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You're reading Is Design Cyclical? Why Styles Are Continuously Changing, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Note:Use of “design” largely refers to design style, specifically mobile and web, for this article. I was recently looking through some screenshots of apps from earlier versions of iOS. It had me thinking about where design is headed over the next five to 10 years, why we continue to iterate on style, and whether design […] View the full article

You're reading TypeScript 2.0 is Now Available!, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! TypeScript, the famous ECMAScript 2015 superset, releases version 2.0. The main concept behind the open-source project revolves around the idea of simplifying the coding and maintenance of robust applications by applying static typing rather than dynamic typing used by Java Script. Offering support for the latest JavaScript features like async functions and decorators, TypeScript became […] View the full article

You're reading TypeScript 2.0 is Now Available!, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! TypeScript, the famous ECMAScript 2015 superset, releases version 2.0. The main concept behind the open-source project revolves around the idea of simplifying the coding and maintenance of robust applications by applying static typing rather than dynamic typing used by Java Script. Offering support for the latest JavaScript features like async functions and decorators, TypeScript became […] View the full article

You're reading Sketch Upgrades to Version 40, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Launched in 2010, Sketch, the award winning vector drawing tool, is now at iteration No. 40. Praised for its cutting edge performance and usability, Sketch is the default tool for designers around the world. The switch to an incremental release cycle and a different licensing model offered Sketch the flexibility it needs to stay ahead […] View the full article

You're reading Sketch Upgrades to Version 40, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Launched in 2010, Sketch, the award winning vector drawing tool, is now at iteration No. 40. Praised for its cutting edge performance and usability, Sketch is the default tool for designers around the world. The switch to an incremental release cycle and a different licensing model offered Sketch the flexibility it needs to stay ahead […] View the full article

You're reading 7 Things You May Not Know in JavaScript, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! There is a lot of fun to be had when working in JavaScript. Even for developers that interact with it daily, some parts of the language remain unexplored. I’m going to highlight seven things you may not know about JavaScript. Note: I am going to use ES2015 in the examples: pretty much the let keyword […] View the full article

You're reading 7 Things You May Not Know in JavaScript, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! There is a lot of fun to be had when working in JavaScript. Even for developers that interact with it daily, some parts of the language remain unexplored. I’m going to highlight seven things you may not know about JavaScript. Note: I am going to use ES2015 in the examples: pretty much the let keyword […] View the full article

You're reading Is Your Web Development Team Making These (Common) Mistakes?, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Designers who have the opportunity to work with a great development team are a fortunate lot. The others, not so much. If you’ve worked with inexperienced development teams, or teams that promise a quick turnaround but provide less than quality work, you could be excused. You probably think that bugs, slow loading, or bloated code, […] View the full article

You're reading Is Your Web Development Team Making These (Common) Mistakes?, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Designers who have the opportunity to work with a great development team are a fortunate lot. The others, not so much. If you’ve worked with inexperienced development teams, or teams that promise a quick turnaround but provide less than quality work, you could be excused. You probably think that bugs, slow loading, or bloated code, […] View the full article

You're reading How Changing the UX 180 Degrees Made Grew Sales By 180%, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Bannersnack’s Design Journey and Case Study Were you ever asked to fully change the experience and UI of a product that is used by more than 3 million people? Well, it happened to me. Let me tell you my story and the journey of the 180-degree change of Bannersnack. Have you heard about Bannersnack? If […] View the full article

You're reading How Changing the UX 180 Degrees Made Grew Sales By 180%, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Bannersnack’s Design Journey and Case Study Were you ever asked to fully change the experience and UI of a product that is used by more than 3 million people? Well, it happened to me. Let me tell you my story and the journey of the 180-degree change of Bannersnack. Have you heard about Bannersnack? If […] View the full article

You're reading What is an Interaction Designer?, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! These two little words are being used a lot in the design sphere these days. But what truly is interaction design? And what makes you an interaction designer? Here, we’ll answer both of those questions and offer a showcase of some great interaction design work. Interaction Design 101 Interaction design is a process in which […] View the full article

You're reading What is an Interaction Designer?, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! These two little words are being used a lot in the design sphere these days. But what truly is interaction design? And what makes you an interaction designer? Here, we’ll answer both of those questions and offer a showcase of some great interaction design work. Interaction Design 101 Interaction design is a process in which […] View the full article

You're reading 5 Ways Creative Web Designers Work on Awesome Websites, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! An awesome website created by a talented and creative web designer is a thing to behold. Websites like these, set the bar so high that even approaching that level of craftsmanship seems out of reach. It sometimes seems that this task requires a level of creativity we have yet to achieve. Like many other things in life, it’s […] View the full article

You're reading 5 Ways Creative Web Designers Work on Awesome Websites, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! An awesome website created by a talented and creative web designer is a thing to behold. Websites like these, set the bar so high that even approaching that level of craftsmanship seems out of reach. It sometimes seems that this task requires a level of creativity we have yet to achieve. Like many other things in life, it’s […] View the full article

You're reading 16 Places to Find the Best Free Stock Photos, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Good images are a key part of putting together a great website. But finding images to use can sometimes be difficult. Your options are to take the photos yourself, buy images from a photographer or stock image site or to find images that are free and available for use. That’s what we are going to […] View the full article

You're reading 16 Places to Find the Best Free Stock Photos, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Good images are a key part of putting together a great website. But finding images to use can sometimes be difficult. Your options are to take the photos yourself, buy images from a photographer or stock image site or to find images that are free and available for use. That’s what we are going to […] View the full article

You're reading Why Designers and Web Developers Must Work Together, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! It seems like a common sense idea: Designers and developers must work together. But too often, these individuals work apart while working on the very same project. The designer works to create elements and color palettes and typography that looks great, while the developer codes and prepares the material for web publishing. And this can […] View the full article

You're reading Why Designers and Web Developers Must Work Together, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! It seems like a common sense idea: Designers and developers must work together. But too often, these individuals work apart while working on the very same project. The designer works to create elements and color palettes and typography that looks great, while the developer codes and prepares the material for web publishing. And this can […] View the full article

You're reading Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Introduction I’m very happy to welcome you all to the first part of this online course on wireframing and creating design documentation. I hope you’ll all have fun and learn useful, applicable techniques that will make your everyday work life much easier. I’m Marcin Treder and I currently serve as CEO of the popular User […] View the full article

You're reading Wireframing, Prototyping, Mockuping – What’s the Difference?, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Introduction I’m very happy to welcome you all to the first part of this online course on wireframing and creating design documentation. I hope you’ll all have fun and learn useful, applicable techniques that will make your everyday work life much easier. I’m Marcin Treder and I currently serve as CEO of the popular User […] View the full article

You're reading Divi Releases 3.0: “I watched this, and swore. A lot!”, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Web designers meets theme. Theme is causing a stir throughout the web design community. Theme invites web designer for a test run. It’s love at first sight. Web designer meets others who, for the past 100 days, have followed the pre-release of the theme. More than one web designer has already fallen in love with Divi […] View the full article

You're reading Divi Releases 3.0: “I watched this, and swore. A lot!”, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Web designers meets theme. Theme is causing a stir throughout the web design community. Theme invites web designer for a test run. It’s love at first sight. Web designer meets others who, for the past 100 days, have followed the pre-release of the theme. More than one web designer has already fallen in love with Divi […] View the full article

You're reading Great Places, Great Interfaces: Fantastic Hotel and Travel Websites, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Great places – great interfaces: That can be definitely said about the contemporary travel websites. Whether it is an page for a local hotel or a feature-heavy portal that belongs to big holiday company, it fantastic interfaces are user magnets. These websites grab the attention with breathtaking images and videos as well as modern techniques […] View the full article

You're reading Great Places, Great Interfaces: Fantastic Hotel and Travel Websites, originally posted on Designmodo. If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow on Twitter, Facebook, Google+! Great places – great interfaces: That can be definitely said about the contemporary travel websites. Whether it is an page for a local hotel or a feature-heavy portal that belongs to big holiday company, it fantastic interfaces are user magnets. These websites grab the attention with breathtaking images and videos as well as modern techniques […] View the full article