Before I begin writing anything of significance, I have a little exercise for you. Just scroll through these fonts below & mentally make a note of two things: The tone it sets – is it casual or formal? The age group it could possible be targeted at – kids, young adults, adults? Ready. Set. Scroll. Notice how it took you less than 5 seconds to figure if the design was casual or formal, for kids…
SiteWars in association with Donuts is an online worldwide web design contest set to take place on WDD – the community for Web Designers & Developers. How does this work? We have answers to all your questions below! What is SiteWars in association with Donuts? SiteWars in association with Donuts is an arena where the best minds in Web Design & Development from around the world can battle for the honor of becoming a champion…
Most of us love our jobs and what we do and often find it challenging yet fun but roping in our marquee clients is also critical to our business. You maybe fantastic at designing but if you can’t get in the big clients, your service doesn’t get the credit and work it deserves. Pitching to the big clients is quite an art. We’ve put together a couple of things you can do to bag the biggies! 1)…
Calls-to-action play a key part in helping convert visitors to leads or sales on any website you design. It’s all in the messaging, design and the placement. The type of site, the target audience and the desired action can give you a direction on how best to design these buttons. We tell you how you can design some kicka$$ calls-to-action to immediately convert your visitors into clients in just 3 pointers! 1) Know which all buttons you can have:…
We understand that as a designer, you hate to be told what to do or to be given guidelines to follow. While we don’t want to stop the creative juices, there are just a few things designers can keep in mind for the benefit of the website, more specifically, from an SEO point of view. We pen down for you some common issues with designing a website that can hinder SEO. Here’s what to avoid:…
Bright colours, flashing buttons, multiple fonts are all elements that were iconic of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Today, these websites look cluttered, ancient & lack taste. A major reason for high bounce rates on websites today are poor web designs. Let’s face it – our website designs are cluttered with too many colours, way too many fonts & navigation that’s the furthest thing from simple. In this blog post, we’ll give you a…
We know Design is a tough job that not everyone fully understands, especially clients. Here are a bunch of utterly stupid things clients say to Designers. We promise you’ve been told at least 1 of these! 1) Ctrl + V? But, of course! Why didn’t I think of that myself? 2) Because everyone thinks designers get paid in peanuts. 3) That’s strange. At least it’s not weird. 4) Then no changes? Promise? 5) After call #58……
Web Designing is a tough job. We understand the tight deadlines, the multiple iterations, the late nights so we’ve put together some best practices & some design hacks to help you work smart & deliverer nothing short of excellent. Here’s how: Before You Start 1) Have a Plan: Before you get to work on your project, it’s a good idea to draw out what you’re about to execute – the layout, the design, the images,…
What differentiates a good designer from a fantastic one? It’s the tools a designer makes use of while creating his masterpiece. In this article, we’d like to list a few of design-necessary cool tools to equip you and keep you on top of your design game! 1) Zurb: Zurb has a fantastic collection of tools and knowledge to equip designers to execute challenging projects. From Pricing Tables to Loading Screens and Typography, the library has…
We’ve turned over another leaf in the calendar & like every new year, we’re bombarded with lists of Top Fashion Styles for 2019, Biggest Mistakes of 2018, What to look forward to in 2019 & the like. For an industry such as ours, few things get us more pumped than striking web designs that seem to change the worldwide web. We’re no different when it comes to ‘listings’ and we’re stoked to be penning down…