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3 Essential Design Trends, September 2024

As the season starts to change, so do some of the trends that web designers are using in projects. From a return of blur to interesting frame edges for images to neon colour, there’s a lot to get excited about. Here’s what’s trending in design this month of September 2024. 1. Blur is Back Blur …

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15 Inspiring Alternatives to Dribbble & Behance

Web design is often stagnant because web designers look at the same work and follow the same trends. Unfortunately, algorithms promote work that is liked, and designers produce content to get likes, which leads to a self-feeding cycle. We’ve been talking about the dribbblization of design for years, but Behance is just as guilty of …

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20 Best New Websites, September 2024

This month we’re seeing websites that are very conscious of the design trends they’re following. Web designers are making conscious choices to adopt styles, and opting out when it doesn’t suit the site. What we end up with is a crop of sophisticated, well-designed websites that use style as a technique to further their aims. …

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Exciting New Tools for Designers, September 2024

The Summer’s over, and we’re back at our desks to discover that the web’s best app builders, font web designers, asset creators, and developers have been hard at work to deliver this bumper collection of exciting new tools for website designers and developers. Below you’ll find productivity apps, icons, gradients, AI, and some awesome new …

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So, You Want to Build an @mention Autocomplete Feature?

We’re all familiar with the concept of autocompletion, right? You type something into a search box, and it tries to guess what you’re looking for as you type, displaying suggestions, often below the cursor. While we’re used to autocompleting on ecommerce sites that redirect to search or product pages, an underrated usage is when used …

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How to Start a Web Design Agency in 28 Days: Week Four

Three weeks ago, you started a web design agency. Then over the last two weeks, you’ve taken a leap toward making your business viable by defining who you are as a business and putting together your documents. This week, we’ll tie up loose ends so that you’re a fully functional agency, able to pick and …

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Designers Should Code: Build an App From Scratch

A breakdown of a simple app, from UI design to deployment, that shows off why coding is a magic tool for designers. Figma, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Wacom Tablet, sketchbook… all tools for interfaces and web designers, yes? Take 2 minutes, and try to remember why you want to become a designer and why you enjoy …

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Exciting New Tools for Designers, August 2024

The underlying theme of this month’s collection of new tools and resources is development. Almost every tool here makes dev a little easier, quicker, or plain fun. There are a few great tutorials in the mix to help you get into the spirit of trying new things and techniques. Here’s what is new for designers …

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3 Essential Design Trends, July 2024

Website design trends continue to evolve, with designers experimenting with both dark and light themes. While we still see some projects embracing light aesthetics—such as the ongoing pastel trend—a notable shift towards moodier, more atmospheric designs is shaping the web. Here’s what’s trending in design this month of July 2024: Pastel Colour Palettes One of …

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