Given that Typekit is better for design and Google Fonts is more practical, what is a web designer to do? I’ve resigned myself to using Google Fonts unless a client needs a specific foundry font. I'...
There are many factors that contribute to the effectiveness of a website – functionality, information architecture, messaging, marketing, but if you can get the following aspects of visual design...
As a designer, I am always looking for tools to make my work better and easier to create. Over time, I've collected a number of great, free tools that I use on daily basis. Most of the time, I go...
You don’t hear much about mommy blogs these days. I’m sure there are still plenty out there – even in the age of parent over-sharing on Facebook – but I haven’t heard much about their evolution...
These days, if your site isn’t responsive, you are falling behind the curve. “Responsive design” is design in which content resizes automatically to fit a screen according to a shrinking and...
With the dawn of 2013, I am left wondering which web design trends from 2011 and 2012 (other than responsive web design) will gain momentum in the new year. It’s hard to say … Much of what is popular...
When I start the design process with a new client, one of the first things I do is consider what typography the client’s new site will use. Will the the type be playful, modern or classic? Will the...
In the last few months, I’ve found myself designing several megamenus for various client projects. For those not familiar with the term “megamenu,” I am referring to the type of navigational drop-...
I love clean web designs – almost too much. I love clean designs so much that one could say that I can’t do much else, and sometimes my designs are clean to a fault – almost to the point of being...
I’ve always been told that “hate” is a very strong word, but sometimes it's just necessary. And yes, I hate the Papyrus typeface. If you have any interest in design, typography or even just own a...
I recently heard someone on TV say, “I’m a woman of the tens .…” Ha, I had never thought about it but I guess what else would you call this decade? I am starting off my third year of the tens with a...
