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Can You Use Photoshop to Tell a Story?

Sometimes you can create something new by taking away. Here are 2 great examples where a new story is created by photoshopping out parts of the original.

4 Expert Tips for Getting the Most Out of Google Fonts

It's easy to forget how difficult, hacky and expensive custom typography used to be. Today Monty delivers four tips to help you use Google Fonts like a pro.

Creating a Perspective Mockup in Sketch with MagicMirror

Now MagicMirror gives Sketch App users access to some of the same features to create a perspective mockup.

Mobile Accessibility Fails: Do we need a WCAG3?

Mobile devices present a whole new range of accessibility challenges. Gian looks the successes and failures of WCAG2.

What Do Super High-Res Displays Mean for Your Website?

Screen resolutions keep increasing and so do the challenges of front-end development. James George looks at the current state of play.

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.

Design and Collaborate More Effectively with Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams

James George explains how Adobe Creative Cloud for teams makes collaboration easy, giving them more time to focus on producing great work.

Is a Designer a Storyteller?

Filmmakers are storytellers, and so are poets and songwriters. But is UX another occupation for storytelling?

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.

Are Users Ready for the Desktop Hamburger Icon?

The hamburger menu icon was invented to solve a space problem on phones. But are we limiting ourselves by only using it there? Wes has some ideas.

Origami: How to Build Terrific Prototypes in Minutes

Prototyping apps is hard. The easier they are to use, the more control you lose. Mateo shows you how to create rich prototypes with Origami without coding.

Using Brandisty to Host your Brand Assets

We all need to share branding assets at some time, but emailing ZIP can be ungainly and inefficient. Brandisty offers an alternative way to manage assets.

Should You Be Brave with Your Typography? Ask Mr. Robot.

7 Fantastic Plugins to Level-up Your Sketch App Powers

People love Sketch App because of its simplicity. But that doesn't mean we can't tweak it to our own workflows.

7 MORE Photoshop Master Tips to Speed up Your Workflow

Ivaylo has returned from silent meditation to deliver 7 more tips on being that Photoshop guru that everyone wishes they could be.

Indiana Jones and the Lost SVG Map Editor

From Casablanca to Game of Thrones, maps have been used to help tell stories. AMCharts Pixel Map Editor lets you create customized SVG maps with ease.

Saving Bandwidth by Using Images the Smart Way

We all know about image formats – or do we? Monty looks at the old standards with fresh eyes and does some testing.

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.

The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to User Testing

I know what it's like: You know you should be doing more user testing, but there's so much to catch up on. Vinay has a shortcut for you.

The Trick to Writing Fun, Engaging Article Intros

Alex Walker explains what he looks for in an article intro and details how to write one for yourself together.

Tips for Creating Accessible eLearning Resources

As more learning platforms move online – both government and private – the importance of keeping these systems open to all becomes even more pressing.

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?

7 Simple Rules for Creating Elegant UI Interactions

In 2015 it's no longer enough for interface elements to instantly switch between two static states. Petras has 7 tips for making your interactions sing!

Generating a Useful Style Guide with Sketch App

Consistency and system can be just as important as inspiration in good design. Daniel shows you how to generate a useful style with Sketch App.

What Does Facebook, the Muppets & Paris Hilton Have in Common?

The Facebook Friends icon was telling a story from another era – until designer Caitlin Winner stepped in.

Adobe Stock Will Change the Way You Work

Designers are hunters, always tracking the perfect assets to tell their story. Adobe Stock brings the hunt into your Creative Cloud app.

6 Unique Geometric Fonts You Need in Your Toolkit

Including such famous fonts as Futura and Museo Sans, geometric fonts represent one of the most useful and versatile subcategories of sans-serif typefaces.

Boost Your Skills With These Fun Typography Games

Kelsey has compiled a collection of fun typography games sure to test your typographical skills and improve your knowledge. Have some fun and learn.