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  • Web design vs art direction

    On the web, most designers spend their time designing systems or platforms, but almost no time art directing content. That’s a shame, because it can make a big difference to your site
    By Khoi Vinh on

  • Designing for children

    When building websites for the under-12s, there are a number of specific challenges you need to consider, says Olivia Dickinson of Nickelodeon UK
    By Olivia Dickinson on

  • Measured response

    Ethan Marcotte’s concept of ‘responsive web design’ is useful, says Mark Kirby of Ribot – but it’s not without its limitations
    By Mark Kirby on | 1 comment

  • How to design for Agile projects

    Keith Butters, chief experience officer of The Barbarian Group, explains the concept of 'Enough Design Up Front' in Agile processes
    By Keith Butters on | 1 comment

  • Design by committee

    Gary Ennis, director of NSDesign Ltd, explains the trials and tribulations of design by committee and how to manage the process
    By Gary Ennis on

  • Don't redesign on spec

    Reimagining Facebook or Yahoo on sharing sites like Dribbble is fun, but it's not true design, says freelance web designer

  • 20 things that drive web developers crazy

    The relationship between visual designer and web developer can be a fraught one. Rafael Mumme, senior client-side developer at New York agency HUGE, takes a wry look at where it can all go horribly wrong...

  • Stop using Lorem Ipsum!

    Latin placeholder text aka Lorem Ipsum isn't just a nuisance. Web copywriter John McGarvey argues that it's a massive obstacle to building truly great online experiences, explains what kind of problems it causes and how you, too, can stop using it

  • Designing by committee

    Why can’t non-designers keep their noses out? Paul Wyatt gets the hump as he takes a wry look at designing by committee, while emphasising that good, considered feedback is to be encouraged

  • Self-educate to survive

    If you lack a formal design education, you’ll need to self-educate before you can progress in your career, says Ryan Downie. Here's a checklist of the subjects he studied to help him to understand more about web design

  • Emotion in design

    Our creations need to be more human, says Aarron Walter, lead user experience designer at MailChimp. He argues that the task of designing a pleasurable experience is made easier when we create a distinct personality for our interface
    By Aarron Walter on | 3 comments

  • Responsive web design is boring!

    Jonathan Longnecker, co-founder of web and graphic design agency FortySeven Media, argues that most responsive sites are boring and comes up with a few starting points to help us create designs that break the mould
    By Jonathan Longnecker on | 21 comments

  • Stop banning Lorem Ipsum: a rebuttal

    User experience specialist Robert Hoekman Jr argues that Latin placeholder text aka Lorem Ipsum is a tool that still has value to the design process. It's up to you to know when and why to use it
    By Robert Hoekman Jr on | 9 comments

  • Designing for nonprofits

    Freelance web designer Sonali Agrawal recently tweeted that whatever she had learned was only done so through building websites for nonprofits. We asked her to tell us a bit more about her experiences
    By Sonali Agrawal on

  • Adaptive static design

    Joni Korpi explains how he built a grid system for creating multiple layouts that are as consistent as possible
    By Joni Korpi on

  • Solving problems efficiently through design

    Designer and frontend developer Tim Smith explains what design is, what it isn't and how we can add value to the products we work on by knowing the difference
    By Tim Smith on

  • Nielsen is wrong on mobile

    Designer, developer and mobile maven Josh Clark tells us that rather than stripping down, we should be asking how we can do more with the mobile experience

  • Responsive design or a native app?

    iOS programmer Craig Lockwood acknowledges that the majority of app ideas proposed to him would be far better suited to a well designed responsive website and discusses the pros and cons of both
    By Craig Lockwood on | 7 comments
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