You can now produce stunning animations with CSS3. Did you know that? Of course you did.
CSS3 animations are the new kid on the block. It’s a big step. Although they haven’t really taken centre stage yet as only the webkit browsers support them.
For this reason they’re used sparingly, in a lot of cases for experimental [...]
Lets be honest. Sign up forms suck.
As designers we often get carried away with how a sign up form looks and forget about the user experience. Border here, rounded corners there, maybe a hint of shadow…
Truth is users don’t care about how it looks. They care about getting through the form as quickly as possible. [...]
I often hear designers talk about how they need to do 2 or 3 mockups for a project so the client can pick their favourite.
Back when I was starting out as a web designer, I undertook some work for a design firm. I too remember at the time being asked to come up with 2 [...]
What happens when you go on a ride at Disney Land? Apart from queuing for ages, you get onboard, enjoy the experience, get off and leave. But you don’t just leave. They have carefully designed a next step so that as you leave, you walk through the gift shop, subtly encouraging you to spend more [...]
Recently James at Helikopter Design asked myself and various other designers “What’s the one thing you couldn’t live without when designing a website?“.
Rather than going for Photoshop or Coda, which are understandably popular answers, I replied with:
I’ll go for A3 sheet of paper for sketching and notes – this is where all my web [...]
Continuing my mission of reading and reviewing one book per month, I recently completed Steve Krug’s new book Rocket Surgery Made Easy.
Rocket Surgery Made Easy is Krug’s follow up to the successful Don’t Make Me Think, which introduced us to the world of common sense web usability.
When you’re designing a form most of you will mark required fields with an asterisk (*). Then you’ll add something like “* Required fields” to the top of the form. But surely we now live in a world where everyone already knows this. Do we really need to include a legend indicating what the asterisk [...]
As a freelancer, or small business owner, it’s extremely important to get paid as soon as possible because more than likely you don’t have a Scrooge McDuck money bin to help you out. Money can be a tricky subject, and for one reason or another getting paid on time is something that will always crop [...]
What excited me about Logo Design Love was that it was written by fellow Northern Irish man David Airey.
David, responsible for the popular Logo Design Love blog as well as his own personal blog, is a brand identity designer who has worked with top brands globally.
You’ve done your research, sketched out the wireframes, designed a stunning mockup and now its time to markup. Where do you start?
Having your own reusable framework is a great way to save time and provide a basis for your next website.
Your own reusable framework is by no means perfect for every project that you work [...]