Creating Home Screen Icons for iOS and Android Devices

App DesignPaula Borowska • February 03, 2014

Many websites out there use favicons for bookmarks in a browser. What about when they are bookmarked on an iPhone’s home screen? Favicons can be used to set the icons for when your website or web app is saved onto …

5 UX Tips for Designing More Usable Registration Forms

UX DesignArmen Ghazaryan • January 24, 2014

The web is crowded with UI solutions that we’ve inherited from the past, but are still applied because “everybody else does.” It is time to reconsider all of them, but especially registration forms. When designing registration forms, keep in mind …

Examples of Web Designs Featuring Big Website Menus

Website ExamplesNataly Birch • January 13, 2014

Navigation is a highly complex concept and of course, an integral component of every web project. Being some kind of a gateway into main sections, basically, it is a list of links that is responsible for the comfortable and handy …

Photoshop Plugins you Won’t be Able to Live Without

Adobe ToolsPaula Borowska • January 09, 2014

To help make 2014 the most awesome year for you yet, here is a collection of amazing Photoshop plugins for you. I’m not saying you should download them all as they do a variety of things but browse through these …

Tips on Using White Backgrounds in Website Design

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • January 07, 2014

It seems like everyone is using a white background these days. Gone are the dark and patterns that have been a big part of the design process for a while. And while using a white background may seem like the …

Using Space to Create a Simple and Effective Design

Website DesignCarrie Cousins • December 23, 2013

Sometimes the most effective design technique involves nothing at all. And it is quite intentional. Space can be one of the greatest tools in your design kit. It can make text easier to read, bring focus to certain parts of …

Websites Featuring Flat Illustrations – Best Examples

Website ExamplesNataly Birch • December 13, 2013

Although the year draws to a close, the flat style is still at the peak of its popularity, and is unlikely to leave us the next year. We have featured numerous informative articles regarding to this topic starting from Flat …

Using Square Blocks in Web Design

Website DesignPaula Borowska • December 12, 2013

There are so many different things that come to mind when you take a look at the examples below in terms of how or why they use square – or rectangular – elements. To just list a few some are …

Misalignment and Asymmetry in Web Design

Website DesignPaula Borowska • December 02, 2013

I have here a collection of interesting looking websites. The various elements, whether it is text, links, images or dictation they are misaligned, one on top of the other with lack of symmetry. They are most certainly something else. I …

Dark Mobile App Interfaces Examples for Inspiration

App DesignNataly Birch • November 25, 2013

An Air of Sophistication and Mystery Gorgeous Dark Mobile App Interfaces

The dark interfaces that always differ from others by its mysterious and sometimes a slight brutal appearance always invite designers’ attention. As color theory implies, such UIs convey their own compelling and mighty spectrum of feelings that are really hard …