There’s a common saying in the fiction writing world: kill your darlings. No, this isn’t some morbid encouragement to do bodily harm to your loved ones. Killing your darlings means... The post Doing Away With Bad Design Ideas, and Moving on to the Good Ones appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Access All Areas members have a brilliant collection of vector resources to download this week, courtesy of Freepik. These spring patterns contain a range of watercolour style floral illustrations, ranging from colourful blossom to leafy stems. Each one is made up of 100% vector graphics, meaning they can be scaled to any size for use […] The post Watercolour Style Floral Patterns for Premium Members appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

Today we’re going to discuss something that is both a hot trend and timeless art: typography. The basic rules outlined below will help you become more aware of how you structure and use typography in your designs. Being conscious of these rules can improve nearly everything you create that contains a headline or major typographic […]

In my latest video tutorial I covered 5 ways you can generate film grain effects in Photoshop. One of my tips was to use an actual film grain texture as an overlay, which achieves a much more authentic result than the uniformity of the built-in noise filters. I’ve been busy making a mess on my […] The post 30 Free Film Dust Textures to Add Dirty Effects to Your Work appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

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Building a powerful HTML website is key if you want to be truly successful at what you do. Whether you want to showcase your photography, sell a product, or advertise, your website has to make a strong impression on those who visit it. Professionally designed HTML templates are one of a kind and beautiful, however, they […] The post 20 Free HTML Templates with High Impact Designs appeared first on Line25.

With security continuing to be a primary concern for all involved, utilizing SSL on a WordPress website is becoming more common every day. In fact, according to Matt Mullenweg's annual... The post Adding SSL to Your WordPress Website appeared first on Speckyboy Web Design Magazine.

This week's Designer News - No 558 - includes UX Design for Navigation Menus, Write Fewer Media Queries with the clamp() CSS Function, Menu Reveal By Page Rotate Animation, Beautiful CSS box-shadow Examples, The Evolution of the Google Sign Up Form, Buttons that Spark Joy and much, much more! The post Weekly News for Designers No 558 appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Can you afford to gamble on an idea for an app or on an assumption about how consumers will respond to it? I bet your clients aren't too comfortable doing that either, especially when it's their money and reputation on the line. An app can be a risky investment for a business if it's not approached with care. Even then, the most well-researched of app concepts can lead to disappointing user download and retention rates.

Like a lot of companies, Johnson & Johnson once relied on a style guide to make sure designers used approved language and components. Style guides can still help brands enhance their UX, but they don't always match the needs of larger companies. Newer technology also makes it possible for smaller enterprises to move from style The post How to go from a style guide to a design system appeared first on Studio by UXPin.