Tag: AlexW

Split-screen layouts are a bold stylistic choice but not suited to all designs. Today, Daniel balances some design inspiration with a few words of caution.

Card-based layouts are a great option for many design problems. Ivaylo shows us how to use Semantic UI to create great, mobile-friendly UIs.

SVG is hot but easily corrupted. Boxy SVG is a free editor that helps you make the most of what the SVG format is good at.

While Photoshop may have been born as a photo editor, Jerry shows us 10 Photoshop plugins that can transform it into a powerful Web Design tool.

Humans love to look at eyes. We can't help it. But sometimes that can be a problem for our layouts. Alex looks at how you can direct the eye of your users.

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.

We all know what an experience is – but how do you measure one? Google's 'HEART Framework' breaks down ux design into easier to understand components. 

Being creative is rewarding but when it's not happening, it's hard to force it. Hilda has some useful steps to work through creative block.

Every successful product has them… does yours? Below we boil down the practice of product design into its 3 essential components.

Typographic punctuation is a jumble of glittering successes and hard-luck stories. For every @ symbol, there's a lonely irony mark or neglected interrobang.

Being able to share your designs in Sketch with very little effort is hugely beneficial to your team. Daniel show us more than one way to do it!

 Voice-powered UI systems are everywhere we go today, but they're older than we think. Talking UIs were first big news in the 1930's.

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.

Fireworks is fizzling out, but Adobe has returned with a mystery new UI tool. What is Adobe XD? Will this fiery comet become a star? Dan investigates.

Games are fun, exciting, and rewarding. So to make your UX more engaging–even addictive–why not try incorporating these gamification elements?

There's a nice video effect I'm going to call 'Parallax Ken Burns' you see on a lot of documentaries. Can we mimic it in a single SVG file? Maybe.

Vectors are becoming more important on the web with the rise of SVG. Mateo looks at a cost-effective option – Affinity Designer.

Could the characteristics that make us good designers – good eyesight & web savviness – actually make it harder for us to empathize with our users?

Slack is a business tool built on the lessons learned by a failed gaming company. Ali Rayl recently recounted the Slack origin story.

Client case studies: They're not a new idea, but they may just be the secret client-winning weapon that has been hiding in plain sight. Wes explains why.

Perhaps one day we'll be able to deliver pages instantly - until then, we need to manage the times users do wait. Aja has some great strategies.

Like great music, good web design shouldn’t be all about flashy tricks and visual theatrics. It must actually perform.

One data source, unlimited endpoints – that's the dream. Porky proposes to convert your online content to 'InDesign'. It might be possible but is it good?

One underestimated aspect of a great UX is providing precisely the right content at precisely the right time. That's the focus of 'lazy loading images'.

Scary statistic time: Only 25% of apps are ever opened more than once. Kishan is here to help bring new users into your app – and keep them coming back.

With the rise of Sketch App, Adobe Photoshop is no longer the undisputed tool for web designers. But competition can be a positive force.

Sometimes it's fun to trace how great design decision are made. The original Star Wars droids are great case study on how to channel your inspirations.

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

Talking and reading machines are almost old hat in the age of Siri, but people have been trying to convert text to sound since the first world war.

Background videos: when they're good, they're very, very good, but when they are bad, they are horrid. Angus has some tips to keep you out of trouble.