The Grumpy Designer: Email Is the Worst

Web designers are often saddled with the unenvious task of dealing with email. And it’s not limited to just our own overflowing inboxes. We can also find ourselves in situations where we’re attending to our clients’ email as well. As you may have noticed, email is rife with problems. Between excess..

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Accessibility Cheatsheet – A handy checklist for ensuring your designs are accessible to all. 8 Code Snippets to Make Your Pagination Pop – Help your pagination stand out. How to Display Content Based on WordPress User Roles – Code snippets that detect user roles and capabilities. GitHub Launches..

6 Creative Ways to Use Repeat Grids in Adobe XD

You're reading 6 Creative Ways to Use Repeat Grids in Adobe XD, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! AdobeXD recently made a big splash during their announcement because of a few unique features, …

Why You Shouldn’t Skip Your Wireframing

Recently I started seeing a trend where fellow designers skip wireframing/low-fidelity-mockups and jump straight into their UI work. While for “some” tasks this might be okay, I believe for majority of your tasks, this will hurt your final design. First, what do I mean by wireframing? When I say wi..

Essential Skills To Become A Great UI/UX Designer

You're reading Essential Skills To Become A Great UI/UX Designer, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! It’s frustrating to find job offers looking for a UI/UX designer. While these two skillsets …

Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?

You're reading Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Introduction I’m very happy to welcome you all to the first part of this online …

Wireframe presentation decks: Beginners guide to using them with clients

Need to present your wireframes to important stakeholders? Here’s how to use your wireframe presentation deck with clientsWhen it comes to building websites and mobile apps there is a lot to consider. even the most well-considered design projects are susceptible to failure. A poor design and develop..

Enthusiasm Should Trump Experience

Have you ever been interviewed for a role only to be told that the successful candidate was a better match? That they got the job because their current role was more aligned with the vacancy on offer? All too often employers opt for the candidate that has being performing a similar role in their exi..

Designers Need to Toughen Up

Let’s face it, even in organizations with a mature design culture, businesses ultimately make decisions based on $, %, CAPEX, OPEX, economic modelling and other financial related considerations. Therefore, if UXers really want to be seen as more than those altruistic guys who are concerned with how ..