Graphic designers use typography as a form of communication. Both the appearance of text and the readability of this text in a visual product have an impact on user experience. Typography speaks to users, and may, therefore, be considered the voice of design. This is because typography sets a mood for a website and shares a message. How can designers use typography in a way which creates a maximum impact? The following tips and tricks…
As you are likely aware, more people are on the internet than ever before and they use it to do research, buy products and more. And you can bet that if an individual needs a lawyer for something, they are going to go online searching for one. As a result, it is incredibly important for attorneys and law firms to have superbly designed websites. However, designing a website for a law firm isn’t like designing…
There are a lot of elements that affect the user experience (UX) of a website. The overall layout of the site, the way information is structured, and the performance of the site itself are dominant aspects that need to be crafted properly. Readability is also an important UX metric in today’s competitive market. Colours are just as important to UX these days. The overall mood of the site, as well as the colours you use…
There’s always been a lot of fuss around web design trends. Some of them live for 2 – 3 years and fade into oblivion. Others don’t die out completely: they evolve and make a comeback in a couple of years. What’s the role of them? Why are they so important? The answer to these questions is quite simple. The trends are best indicators of the current web design state. They reflect the changes that the…
The competition is tough when it comes to building websites. Your website needs to be catchy, fully-functional, user-friendly, and creative, in order to keep people visiting your website. If you are not tech savvy, this is quite a challenge as building a website from scratch is quite complicated. You need to know the codes in order to create one and only those who have an IT background know this. Because of the increasing demand in…
Taking an activity that primarily existed in the physical world for decades and making it something internet users will enjoy is never easy. Indeed, when you look at the mixed response to online books, you’ll see just how tough it can be to convert people. According to Forbes’ review of Amazon’s Kindle sales in 2013, things had gone “flat.” Following an initial boom in 2011, sales dropped from 13.44 million to 9.68 million in 2012.…
Via-Glasses Reading How do you turn a simple concept into something that an audience will want to engage with time and time again? Well, in reality, there are a few ways you can design an appealing website. However, one of the best ways of keeping viewers fixed on a page is to offer some form of animation or imagery. Indeed, if you click here and read our guide to creating an original looking site, you’ll…
While a simple, clean website design might seem easy at first, the fact of the matter is the process is a lot more complex than you think. There’s a lot of stuff going on underneath the surface that makes the clean website functional. Most people don’t need or care about that makes these sites function, they simply care that they work, but as a designer, you need to know about them. A lot of thought…
There are hundreds of millions of websites active on the web. It can be hard to imagine how a single lonely website or brand can hope to make an impact. Decent inbound marketing can be help, and Search Engine Optimization can certainly play a role, but none of these efforts will help you get visitors to stick around and see what the site has to offer. Good, original web design is the key, because it…
Well, the fact can’t be denied that the big names like Google, Microsoft etc. are all opting for flat designs nowadays when it comes to designing their websites. So, the trend of flat UI designs is raising its flag like never before. Be it a flat logo, using one dominant brand color, simple and bold typography or elementary shapes and flat effects, they are using it all!! And, of course, not only the biggies, the…