Your Website Is a Conversation, Not a Presentation
Via Andrew Schulkind | @andrewschulkind Your website is a proxy for you. You’re not actually sitting face-to-face with your prospects. But even without the back-and-forth of an actual conversation, you can get better Web results by striving to create a dialogue. Read full article
Website Navigation: 7 Best Practices, Design Tips and Warnings
Via Andy Crestodina | @crestodina Little things make a big difference. Your website navigation is a great example. The structure and labels of your navigation can have a huge impact on results. Read full article
The Never-Ending Website
Via Tracy Halvorsen | @TraceyHalvorsen Let’s start planning for a site that doesn’t need to be thrown out in five years. Read full article
Why your website needs to be responsive
More and more people are making smartphones and tablets their primary paths to the Internet. There're lots of statistics to support this, but one recent observation really stands out: According to the world’s most popular search engine: “More Google searches take place on mobile devices than on computers in 10 countries including the U.S. and Japan...
The 5 Web Designing Trends of 2016
Via Harold Stark | @realharrystark Design wise, we all want to be unique. As a business, we need to stand out so having a unique brand is a must, but on your website there are some trends worth following. Of course, how closely you follow the trends is up to you. Not every market is the same, so keep in mind what your customers are willing to tolerate. A...
Buttons in Design Systems
Via Nathan Curtis | @nathanacurtis Buttons are arguably a design system's most important component. Devilishly simple, they offer a simple label in a defined region you can press. As such, buttons are where you apply a design language’s base attributes in ways that'll ripple throughout more complex component later. Here are 12 lessons when working the...
How to Create Visually Effective Calls-To-Action
Via Rafal Tomal | @RafalTomal Designing your pages for conversion is a tricky job. It's a constant fight of what works and what doesn't. It's a never ending process of testing, measuring and making changes. One of the most difficult tasks is to point your visitors right into your call to action in order to catch their attention and interest them in your...
Is Your Website Layout Doing More Damage Than You Think?
Via Janie Kliever at Canva | @canva Underneath all the design decisions that you have to make, is something even more important: your website's layout. The layout provides a framework that structures your site in a way that makes sense, is easy to navigate, and lets your content shine. Read the full article.