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There were mixed reactions on Thursday morning when Adobe announced it had acquired Figma. Excited press releases extolling the benefits of the “collaboration” followed the news. Dylan Field, founder and CEO of Figma, said: “There is a huge opportunity for us to accelerate the growth and innovation of the Figma platform with access to Adobe’s […]

Jakob Nielsen’s How Users Read on the Web is 25 years old this week, and one glance at an eye-tracking study will tell you its key observations are still relevant today. Simply put, users don’t read a web page; they scan it for individual words and sentences. A typical pattern shown in eye-tracking reports is that

Spending money on your business isn’t always a bad thing. In some cases, it may be an investment that helps you bring in more revenue. Still, there’s a fine line between investing in your design business and making frivolous purchases. The latter could be disastrous. Factors such as a tight economy, geopolitical upheaval, or a

There’s more to redesigning a website than creating a new look. Within just about every site are quirks and customizations that require attention. And then there’s the task of adding new functionality and making it work with what’s already there. It’s a challenge – even for experienced web designers. And as the complexity of the

Git Commands Cheat Sheet – Use this handy reference to find common commands for the version control software. Thanks iPhone 14, designing for device sizes is dead – How the unique screen resolution of the latest iPhone throws a wrench in mobile design. A New Collaboration with Adobe – A look into Adobe’s acquisition of

Humans are quite adept at quickly assessing whatever happens to be in front of us. I’m sure it has something to do with that ancient “fight or flight” response. You know, the one that tells us to run from the pack of wolves and fight for that last donut. But in modern times, those fast

In design, as in society, there is constant pressure to mimic the most successful among us. Just like some want to copy the look and style of their favorite celebrity, clients often want designers to copy elements (or even entire layouts) of the top websites. While it might make our clients happy and help us

How I Made an Icon System Out of CSS Custom Properties – Discover a handy Sass function that creates an SVG icon library directly in your CSS. Randomness in CSS – Learn how to generate random numbers using CSS. Design Mode Free WordPress Theme – Check out this stylish new WordPress block theme. Palette –