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The Vertical Split Screen Design Trend
by Pete Prestipino
One Device Window, Many Messages Using the split screen design technique not only shows that you as a ...
Six User Testing Questions to Ask While Navigating Website Redesigns
by Jessica DuVerneay
A website overhaul requires careful planning and detailed execution. Marketers and designers must not only ...
Design for Conversion: Apply the Von Restorff Effect
by Pete Prestipino
Designers are at their best when they can make adjustments based on users' interaction history, right? Of ...
Why Modern Web Design Is No More: The New Era of 'Product Design'
by Michael Janiak
I'll admit it, I grew up alongside the Internet revolution, but can still recall life without the constant ...
Before and After: Transforming Email Design with the 3 P's
by EJ McGowan
One of the hottest trends on social media today is publishing before-and-after photos. Hashtags like ...
5 Fab, Fresh & Free Animation Libraries
by Peter Devereaux
The use of Web animation has been a popular topic among digital designers for several years and for good ...
Why UX Design Principles Are So Tricky
by Ellie Martin
When building software the first thing we have to think about is the user experience. Feature-rich software ...
Incredible UX Design Innovations for iOS
by Charles Dearing
UX is one of the most important components of software design. Designing and developing software is about ...
Key Concepts in Designing & Optimizing for Conversion
by Pete Prestipino
Web professionals have very different definitions of the term "optimization" based on their daily ...
4 Clever Ways to Use Video in Website Design
by Larry Alton
Leading brands constantly look for ways to set their website apart from the competition and reach individual ...
5 UX Designers to Follow in 2018
by Ellie Martin
Gone are the days of feature-rich software with poor usability. In order for your software company to stay ...
Quiz Time: The UI & UX Edition
by Peter Devereaux
Website success demands a deep understanding of the digital experience. Test your awareness of important UI ...
Design Principles for SaaS Products
by Dr. Diane Schleier-Keller
Building beautiful software products is essential to gaining usership. There are plenty of great software ...
Exposing Web Design Copycats
by Amberly Dressler
Whether it was the flat design, pinboard or parallax scrolling trend, some developer or designer created it ...
Make UX Strategies Less Complex & More Functional
by Lexie Lu
A user-centric website is one that has the needs of the user in mind. However, your user experience (UX) ...
Editor's Letter: Beyond Design
by Pete Prestipino
There are three pillars to "Web Success" - design and development, marketing and promotion, and analysis and ...
How Good Design Improves Content Marketing Strategy
by Amanda Bowman
If your small business is trying to leverage social media for marketing, you're probably struggling to build ...
The Magic of UX Design
by Josh Althauser
User experience is, far and away, the most significant part of your software product. Whether it's a web ...
5 Lessons in Design Aesthetics for Your Next Mobile Website
by John Siebert
With more than half of the world's Internet traffic coming from mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, ...
IN FOCUS: Inspirational Dashboard Designs
by Josh Althauser
Software-as-a-service has proven to be an effective way to gain customers who may not have hundreds of ...
Website Redesigns that Better Serve Modern Marketers
by Tim Dearlove
Investing in a website redesign? Systematic shifts in search and design may make you think twice about where ...
Understanding Website Redesigns via Qualitative and Quantitative Data
by Martin Greif
When redesigning a website section, organizations will usually observe user satisfaction decreases in the ...
Designer Matching Capabilities in Focus
by Pete Prestipino
Graphic design marketplace 99designs has just introduced a ways for its customers to search for and be match ...
Deep Photo Style Transfer
by Pete Prestipino
Adobe and a team at Cornell University have reportedly devised a way to transfer photo styles from one image ...
QUICK HIT: The Role of Design in the Content Experience
by Peter Devereaux
Content plays an important role in users' digital experience, but how individual content assets (as well as ...
The Undeniable Benefits of Simple Website Design
by Katie Lundin
We've all heard the old cliche - less is more. But, is it really true? When it comes to web design, the ...
Why Responsive Design is Dead
by Ed Kennedy
The Adoption of Adaptive Design and the Rise of Progressive Web Apps Mobile traffic is past its tipping point ...
UI Trends with Greater Staying Power than Flat Design
by Derek Robinson
Over the past few years, flat design has been a hot topic and a huge hit in the design and development ...
Design is Overrated, Here's Why.
by Daniel Davidson
Design makes the Web beautiful, but it is hurting how business is being done. Design is the epitome of the ...
Web Design: The Most Effective Tool for Reducing Friction
by Larry Alton
When a user visits your website, the last thing you want is for them to feel like the experience is rough, ...
How a Website Redesign Could Benefit Your Company Today & Tomorrow
by Charles Dearing
In the internet age, a business is only as good as its website. Most business these days occurs on the ...
Compelling Web Design through Brand Narratives
by Larry Alton
In order for a business to reach the customer in the 21st century, some sort of personal connection between ...
4 Questions that Must Be Asked Before Designing a New Website
by Daniel Davidson
Most websites are doomed to failure from the very start due to one simple mistake, and it happens way too ...
How Cloud Sandboxing Helps Web Dev & Design Teams
by Kayla Matthews
People often think of cloud computing as a storage solution that lets them update documents or other ...
The Best Time of Day to Design Anything (Based on Real Science!)
by Josh Althauser
Backed Up by Science Human beings are ruled by certain biological rhythms that govern thought processes and ...
Page-Level Personalization Designers Need to Know About
by Amberly Dressler
Recently, the talk of delivering one-to-one experiences on each page a person visits on the Web is centered ...
8 Web Design Goals for Ecommerce Sites
by Lexie Lu
Ecommerce websites have a different set of goals than other types of websites. Not only does the site need to ...
The ROI for UX Design Is Astounding
by Josh Althauser
Few things are as important in the tech world as UX design or the user experience. User experience designers ...
Top Responsive Web Design Frameworks
by Derek Robinson
There has been a lot of buzz around the use of responsive frameworks in design thanks to the efficiency they ...
Branding Decisions Sans Designer
by Amberly Dressler
From social influencers and social media managers to students and small business owners, practically everyone ...
The Difference Between CX and UX in Customer Impact
by Grace Lau
What do most businesses want? The obvious answer is good sales, a good conversion rate, and high revenue ...
20 Essential Tools and Plug-Ins to help you become a better WordPress web designer and developer
by Andy McIlwain
As the web grows, so does the role of a web professional. Luckily, the toolkit of available plug-ins grows as ...
Website Redesign Lessons from 50+ Digital Professionals
by Amberly Dressler
From modernizing the look and feel of a website to addressing employee and end-users' frustrations, a website ...
Top 50: Designing the Interactive Content Experience
by Peter Devereaux
Website design is nuanced and so often imperfect. While it is challenging to do exceedingly well (and easy to ...
Accelerated Design
by Hannah Oiknine
Editor's Note: After spending four months participating in Techstars, Hannah Oiknine, co-founder of Babbler, ...
Quiz Time: Digital Design & 'Net Dev
by Peter Devereaux
Today's most successful designers are those with a mastery of the nuances of design and the theory behind it, ...
Finding Value in Design: How to Make Forms an Asset to Site UX
by Chad Reid
Web forms are not inherently pretty. At their core, they are just boxes and letters; function over fashion. ...
Favorite Tools for Web Design
by Amberly Dressler
Whether it is to create a prototype, manage a project, collaborate with colleagues or peers, organize work or ...
Top Design & Development Posts of 2017 at Website Magazine
by Peter Devereaux
New Year's Day is almost here, and it is a good time to reflect on what worked and what did not in 2017. ...
Key Web & Digital Design Trends to Know
by Pete Prestipino
Design preferences (and techniques) seemingly change by the day (if not the hour). These changes make it ...
Quick Guide to Material Design Lite
by Pete Prestipino
Looking for a new approach to your digital design? You've just stumble-clicked upon it. Material Design Lite ...
There's a Major Problem with Flat UI Design
by Colin Taylor
How often do you think about the actual long-term impact of the digital design decisions you made yesterday, ...
Designing the Perfect App Icon
by Pete Prestipino
The success of mobile applications starts with its icon (and the visual impression it offers) as a great deal ...
4 Metrics that Prove a Website Redesign is Imminent
by Simon Ensor
Design is in an ever changing state of flux, evolving with the fickle nature of consumer taste. Website ...
Mastering Form Design
by Pete Prestipino
Make no mistake; the success of a digital enterprise (and its specific initiatives and campaigns) is in ...
How To Pick the Right Web Design Agency for Your Website Project
by Daniel Davidson
Hiring the wrong agency to build a website will cost precious time. Picking the wrong agency could even be ...
SEO Cheat Sheet for Web Designers & Developers
by Pete Peranzo
Your website might look amazing, but it's all for naught if your intended audiences can't find it. Search ...
Simplicity: The Key to Good Logo Design!
by Emin Sinanyan
A good logo is the foundation for a brand's identity, and while identity is an an important part of the ...
Mapping UI Design to Great Architecture
by Ellie Martin
Understanding the different fields of design can be difficult these days. Ten years ago, there was just ...
Using Cinemagraphs in Website Design
by Josh Althauser
In the world of Web design, many design trends come and go, but occasionally some stick around for the long ...
3 Psychological Patterns to Use in UX Design
by Lisa Froelings
Imagine you're building a house. You have to go through the steps of construction in a certain order, right? ...
Design Your Portfolio Site Like These
by Amberly Dressler
Whether you're a freelancer who has created dozens of websites or an in-house designer or developer ...
A Web Designer's Toolkit
by Shawn Moore
Every Web designer has their preferred toolkit, which is heavily dependent on their level of coding ...
3 Cutting-Edge Web Design Trends
by Josh Althauser
In the digital age, having a great website is crucial to a company's success. Not only does a website need to ...
Designing Your Website Checkout for Conversion
by Evans Walsh
It is no great secret that many of your site's visitors are there purely to browse through with no intention ...
Designing for Seniors, Respect Required
by Robin Elwick
If you missed the phenomenon of the rather adorable grandmas tagging themselves as rapper Grandmaster ...
Skeleton Screens In User Experience Design
by Trevor Drake
Speed is a reward in and of itself when it comes to the user experience (UX) and brands are doing everything ...
Designing Landing Pages with the Principles of Conversion
by Rajesh Bhatia
Today's customers are empowered and informed. Commercial websites experience a huge number of visitors of all ...
Best Apps, Sites for UX Inspiration
by Amberly Dressler
In our upcoming April issue of Website Magazine, we interviewed a panel of UX experts who shared their ...
Promising Trends in Web Design
by Ellie Martin
In the past year, Web design has seen a few big changes, whether it's the rise of reactive front-end ...
Overcoming the Imperfections of Responsive Web Design in Mobile Commerce
by Bob Buffone
As online commerce continues to expand and define the future of retail, some brands are still making one of ...
SEO Considerations for a Website Redesign
by Peter Devereaux
The job responsibilities of web designers have changed dramatically over the years. Once concentrated ...
Trendy Fonts for Distinctive Web Design
by Pete Peranzo
Words matter, but the way the words look matters just as much. Fonts offer an additional level of expression ...
Commonly Misused Web Design Techniques that Tank Conversions
by Martin Greif
Web design is an evolving craft with room for change. + There used to be a need to display well for just ...
Web Design
7 SEO Issues to Avoid During a Website Redesign
by Paul Schmidt
Redesigning a website is a massive undertaking, with hundreds of technical, financial, creative, operational, ...
10 SEO Tips for Website Redesigns
by Alex Berg
Understanding how design, technology and content affect search engine optimization (SEO) is an essential ...
Experts Speak: Conversion Rate Optimization for Designers
by Amberly Dressler
Everything impacts conversions, from internal influences like a website not responding to a device type or ...
4 Design Elements to Keep Above the Fold
by Larry Alton
While print marketing and digital marketing are very distinct in terms of design, there is a little bit of ...
Web Design
4 Lessons Web Designers Can Learn From Print
by Larry Alton
As a Web designer, it's easy to only mingle with other Web designers and forget all that graphic designers ...
4 Design Tips to Working with Typefaces
by Peter Devereaux
There are so many important elements that go into creating a successful, high-converting website or app that ...
DAM! And Its Role in Marketing, Design & UX
by Peter Devereaux
Digital Asset Management, or DAM, systems essentially provide a process (and, of course, related software and ...
Questions to Ask During a Website Redesign
by Peter Devereaux
Website redesigns can be quite the undertaking for businesses both small and large. Not only are funds tied ...
Practical Solutions for Overcoming the Inherent Challenges in Website Redesign Projects
by Pete Prestipino
In the course of an enterprise's digital lifespan, the time will inevitably come when the redesign of a ...
Improve Your Travel Site Conversions through Page Design
by Larry Alton
The greatest travel sites don't rely on just a single page to convince visitors of their utility. They ...
Benefits of Using WordPress Themes in Place of a Custom Web Design
by Milan Jovanovic
Custom Web design is not as popular as it used to be a decade ago. Before, the fear people had is that their ...
Accessibility Considerations for the Modern Digital Designer
by Peter Devereaux
By Peter Prestipino, Editor-In-Chief The ideas behind "universal design" and "accessibility," two topics ...
Most Common Digital Design Distractions
by Peter Devereaux
With just seconds to capture a Web visitor's attention and guide them to complete the task they came to the ...
Designing a Website in a Week
by Peter Devereaux
By Roscoe Tsalacopoulos, Web/UI Designer, Envato First impressions are everything. For any business today ...
4 Lessons Pokémon GO Offers Global Website Designers
by Rebecca Ray
:: By Rebecca Ray, Common Sense Advisory :: Pikachu & Friends continue to break records as their ...
8 Simple Rules for Web Design
by Simon Slade
There are some basic standards of Web design that every website owner should know. The proper design elements ...
15 Best Database Management Software For Web Designers and Developers
by Sujain Thomas
Databases are one of Web designers and developers' main tools for serving high-quality products to clients. ...
Website Inspiration By Color
by Amberly Dressler
Web professionals know that certain colors evoke certain reactions from people visiting their websites. For ...
How Website Design Differs In Four Corners of the World
by Sponsor
Trends in popular web design vary from country to country around the world. It's fascinating to chart the ...
Yea or Nay: AI in Web Design?
by Amberly Dressler
Web professionals are quite familiar with the algorithms in use by social media networks and search engines, ...
Web Design Midterm: Where Trends Stand Halfway through 2016
by Daniel Clark
Hopefully 2016 has found your site with plenty of highly engaged consumers who value the Web design choices ...
Top Resources to Find Your Fonts
by Peter Devereaux
When creating a website, a logo or any other digital asset, designers have plenty of options when it comes to ...
Fun with Fonts: 3 Brands Making a Statement
by Peter Devereaux
Most websites can get away with choosing traditional font choices on their websites; startups, those catering ...
Not So Fast With That Website Redesign
by Joel Citron
: How an A/B Test Revealed the 'Creature of Habit' Layout : Every year Web page design trends sweep across ...
Catering to Google: Adaptive vs. Responsive Web Design
by Itai Sada
Go responsive! Make the move now. Responsive is the only way to go if you want to make Google happy. How many ...
Way Past Pretty: Building Blocks for a Successful Website Redesign
by John Kudos
:: By John Kudos, kudos.nyc :: Architects work with construction developers to build spaces. Graphic ...
6 Colorful Websites for Design Inspiration
by Allison Howen
The majority of websites are light in color and feature a lot of negative space (aka whitespace) - and for ...
7 Steps to Follow When Executing a Web Design Project
by Peter Devereaux
By Christine Mandrake, Dynamic Internet Marketing Web design is vocabulary that even children in elementary ...
4 Design Trends for Drupal Sites
by Peter Devereaux
By David Lewis, Byte Productions Designing a site for Drupal can be a little bit intimidating but it ranks ...
How to Avoid Common UX Design Mistakes
by Peter Devereaux
By Juned Ahmed, IndianAppDevelopers.com As a designer, you always run the risk of being misunderstood, ...
5 Tips for an Optimal Online Shop Design
by Richard Stevenson
The ecommerce market is highly competitive. What should merchants consider if they are to beat their ...
Managing 100's of Custom-Designed Sites
by Peter Devereaux
As part of Website Magazine's Web Masters tech interview series, spotlighting product and service providers ...
Web Design
Like Them or Not: 7 Web Design Trends Here to Stay
by Larry Alton
As always, the world of Web design is moving quickly, and as always, it's in your best interest to stay ahead ...
Less is More - Whitespace in Web Design
by Saher Naseem
Most of us spend a great deal of time online browsing articles, shopping, updating timelines on Twitter and ...
Less is More: Whitespace in Web Design
by Saher Naseem
Most of us spend a great deal of time online browsing articles, shopping, updating timelines on Twitter and ...
Career Crossroads: Web Developer vs. Web Designer
by Phillip Singer
People often talk about website design and development interchangeably. In their defense, it is difficult to ...
DIY: Design Tips that Will Help Boost Conversion Rates
by Richard Nation
All Web professionals are searching for ways to better our websites: increase traffic, increase conversion ...
4 Steps to Take When Looking for a Web Design Company
by Richie Roland
Creating a website can be a hectic process if you do not know what to do (and sometimes even when you do.) ...
8 Tips for Hiring a Web Design Agency
by Saher Naseem
Selecting the right partner for Web redesign endeavors can be a real challenge. This is especially true when ...
Do You Need to Be an Artist to Do Web Design?
by Larry Alton
Web design and development are necessary components of creating online success, and certainly aesthetic ...
The Big Lie: Split Test Only, and Never Redesign Your Website
by Tim Ash
I have been around conversion rate optimization (CRO) for a long time; and many years of that were spent ...
Invisible Web Design 101
by Jack Dawson
Design doesn't always have to be about creation of striking art; sometimes the best design is usable, yet ...
5 Website Design Myths
by Sam Tribble
Have you inadvertently bought into website design myths? It is easily done, but you could be losing out on ...
12 Design Elements Every Site Should Have
by Bruce Jones
Content is important, but it's not enough if you want your website to convert visitors to leads. With 2016 ...
The Future of Landing Page Design
by Pete Prestipino
Web design (and design in general) is perpetually top of mind with serious digital-minded enterprises because ...
A Few Design-Related Scripts to Boost Interaction
by Peter Devereaux
Keeping a website current is a tough job, as not only do users' expectations change but competitor offerings ...
A Beginner's Look at Designing for Corporate Identity
by Sujain Thomas
Design is difficult to define, because there is a broad range of skills, projects and people involved. ...
How Your Website Design can Boost Sales
by Keval Padia
A website represents a business to the wider digital audience - offering a display of the company's offerings ...
7 Sites Opting for Simple Designs
by Peter Devereaux
If 2015 was the year of anything, it was minimal Web design. Fueled by smartphone usage, more companies took ...
7 Priorities for an App's UX
by Larry Alton
Whether you're designing a responsive website or a mobile-specific app, one of the biggest factors for your ...
Web Design vs. Development: It's Not About Picking a Side
by Lalit Sharma
The premise that Web designers should learn to code continues to grow as the distinction between Web design ...
7 Digitally Decorated Stores for Your Inspiration
by Allison Howen
Not everyone waits until after Thanksgiving to put up their holiday decorations. Even though decorated trees ...
Simple Steps to Optimize Responsive and Adaptive Design Websites
by Peter Devereaux
:: Michael Wilson, Webtrends :: Common goal of responsive design and adaptive design websites: Create ...
Advice from the Pros: Designing for Web Accessibility
by Amberly Dressler
More people are accessing the Web than ever before and with the influx of new Internet users comes a greater ...
Need More Customer Data? Improve Your Design.
by Larry Alton
For most businesses, customer data is as good as revenue. When more customers give up their names, email ...
Experts Speak: Tips for Designing for Web Accessibility
by Peter Devereaux
Designing for Web accessibility is often an afterthought for many design and development professionals, as ...
Tools for Designing for Web Accessibility
by Peter Devereaux
Conversions, decency and regulations are but a few reasons why most digital enterprises need to do more when ...
Lightbox Best Practices for Web Design Teams
by Peter Devereaux
Lightboxes are an excellent way for designers to showcase their visual content. They are a perfect solution ...
The Digital Redesign Process: Smarter, Faster, Stronger
by Pete Prestipino
There are few things more stress-inducing than redesigning a website. With so much to consider and address - ...
Master List of Tools & Resources for Digital Designers
by Peter Devereaux
Most designers are pretty set with the tools they use every day to complete and improve projects, but some ...
SEO-Focused Website Redesign
by Peter Devereaux
Designers often believe that their work only plays a minor in the user experience and how sites visitors ...
A Designer's Information Architecture Guide
by Peter Devereaux
Don't be scared by the headline because information architecture isn't really that scary at all. In fact, not ...
Is Adaptive Design Better than Responsive Design?
by Keval Padia
Web conversations in recent years have always focused on design and more importantly, responsive design and ...
Designing Awesome Web Experiences with Parallax Scrolling
by Juned Ahmed
Parallax scrolling is still a hot Web design trend incorporated by countless sites on the Web. While some ...
Tips for Getting Your Design Chosen on a Crowdsourced Marketplace
by Allison Stuart
For today's design professionals - whether newbies just starting out in the field or seasoned pros just ...
Designers Flock to the GoDaddy Pro Program
by Allison Howen
The GoDaddy Pro Program has already passed 50,000 members since its launch just five months ago, and is now ...
4 Habits of Successful Web Designers
by Amberly Dressler
There was a time when Web designers were applauded for their ability to publish a page that worked; it was ...
WordPress Wednesday: One Page Web Design
by Pete Prestipino
One page websites are quite common these days and there are plenty of themes (and solutions) for Wordpress ...
Web Design for SEO: Building a Strong Foundation
by Marcus Howling
Some clients will come in or call asking for websites that look amazing. They demand high-resolution images, ...
4 Tips for Creating an App Icon That Stands Out
by Chirag Leuva
Although it's said we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, that's exactly what we do - glancing over ...
Material Design Inspired Text Ads from Google
by Pete Prestipino
Google is introducing a new ad format for its Adsense Publishers that the company hopes will not only ...
Animated Text To Get Your Webpage Moving
by Pete Prestipino
Text is an essential part of the digital experience so designers should know how to work with it - in both ...
Is RWD Responsible Web Design?
by Peter Devereaux
By Firuze Okten Gokce, Superarama Search Engine The rapid expansion of different Web-enabled devices and ...
The Most Popular Fonts of 2015
by Pete Prestipino
Typography doesn't typically get the attention it deserves when it comes to designing and developing ...
An Endless Stream of Website Images
by Pete Prestipino
For many, it's not just about having and using the right image - it's about having enough. The Web is a very ...
Reasons to Stick With Your Web Design Agency
by Amberly Dressler
Depending on those involved, agency-client relationships can be tenuous and tense or productive and ...
Getting What You Want from a Web Design Company
by Peter Devereaux
:: Daniel Clark, Website Design Sydney :: When it comes to an online-based company, all its stakeholders ...
Optimizing Conversion: Hands-On UX Analysis
by Peter Devereaux
By Kate Shaughnessy and Jennifer Malone, 3Q Digital Improving conversion rate on a client's site can be a ...
5 Must-Have Items to Incorporate in Your Responsive Web Design
by Peter Devereaux
By: Ron Hadler, Red Door Interactive According to a recent report released by Global Web Index, 91 percent of ...
Web Design
Web Design Visualization Tools You Might Have Missed
by Peter Devereaux
Whether its to get consumers to purchase a product or to get potential volunteers to sign up and donate their ...
How to Perfectly Insert Images into Posts
by Nick Rojas
An advertising manager named Fred Barnard speculated that a picture is worth a thousand words, and used it ...
Adaptive Design Meets Responsive Development
by Brian Crucitti
Both adaptive and responsive Web design models have adherents, and while it's tempting to choose a side, ...
5 Solutions for Design Feedback
by Peter Devereaux
A brand's website is very much the face of an organization, but often companies don't know what users are ...
Web Design for Optimal Interaction: Defining & Developing the Modern Customer Experience
by Pete Prestipino
If it is becoming increasingly apparent that those leading their respective verticals have an unwavering ...
How One Design Shop Cooked Up a Modern Approach to Responsive Web Design
by Amberly Dressler
Web designers and developers spend months and sometimes years redesigning a website to cater to clients' ...
Web Design Feedback In Focus
by Peter Devereaux
As consumers continue to shift more and more of their focus to the online world, companies must make sure ...
Hiring Devs & Designers: One of The Most Important Digital Decisions You'll Ever Make
by Peter Devereaux
By Peter Prestipino, Editor-In-Chief Web design and development is essential to the success of today's ...
Create Design Concepts from Your iPad
by Allison Howen
Adobe is strengthening its mobile app family with the launch of its Adobe Comp CC iPad app. Adobe Comp CC is ...
4 Reasons Your Web Design Is A-OK
by Amberly Dressler
It's easy for website owners and those who manage digital presences to get wrapped up in what their site does ...
Web Design: Right-to-Left Support, Legacy Browsers & Organizing CSS
by Peter Devereaux
In the April 2015 issue of Website Magazine, Four Kitchen discussed its redesign of World Pulse's website - ...
Optimizing for the Speed of Design
by Peter Devereaux
As consumers continue to shift more of their lives into the digital world, brands who wish to be successful ...
4 Common Small Biz Web Design Disasters
by Peter Devereaux
By Sam Butterworth, Just Template IT The vast majority of small business owners understand just how important ...
5 Cool and Creative Staff Pages
by Peter Devereaux
There is a hard-working team behind every successful digital business. While some businesses have small teams ...
Designing a B2B Website? Better Talk to Your Sales Team First
by Jason Michaels
When designing a business-to-business (B2B) website, gathering input from an enterprise's sales team can make ...
Is Adaptive Web Design Right For You?
by Ari Weil
The evolution of the mobile representation of digital storefronts and digital media has embraced a variety of ...
7 Tips for Designing High-Converting Landing Pages
by Chirag Leuva
Every designer wants their Web pages to "look good," but successful design is both aesthetically pleasing and ...
10 Ways to Design An Effective Pricing Page
by Isaac Rothstein
If you run a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, or you only have one product to sell, then you probably ...
New LinkedIn Homepage Design Rolling Out
by Peter Devereaux
LinkedIn announced a redesigned homepage back in December, and it seems like the new layout is finally ...
6 Unquestionable SEO Benefits of Responsive Web Design
by Keval Padia
With the increasing adoption of smartphones and tablets all across the globe, demand for multiple device ...
Easy Does It: 5 Web Design Principles for Effortless Interaction
by Peter Devereaux
By Neill Harmer Designers should want the websites they create to inspire user interaction. Whether a site ...
4 Blacklist" Principles for Successful Web Design Projects"
by Peter Devereaux
By Brent Delperdang, Web Talent Marketing On the hit show The Blacklist, the character Raymond (Red) ...
Web Design Trends for Small Businesses
by Anna Rodriguez
Creating an attractive website isn't enough to entice visitors and drive sales; savvy business owners know it ...
Responsive Design: 10 Do's and Don'ts for Web Pages and Emails
by Peter Devereaux
Responsive Design: 10 Do's and Don'ts for Web Pages and Emails February 2nd, 2015 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT ...
Best Web Design Trends of 2014
by Peter Devereaux
By Allison Howen, Associate Editor Every year there are a variety of website design trends that take the ...
5 Noteworthy Designs of 2014
by Peter Devereaux
The Web design industry is in a constant state of change, with new trends and techniques emerging every year. ...
Designing Interfaces with a User Experience (UX) Perspective
by Peter Devereaux
Most of us spend countless hours online surrounded by a myriad of tech devices with screens, which receive ...
Responsive Vs. Adaptive Web Design
by Peter Devereaux
When designing and building a website today, it's essential for enterprises to think about how users will ...
Nominate Now: Best Web Design of 2014
by Allison Howen
As Website Magazine editors are busy wrapping up a few end-of-year articles, we have reached out to our ...
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Giving WEB DESIGN FEEDBACK
by Peter Devereaux
By Roy Chomko, President of Adage Technologies Providing effective - and meaningful - Web design feedback can ...
Head-to-Head Web Design RESPONSIVE VS. ADAPTIVE
by Peter Devereaux
By Amir Glatt, Co-Founder and CTO of Duda When designing and building a website today, it's essential for ...
5 Stunning Sites Using Responsive & Adaptive Web Design
by Peter Devereaux
Responsive, adaptive or a combination of the two? These are the considerations that many modern digital ...
Millions of New Images Available at Wix
by Peter Devereaux
Wix.com has teamed up with Bigstock to provide its users with access to millions of high-quality, licensable ...
5 Surprising Sites Using Adaptive Web Design
by Amberly Dressler
The debate between having a dedicated mobile optimized website and one using responsive Web design has been ...
Nominate the Best Web Designs of 2014
by Peter Devereaux
The drop in temperatures and holiday lights are both signs that the year is coming to an end, which has many, ...
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Design elements that seem like a great idea at first might cause some pretty serious issues later down the ...
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When companies are founded on the idea of improving a shopping experience through what's best about the ...
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Most companies spend thousands (and thousands) of dollars looking to give their Web designers the tools they ...
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10+ Reasons to Use Responsive Web Design
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With plenty of website builder services to choose from, it's easier now than ever before to effectively set ...
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The process of creating a single digital advertisement can be unbelievably complex and expensive. Not only is ...
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Are footers out-of-date or can we make them better? The truth is, footers have been underestimated. We just ...
Top 5 Website Design Tips for Local SEO Success
by Peter Devereaux
By Thomas Stern, ZOG Digital New research from Google is backing up what digital marketers have been telling ...
15 Sites for Web Design Inspiration
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by Peter Devereaux
:: Nir Barlev, Webydo :: When designing a site for a client, you need to consider a variety of design ...
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Those just getting started in the world of digital design are faced with complex problems, which likely ...
The Great Design Debate: Responsive or Optimized?
by Peter Devereaux
Responsive Web design is a hot topic, but is it the only way to go? A variety of Internet professionals - all ...
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by Peter Devereaux
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What makes for an exceptional website design? Can its success be measured (and in both the short and long ...
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Web designers are a creative and skilled bunch, but they can't always create masterpieces alone. Over the ...
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All those who believe that beauty lies in the simplicity of things probably knew that simple things need not ...
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Many companies are trapped in a traditional website redesign cycle. Every 2-5 years, the marketing team ...
Getty Images Unlocks Its Photo Library
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The biggest name in stock photography, Getty Images, has made millions of its stock images available to the ...
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by Peter Devereaux
Many small businesses outsource their Web design and development functions to agencies, so they can focus on ...
5 Design Mobile Apps to Know
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Creativity doesn't follow a schedule, which means designers must be prepared for the unpredictable moment ...
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by Peter Devereaux
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The benefits of an Art School offer many opportunities for a number of different career paths for young ...
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Web design trends always change and almost all elements covered by Web design also change as a result. ...
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Google Image Search has long made it possible for users to find images based on usage rights, but they are ...
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The hype surrounding responsive Web design (RWD) was substantial for digital marketers in 2013. For those ...
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What makes design "flat"? This question might seem simplistic, but it's imperative to have a working ...
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2013 was an epic year for Internet professionals from an innovation standpoint. We're moving faster, making ...
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Like a fine wine, Web design is getting better with age. There's strong evidence that the digital design ...
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There's no shortage of "trends' that Web designers must pay attention to, but few are more practical - and ...
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by Peter Devereaux
Executing a comprehensive mobile strategy goes far beyond just optimizing your website for mobile devices. ...
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Website navigation is not supposed to be an adventure for the visitor. It should be more like cruising on a ...
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The list of reasons for a website redesign includes different concerns and objectives for every enterprise, ...
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There's nothing more frustrating than missing a deadline - for everyone involved in a project. And, ...
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by Peter Devereaux
By Bill Haig, Ph.D. When a company logo and its website design work together, the two have the potential to ...
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Publicity, compliments and money are among life's greatest motivators, especially in the eyes of the modern ...
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The online gaming industry is booming, with 72 percent of American players logging on to get their fix in ...
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Single-page site design is among 2013's hottest trends, and for good reason. The technique essentially brings ...
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by Peter Devereaux
Ever since it was reported in April that Microsoft is planning on launching a smaller 7-inch version of its ...
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by Peter Devereaux
For all intents and purposes, design is probably the most important part of a website when it comes to ...
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by Peter Devereaux
Responsive design is top-of-mind these days for website owners and designers, alike. Plenty of developers are ...
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Stagnant websites simply can't keep up in the continually evolving online world. Those that update often and ...
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6 Tools for Mastering Usability & Interface Design
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The hallmark of a quality website is that it puts the user first. In that regard, website designers have a ...
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Occasionally, a design tool comes along that establishes its place as an essential, can't work without it ...
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As more consumers shop online, Web retailers are experiencing welcomed traffic spikes and recognizing the ...
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by Peter Devereaux
There's been a lot of talk about gamification being the future - specifically, the future of increasing ...
Hooked! Mobile Design Interaction on the Web
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You have to admit that the modern "mobile" world is changing all sorts of things about the traditional Web - ...
Six Questions for Responsive Designers
by Peter Devereaux
The response in "responsive" Web design provides a clue about how to think about the practice. It's ...
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by Peter Devereaux
Pitting Google against Adobe may sound like the tech industry's version of a clash of titans, but for the ...
Beginners Guide to Web Design Blunders
by Peter Devereaux
Being a website designer can be tough. Your work is out there on display for anyone and everyone to critique ...
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From innovative navigational elements to design based on customer feedback, Web 100 companies design for the ...
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What happens when you come across a font online you'd like to use within your website? Look in the source ...
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As a Valentine's Day present of sorts, Adobe announced the release of a handful of new Web design and ...
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by Peter Devereaux
By Robert Patrick Gone are the days where you just had to build a website to work in multiple browsers. Now, ...
Responsive Design: Not So Simple
by Peter Devereaux
By Mike DiMarco, Director of Media for FiddleFly, Inc. Sometimes, a good idea on paper can blossom into a ...
Designing for Privacy & Web Success
by Timothy Toohey
It is a safe prediction for 2013 that public awareness of websites' data privacy issues will continue to ...
Design Principles & Readability for Master Developers
by Peter Devereaux
It is difficult in the rapidly changing digital ecosystem to be a virtual jack-of-all-trades. While it would ...
The Biggest Mistakes in Web Design
by Peter Devereaux
There are many factors to keep in mind when designing a website. Sometimes in the vast scope of Web projects, ...
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by Peter Devereaux
Getting in shape, quitting smoking and managing debt are among the most popular New Year resolutions, but ...
5 Fundamentals of Mobile Website Design
by Peter Devereaux
MAKE IT WORK It's hard to ignore mobile's influence on digital commerce and Web business today, but it is ...
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by Peter Devereaux
Every website is different, and because of that, every enterprise takes a unique approach to optimizing their ...
Look Out Below! 15 Fabulous Footer Designs
by Michael Garrity
One of the most literally overlooked aspects of website design are footers, the area at the very bottom of a ...
Five Fantastic Web Font Services
by Peter Devereaux
The evolution of the Internet has taught developers that the key to creating a successful website is to build ...
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As 2012 winds down, it's the perfect time to reflect. And what about exactly? Well, how about all that you ...
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Responsive Web design (RWD) has taken the 'Net by storm. RWD isn't just trendy among designers, it's useful ...
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Usability is everything - especially when it comes to mobile. But creating a design that is truly user ...
Act Responsively: Guide to Responsive Web Design
by Peter Devereaux
Responsive Web design has recently become a very hot topic in the digital business community. It is an ...
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When I first started working on the Web in a professional capacity, there really wasn't much you could do to ...
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Product images, particuarly for Internet retailers, can be a blessing or a curse - depending on how seriously ...
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While the concept of minimalism in Web design is taking a relatively long road to the mainstream, there's no ...
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Website design is an important aspect of affiliate marketing, where the goal is to generate as much interest ...
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I suppose you could chalk it up to a crazy coincidence or merely to the fact that I was in a ...
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Microsoft gave the Bing search results page a facelift yesterday, going for "a fresh, de-cluttered experience ...
Web Design Roundtable – The Complete Conversation
by Linc Wonham
One of the distinct advantages online media has over its print counterpart is a virtually endless amount of ...
Different Strokes: Design Preferences in U.S. and China
by Linc Wonham
Digital marketing agency Acquity Group has released its Global Usability Study that surveyed American and ...
Big Surge in IT, Design and Development Jobs
by Linc Wonham
Online employment platform Elance has released its quarterly Global Online Employment Report, and highlights ...
Google+ Makes Waves with Massive Redesign
by Michael Garrity
Did you just love Facebook's Timeline update so much that you wished another major social media site would ...
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by Michael Garrity
Internet and mobile cloud testing and monitoring firm Keynote Systems has announced the availability of its ...
Weebly Design App Comes to BlueHost
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Popular web hosting provider Bluehost announced that it will be making the Weebly website builder application ...
No Coding Needed, Wix Unveils HTML5 Web Design
by Pete Prestipino
DIY website design solution Wix released a new website builder which supports HTML5. Wix, best known for its ...
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In the early days of my career as an Internet professional, rarely did my discussions about online success ...
6 Ways to Prime Your Web Design
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Just like shopping in the brick-and-mortar world, website users are exposed to direct and indirect cues ...
Get Fast, Free Access to Images with Foter
by Michael Garrity
Picture this: You're a blogger, online journalist or Web developer in dire need of a great photo to really ...
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The most compelling Web designs rely on creative uses of typography, which requires both smart and original ...
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Once an Internet retailer gets a prospective buyer on their product page, there are quite a few design ...
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Google's new page layout algorithm update may force many Web workers to reconsider from where exactly they ...
99Designs Disrupts the Design Service Business
by Pete Prestipino
Design contest platform 99designs is not exactly the darling of the Web design world. Many believe that the ...
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by Pete Prestipino
Template Monster, a provider of design templates for use on websites, blogging platforms, content management ...
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by Linc Wonham
Usabilla has introduced a series of new testing templates that enable companies to set up a number of diverse ...
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Collaboration is a key element of successful design when working within a team. Fortunately, several powreful ...
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by Peter Devereaux
Turn Down the Volume and Hear the Cash Register Sing! Business website designs have become increasingly ...
High-Level Web Design Blunders
by Peter Devereaux
Mistakes to Avoid for Creating Award-Worthy Websites in 2012 It's hard to believe, but many Web designers ...
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Not everyone can be a rock star by definition, but rock-star Web pages can fill a stadium's worth of ...
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Even the most talented Web designers can use a little help from time to time, and Adobe Photoshop plugins are ...
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by Peter Devereaux
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Photoshop brushes can be powerful Web design tools, both enhancing a graphic artist's work and enabling ...
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Yesterday, the widget-based site creator announced Weebly Designer Platform, a white label content management ...
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Getty Images has expanded its partnership with Flickr by launching Flickr Select. Flickr Select is a curated, ...
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There are few more important practices to the usability of your site than the process of optimizing Web ...
A Closer Look at Product Images
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KSC Kreate, a creative agency specializing in visual content creation, is offering a non-Flash 360° ...
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Grid-based design provides designers a formal way to assess the communicative expression power of the UI ...
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With Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 One of the biggest pain points in many agencies is the workflow between ...
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Internet professionals (and the Web developers they employ) are increasingly leveraging the opportunities ...
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The quality of a website's design is fundamental to its success. Web designers are routinely challenged on a ...
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Email marketing service provider GetResponse is seperating itself from the competition in a rather unique and ...
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Who wants to pay for images? Sometimes you have to but you never, ever want to, right? Fortunately, the Web ...
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by Peter Devereaux
There are few moments in business more exciting than initiating a site redesign. We see all the aesthetics we ...
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by Linc Wonham
The popular online design and development community Forrst has announced the introduction of its new take on ...
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Advertising designers walk a fine line. They must design ads that are attractive but direct and engaging. ...
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by Pete Prestipino
Google wants to keep users on its search results pages and increase their interaction - that much is clear ...
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Enticing product pages are essential to the success of any ecommerce enterprise. In fact, a recent study of ...
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by Michael Phillips
Looking for some design inspiration? Keep reading. Company logos are not to be taken lightly. They must ...
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99designs launched an open design contest to "Design a Better GAP Logo" in response to the criticism ...
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May 2010 heralded a major change in the way the world experiences the Web. For those of you in the US, UK, ...
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Are you basing copy and design changes on your gut feeling? STOP! There is a better way to optimize your ...
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A company logo can make a big difference in today's competitive online marketplace, making its design one of ...
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Web users have options -- thousands of them. It's one of the reasons the Web is so useful but also one of the ...
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Web design for pages in the natural search index is much different than for those pages receiving site ...
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We spoke with Pinckney Hugo Group's Executive Vice President Aaron Hugo and Senior Interactive Designer Adam ...
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If the website you own or manage is not meeting expectations, it is time to consider engaging in a ...
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Several major media properties have undergone redesigns within the past year or so; including a handful of ...
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When I first started designing, developing and promoting websites in early 2000, "long-copy" pages were often ...
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Let me tell you an inconvenient truth - your baby is ugly. Your landing page has severe and fundamental ...
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Perhaps one of the most important parts of any brand is their logo. Getting the right logo however - one that ...
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Newspapers, by and large, are beginning to embrace their online readership rather than fight the transition. ...
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What is every web designer's worst nightmare? The answer is probably "Internet Explorer 6," but that ...
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If you are paying for clicks, you must ensure that the landing page where consumers end up post-click can ...
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The following web design/graphic design tool should be immediately bookmarked and shared with your ...
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Web design neither stands still nor waits for technical innovations before evolving new approaches. The best ...
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Designers and developers struggle with cross browser testing, as there are so many possible variations that ...
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