Understanding the Lingo: Typography Glossary
Ascender, descender, tail, ligature. What do they all mean? A glossary of terms can help you understand the parts of type for your next project ... read more
Web Design
The Divine Proportion and Web Design
Learn to identify and use the golden rectangle to create harmony in web design projects. ... read more
Condensed fonts: The good, the bad, the ugly
Condensed fonts can be tricky use and should be avoided for blocks of type, although they can work well when used sparingly. ... read more
Principles of Color and the Color Wheel
Add the right feeling and mood to your site using the color wheel, mix and match hues and create effective color schemes. ... read more
Jumping the Hurdles of Brainstorming
Usually, brainstorming sessions happen within a group so that individuals can feed off each others ideas. However, for the majority of us, brainstorming and creative ... read more
How Often Do You Try New Things?
Web design in complicated and requires a lot of time and knowledge — and patience. It's no longer just embedded text background images and slices; it's interactivi ... read more
25 Examples of Perfect Color Combinations in Web Design
Today we will show you some examples of websites that are using beautiful and inspiring color combinations that match perfectly and create an eye candy result. From ... read more
Communication, Mood and Meaning: Lines in Web Design
Lines, lines, lines. Lines are everywhere in design, they are used to divide space, direct the user's eye, create flow, create emphasis and organize all design eleme ... read more
25 Fresh Examples of Beautiful Typeface Combinations in Web Design
Typography is a very important part of design and choosing the right type for your design can be very challenging. From print to web layouts, typography is the cente ... read more
25 Inspiring Examples of Texture Use in Minimal Web Design
Today we decided to gather a few examples of minimal sites using texture to add detail to their layout. From really subtle and delicate examples to complete textured ... read more
Developing Unity in Web Design
In the previous "Developing {blank} in Web Design" articles I've discussed Rhythm, Balance and Emphasis. But we are missing the last main principle of design — Uni ... read more
25 Examples of Emphasis Applied in Web Design
Last week Patrick wrote a nice article about Developing Emphasis in Web Design, and today, based on that article, we decided to show you some examples of emphasis in ... read more