Development
Make your site blazing fast: Part 2
Last week, I talked about how to speed your site up with a focus on the front-end performance. And while that… Read More
Design
Working with designers when you aren’t one
Ok. It’s time to come clean. I am not a designer. I’m here, writing for this blog that’s aimed at designers, and I’m not… Read More
Business
Define your agency’s values
Sometimes the hardest thing is to practice what you preach. Not because you don’t believe in it, but because you’re spending your time helping… Read More
Development
Make your site blazing fast: Part 1
It’s no secret: today’s web users have the need for speed. With internet and cellular connections getting faster and faster, users expect sites to… Read More
WordPress
10 elegant WordPress themes for the busy photographer
WordPress themes can be tough to sort through. There are so many options available that finding quality themes can be a truly daunting task. Read More
Business
6 day planners for the busy creative pro
Creatives aren’t traditionally known for their talent of time management, and I understand why. Somewhere between the brainstorming sessions, client meetings, projects, and networking… Read More
Design
Why you shouldn’t use flat design
Flat design seems to be all the rage in the design world these days. It’s clean, so perfectly simple, and… Read More
Business
6 no-brainer time management tips for designers
For the majority of us, time is rarely on our side when it comes to work. It’s certainly true for web designers juggling countless… Read More
Business
Are you going to miss that deadline?
Missed deadlines do happen, and if you’re anything like me, they can affect the rest of your work. I worry about letting down the… Read More
Business
Your formal resume versus creative
I remember taking classes that focused on how to format a resume. We would open Microsoft Word, learn how to properly align text, and… Read More
Business
Yes, you should create a web style guide
Style guides, also know as pattern libraries, are a great way to ensure that your design carries on as intended as your website grows… Read More
WordPress
How to create shapes with CSS3
What can you create with CSS shapes? After all, you can add a variety of basic shapes to your CSS style sheet by simply… Read More
Development
Two tips for new developers
There are ten million methods, tools, ideologies, frameworks, integrated platforms, text editors, extensions, plugins, boilerplates, and other buzzwords that get tossed at you as… Read More
Design
How to create custom shapes in Illustrator
If you’ve used Adobe Illustrator before, you’re no stranger to the five available shapes you can use to create artwork. And you’re also probably… Read More
Development
Why you’ve got to start practicing mobile-first development
If you’ve tried your hand at coding a responsive website, you’ve run into this issue: You change one tiny, simple CSS property, and it alters… Read More
Business, Design
How to set your rate as a designer
Here’s to a new year in the wonderful world of design! To start it off right, maybe now’s the time to figure out one… Read More
Business
Is your portfolio more important than your degree?
In college, I began my academic career as an architect student. As we were drafting ideas at our tables one day, my professor wisely… Read More
Design
Ever failed big?
The design world right now is an exciting place for many reasons, but I think my favorite is the trend of embracing failure. Keynote speakers… Read More