently gained over 1,000 appreciations, which meant more …

How to Conduct a Usability Heuristic Evaluation

UX DesignArmen Ghazaryan • October 16, 2014

User experience works best when it’s incorporated into every stage of product development, starting from idea to development and testing. But usually things don’t happen that way and user experience specialists have to face the challenge of optimizing the existing …

Product Design Process & Documentation Essentials (Part 1)

DesignChris Bank • October 10, 2014

From the zipper to apps like Dropbox for iOS, every product gets put to paper (or onto the screen) before they come to life. The design stage is a right of passage for all products — they’re either desirable or …

Helpful Tips to Improve Your Checkout Conversions

UX Design, Website DesignPaula Borowska • October 06, 2014

Believe it or not but the checkout process starts much earlier than when someone is literally making a purchase from their online cart. In order to improve checkout conversions, you need to ensure that the whole shopping experience is wonderful; …

Primer on Web-Based Grid Systems

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • September 23, 2014

What’s in a grid? A grid-style framework is the backbone to almost any web design project, providing the structure for your site as well as a way to organize content, elements and images. There are a variety of grid systems …

Designing Website Text for Readability

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • September 09, 2014

Text can be beautiful, simple, wild, engaging, exciting and a wide number of other things. It can stir emotion and helps users understand your message. Type can be a wide number of things but one thing is common – it …