Learn About Wireframes Before Hiring a Web Developer
Via James Parsons | @jmsprsns You have to be able to explain your vision if you expect your web developer to share your vision. When it comes to web development be ready to present your web developer with a wireframe. Read full article
3 Essential Design Trends, August 2018
Via Carrie Cousins | @carriecousins This month’s design trends are so practical you can deploy them on single pages or for a complete design overhaul. Read full article
Rules For Website Success: Keep Your Site Healthy
Via Ben Jacoby Ongoing website maintenance is the least fun part of developing a website, but we need to talk about it because your site is going to spend the vast majority of its lifetime being maintained, as opposed to being built. Read full article
5 Tips for Designing a High Converting Website Pop Up
Via Traffic & Sales Like them or not, website pop-ups are incredibly effective, especially when used right. Here are the key elements of a high converting website pop up and how you can pop up conversions with a few simple tweaks. Read full article
Design: Microinteractions Make the Difference
Via Noupe You think the big picture is what counts? You’re right, but only as long as it differentiates itself sufficiently. Today, the small UI elements and features are far more important. Thus, microinteractions are what you should pay special attention to when designing your projects. Read full article
Behavioral Marketing 101: The 3 Best Personalization Tactics You Haven’t Tried
Via Rikke Thomsen | @rikkethomsen91 If you’re like most marketers, you sent the same email to everyone on your list. But doing so increases your unsubscribe rate and lowers your open and click-through rates — meaning, you let a lot of potential revenue fly out the window. Read full article
Designing for Human Attention
Via Martin Jancik | @MartinJancik Design is perceived by our senses (vision, touch, hearing), and is immediately processed by our brain. Designers have to understand how to create experiences that go hand in hand with how the human brain evaluates them. Read full article
People Don’t Scroll (and Other Page Length Myths)
Via Marli Mesibov | @marsinthestars Webpage length doesn’t have a rule. It has guidelines. Here are a few myths to avoid and guidelines to follow when writing page content. Read full article