25 hottest web design techniques

Leading industry experts reveal their top tips on building a more efficient web. A better web means a better experience for everyone. Users should be able to reach what they need without worrying about how they’re accessing the internet. Developers and designers should be creating sites that can be smoothly maintained and updated. A better…

11 great free UI kits for web designers

Save time and effort when designing a user interface: we round up the best UI kits for developing in CSS. There are so many great examples of UI design on the web that some may think it’s easy to create an attractive, easy to use interface. But as any web designer worth their salt will know, it’s…

5 Big Mobile Design Trends of 2015

I remember the predictions like this back in the late 2000’s. They sounded a little outlandish at the time, but it’s 2015 and the predictions were right, kids! In fact, Comscore had us passing the ‘tipping point’ early last year. While it no doubt varies from site to site, for general purposes we can think of desktop…

Make your type look good on any device

Clarissa Peterson shares her tips for ensuring your text is easy to read, no matter what screen it’s on. Typography can often seem like the easiest part of designing a web page – after all, how hard is it to put words on a page? But on responsive websites you are challenged with using media…

7 Top UI Design Trends for 2015 & Beyond

Grabbing the user’s attention is crucial within the first few seconds of visiting any website. Since attention spans are becoming shorter and shorter for the average user, website design needs to be effective enough to keep users interested. There are so many ways to deliver content, and over the past few years we have simplified…

Will animation be the big UI trend of 2015?

London-based Athlon design agency predict an animated future for user interface design. Animation has become an increasingly important part of the UI design experience across many different applications. There are core considerations of great UX, visual design and functionality, but animation and the way things move is now a key pillar of any mobile, web…