Category: web design

Connecting With Users: Incorporating Humor In Web Design

   Joan is applying for a small loan on all-online-loanzzz.com. She’s becoming frustrated with the number of financial-disclosure forms she has to fill out. She’s thinking about visiting her local bank to ask for a loan ...

The Road To Resilient Web Design

   Editor’s Note: In the world of web design, we tend to become preoccupied with the here and now. In “Resilient Web Design“, Jeremy Keith emphasizes the importance of learning from the past in order to better prep...

Web Maker, an Offline, Browser-based CodePen Alternative

In this article, Kushagra Gaur introduces Web Maker, a browser extension he created for front-end developers who want a blazing-fast, offline web playground. If you’re a front-end developer like me, you’ve probably tried one or more of the code playgrounds out there like CodePen, JSBin, JSFiddle etc. They&...

A Deep Dive Into Axure 8: A Comprehensive Review

  Behind every great invention lie dozens of sacrificed prototypes. It took Michele Ferrero almost five years to perfect the spherical wafer within the famous chocolates that bear his name. No great product or invention emerges fully formed, and this applies to great websites and software as well. Whet...

Web Design Trends 2016

Web design is an ever evolving and changing process. What is in vogue today might fall out of favor tomorrow. We once used to have brightly colored pages filled with multiple banners and what not — remember, once upon a time, MySpace used to be the de facto standard of UX in web design. However, today, we have c...

6 Inspiring Examples of Gamification in Design

From the Powerball to Candy Crush to Farmville, games have permeated our lives. And for good reason: They’re fun, exciting, and rewarding. Plus, leveling up or winning a game provides us with an instant sense of gratification and pride. So to make your UX more engaging–even addictive–try incorporating gamificatio...

20 Free Themes & Templates for Creating eCommerce Stores

The popularity of electronic commerce is growing at a breakneck pace due to the enormous potential of web technologies. If you open a brick and mortar store, you will have to limit your target audience to people from nearby areas. In the sphere of eCommerce, there are no regional limits at all. Customers from any part ...

Design Principles To Evaluate Your Product

  A company proves that it has a strong creative process by developing successful products repeatedly. We see this in companies like Apple, BMW and Google. Founders such as Steve Jobs formed a corporate culture with an intense focus on creativity and design. This culture highlights two core elements in...

Design Principles To Evaluate Your Product

  A company proves that it has a strong creative process by developing successful products repeatedly. We see this in companies like Apple, BMW and Google. Founders such as Steve Jobs formed a corporate culture with an intense focus on creativity and design. This culture highlights two core elements in...

Google Maps Made Easy with GMaps.js

Google Maps has proved to be a highly successful Google service, incorporating a range of invaluable tools such as Street View, Route Planning and Google Traffic. Many companies and organizations rely on Google Maps to provide their services – and it’s thanks to the Google Maps API that they’re able t...