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  • Why the long page?

    Tunde Cockshott, creative consultant at Amaze, discusses how one-page design influenced the recent Toyota site
    By Tunde Cockshott on

  • Looking beyond web design

    As the web design industry changes, web designers must look at expanding their services to remain competitive
    By Jonathan Brealey on

  • I cannot design or code a responsive website

    Don't listen to the voices in your head, advises frontend developer Nick Jones. Here he explains how he got stuck creating his personal site and learned to trust his instincts instead
    By Nick Jones on

  • Pet projects: never stop

    BKWLD's creative director Jeff Toll argues that everyone should always have a pet or side project. Here he discusses their benefits
    By Jeff Toll on

  • True craftsmanship comes from crafting relationships

    William Channer, the founder of the Dorm Room Tycoon podcast, explains why young designers should build relationships with thought leaders in the industry and how to go about it
    By William Channer on

  • Designing for success in 2013

    Olof Schybergson, CEO, Fjord, explains how to design for business success in the coming year, citing trends designers need to watch
    By Olof Schybergson on

  • 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

  • Why the doodle matters

    Don’t dismiss doodling – in the right hands, it can be a serious and useful tool that should be deployed when problems are most messy and topics most serious, says business owner, author and leader of the doodle revolution Sunni Brown
    By Sunni Brown on | 5 comments

  • Where ideas for design come from

    The creative process isn't just magic. Web Hosting Search's Jane Campbell explains how and why designers' creative process works, and goes through it from practice and preparation to execution
    By Jane Campbell on | 3 comments

  • 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

  • Boost your personal brand

    Feeling overlooked? Don't sit on your laurels and wait for people to notice you, or worry too much over getting your name out there. Designer Lea Alcantara reveals the best ways to promote yourself and your work to the community
    By Lea Alcantara on | 2 comments

  • The rock star myth

    Going it alone sounds great, but it’s easy to crash and burn if you hand-craft everything that you produce yourself. MetaLab’s Andrew Wilkinson explains how he has learned to delegate and how to succeed with your sanity intact
    By Andrew Wilkinson on | 3 comments

  • 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

  • 'Open source' your ideas!

    If you’re not going to put your idea into action maybe someone else will be interested in doing so, says Will Grant
    By Will Grant on

  • The future of Ruby

    EdgeCase UK MD Paul Wilson presents a personal view of why working with Ruby is so exciting and looks at its past, present and future

  • The importance of goal-driven data

    Luis Spencer Freitas, digital marketing manager for Pernod Ricard Americas, explores the current state of data gathering and analyses its true use in an ever-expanding digital culture
    By Luis Freitas on | 1 comment
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