Category: Blog
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Beautiful Typography
Read more: Beautiful TypographyTypography, being the art of type in a design, is undoubtedly one of the most essential elements of good web design.
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Responsive Design Process
Read more: Responsive Design ProcessYou cannot plan for and design a responsive, content-focused, mobile-first website the same way.
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A Little Journey
Read more: A Little JourneyFar far away, on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago, above the Arctic Circle, there lives Reine – the most beautiful village in Norway. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth. The landscape surrounding Reine is simply stunning – the winding streets and brightly colored houses of the village cluster around the calm blue waters of the sea,…
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Powerful Workflow Tips
Read more: Powerful Workflow TipsDesigning and developing can be time-consuming, especially when the project involves a new challenge, putting the team or freelancer into unknown territory. Moreover, time is a key factor in productivity. Working efficiently enables us to deliver better value at a competitive price. However, some steps can be repeated for every project. These are steps we know and should make as quick as possible in order to have more freedom to experiment with new solutions. Following tips will help you to improve your workflow. #Tips 1: Applying Changes All AroundWildcard CSS rules are recommended by the web designers all time. You have…
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Evaluate Your Product
Read more: Evaluate Your ProductThere are a lot of startups out there creating great product design. But how are you supposed to evaluate innovation? John Long at The Ship’s Log has 3 simple questions (and sub-questions) to ask when considering your product. Is it Usable?And now for the sub-questions!Is the heart of the application easy to use?Are the entry points (landing pages, signup, etc.) straightforward?Will the average customer understand how to get started?Is the copy used in your application helpful, instructive, and intuitive?What are the common pitfalls? How can you design the application so that those are never experienced?Is it Credible?Credibility isn’t necessarily the…
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Stages of the startup lifecycle
Read more: Stages of the startup lifecycleBirth, growth, reproduction, and death. In the same way as humans go through life stages, startups go through phases that entrepreneurs should be aware of in order to effectively guide their projects. Max Marmer, founder of Startup Genome, presents six. It seems essential to know how to face each of them so the startup survives: DiscoveryYour first task as an entrepreneur is to consider how you would like to change the world. Identify a problem, come up with a solution and see if anyone – especially potential users and clients – might be interested in your idea.Beyond the possibility of…
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What make a brand successful?
Read more: What make a brand successful?With the volume of competition that businesses face in most industries, it’s never been more important to stand out and develop a unique identity and value proposition through strategic branding. While it’s obviously important to offer a quality product or service, effective branding is often at the heart of the companies that thrive. According to Jerry McLaughlin, “brand is the perception someone holds in their head about you, a product, a service, an organization, a cause, or an idea. Brand building is the deliberate and skillful application of effort to create a desired perception in someone else’s mind.” Let’s explore the…
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New design trends
Read more: New design trendsWho can forget the GIFs of the ‘90s, or the more up-to-date focus on flat design?Recently, we’ve seen a surge in popularity of responsive web design, as more and more sites join the drive to become ‘mobile ready’ which is now even more important in the wake of Google’s Mobile Friendly update. Let’s examine some of the most popular for this and the coming year. 1. The Proliferation of UI Patterns2. Rich Animations3. Microinteractions4. Material Design: A Richer Alternative to Flat Design5. Responsive Design6. Flat Isn’t Going Away Anytime SoonAdditional Advice on Web Design TrendsDon’t follow trends just because they’re…
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Daily Inspiration
Read more: Daily InspirationOn autumn weekends with good weather you can almost experience caravans of people marching over the grandiose lookout balconies between the Dolomites and the Tauern and filling the mountain lodges to capacity. But very few people have the idea of turning the perspective around and approaching the Carnic ridge for once from the valley side. And that is something that is certainly worthwhile. It is no coincidence that at Heinfels in the valley of Drau, which is called Pustertal here, there stands an ancient castle that still appears to be fortified. It guards the entrance to two valleys: the Villgratental…