Oct 06 2008

György Fekete - 7 Ingredients Of Good Corporate Design

It’s hard to define design. We have a broad range of definitions to choose from: design refers not only to graphic design, but to design strategy, too. It is used in a variety of industries, such as

Principles , Graphics , Corporate , Web Design , Logo Design

Jul 30 2009

Julia May - 50 Fresh Portfolio Websites for Your Inspiration

Creating personal portfolio website is probably the most challenging task for designers as it should reveal the talent and some special unique style of its author. Beautiful portfolio is like a good

Portfolios , Showcases , Inspiration

Nov 17 2025

Frederick O’Brien - The Timeless Power Of Spreadsheets

Part of me can’t believe I’m writing this article. Applying the insights of Leonardo da Vinci or Saul Bass to web design is more my groove, but sometimes you simply have to write about spreadsheets.

Tools , Research , Data Visualization

Feb 13 2010

Lee Munroe - The Definitive Guide To Styling Links With CSS

So without links, we’d be lost. We look for them on the page when we want to venture further. Sure, we pause to read a bit, but inevitably we end up clicking a link of some sort. Further Reading on

seo , Web Design , Design

Mar 26 2008

Sean Hodge - Grid-Based Design: Six Creative Column Techniques

Grid systems bring visual structure and balance to site design. As a tool grids are useful for organizing and presenting information. Used properly, they can enhance the user experience by creating

Techniques , Grids , Layouts , Web Design , Design

Nov 17 2025

Paul Boag - Building A Practical UX Strategy Framework

In my experience, most UX teams find themselves primarily implementing other people’s ideas rather than leading the conversation about user experience. This happens because stakeholders and decision

workflow , Frameworks , ux , Business

Jun 15 2009

Jacob Gube - 40+ Helpful Resources On User Interface Design Patterns

At the very least, you will find documentation on general solutions to related problems that will enable you to gain insight on best practices, effective techniques, and real-world examples on the t

Patterns , Tools , User Interaction , Design

Mar 31 2009

Matt Cronin - Backgrounds In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices

Web design has come a long way since its beginning, especially in terms of styling. Take a look at a website from 10 years ago and compare it to one from today. The differences are enormous. One of

Showcases , Backgrounds , Inspiration , Web Design

Apr 13 2009

Dmitry Fadeyev - 7 More Useful Tips To Help Your Site Convert

Last week we presented 8 Useful Tips To Help Your Website Convert – we discussed various rules and guidelines from marketing, such as subliminal suggestion, prevention of choice paralysis, AIDA-prin

ux , Usability , E-Commerce , Conversion , Income , Guidelines

Aug 11 2010

Dan Redding - The Future Of The Internet

“In only a few short years, electronic computing systems have been invented and improved at a tremendous rate. But computers did not ‘just grow.’ They have evolved… They were born and they are being

future , Inspiration , Web Design

Nov 10 2009

Cameron Chapman - Designing “Coming Soon” Pages

Deciding what to do once you’ve purchased a domain but haven’t yet launched the website is always a bit of a conundrum. Leaving up your domain registrar or Web host’s generic page seems unprofession

Showcases , Launch , Inspiration , Web Design