26 years after its launch, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is dead (well, sort of). Much has been written about the troubled web browser’s swan song. I jumped onto the bandwagon, sharing a silly poem to commemorate its sendoff. The software saw quite a few ups and downs along the way. It …
Web designers get asked all sorts of questions. We’re queried for advice on aesthetics, marketing, technology – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Being an endless fountain of knowledge is just part of the job. 😉 Our answers tend to come from experience (or a quick search). Yet, …
Web typography is in its golden age. There is a nearly endless array of fonts available to web designers, along with great options for implementing them. We are spoiled, indeed. All of this variety is wonderful. Yet it can also make for tougher decisions when picking fonts. With such a …
Automated email marketing is the best option for sending personalized messages. Thanks to automation workflows, you can send personalized offers to customers at the relevant time, laying the groundwork for increased revenue. In this article, we’ll take a look at: what email marketing automation is the benefits of email marketing …
The web design industry adores buzzwords. We use them to describe everything from design fads (hello, Claymorphism) to build technologies (nice to know you, headless). It makes sense, as there needs to be a common way to refer to these entities. But sometimes these terms end up being incredibly abstract. …
If you’re interested in developing WordPress themes, you could start by building from scratch. While a noble pursuit, it can also be quite inefficient. That’s especially so if you plan on creating multiple themes over time. The repetitive nature of a theme’s structure means that you’ll be doing a lot …
Setting up a new typography system is always a complicated task with literally hundreds of tweakable variables. The best way to save your sanity is a design system that can answers most of those little questions. Continue reading Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System on SitePoint. Source: Site Point …
If you’re a web designer who works primarily on the front-end, there may be times when you need to hand your work off to a developer. Their job is to take your mockup and turn it into a working website. This is a big step in the process. To reach …
How can the life cycle of the cicada help you make better seamless tile backgrounds? It’ll all make sense soon. Continue reading The Cicada Principle and Why It Matters to Web Designers (updated) on SitePoint. Source: Site Point Republished by Blog Post Promoter
