Design & UX
Gabrielle Gosha, Jul 23
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?
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Alex Walker, Jul 15
The Final Nail in the Icon Fonts Coffin?
Vectors are a great option for icons but the decision between icon fonts and SVG is a hard one. Now Seren Davies has raised some new issues with icon fonts.
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Gabrielle Gosha, Jul 14
Exploring the Hero Section
Everyone loves a hero. Gabrielle brings a fresh literary point of view to the classic hero section.
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Ada Ivanoff, Jul 10
7 Handy, Free Icon & Favicon Editors
While vector icons have grabbed the spotlight, pixel-based icons make up most of the icons we see each day. Ada looks at the options for pixel icon editors.
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Alex Walker, Jul 08
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.
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Alex Bigman, Jun 26
Mastering Visual Hierarchy for Menu Design
Menus are complicated design challenge and designers have been thinking about them for a long time. What can we take from great restaurant menu design?
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Ada Ivanoff, Jun 19
14 Hand-Picked, Free Social Icon Packs
Following her flat design icons article, Ada is back with a carefully selected cadre of attractive social networking icons for your designing enjoyment.
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Daniel Schwarz, May 26
Become a Sketch Guru in 3 Easy Steps
It's hard to learn a new app if it slows you down. Daniel Schwarz has three pro tips to get productive with Sketch sooner.
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Ada Ivanoff, May 11
10 Quality Free Flat Icon Sets for Your Designs
When it comes to UI design, often it's not worth reinventing the wheel. Ada has scoured the web for 10 of the best flat icon sets for your next project.
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Richa Jain, May 01
Creating a Brand Identity: 20 Questions You MUST Ask BEFORE You Start
“That doesn’t look right”. How do you avoid awkward client conversations when creating a brand identity? Richa has 20 critical questions you need to ask.
Design & UX
Kaitlyn Ellison, Apr 20
Design History: Get to Know Your Ampersands
It's as mysterious as it is ubiquitous, but what is the origin of the ampersand? Kaitlyn gets us up to speed with this ancient tool of text.
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Gabrielle Gosha, Apr 13
Canva Tutorial: Create a Slick Infographic in 15 Minutes
Was 'that' dress blue and black or white gold? Gabrielle delivers the final results using an infographic created in Canva.
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Tanay Pant, Apr 01
What is the WebP Image Format (And Why Does It Matter)?
Google launched the WebP image format back in 2010 to speed up the web. How does it work? Can you use it? Should you use it? Tanay answers your questions.
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Daniel Schwarz, Mar 31
Getting to Grips with Basic Image Editing in Sketch App 3
Sketch is designed for web layout but can it handle more? Daniel Schwarz looks at basic image editing in Sketch App 3
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Kerry Butters, Mar 18
5 Infographics That Changed the World
Infographics aren't just decorated data. As Kerry Butters shows, when well-executed they can change hearts, minds and even entire governments.
Design & UX
Daniel Schwarz, Mar 16
3 Good Reasons To Use Sketch App
We all have our workflows.Today Daniel Schwarz walks you through a few of his favorite things in Sketch App.
Design & UX
James George, Mar 10
Review: Affinity Photo - A New Image Editor Contender?
The photo editor market is a hard arena to break into, but that hasn't stopped Serif from trying. James gives us his review of Affinity Photo.
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Gabrielle Gosha, Feb 27
Image Tricks to Make Users Feel Rather Than Think
Fact or feelings? Which should you be emphasizing in your image choices? Gabrielle explains why it's heart over head.
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Alex Walker, Feb 12
Pantone, Painting & Pestering Kittens for Science
Are we born knowing how to see, or do we learn by experience? It turns out kittens have taught us much about how our brains work.
Design & UX
Alex Walker, Feb 06
A Story of Poisons, Pirates and Mr. Yuk
There's a good argument that the skull and crossbones is one of the most enduring graphic designs of the last 1,000 years. Does it still work?
Design & UX
Alex Walker, Jan 27
5 Best Productivity Plugins for Adobe Illustrator
It's hard to imagine how Illustrator could be improved until you see what a good plugin can do. Simone shows us his favorite plugins for Adobe Illustrator
Design & UX
Massimo Cassandro, Jan 21
Build Your Own SVG Icons
Most of us know that web fonts are a great way serve scalable, flexible icons, but Massimo is here to show you how SVG icons can be even more powerful.
Design & UX
James George, Jan 14
Mood Boards (Or How to Bottle Your Inspiration)
Often inspiration is seen as a rare and mysterious commodity. Mood boards is a great way to put some process into an act that sometimes appears miraculous.
Design & UX
Amit Diwan, Dec 19
Review: Apps for Creating Online Graphs and Charts
Graphs and charts change minds and influence people. Amit looks at five browser-based chart apps that even non-designers can use.