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6 Practical Hacks for Taking Creative Photos with Your Smartphone

Tired of using the same old Photoshop filter effects to your images. Liz has a magic big of creative photo hacks to spice up your look.

Why Your Images Might Be Ruining Your Site

Humans are very good at processing images but that doesn't mean we always choose the right image for our websites. Gabrielle has some useful pointers.

What Makes Slack So Addictive?

How do you quantify 'joy'? Theo tries as he explains his admiration for the Slack – and the people who create it.

How to Handle Complex Animations with Ease in Atomic.io

Animation is as important to our modern UIs as buttons and menus. Daniel shows us how to prototype complex animations with Atomic.io

The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 2015

Cards, one-pagers, minimalism.. Jerry Cao has talked to designers and put together the definitive list of important web design trends of 2015.

Web Design Trends 2015 & 2016: Fearless Colors

We know how flat design has taken all before it, but how does that affect color choices? Jerry shows us how designers are using color heading into 2016.

How to Create a Web Style Guide You’ll Be Proud Of

Getting a 'single view' of all the design elements on a website is often impossible. That's why a web style guide can be super-important for designers.

Web Trends 2015: Brush up on the Watercolor Design Trend

The world is not flat! Or doesn't have to be. Kelsey gets your imagination bubbling with some design employing beautifully loose watercolor tones.

How to Liven up Your Flat Design with Dirty Dots

Has the flat design revolution left you feeling a little... flat? Sometimes a teaspoon of gritty, printy goodness can give a clinical design a lift.

Create Elegant (but Easy) Interactions Using Sketch & Atomic.io

Interaction design is an interesting blend of science and art. Daniel shows you how to prototype top-notch interactions combining Sketch & Atomic.io

Getting Random with David Bowie and Fractals

A blank page can be a cruel taskmaster. Sometimes randomness is a good way to route around your normal design habits into new ideas.

Does the New Google Logo Really Look Like Comic Sans?

While designers seem to like it, Google's new logo has been compared to Comic Sans in some quarters. Why are we seeing such a wide discrepancy in opinion?

Why Do We Love Scratchy Records, Halftone Dots & Other Flaws?

Often it's the flaws in a technology – the brush strokes, the audio hiss – that we celebrate most. Khoi Vin celebrates the halftone in his latest design.

Boom! The Sound of a Perfect Idea Landing

Making Minimalism Work in Mobile and Web

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. In mobile design, was a truer word ever spoken?

When Are Green Pastures Not Actually Green?

Cognitive dissonance is that feeling you get when a picture frame is 3 degrees off square. Learn to use it without getting used by it.