Design
Is the sidebar on its way to extinction?
When building a new website, you’ll always tackle numerous layout and functionality hurdles. One of them is the placement (or not) of the infamous sidebar. Read More
52 Articles Tagged Design trends
Design
15 trending colors for spring and summer 
As spring comes to a close and summer makes its entrance, your marketing efforts start to change. Retailers will soon begin pushing their summer sales,… Read More
Design
Web design trends for 2022
If we’ve learned anything over the last two years, it’s that we’ll always have to keep adapting to something new. This is true in both life… Read More
Design
Pantone color of the year 2022
If you’re paying attention, trends in design will show up across several mediums. From websites to fashion to interior and product design, you’ll start to… Read More
Design, WordPress
15 WordPress sites by artists to inspire you
When you’re working on a website’s design or layout, you can start to feel more like a worker bee than a true artist. But that’s… Read More
Design
Psychology of design: Shaping your online image
We covered the importance of color thoroughly in the previous two installments of our psychology of design series. Color choice, however, is just one part… Read More
Business, Design
Talking Turkey: 5 quick tips for seasonal success
The holidays are upon us, and as the mad sales dash toward the end of the year ramps up online, the time to update your… Read More
Business, Design, Marketing
Psychology of design: Telling a story through color
The importance of color in branding can’t be overstated, so taking time to think about the impact of your color choices… Read More
Design
How to create a duotone image in Photoshop
As you’re working on your next site design, there’s a common type of background you may be considering: photography. While this trend isn’t necessarily unique,… Read More
Design, Marketing
Psychology of design: characteristics of color
Whether you’re putting together a series of brand guidelines for a startup or refreshing an established brand, there’s a lot to consider about the overall… Read More
Design
A guide to effective use of white space in web design
Designers love it, yet website owners want to fill it. White space is often regarded as a waste of valuable screen space. Yet it isn’t… Read More
Design
Pantone’s colors of the year
If there’s something we can say for certain about 2021, it’s that it has been a wild ride. It makes sense, then, that for the… Read More
Design
4 lessons learned from famous design flaws
As designers, we can point out brilliant design in a second and poor design in a half-second. In fact, bad design is so noticeable that… Read More
Development
How to use Flexbox to create a modern CSS card design layout
Thanks to Flexbox, a new layout mode in CSS3, we can get all of our cards in a row—literally. Card… Read More
Design
32 inspiring WordPress website designs
Looking for web design inspiration? When you’re building or redesigning a website, sometimes you need a little spark to get you moving. No… Read More
Design
How to create a neon glow effect in Photoshop
One design element that’s certainly trending is the neon glow effect. By incorporating and playing with various lighting effects, you can create emphasize an element… Read More
Design
Website color schemes: Theory, practice, and inspiration
Creating a website color scheme is an important and exciting aspect to web design! Color is a key component of your business’s branding, and also… Read More
Design
2021 web design trends
2021. (Doesn’t it feel good to add that “1?!”) While the world adjusts to a new year, so too are designers embracing a new year… Read More
Design
9 eCommerce website design trends for 2021
Having a functional, beautiful eCommerce website is more important than ever in the age of the coronavirus. In fact, eCommerce sales… Read More
Design
The best free fonts of 2021
The one thing that can always spice up your brand is a shiny new typeface! Whether you need a fancy headline or just want to… Read More
Design
35 popular Pinterest accounts every designer should follow
There’s no denying that it’s hard to always stay inspired in the creative industry, but luckily there’s a social media hub that’s always full of… Read More
Design
How to make a gif in Photoshop
Have you been in a situation where you need to create a gif, but you’re not sure where to even start? Believe it or not,… Read More
Design
Bringing nostalgia up to speed: How Simon Walker created Pizza Hut’s new lettering
Custom fonts and lettering have been on the rise as the demand for unique brand storytelling pushes our creative ceilings higher and higher. This is… Read More
Design
How to create a glitch effect in Photoshop
One trend that I’ve started to increasingly see around the internet is a bit of a throwback: a glitch effect! It adds a great robotic,… Read More
Design
13 web design trends for 2020
There are so many web design trends this year that it’s hard to know what exactly is a trend and what’s just a common topic… Read More
Design
17 free PSD mockups and scene creators for designers
Having a collection of previously created Photoshop mockups and scene creators can be a huge time saver for busy designers. It’s much easier… Read More
Development
How to add a sticky back-to-top button to your website
We’ve all been there. You’ve found a fantastic online guide, scrolled alllllllll the way to the bottom, and then think, “Wow, I’d love to see… Read More
Design
How to fix bad design
It happens a lot—a client wants to update a very old flyer, brochure, or some other design. There’s bad kerning, widows, orphans, distorted logo, pixelated… Read More
Design, Marketing
Creative Spotlight: How Rareview intersects design and marketing to drive success
While I’m sure any of us with siblings love them to the moon and back, most of us couldn’t imagine going into business with them. Read More
Development
How to combine Flexbox and CSS grids for efficient layouts
In the past, CSS float properties were one of the main methods for arranging elements on a website. And if you’ve ever worked that way,… Read More