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What to Do When a Client Tries Your Patience
When working with clients, patience is both a must-have quality and a delicate balance. Of course, you’ll want to calmly train clients to use a CMS or explain the specifics of a project. That’s just a display of good manners.
But there are situations when you can be a little too patient. There can ..
10 Beautiful Examples of Illustration in Web Design
The current state of technology allows us to create different user interfaces. From plain, oversimplified designs where all the information is placed in one screen to massive, overwhelming experiences with enthralling storytelling and exciting interaction. We are spoiled with choice and, most import..
What’s Missing in Your Design Business?
Running a freelance web design business may sound fairly simple. In practice, it’s very challenging. There are so many facets required to find success. And even when you think that you’ve checked all the right boxes, prosperity can still feel elusive.
When your business just isn’t going as well as ..
The Dashboard Evolution
Keep your eyes on the dash and you might miss the view (photo by Avel Chuklanov).The dashboard in user interface (UI) design originates from a pilot’s panel of controls that sits on the front of a vehicle. It is everything the pilot needs in order to drive, collected in one place. In UI, dashboards ..
Writing Perfect Web Design Proposals
If you’re a freelancer, then you’ve probably experienced the anxiety of staring at the blank white space where your cover letter or proposal needs to go. Not only do you have to sell yourself, but you have to show that you can do the work, that you understand the client’s needs, that you can fill th..
eCommerce Product Pages Optimization Tips
Consider the routes that may have led you to a product page. Perhaps you Googled a specific camera and navigated directly to the product links, skipping the home and about pages.
Maybe you clicked a link shared by a friend on social media or found the product thanks to ad retargeting. Whatever the ..
10 Creative Website Navigation Designs
While most websites use similar navigation structures and placements, there are small proportions that break free of the traditional layouts. These websites often do so to present a unique design, while also to experiment with alternate and often improved solutions. Every website is different, and t..
10 Fantastic Landing Page Themes & Templates
A landing page is one of the most crucial components to a successful website. It makes a first impression with users and states your case for sticking around. In the age of short attention spans, you’d better put forth the effort to engage people.
In general, a well-designed landing page will featu..
Adding WordPress Plugins to Your Development Workflow
Web designers often have a collection of favorite tools to help get things done more efficiently. Whether it’s a graphics program, a code editor or a framework – we all have our mainstays.
WordPress is also present in many a designer’s toolbox. We often talk about how the CMS makes our jobs easier...
The 4 Scrolling Types (and When to Use Them)
There’s more than one way to scroll down a webpage! There are four other notable types of scrolling that will allow you to add some extra spice to your website. What are they for? When is it best to include them? We’ll answer these questions and help you choose a scroll to complement your website’s ..
