Tag: Design

Getting Small with Modular Design as QA

I’ve written about the QA process ’round these parts before, sure. A while back I penned a piece on how to streamline and focus your QA process to ensure that you didn’t miss any of those finer details which can sometimes fall...

Photoshop Tools for an Efficient Workflow

The design process is changing, and with collaboration and iteration at an all-time high, it can be hard to keep it all straight when there are a variety of ways to achieve the same result. If you’re using a tool like Photoshop,...

Why Grids Matter: A Review From Chaos to Order

For ages, grids have hung prose on pages to the benefit of humanity and to its curse at times. The topic of grids is lost to some, especially in a world that moves so fast. Designers have to, at times, initiate the...

Better Responsive Typography

Any smartphone user has probably noticed and been annoyed by sites (even responsive ones) that are difficult to read or just don’t look quite right. I know I’ve been annoyed by trying to view a website on my phone and having to...

Integrating Font Awesome Icons in bbPress

The amount of thought and time that goes into designing a universally accepted icon is amazing. Choosing when to utilize icons to represent interfacing elements is paramount to whether users will understand, and seamlessly navigate areas of a website. Previously, website icons...

Evolving the Design Process

Technology is advancing at what seems like the speed of light yet our design process hasn’t changed much at all over time. The kick-off meeting was held, research has been done and now the design phase begins. If you are lucky, you...

Blog World Gets The Genesis Treatment

BlogWorld & New Media Expo is the first and only tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media. The BlogWorld Blog is a one stop shop for information about the expo, speakers, panels and...