Chrome has been groing more and more popular, especially to web workers, because it is a great, fast browser with now plenty of Chrome extensions for web design. The light interface and quick javascript execution are not the only interesting features for web designers, Chrome is really an amazing working tool if you customize it […]

Earlier this week Adobe announced Adobe Muse, a new product that promises its future users they will be able to create drag-and-drop web design. The users targetted by this software are mostly graphic designers who use other programs of the Creative Suite, but don’t know how to code websites (and don’t want to learn). Think […]

Setting up an e-commerce website with Magento is not too complicated, the install and global configuration are pretty easy and shouldn’t cause too many problems. For more advanced configuration and template tweaks, things can get a bit more hectic, but with the following Magento tips it should already get a little easier. 1. Add a […]

Horizontal Tabs simulates the interface of offline real world being accessed by each computer user. However, implementing tabbed navigation can be quite difficult sometimes, especially for non-developers. If you are thinking to use the tabbed navigation then you can easily implement it through jQuery. Do you know how? Here, we will discuss how to implement […]

Based in Chicago, Mike McQuade creates great design in both fields of graphic and web design.

What is UCD and how does it relate to the mobile user experience? So what is this ‘user-centred design’ (or UCD) you have been hearing about? Well it comes down to you really! As the user you are bombarded with a plethora of experiences and interactions through websites everyday. UCD is a design philosophy in […]

Minimalism is an ever growing trend amongst design. Using minimalism in a designer’s portfolio allows the focus to be on their work which is vital when securing a client. Below I have collected 20 minimal portfolios belonging to some of the most talented designers around today. 1. Decorated Playlists http://decoratedplaylists.com 2. Bekka Reese http://bekkareese.com 3. […]

About five years ago I was working for a company where we served mobile web-sites to mobile phones by detecting their user agent string, looking up their screen size and other capabilities in our database, dynamically resizing the webpage and imagery and then delivering a customized page in the appropriate mark-up language for that specific […]

There are many good web designers out there, thousands of them, but there aren’t so many great designers. The difference between a good and a great designer? Details! Just like for product design, where Apple makes its products better by paying attention to every little detail, you can make a big difference in web design […]

It is evermore the case that the current flux in mobile design paradigms and philosophies is being driven by the continual advancement of technology. Yes, there are still trends in design styles and technique but they’re taking a back seat as web designers continue their journey into the wild west of mobile design. Touch Touch […]

A friend of mine who is into photography wants to create a photolog to share his past and future photos online. He is familiar with WordPress and didn’t want to simply go with Flickr, so I looked for photolog WordPress themes to suggest him, I thought I would also share it with my readers on […]

What a great idea, a website dedicated to help web designers organize their PSD files better. The tips are very relevant and cover all the aspect of creating web designs with Photoshop: organizing your files, working with type, best practices, exporting,… Every tip is demonstrated with an example of how to do it or how […]

Drupal doesn’t get as much hype as WordPress, maybe because it is a bit more complicated to learn. However, if you are looking to build large sites, it is probably the most flexible open-source CMS. With Drupal you can create pretty much any kind of site you want, here are eight examples of what you […]

If you are a Mac user and a web designer, you have probably already heard of Coda. I’ve been working with it for almost 4 years now, and I must say that it has changed the way I worked. If you’re not using it yet, this article should convince you to at least try it. […]

Whether you are an experienced Web programmer or just starting out, you know that there are many browsers currently in use and have probably had experience with the cross-compatibility issues.  The frustration of building a beautifully functioning website using Firefox, then discovering it doesn’t render properly in IE6 is a definite learning experience.  Testing your […]