Web Design

Understanding the Dark Side of Website Design

Unlike dark design websites with dark backgrounds, dark designs are websites, apps and consumer products that have deceptive design. We've all seen deceptive food packaging, where it appears that you're getting a large wrapped sandwich, only to discover that the middle of the sandwich, the part ...

Readable text is a paramount factor in website user retention

Assuming your just designing, not developing, readability is the most important feature of a website. If visitors cannot read the text on your website because the font is too small or there isn't enough contrast, they will leave. Font Size For readability, use at least 16 ...

Simple Site Refurbishment Idea That Optimizes Both Form and Function

There comes a point where site design needs to be touched up, or less fortunately, undergo a complete do-over thanks to critical mistakes on the first pass. User interface (UI) is integral to the functionality of a website, and aesthetic introduction is deeply involved in this ...

The surprising truth about developers and web design markup languages

You'd think that working for any company that designs websites would entail that even the most uninvolved members of the facility would know a thing or two about markup languages. It's become a trait of this technologically driven era to know forum posts and site coding ...