Design
The best 2016 Year in Review sites
Year in Review sites never fail to push the boundaries of design, making them wonderful sources of inspiration. From fabulous layouts with effective hierarchy to inspiring… Read More
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7 free goal setting worksheets for designers
It’s a new year, which means it’s time to set some goals and prep for all of the amazing things you’re going to do with… Read More
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2017 New Year’s resolutions for designers
The new year is just around the corner, which means it’s time to start reflecting on the highs and lows of the past 12… Read More
Design, WordPress
Our 25 best WordPress and design articles from 2016
2016 was full of fantastic new trends in the world of web design. From new CSS tutorials to WordPress best practices to practical advice… Read More
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Pantone’s Color of the Year 2017 design inspiration
It’s here, the moment the design world has been waiting for: the announcement of Pantone’s Color of the Year 2017! In case you missed the news,… Read More
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Designer Gift Guide 2016: The best presents for creatives
Gift-giving season is here, and with it comes the challenge of picking out the perfect gift for those special people in your life. Perhaps one… Read More
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Behind the scenes of the Flywheel brand refresh
Flywheel has been around for four glorious, fast-paced years, and during that time, we’ve accomplished a whole lot of amazing things… Read More
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13 browser-based tools every designer should have in their toolkit
Ah, the browser-based app. It’s solid software that updates itself. You don’t have to mess with downloading things. And, perhaps most fantastic of all,… Read More
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How to use Photoshop’s Match Font tool in four easy steps
In the past, matching a font found in an image with one on your computer required tedious searching through your font list to find… Read More
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10 books that’ll sharpen any designer’s social skills
You’ve seen the type: that person who reads books all the time, face hidden behind the cover, digging through the pages without any care… Read More
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The secret to making informed design decisions
Wouldn’t it be great if you had a way to help you make some of your design decisions? Sometimes, having a completely blank slate… Read More
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One agency’s secret to designing memorable homepages
People have been saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” for as long as I can remember. But in today’s digital world, does… Read More
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8 amazing collections of free Adobe Lightroom presets
Utilizing Adobe Lightroom presets can help cut your photo processing time and add flair to your photos. There are tons of presets available for… Read More
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16 tips for improving the composition of your designs
Great artistic compositions don’t just come out of the blue. They take careful consideration, preparation, patience, and a familiarity with the nuances of visual… Read More
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How to get the most out of a design conference
So you’re getting ready to go to a design conference – yippee! These are (arguably) some of the most creative… Read More
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Why wireframes are essential for web design
Wireframes are awesome. They take your big idea for a website and they help you get it all right, before you do any coding. Read More
Business, Design
Some useful skills every web designer should learn
Web designers are often thought of as the creatives who sit behind three giant monitors with headphones on typing rows and rows of complicated… Read More
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6 ways to climb out of a creative rut
Out of steam. Out of juice. Out of gas. Whenever you make a profession out of a creative endeavor, there comes a time when… Read More
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A look inside what makes (or breaks) good design
We talk a lot about good design…but what does that really mean? There’s a lot that goes into a good web design. Sure, the… Read More
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20 design elements and principles every designer should know
There was a time when design was too controlled. Too patterned. Too safe. But evolution is inevitable, and designers started to experiment a little… Read More
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10 great tips to help you overcome designer’s block
Why is it some days you sit there in a perfect flow, cranking out new designs with seemingly little effort, yet on others it… Read More
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Free Photoshop plugins to improve your creative workflow
Oh Photoshop. Between all of the site designs, logos, and typography projects, you spend enough time working in that application to call it a digital… Read More
Design, Marketing
A few things to think about before using a full-screen video background
Looking for a web design feature that delivers massive impact with a hyper-cool appeal? Consider the full-screen video background. The full-screen video background is… Read More
Design
How to solve problems like a designer
Designers are incredibly unique creatures. Where other people see a blank space, a designer sees an opportunity to create. Where others outside the field… Read More
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How to design business cards that actually stand out
A well-designed business card offers authenticity to your business. It also makes you easily stand out from the rest of… Read More
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7 best practices for designing mobile navigation
Mobile usage is growing at an astronomical rate, and one thing is clear: ignore it and you’ll lose visitors. Mobile users now outnumber those… Read More
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How to create a cinemagraph in Photoshop
As you might’ve heard, cinemagraphs are one of the top design trends of the year. They’re a stunning mix between photo… Read More
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Designer Spotlight: Amélie Lamont
This post is part of Flywheel’s “Designer Spotlight” series, which features an interview with a designer/coder/mover/shaker we think is really awesome. Introducing … Read More
Design, Development
Transitioning from designer to developer: Here’s how to get started
Everyone’s road to becoming a web developer looks a little different. For me, as for many people, I started as a designer. WordPress makes it… Read More
Design, WordPress
Exceptional event websites built on WordPress
Every website is unique, but event websites tend to be really unique. They’re not just selling a service or giving you information, they’re trying to get… Read More