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Luke Stevens on Data Driven Design
by Matthew Magain

Matthew Magain
  • Rating: None
  • Sep 16th, 2009
  • Interview

Luke Stevens is a web designer who believes firmly that testing is the future of web design. Matt quizzed him on data driven design, A/B testing, and Google Web Optimizer.

 

The Battlefield of Design: Designers vs Clients
by Paul Boag

Paul Boag
  • Rating: 9.4
  • Jun 16th, 2009
  • Tutorial

Have you ever been frustrated at a client for not taking your design advice? Perhaps you should analyze the process that you follow. Here, Paul lays out a seven-step approach for delivering truly collaborative design that keeps everyone happy.

 

Wireframing with Balsamiq Mockups
by Alex Walker

Alex Walker
  • Rating: 9.3
  • May 21st, 2009
  • Interview

Wireframing has become an essential part of the web design process. While every web designer has a preference, no tool has yet to dominate the industry. In this article Alex takes a close look at a simple and inexpensive tool called Balsamiq Mockups. Will it suit everyone? Will it help your productivity? Will it add sparkle to your mockups? Read on to find out.

 

16 Design Tools for Prototyping and Wireframing
by Gary Barber

Gary Barber
  • Rating: 8.3
  • Mar 25th, 2009
  • Article

In recent years the number of wireframing and prototyping tools available has exploded. But where should you start when choosing the right resource to help document and design your web site? Gary Barber comes to the rescue with this list of 16 useful prototyping tools, and the pros and cons associated with each.

 

Other Articles in our Design Practice category

Article   Date   Type   Rated  
Research: First Steps for Designers 2009-03-18 Article 9.3
20 Sites That Brought CSS into the Mainstream 2009-03-04 Article 9.5
Interview with John Resig, jQuery Creator 2008-12-05 Interview 9.8
Jina Bolton on Creating Sexy Stylesheets 2008-09-17 Interview 6.4
Interview with Jeff Veen, User Experience Guru 2008-08-29 Interview 10
Rich Punctuation: How To Do It And Why You Should Bother 2008-07-12 Article 6.8
Design Contests Made Me A Better Designer 2008-05-09 Interview 8
Adams and Clarke on CSS, the W3C, and Design 2007-11-09 Interview 10
Get Cooking with Photoshop and CSS - 3 Low-fat Recipes 2005-08-10 Tutorial 9.5
Wire Frame Your Site 2005-06-08 Article 8.3
Top 7 Trends in Online Ad Design 2004-10-01 Tutorial 9.1
Sell More With Great Product Shots 2004-04-19 Article 8.6
Practical Web Design - Frames and Frame Usage Explained 2003-08-09 Tutorial 7.7
Practical Web Design - Introduction to Tables, Part 2 2003-07-04 Tutorial 6.8
Practical Web Design - Introduction to Tables, Part 1 2003-06-07 Tutorial 7.4
Practical Web Design - Pop-Ups: Malign or Maligned? 2003-03-14 Article 6.9
Practical Web Design - Fundamentals of Web Design 2003-02-07 Tutorial 8.9
What is Liquid Design? 2002-11-29 Tutorial 7.6
Dr Design - Javascript to PHP 2002-10-12 Tutorial 6.7
Dr. Design - Popups, Domain Names, Copyright and More 2002-09-07 Tutorial 7.8
The 5 Golden Rules of Professional Design 2002-08-17 Article 7.3
Dr Design - Closing Popups and Propagating Data 2002-08-10 Tutorial 6
Dr Design - SSIs, Java Scrollers, and More! 2002-07-06 Tutorial 7.8
Dr. Design's Definitive Design Links List 2002-06-28 Article 8.9
Foster The Feel Good Factor 2002-06-27 Article 7.9
Develop a Style Guide for Your Site 2002-06-08 Tutorial 8
Dr. Design - From File Extensions to Masked eMail 2002-06-01 Tutorial 8.3
Dr Design - Media Player, Validators and More! 2002-05-04 Tutorial 8.7
From Woeful to Wow! - 6 Steps to a Stunning Site 2002-04-13 Article 6.9
Dr. Design - Backend, Frontend, Menus and More 2002-04-06 Tutorial 6.6
Dr Design 2 - From Popunders to Rollovers 2002-03-30 Tutorial 8.6
Fast Tips for Fast Downloads 2002-03-29 Tutorial 6.9
SWF v. SVG - Which Should You Choose? 2002-03-04 Tutorial 7.4
Diary of a Webmaster Part 1 - My Site Design Checklist 2002-01-30 Tutorial 8.2
Stop Your Users From Watching the Clock 2002-01-04 Article 7.1
Designing with Frames - an Introduction 2001-12-14 Tutorial 8.6
Banner Basics: Create Ads That Work 2001-05-29 Tutorial 6.3
How to Avoid Amateur Design Mistakes 2001-03-15 Article 7.6
Behind the Scenes of a Website Makeover - PART II 2001-02-10 Tutorial 6.7
Behind the Scenes of a Website Makeover - PART I 2001-02-08 Tutorial 6.5
Lose the Loading Time and Keep the Visitor 2000-11-26 Tutorial 7
'ReDesign' is not a Dirty Word 2000-11-26 Article 8.4
The 216-Color Webmaster Palette 2000-01-01 Tutorial 6.1
Overcoming The Front Page Hurdle 2000-01-01 Tutorial 8.6
Give Your Site a Facelift 2000-01-01 Tutorial 6.3
First Impressions Last 2000-01-01 Article 6.4

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