Watch a Redesign in Progress

I'm currently working on redesigning my site, as I feel my web design abilities have moved beyond the simplicity of the site's structure. That said, my new site is going to take advantage of a grids-based design style. To keep tabs on its evolution, you can visit it here in its development environment. see the article

Making Websites Useful with Logical User Interface Design

Today's lesson, kiddies, is how to focus your thoughts and create a logical design that prioritizes the will and desire of the user. When they come to your page, what are they expecting to see? What do they want to do first? What reason are they there?  see the article

Worry -- But Don't Worry -- About Squarespace

Anyone Can Cook brought the art of cooking to the masses who didn't grow up with the privilege of having a skillful mentor to teach them to cook. In that same way, many new websites and services are cropping up to give regular web users the power to create their own websites, fully-featured, with little-to-no web background and for very cheap. see the article

5 New Web Design Trends to Avoid

New sites can look great, be colorful and attract your attention, but sometimes they just have a hard time doing what they need to do: directing you toward where you want to be. These are some sites that I feel look really great, and appear at the top of "Best Website" lists, but are just plain lacking when it comes to usability, and I feel they represent larger trend misses when it comes to web design. see the article

Tips for Print Designers Looking to Go into Web Design

I've recently shifted gears quite a bit in my professional life. Extenuating circumstances dictated that shift to a certain degree, but there's no doubt in my mind that it was only a matter of time before my career took a turn from static print design into the realm of interactive and dynamic design. see the article

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