Just one month and a half have passed in 2012 and there are some patterns which are quite easy to notice in how people design. Just one month and a half have passed in 2012 and there are some patterns which are quite easy to notice in how people design. Sure, most of them are similar to the ones of 2011 – it seems 2011 and 2012 will not be too different, however there might be some small [...]

There are lots of web design resources out there and learning all the skills you need is not a problem anymore – everybody can do it. But some of us (or better said, most of us) encounter the same logistical problems now and then during our freelance careers. Being able to create high quality websites is not enough anymore There are lots of web design resources out there and learning all [...]

WordPress is one of the most popular applications in the web design community not only for its ease of use as a blogging platform, but for its versatility in any kind of content managed website. Building custom themes for WordPress is pretty straight forward, making it one of the easiest templating systems to master. This post rounds up 15 of the best WordPress theme tutorials, each taking you through [...]

You probably have already seen the new Windows 8 logo by now. I did see it about a week ago, but didn’t publish an article because I thought it was a fake. You probably have already seen the new Windows 8 logo by now. I did see it about a week ago, but didn’t publish an article because I thought it was a fake. Now, it seems it’s not a fake, but part of Microsoft’s effort [...]

Travis Pitts wrote a short rant he illustrated with fake movie posters using stereotype that are too commonly used for this type of posters. If you want to see something a bit different, check out his redesigns of popular movie posters Travis Pitts wrote a short rant he illustrated with fake movie posters using stereotype that are too commonly used for this type of posters. If you want to see [...]

Even if you gave five people the exact same clothes, none of them would wear the  clothes the exact same way. This is because everybody looks at something in their own unique way, this is just a testament to the creativity every person has inside of them. You’re probably thinking to yourself what in the world does this have to do with UX design, correct? Even if you gave five people the [...]

Every week we take a look at a new website and analyze the design. Every week we take a look at a new website and analyze the design. We’ll point out both the areas that are done well in addition to those that could use some work. Finally, we’ll finish by asking you to provide your own feedback. Today’s site is IdentyMe, a free virtual business card service. Let’s jump [...]

A List Apart’s Issue #344 went live yesterday with a focus on the recent vendor prefix drama . I didn’t get a chance yet to read the entire Meyer/Tantek interview, but I did read Lea Verou’s piece. First of all, congratulations to Lea for getting published in ALA A List Apart’s Issue #344 went live yesterday with a focus on the recent vendor prefix drama. I didn’t [...]

Recently, we published a piece titled 5 Incredibly Useful Tools Built Into Twitter Bootstrap , which took a look at the basic structure of Twitter’s Bootstrap framework and walked you through implementing some of the major components. Twitter just released Bootstrap 2.0 , an update so large it equates to a near full rewrite Recently, we published a piece titled 5 Incredibly Useful Tools [...]