Posts Tagged ‘Design’
My Problem With White Space
In this article, I make a confession that would likely be difficult for any designer: I have a problem with white space. Beyond that confession, however, I also go on to explain that problem, where I think it stems from, and some things that can be done to alleviate for those who may share this issue with me!
Down to the Last Pixel: The Pursuit of Perfection
There seems to be a prevailing attitude in the web design community towards forcing “pixel-perfect” rendering across all browsers. In this article, we will question whether this is necessarily the best approach, and whether there might be an alternative.
What Is Design?
In this article, I want to tackle the interesting, though perhaps somewhat difficult question: what is design? This is not a survey of the history of design theory, but rather a collection of my own thoughts in which I consider the importance of purpose, intention and content.
4 Ways to Approach Design Trends
One thing that gets discussed a great deal on various blogs across the design community is the idea of the various trends that exist throughout the industry. In this article, we are going to look the four different ways of approaching these trends, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Icons and the Web – Part 5: Creating and Modifying Icon Sets
This is the fifth article in a six part series, in which we will discuss various aspects of using icons for the web! This particular article discusses some general areas that you might want to consider when creating, editing or adding to an existing icon set.
Between Art and Design
The question of art vs. design is has been raging for along time. In this article, we will look at some creative disciplines that seem to fall somewhere in the grey area between art and design and consider why they may be a mixture of both.
The Myth of Inspiration?
In this article, I would like to tackle the question of inspiration, and suggest that it is not something that we can just go out and find, but something powerfully unpredictable, which should force us to rely more heavily on our own skills as designers.
Should Designers Know How to Code? Thoughts From a Developer
Should designers be able to code? That’s a big question that has been debated quite heatedly in recent weeks. In this post, guest author and developer Amber Weinberg weighs in with her own views on the subject, based on her own extensive experience coding her clients’ designs.
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