CategoryDesign

August 25, 2011 — In this post, James Young shares some examples of inspirational problem-solving. How can you improve what you deliver to your clients and their users? Read more…

August 17, 2011 — A hand-picked selection of the most useful and popular Smashing Magazine’s articles featuring various building blocks of a website and published here over all the years. Read more…

August 15, 2011 — Find a few rules that will have you using typography more lucidly than ever before. Remember that an understanding of typographic etiquette separates the master designers from the novices. Read more…

August 10, 2011 — Becoming an effective designer requires embracing universal design principles and best practices. Rick Monro looks at thoughts that are typically associated with self-imposed negative influences. Read more…

August 5, 2011 — Jad Limcaco raises the question: Is there such thing as a talented designer? Or is good design a skill? Or maybe to be a great designer, you need a combination of talent, skill, and experience? Read more…

August 3, 2011 — Karim Boubker believes that an active, clean, and good looking social media profile can benefit an individual greatly. You will be seen and represented by the things you share, so the content should be good. Read more…

July 29, 2011 — Efforts to keep reggae popular on the world stage have led to a narrow conformist definition of the genre’s visual brand. Dan Mayer goes through the impressions left behind on Jamaica’s album covers to analyze the multitude of contradictions in the postcolonial experience. Read more…

July 27, 2011 — Website users want their content delivered to them in a way that is easy to understand, intuitive and engaging. In this post, Anne Sallee Miles focuses on some basic user interface ideas and patterns that Web designers can learn from video games. Read more…

July 13, 2011 — Simon Thomas looks at the development of the Berlin street art scene, from its beginnings as a minor West Berlin movement in the late ’70s to its current status. How does street art shapes the public space? Read more…

July 4, 2011 — Marshall McLuhan’s phrase sums up that the medium through which we choose to communicate holds as much, if not more, value than the message itself. Jason Gross shares why understanding the meaning behind this theory revolutionized the way he approaches Web design. Read more…