CategoryDesign

July 2, 2019 — Prospective clients are not easy to say “yes” to. You worry that your profit margins will be slim — if you end up making any money at all. But what if there were a site builder solution built specifically for that purpose? Read more…

June 13, 2019 — This is the first edition of Inspired Design Decisions in which Andy Clarke explains how to design and implement skinny columns using meaningful markup and efficient CSS. Read more…

May 9, 2019 — Does the word “influencer” make you cringe? This article aims to show you some of the tricks most digital influencers use to establish authority through design. Read more…

May 7, 2019 — With the introduction of front-end-as-a-service, and a company like Mason pioneering the way, software development and maintenance doesn’t have to be a time-consuming and arduous process. Read more…

April 29, 2019 — Design involves decisions, and those decisions are often flawed because our brains are wired for survival. Learn why we often fall into four common decision traps and how to avoid them. Read more…

April 24, 2019 — Art direction has been part of advertising and print design for over 100 years, but on the web art direction is rare, and there have been few meaningful conversations about it. “Art Direction for the Web” by Andy Clarke changes that and explains art direction, what it means, why it matters, and who can do it. Read more…

April 22, 2019 — A lead capture page greatly differs from a traditional web page in a number of ways. Put that lead generating page on mobile and you’ll see those differences expand and even test the limits of what you thought was possible for mobile. Today, we’re going to look at some tips for utilizing those differences to improve how well your lead capture pages convert on mobile. Read more…

April 11, 2019 — Last year, Rachel Andrew wrote “Take A New Look At CSS Shapes” where she reintroduced readers to the basics of using CSS Shapes. In this new tutorial, Andy Clarke expands on the topic of “Art Direction for the Web” with CSS Shapes to create exciting and inspired new design ideas. Read more…

April 10, 2019 — In this second part of the series, we’ll look into notorious GDPR cookie consent prompts, and how we can design the experience around them better — with our users’ privacy in mind, of course. Read more…

March 29, 2019 — As Gen Z gets older, your clients are going to need you to design their websites in a way that appeals to their specific demands. This guide will show you how to do that. Read more…