Tag: design

July 26, 2016

In their latest update, Google Maps is making it easier for you to find your way around, and spot areas nearby that have fun things to do. In an effort to make their maps cleaner and easier to read, Google […]

July 21, 2016

Flip animations are popular CSS effects that show both the front and the back of an HTML element by turning them from the top to the bottom, or from left to the right (and vice versa). They are rad in […]

July 1, 2016

Icons can make or break the look of your design, so having the perfect look for these small but eye-catching assets is incredibly important. You can add thousands of them to your designer toolkit with the Web Designer’s Icon and […]

June 30, 2016

Like me, I’m sure many of you grew up on a diet of science fiction; imagining future worlds through the work of authors like Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and William Gibson. Science fiction, or speculative fiction as purists prefer […]

June 28, 2016

We think Microsoft’s E3 2016 keynote was one of its best in years. From the unveiling of the long-rumored Xbox One S, to the announcement of Project Scorpio, Microsoft’s hardware division must have been working around the clock to make […]

May 30, 2016

The very first thing users see when downloading an app these days is an onboarding screen. An onboarding screen is like a walkthrough, aimed to introduce what an app does to a user and of course how to use it. […]

May 18, 2016

Whatever the goal of your site, it has to have style and substance to succeed, but what if I told you that following one web design trend could help you to achieve both? Increased browser support for CSS3 saw an […]

May 6, 2016

Do you want your visual content to touch the hearts of people far and wide? Of course you do. Who wouldn’t want something they put up to get liked and shared within hours? But it takes more than simply uploading […]

March 7, 2016

Making the most of what you’ve got: email, SMS, social media, brochures, packaging, SEO and ASO and optimizing your mobile site design to make the most of them. If you want to avoid spending the majority of your project budget […]

February 16, 2016

Landing pages follow trends in their design and functionality, as well as analytics trends. For example, mobile optimization became a top criteria when rating a landing page since more and more people access pages from their mobile devices. Once Google […]

February 8, 2016

How do online businesses add that personal touch when face-to-face communication isn’t possible? Online shoppers seek in-person experiences even when the store is miles away. This goes beyond offering live chat and product demonstrations. It’s also about showing your visitors […]

January 27, 2016

For more than a decade, Groove has built world-class e-commerce experiences for mid-market and enterprise companies. The demand for online retail often presents a challenge for retailers to keep up. We’ve seen it all and we’ve gotten our hands dirty […]

December 7, 2015

Popularized in a time when Web forums and message boards were all the rage, GIFs are now just so much more than the online video’s primitive cousin, they are a means of expression in the online environment. Today, all of […]

December 4, 2015

Let me be completely clear: this is the best digital drawing tool there has ever been. Better than a Wacom Intuos, better than a Wacom Cintiq, and better, by a margin so wide it’s downright comical, than any other stylus […]

November 24, 2015

A mobile-friendly site (or app) is not an end; it is a means to that end. To avoid failure, disappointment and embarrassment, companies must set clear business objectives, do the due diligence on who, what, when, where, why and how. […]

November 24, 2015

The design of the OnePlus 2 impressed me from the moment I first saw it. I have to admit that it looks better than I had expected, a fact not always true of phones that have been as hyped up as […]

November 9, 2015

In 2016, e-commerce websites may start to look a lot more alike as designers use a similar set of user interface design patterns, employ cards and card-like layouts, and even use similar ways to get new email subscribers. Often changes […]

November 5, 2015

Product photos are one of the most important elements on any e-commerce website. If customers land on a product page with a grainy image, little else about your site design or navigation will matter. There’s little chance they’re going to […]

October 7, 2015

Now that the holiday shopping season has started, make sure your mobile product pages are designed for conversion. While there is a time constraint, you may, nonetheless, want to look at templates provided by your shopping cart — find one that’s […]

September 9, 2015

e-Commerce website design involves more than simply creating pages that will attract visitors. That’s important, of course, but how your website treats customers once they’ve arrived on a page is of equal importance. You want the right tools for the […]