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- 10 Cost-Effective Ways to Delight Your Design Clients
The design industry is highly competitive. There is always someone on your heels waiting to take the next job or to sweep a client out from under you. Being able to retain your clients is essential in this market, and repeat business will be th…
- Designing Effective Carousels (aka Web Slideshows, Sliders)
Summary: Carousels allow multiple pieces of content to occupy a single, coveted space. This may placate corporate infighting, but on large- or small-view ports, people often scroll past carousels. A static hero or integrating content in the UI …
- Color Trends for 2014
“According to the Executive Director, Leatrice Eiseman:
“This season, consumers are looking for a state of thoughtful, emotional and artistic equilibrium. While this need for stability is reflected in the composition of the palette, the inherent versatility of the individual colors allows for experimentation with new looks and color combinations.”” - How to Choose Effective Stock Photos
With the plethora of stock photos available for use, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the thousands of choices. Image resources that were meant to be quick, convenient ways to fill design needs can quickly turn into a tedious task of sorting, comparing, and vetting various stock photo options. Many of these photos tend to have an almost “sanitized” look to them, and although a lot of these images are meant for all-purpose use, many fall short of their purpose and lack genuine e
- Silicon America: A Map of Tech Hubs in America
“Here’s a list of places in America that are nipping on Silicon Valley’s heels.”
- 10 Ways to Rethink Your Lists
Here then are some of the lessons from lists past that I think about when assembling my own and examining those of others.
- 10 Ways to Rethink Your Lists
Here then are some of the lessons from lists past that I think about when assembling my own and examining those of others.
- The iPad Mini Is For Snobs, The Kindle Fire Is For Dumb-Dumbs
Using advanced (read: 4th-grade-level) mathematics, we have concluded that the iPad Mini will be used by smart people/awful snobs.
- 4 Essential UX Resources
Fundamental parts of user experience which lead to the creation of great products.
- Why Women Collaborate, Men Work Alone, And Everybody’s Angry
AT THE INTERSECTION OF SELFISHNESS AND TEAM STRUCTURE IS AN INTERESTING LESSON ABOUT GENDER.
- Top 4 Reasons to Use WordPress as Your Blogging Platform
“WordPress is especially useful for bloggers of all types because of the enormous plugin database that it sports. If there isn’t a plugin already made for what you are looking for, the answer is to simply look harder. WordPress has a very active community of both professional and amateur coders, all looking to expand upon the program and make it more user-friendly. Be it a more interactive attempt at a portfolio, or making your wordpress ecommerce venture more profitable, there is undoubtedly a plugin for this that will make the process much easier for you, your visitors, and any of your potential customers, should that be what you want your blog to be used for.”