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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Are you considering transforming old cursive handwriting into a modern digital font? In this article, Carolyn Porter gives advice on what to keep in mind when designing and releasing a new font.
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As you work on creating better experiences for your mobile app users, spend some time thinking about the design of your app’s search bar. Things like placement, hint text, and the way search results are displayed contribute to how users engage with search as well as your app as a whole.
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