100 Best Web Design Blogs

Over the past 10 years there have been hundreds and possibly thousands of new web design blogs launching online. A small handful of these blogs are still online today, and an even smaller number are still publishing great content. Moving into 2013 it seems like a good idea to dig into the design industry and collect some of the best resources for helpful information. By DesignMag

Designing an Accessible Site Without Losing Your Mind

Most designers think of creating accessible content as something that will take weeks of exaggerated tagging, designing tab-browsing and hot keys for every minute function of a site, and writing over-descriptive metadata, so most people just give up and don’t even bother. By Just Creative

Web Design + Psychology = Satisfied Users?

What’s one word people associate with web design? Some may say creativity. Creativity is often described as “making something that has value”. That’s one definition. Another one is “recognizing ideas and concepts and using them in solving a particular problem.” By Just Creative

Adding Motion into Web Design with Animate.css

Lots of frontend web developers have been getting interested in dynamic interfaces using motion effects. This is all too common with many advancements within popular JavaScript libraries. But there has also been a lot of interest in CSS3 animated effects. By Team Tree House

Magazine design principles applied to web design

A lot of principles of magazine design and layout are easily transferred to the world of web design. Some of these are pretty obvious, while you may have overlooked others. But really, it’s all about good design transcending medium. By Web Designer Depot

20 Examples Of Creative Typography In Web Design

Typography is one of the most important aspects of web design. The typography, or style of lettering or numbering used creates a hugely important part of the feel of a webpage. By SLODive

10 Web Predictions for 2013

Here are some web predictions to think about during 2013. By Sitepoint

21 Beautiful Examples of Color Usage in Web Design

From colorful headers to images, textures and typography you will see a lot of different approaches to color usage in web design. By WDL

21 Beautiful Examples of Typography in Web Design

Here are some examples of beautiful typography usage in web design. The examples here are where typography is the main focus, and examples where typography complements the design. By WDL

20 Inspiring Examples of Big Backgrounds in Web Design

One way to easily define the tone and mood of a website is to use a big background image. However, when doing this, you need to consider that big images often have a lot going on, so it’s important to take a minimal approach with other aspects of the design. By WDL

28 Functional Examples of Web Design Pagination

When sitting down to construct a web layout there are certain elements you must pay attention to. Your header design, logo, and navigation links are just a few to consider. But many web designers don’t spend as much time on pagination effects. By Dzineblog

Building Emotion Into Your Websites

Emotional design has become a powerful tool in creating exceptional user experiences for websites. However, emotions did not use to play such an important role on the Web. By Smashing UX Design

Guided Tour Through Web Design History

Web design has been with us for a bit longer than 20 years now and sure, it is easy to criticize poorly designed websites nowadays, but few people really know how and where it all started. By 1st Webdesigner

“Undesign” Your Portfolio Website

Even the most ineffective, unattractive or simple of man-made objects have been designed in some way. The same is true for the Web: Even the most hideous of websites are created by someone who has consciously made decisions into its design. By Six Revisions

Designing Engaging And Enjoyable Long-Form Reading Experiences

When you have fantastic and original content, ensuring the best possible reading experience is critical to keeping and building your audience. The following practices will help you design your content in a way that improves the experience for readers. By Smashing UX Design

Symptoms Of An Epidemic: Web Design Trends

Since Elliot Jay Stocks so poignantly told us to destroy the Web 2.0 look, we’ve witnessed a de-shinification of the Web, with fewer glass buttons, beveled edges, reflections, special-offer badges, vulgar gradients with vibrant colors and diagonal background patterns. By Smashing UX Design

4 Website Design Mistakes that Lead to Website Failure

An expert website designer learns over time to avoid the mistakes that a website visitor loathes and develops awareness about the design flaws. By Desizn Tech

Essential Principles for Creating Minimalist Web Design

The role of minimalism is very strong in web design with the help of companies like Apple. Apple has helped expose minimalism in to the 20^th century by the way their website, branding and devices were  stripped down to show only its necessary elements, the less is more statement has never been so popular. By Designmodo

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Improve Your Website’s Usability in 7 Easy Steps

A user is not a technical aristocrat as a web designer or a developer is and is basically looking for a swift, simple and sorted and effective way run across the web site. One of the conundrums that a designer faces is to strike a balance between impressive looking web sites, high on designs and appeal, and its simplicity and usability. By Crazy Leaf

15 top web design and development trends for 2012

 

Craig Grannell quizzes the industry’s finest about the web design and development trends that will occur over the coming 12 months and that you need to be mindful of. By .Net