Author: Lucas Cobb
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10 Quick Tips For Website Design In 2019
Have a Plan Remove stocky images and ambiguous terminology Include social share and follow buttons Implement calls-to-action Use the right imagery that works for your audience Create a navigation that guides users through your site Stay mobile friendly Focus on SEO Never stop testing Find and fix 404s
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Fluid Web Typography: Today
Fluid web typography gives us so many opportunities to better design the reading experiences on the web but, at the same time, introduces problems of font sizes scaling uncontrollably and potential accessibility issues. Is fluid web typography ready to be used?
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Designers Are Like Athletes
Let’s dig into all the key areas that designers train on a daily basis that makes them ready to perform at top-tier performance athletes.
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Accessibility Is Not That Hard
Here are 7 sure fire steps to follow when designing for accessibility. This refers to the practice of building digital content and applications that can be used by a wide range of people, including individuals who have visual, motor, auditory, speech, or cognitive disabilities.
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The most popular tools of the year – 2017
According to designer from across the globe, these were the most used tools by designers in 2017.
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Vertically center elements with 3 lines of code
3 short lines of CSS (excluding vendor prefixes) using transform: translateY will vertically center whatever we want, even if we don’t know the elements height.
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Five Font Trends
Handwritten type – encompasses both printing and cursive styles and is separate from formal calligraphy or typeface.Brush Up font | Ondise font | Goodfy font | Barber Shop font Google Fonts – interactive directory of free hosted application programming interfaces for web fonts.Open Sans font | Roboto font | Oswald font Flat Design type – places a clear emphasis on simplicity, minimalism, and intelligibility.Metros font | Marianina font | Burne…
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The power of REM and EM finally explained!
The power of REM and EM finally explained! You may have come to terms with using flexible units of measurement, but you still might not fully understand when to use REM and when to use EM. This tutorial will help you figure it out! Both EM and REM are flexible, scalable units which are translated…
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Why Designers Fail
Here is a list of quick notes on why designers fail at the task presented to them. Refrain from doing these things and you will be a success. No Ambition – Success takes a long time. No Plan – You’ve got to have a plan to not fail. No Point of View – Find your…