Improve Your Design Process in Discovery, Ideation, and Prototyping

Each time a product team begins a new project, the list of things to do can be overwhelming. A strong design process can create structure, efficiency, and a clear path to completion. The team starts with stating a problem, then conducts a research, brainstorms a solution, prototypes and tests it, and finally, releases a product on a market. While it might look like a simple process, in reality, it has a lot of pitfalls.

Video Playback On The Web: Video Delivery Best Practices (Part 2)

Video Playback On The Web: Video Delivery Best Practices (Part 2)Video Playback On The Web: Video Delivery Best Practices (Part 2) Doug Sillars 2018-10-25T14:40:24+02:002018-10-30T14:13:13+00:00In my previous post, I examined video trends on the web today, using data from the HTTP Archive. I fou..

Video Playback On The Web: The Current State Of Video (Part 1)

Video Playback On The Web: The Current State Of Video (Part 1)Video Playback On The Web: The Current State Of Video (Part 1) Doug Sillars 2018-10-24T13:30:24+02:002018-10-30T14:13:13+00:00Usage of video on the web is increasing as devices and networks become faster and more capable of handling v..

Splicing HTML’s DNA With CSS Attribute Selectors

Splicing HTML’s DNA With CSS Attribute SelectorsSplicing HTML’s DNA With CSS Attribute Selectors John Rhea 2018-10-23T14:00:11+02:002018-10-30T14:13:13+00:00For most of my career, attribute selectors have been more magic than science. I’d stare, gobsmacked, at the CSS for outputting a link in a ..

Measuring Performance With Server Timing

Measuring Performance With Server TimingMeasuring Performance With Server Timing Drew McLellan 2018-10-30T03:40:14+02:002018-10-30T14:13:13+00:00When undertaking any sort of performance optimisation work, one of the very first things we learn is that before you can improve performance you must f..

Monthly Web Development Update 10/2018: The Hurricane Web, End-To-End-Integrity, And RAIL

Monthly Web Development Update 10/2018: The Hurricane Web, End-To-End-Integrity, And RAILMonthly Web Development Update 10/2018: The Hurricane Web, End-To-End-Integrity, And RAIL Anselm Hannemann 2018-10-19T15:19:58+02:002018-10-30T14:13:13+00:00With the latest studies and official reports out t..

The CSS Working Group At TPAC: What’s New In CSS?

The CSS Working Group At TPAC: What’s New In CSS?The CSS Working Group At TPAC: What’s New In CSS? Rachel Andrew 2018-10-26T22:30:30+02:002018-10-30T14:13:13+00:00Last week, I attended W3C TPAC as well as the CSS Working Group meeting there. Various changes were made to specifications, and discu..

Storyboarding vs. Prototyping: When to Use Each

Prototyping is a multi-disciplinary activity, spanning across digital design, industrial design and everything in between. Whilst being precursors to the end product, prototypes may vary in fidelity. This article will look at digital prototyping, providing guidelines you can use to determine when you should and shouldn’t build one.

Choosing the Right Web Design Conference

There are a number of events out there targeted towards web designers. You will come across everything from small meetups to large corporate blowouts. Each of these opportunities has something unique to offer. Personally, I tend to prefer WordCamps over other types of events. The laid-back atmosphe..

The Hamburger & Mega-Menu Combination Design Trend

Hamburger icons are everywhere. They carved a niche for themselves without any intention to leave us anytime soon. Hate it, love it – just deal with it. Much like the real world, online expanses, including both web and mobile interfaces, have some tasty and irresistible junk food. Taking web by sto..