So, you want to get started in web design

About a month ago, a great friend of mine asked me this interesting question, what do I need to know to design a website? Since his job was back-end with front-end here and there, the answer was short, simple and easy to follow in just a few steps. However, it made me thing about what… Continue reading So, you want to get started in web design

Creativity – 10 tips to become an idea machine

What is one of the most important skills you should have in your arsenal? Coding? Maybe. Social skills? Also good to have. However, the answer is creativity. Like it or not, you are living in the age of makers. This world, and the future as well, belong to creative people who are able to create… Continue reading Creativity – 10 tips to become an idea machine

HTML rapid prototyping – All you need to know

Times when designers were condemned to working in graphic editors are long gone. In today’s world, you have the ability and options to build your designs much faster and easier by using technologies like HTML and CSS along with rapid prototyping. You can know this approach of design as designing in the browser and this… Continue reading HTML rapid prototyping – All you need to know

UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt9-Minimalism

In previous part of UI design series you learned bunch of stuff about images and how to optimize their use to get maximum boost. In short, to pump up your design with visual steroids. Today, you are going to explore another current big trend and that is minimalism. It is a bit of paradox, but minimalism,… Continue reading UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt9-Minimalism

UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt7-Font Families

Welcome in part 7 of UI design series, today focused on font families. If you didn’t read the part 6, here is a quick summary … You learned to always create the color palette before going deeper and to prefer vibrant colors. Contrast is the one thing that brings clarity to your UI design and that… Continue reading UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt7-Font Families

UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt6-Color

As promised in part 5, in this part you are going to dive into the world of colors. Colors are one of the crucial steps to create great user interface, so make sure to don’t skip it. Before leaping off with this part of UI Design series, let’s briefly look at the content of previous… Continue reading UI design – 10 steps for great user interfaces Pt6-Color