Design & UX
Moving Backgrounds: When, Why, and How to Use Them
Design & UX
By Irwin Hau,
Moving backgrounds look cool, but they're not always a good idea. Learn their pros and cons, and when might be a good time to use one.
Five Ways to Remove Backgrounds in Photoshop in 2021
Design & UX
By Amber Leigh Turner,
Need to remove an image background? Learn five ways to remove backgrounds in Photoshop, depending on the kind of image you're working with.
Figma Prototypes: A Quick, Step-by-Step Guide to Useful Mockups
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Take your wireframes and mockups to the next level by creating interactive FIgma prototypes that are navigable and animated. Here's how!
5 Web Design Trends for 2021
Design & UX
By SitePoint Sponsors,
Web design trends come and go. 2020 was no exception. Web designers will see some familiar trends replaced by safer and more dependable design choices.
An Introduction to Wireframing with Figma
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Wireframes are important for ensuring good UX. Learn how to use Figma to figure out the best UX design workflow for your layout.
How to Improve User Experience with Accurate User Feedback
Design & UX
By Michiel Mulders,
You submit a form—but get no feedback. Wha? Did it submit? Learn how to make sure your UI elements provide feedback to users—so that you don't lose them!
7 Cross-Browser Testing Tools You Need in 2019
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Though browsers are arguably more reliable than they've ever been, we still can't forget about cross-browser testing tools. Here are 7 top options for you.
The Best Free Monospace Fonts for Developers, Compared
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Daniel Schwarz compares the best monospace fonts for developers that make coding a little easier on the eyes.
A Guide to Positive Reinforcement in UX Design
Design & UX
By Michiel Mulders,
Michiel Mulders explains the meaning of positive reinforcement in terms of UX, and offers practical tips for improving the experience of website visitors.
5 Tips for Writing Better Microcopy
Design & UX
By Michiel Mulders,
Michiel Mulders discusses the importance of microcopy for enhancing UX, and offers five tips for helping users better understand your site.
5 Ways to Improve User Experience with Machine Learning
Design & UX
By Michiel Mulders,
Improve your user experience with machine learning. Learn five strategies where machine learning solutions can realistically solve design problems today.
Learnability in Web Design: 5 Best Practices
Design & UX
By Michiel Mulders,
Michiel introduces five best practices you can use to provide a more learnable interface to your users, from consistency to familiarity and storification.
Why Developers Should Design Their Own Niche Portfolio Sites
Design & UX
By SitePoint Sponsors,
We look at seven WordPress themes covering a wide range of niches that provide the perfect launching pad for designing your own, unique portfolio sites.
What Is SVG? Your Guide to SVG Files
Design & UX
By Ivaylo Gerchev, Maria Antonietta Perna,
Learn why SVG is superior to pixel graphics in terms of scalability, responsiveness, interactivity, programmability, performance, and accessibility.
Meet Polypane, a Browser That Makes You Five Times Faster
Design & UX
By Kilian Valkhof,
Kilian Valkhof introduces Polypane, a multi-function web browser built for developing websites in multiple views at once.
Deliver Better Data-Informed UX Using Sisense Embedded Analytics
Design & UX
By Gal Shachar,
We dig deeper into the build versus buy dilemma of adding analytics capabilities to apps and explain why it’s better to use embedded analytics.
Meet Flipsnack, An Easy Design Tool for Incredible Magazines
Design & UX
By SitePoint Sponsors,
Flipsnack is a design/layout tool similar to InDesign and Affinity Publisher that helps you easily create professional layouts online.
Fonts and Colors Used by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google and More
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
A cheatsheet of the fonts and colors used by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Messenger, Snapchat, Whatsapp and YouTube, with links to official brand assets.
Free Fonts: Best Sources for Free Font Downloads
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Daniel Schwarz suggests the best places to find free fonts in 2020, along with tips and usage advice to think about when choosing a font for the web.
15+ Figma Plugins to Help You Design Better
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Dan Schwarz looks at some of the best Figma plugins you can install to get extra functionality and improve your design workflow.
ADA Compliance Is Mandatory for Digital Agencies. Here’s How It’s Done
Design & UX
By Gal Shachar,
In this ultimate ADA compliance guide, we’ve laid out the things your web design agency needs to know to make accessible websites.
15 Easy-to-Use Tools & Services to Improve Your Workflow
Design & UX
By SitePoint Sponsors,
There's no lack of tools and services out there that you could put to use to improve your products or your business.
How to Design for Screen Readers with Adobe XD CC
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Daniel Schwarz offers tips on designing for screen readers, and walks through how Adobe XD CC’s design handoff and voice prototyping features help with this.
Leave an Impression with Print Peppermint’s Fresh Designs & Premium Paper
Design & UX
By Adrian Try,
Everyone has a business card—is yours any different? Designing the ideal card for your business is a project that deserves real time and thought.
15 Top WordPress Themes to Use in 2020
Design & UX
By SitePoint Sponsors,
We review 15 WordPress themes that will supercharge your web design process and save you time and stress.
4 Reasons to Use Image Processing to Optimize Website Media
Design & UX
By SitePoint Sponsors,
Image optimization affects site performance, and here we cover some standard approaches to image optimization and explore advanced image processing options.
How to Use Bannersnack to Generate Amazing Banners in Seconds
Design & UX
By Gal Shachar,
Gal Shachar introduces Bannersnack, an online, drag-and-drop interface that lets you design banner ads quickly and efficiently, saving time and money.
8 of the Best Design Handoff Tools
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Without design handoff, devs are forced to make guesses that can result in mistakes and bad UX. Daniel Schwarz looks at the best design handoff tools currently available.
The 9 Best Mind Mapping Tools for Designers
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Daniel Schwarz looks at the types of mind maps that are used in UX, and the mind mapping tools that are used to create them.
7 Worst UX Mistakes Limiting Your Growth
Design & UX
By Daniel Schwarz,
Let’s take a look at some of the worst UX mistakes we’ll really, really want to avoid while trying to “scale up” our businesses.