James White – The Business of Illustration

James White @Signalnoise The Business of Illustration One of the scariest moments as a creative is realizing that you can’t just create, you have to sell. Even creative professions require business acumen. This is a major problem for many creative people, many of whom...
Does it matter if users need to scroll?

Does it matter if users need to scroll?

  A large proportion of people in the web design industry are of the opinion that it isn’t an issue if people need to scroll to see content and images. Why is it then that this seems to be a big issue for clients who will often feedback that they don’t get to see...

Stephanie Hay – Content-first UX Design

Stephanie Hay @steph_hay Content-first UX Design A common problem with production web design is developing a process that allows designers to use real content. Often, the message that the client wants to convey is a little unclear or the production timeline to launch...
Web Design Trends 2015 – UMS Reader Thoughts

Web Design Trends 2015 – UMS Reader Thoughts

  At the end of December, we rolled out an article on Web Design Trends for 2015. In it, we took a stab at some of our staff’s picks for web design trends for this year, gave you some links to other articles on the subject, and then asked you to respond...