Friday, March 02, 2012
Jenn Lukas
Jeffrey Zeldman interviews front-end developer Jenn Lukas about how to tell if you're a designer or coder; in-house versus product development versus consulting; Girl Develop It, a code teaching activity for budding women web developers; the designer/developer collaboration; tabs or spaces; jumping on the SASS bandwagon; staying sane during #siteweek; maintaining an active roster of side projects; the importance of writing; and more. By 5by5
10 Excellent Usability Tips For Web Designers
If you want your website to be successful with huge traffic the only ingredient you need to inculcate is the usability. The usability helps your users getting what they are looking for. By Web Designish
The Elements of a Clean Web Design
Clean, simple web designs have become a popular trend. This article will cover the subject through a two-part discussion. First, read about a few traits that clean designs tend to have in common. The second article will cover tricks and techniques that can be helpful when trying to achieve a clean design. By Six Revisions
Future-Ready Content
The future is flexible, and we’re bending with it. From responsive web design to futurefriend.ly thinking, we’re moving quickly toward a web that’s more fluid, less fixed, and more easily accessed on a multitude of devices. By A List Apart
Audiences, Outcomes, and Determining User Needs
Every website needs an audience. And every audience needs a goal. Advocating for end-user needs is the very foundation of the user experience disciplines. We make websites for real people. Those real people are able to do real things. Everyone is happy. But, it’s not really that easy, is it? By A List Apart
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Paper.js Vs. Processing.js Vs. Raphael
Before drawing anything in a browser, ask yourself three questions... By Smashing Coding
A Fun Approach To Creating More Successful Websites
As Web designers and developers, each project we work with has a unique set of goals and requirements. But one goal we have for all of our projects is that we want them to make an impression on people — we want the websites that we create to be memorable. By Smashing Magazine
Is There Ever A Justification For Responsive Text?
Depending on who you follow and what you read, you may have noticed the concept of “responsive text” being discussed in design circles recently. It’s not what you might imagine — resizing and altering the typography to make it easier to read on a range of devices — but rather delivering varying amounts of content to devices based on screen size. By Smashing Magazine
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
10 Forms and applications
Web interaction today has moved beyond clicking hyperlinks and completing form fields to working with full-blown web applications that provide a range of interactivity, including inline editing and drag-and-drop file management. The web has become a two-way street, with users as both consumers and active participants. By Web Style Guide
The State of HTML5 Video
HTML5 has entered the online video market, which is both exciting and challenging for developers in the industry. By UX Magazine
Convenience : The third essential of a customer-centric business
Conventional wisdom says that convenience is a factor of time and effort. On the surface, that’s true, but if you dig a little deeper to fully understand service convenience, you need to consider another factor: perception. By UX Magazine
The Big Web Show #62: Kristofer Layon
Jeffrey Zeldman is joined by Kristofer Layon to discuss his book, Mobilizing Web Sites: Strategies for Mobile Web Implementation, and more. By 5By5
Message and Medium: Better Content by Design
Kristina Halvorson - Message and Medium: Better Content by Design (live at An Event Apart) from Jeffrey Zeldman on Vimeo.
In this presentation, live at An Event Apart, Kristina Halvorson teaches you to identify your key business messages, understand how they inform your content strategy, and learn how they impact multi-channel content development and design. By Jeffrey Zeldman
The Big Web Show #63: Michael Surtees
The Big Web Show features special guests and topics like web publishing, art direction, content strategy, typography, web technology, and more. It's everything web that matters. Hosted by Dan Benjamin & Jeffrey Zeldman. By 5BY5
Getting the Most Out of QR Codes Using URI Schemes
Lately, everyone has been talking about the potential of the QR code. It has become the Internet’s equivalent of traditional bar codes (like those you’d find on physical goods at your favorite retail store). By Six Revisions
Guidelines for Small Project Pricing
Here's collection of rules and red flags which can help you navigate through every small project. By Build Internet
Monday, February 20, 2012
10 Excellent Usability Tips For Web Designers
If you want your website to be successful with huge traffic the only ingredient you need to inculcate is the usability. The usability helps your users getting what they are looking for. By Web Designish
Sunday, February 19, 2012
How To Recruit A UX Designer
The Web has entered an era of user-centricity. If businesses are to
attract new customers and retain existing ones, they must create
websites and apps that deliver intuitive and tailored experiences. By Smashing Magazine
FreeButtonWeb
FreeButtonWeb is an online website that has a collection of free and stock buttons that you can use for a variety of purposes including download links, social bookmark buttons, UI elements, button templates, control buttons, and much more. By Crazyleaf
Every Time You Call a Proprietary Feature “CSS3,” a Kitten Dies
Any -webkit- feature that doesn’t exist in a specification (not even an Editor’s draft) is not CSS3. By A List Apart
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
21 Examples of Subtle Textures and Patterns in Web Design
The web sites in this collection demonstrate that you don’t always have to over do it to make a big impression. Sometimes it’s better to use subtle design elements so that the focus is on the content. By WDL
8 Responsive jQuery Slider Plugins
Whether you’re already a pro at creating responsive web sites or your just learning what it’s all about, it’s good to have some scripts handy that you can easily integrate into your site. By WDL
Usability Design for Online Web Forms
Designers aren’t just creating pleasing graphics for the Internet anymore. As a web designer you need to consider other properties of user interaction and coding. UX design is possibly the most important topic to cover, and this is especially true designing web forms. By WDL
21 Excellent Portfolios and Design Agency Websites
From design studios to brand firms and freelance designer’s portfolios, you will see a variety of ways to showcase one’s work. It’s always nice to browse sites like this to see the approach companies and individuals take to get the attention of potential clients. Check out the examples and let us know what do you think. By WDL
White Usage in Web Design
White is known to be the sum of all colors, the combination of all the colors of light. And in web design white is not only a color but a strategy, a way for designers to give a layout a minimal, classy or bright look. From white backgrounds to nice white spaces and minimal approaches, today we will show you inspiring examples of white usage in web design. By WDL
21 Examples of Light Color Usage in Web Design
Color is indeed a really important element of web design, so nothing better than showing different approaches to keep you inspired. By WDL
Creating Minimalist Designs Makes You a Better Designer
The trend of using minimalist designs has been with us for a while now. It seems like every day major design blogs publish a new gallery of great designs. But do minimalist designs actually mean anything to a designer? Can you become a better web designer by going the minimalist way or is it just a fad? By WDL
21 Examples of Excellent Navigation Menus in Web Design
Navigation is certainly a very important element in web design, especially if we keep in mind that the navigation of a page is there to orient and guide the user. By WDL
How To Determine What Your Clients Really Want
The world of freelancing is host to many complicated skillsets. Artists and graphic designers are constantly trying to match their talents with the numerous demands pouring out from clients. Project work can be exhilarating, yet also very stressful if you aren’t prepared. By WDL
Designer Myopia: How To Stop Designing For Ourselves
Have you ever looked at a bizarre building design and wondered, “What were the architects thinking?” By Smashing Magazine
Progressive And Responsive Navigation
Developing for the Web can be a difficult yet rewarding job. Given the number of browsers across the number of platforms, it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming. By Smashing Magazine
Creatives of the World, Unite!
In 2012, Boston is the meeting point for the biggest gathering of designers, freelancers, creative team managers, and other creative professionals in the country. That much creative energy under one roof? It’s a recipe for revolutionary ideas and life-changing inspiration. By How Magazine
Add a Mobile Landing Page to Your Site
Give mobile visitors a way to quickly access your company phone number, email, or just directions to the office. By Build Internet
Friday, February 10, 2012
A Beginner’s Guide To jQuery-Based JSON API Clients
Are you fascinated by dynamic data? Do you go green with envy when you see tweets pulled magically into websites? By Smashing Magazine
Upcoming Web Design And Development Conferences For 2012
We’re well into 2012, and many designers and developers around the world are planning their travels for the year, which may include attending one of the many Web design and development conferences that will be held in the upcoming months. By Smashing Magazine
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