How To Create a Web Design Style Guide

How To Create a Web Design Style Guide

Creating websites is getting more and more complex and is usually not a one person job. It is important to ensure that design is consistent and optimized to meet business objectives and create enjoyable experiences for users. One of the …

UX Design Tips For Dropdown Navigation Menus

UX Design Tips For Dropdown Navigation Menus

Dropdown menus have come a long way thanks to modern JavaScript and CSS3 effects. But not all dropdowns are created equal, and some UX strategies work better than others. In this guide I’ll cover a handful of design techniques for …

How to Create a Perfect Color Scheme [Infographic]

How to Create a Perfect Color Scheme [Infographic]

Nothing can make a project stand out or identify your brand or business like color. Just think: What would the “Golden Arches” of McDonald’s be without the signature red and gold? When it comes to creating the perfect color scheme, …

Reclaiming the Design to Development Process

Owning a web design agency is easy, and fun… said no one ever. Well, maybe Aaron Draplin or Justin Ahrens, but those are pretty positive guys. Not only are you directly responsible for the success and well-being of your own …

A Guide to Search Features for Developers: Writing Content that Google Loves

A Guide to Search Features for Developers: Writing Content that Google Loves

Google’s ranking factors are still mostly determined by great content and authoritative websites. But their newest search features let developers spruce up their rankings with cards, reviews, and other schema content. In this guide I’ll cover the most useful Google …

Introducing Proxima Soft, a Font by Mark Simonson

Introducing Proxima Soft, a Font by Mark Simonson

A few days ago, Proxima Nova Soft, a font designed by Mark Simonson exclusively for MyFonts, and released by popular demand to the public in 2011, was updated to meet the needs of even the most selective designer. In the …

Personal Branding Guide for Designers

Personal Branding Guide for Designers

Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands. Being good at your craft is not enough these days, being unique and authentic will make the cut, but only if enough people know about you. …

Meet Lottie, an Animation Library by Airbnb

Meet Lottie, an Animation Library by Airbnb

In a surprising announcement, Airbnb, the travel industry giant, releasedLottie, an iOS, Android, and React Native library which renders After Effects animations in real-time. The tool is based on Hernan Toririsi open-source BodyMovin extension. We ♥ Animations! We all love …

Build a Successful AdSense Optimized Website with Truemag

Build a Successful AdSense Optimized Website with Truemag

Truemag is a premium WordPress theme by StrictThemes that looks great and packs a lot of functionality, including support for responsive Google AdSense and plenty of places for monetization. If you want to build a site that sells, then Truemag …

Create a Full-Screen Slider Using HTML, CSS3 and jQuery

Create Full-Screen Slider using HTML, CSS3 and jQuery

Topic: HTML / CSS3 / jQuery Difficulty: Intermediate Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes In this tutorial, we are going to create a full-screen slider using HTML, CSS3 and jQuery. You can us it for product presentations on your shop website. …