Thin fonts may look sleek, but they’re a usability nightmare—hard to read, inaccessible, and especially frustrating on mobile. Thankfully, some brands and websites are finally ditching them in favor of thicker, more readable typography...
Your browser just became a time machine. With Infinite Mac you can run classic Mac operating systems—from the original 1984 System 1.0 all the way to early Mac OS X—right in your browser, no installs or vintage hardware required.
Reducing friction in web design isn't always the best approach; sometimes, a little complexity can enhance user engagement and decision-making. The key is understanding when friction adds value and when it becomes a hindrance, depending...
Midjourney just launched its V7 Alpha update, bringing faster image generation, better quality, and built-in personalization. It also introduces Draft Mode for super-speedy, low-cost creations — and promises even more features rolling...
Gmail’s UX is powerful but overwhelming, balancing endless flexibility with a cluttered, default experience. It reflects users’ habits more than it guides them—efficient if you’re organized, chaotic if you’re not.
Apple’s new “Face with Bags Under Eyes” emoji perfectly captures the universally relatable feeling of chronic exhaustion. It’s already being hailed as the official symbol of adulthood, burnout, and too many late-night scroll sessions.
NordProtect is an identity theft protection service that monitors your personal data, including dark web activity and credit changes, to keep you safe from cybercrime. With real-time alerts and recovery assistance, it provides peace of...
The idea that ugly websites can sell better challenges traditional design principles, suggesting that authenticity and imperfection sometimes drive higher conversions.
"Extraordinary Things" is a creative project by Yashas Mitta that blends AI-generated surreal designs with human collaboration to turn wild digital concepts into reality. With a sleek website and a focus on creativity, it invites artists...
Vibe coding is a new concept where developers use AI tools to generate code through simple text prompts, bypassing traditional coding methods. While it offers quick prototyping and democratizes development, it comes with limitations in...
Korean Air’s rebranding features a modernized Taegeuk symbol in a deeper blue, paired with a new typeface that’s cleaner and more streamlined. The updated logo and symbol, combined with a metallic look on the aircraft livery, create a...
Coding jobs are vanishing fast—AI writes better code, no-code tools replace developers, and tech giants are slashing engineering teams. If you're still clinging to "just coding," wake up—adapt to AI, automation, and no-code, or get left...
In *"Our Interfaces Have Lost Their Senses,"* Amelia Wattenberger critiques how modern digital interfaces have become sterile and lack sensory engagement. She calls for a return to more immersive, sensory-rich designs that connect us to...
Zeroheight’s "Design Systems Report 2025" shows that design tokens are exploding in popularity, with 84% of teams adopting them, but resource shortages and communication breakdowns are still major roadblocks. As AI enters the scene and...
Gone are the days when “pretty pictures” alone could ensure visitor engagement. If your site isn’t responsive, practical, and easy to work with, users will quickly bounce. As a result, we’ve narrowed down a list of 10+ AI and...
Breadcrumbs, once a staple in web design, have become obsolete in today's non-linear, context-driven web, where dynamic and personalized navigation systems take precedence. Modern navigation focuses on intelligent, search-first, and...
Google Search is increasingly dominated by excessive ads and AI-driven results, making it harder for users to find organic, relevant content. As a result, the search engine is losing its original value, with many turning to social media...
Unsplash's decision to feature two search bars on its homepage adds unnecessary complexity and confusion, diluting the user experience. A single, streamlined search bar would provide clearer navigation and a more intuitive interface for...
While it may seem to be admirable, it could turn out to be extremely difficult to rely solely on your own creativity when building a website from scratch. In truth, the ability to build a great website usually depends on the tools you...
A feature-rich WordPress theme that offers “unlimited flexibility” may still not be able to handle certain demands you place upon it. You may have to accept the fact your need or needs will go unfulfilled, try to resolve the problem...
What you can incorporate in a website design can have a definite impact on its performance and by extension on your business. What you are actually able to incorporate into that same website design depends heavily on the WordPress theme...
It’s a New Year, but one thing hasn’t changed. The number of web design resources and tools just keeps on increasing. That’s a good thing. But it does make it that much more difficult to find a theme, plugin, or resource you really have...
The WordPress directory has 50k+ free plugins that were developed so you can extend a WordPress website with functions and features far beyond your imagination. Additional thousands of WordPress plugins are available from various...
There is certainly no shortage of excellent WordPress themes you can select from to help you create an engaging and high performing website. Finding the best one for the job would most certainly be a challenge as there are literally...
In the digital age, websites are more than just a collection of pages and links; they are a canvas for storytelling. A well-crafted website can tell a story that engages, informs, and inspires its visitors. This is especially true for...
Say you have Googled several nearby pet stores. You found one, reviewed the products, and closed the browser. Soon enough, websites you visit feature ads for pet items like food and accessories. The same pet-focused goods follow you on...
Do you know what is one of the most irretrievable things in the eCommerce business? It is called “the First Impression”. So you better buckle up and make the most of it! The internet seems to be flooded with eCommerce websites, each...
The days when you put a sign on your front lawn with the hope of selling your house are long gone. Sure, you might still put out a sign and circulate fliers, but most of your traffic will come from online viewings at websites like Zillow...
Are you looking for a way to increase your online presence? If so, you probably understand just how important it is to have a strong website. Most people use the internet when they are looking for something they need, so you need to have...
Linux VPS is a virtual private server that uses Linux as its operating system. On top of that, there is also a high degree of variability as to the choice of your Linux VPS OS, since the open-source nature of Linux allowed the developers...
PHP is the most popular and fastest server-side scripting language for developing websites and web applications. For various reasons, many developers prefer PHP development tools to other server-side languages like Python and Ruby. PHP...
When it comes to customizing your WordPress theme, the sky is the limit. There are endless possibilities when it comes to tweaking and adjusting your website’s appearance to make it truly unique. Not only will this give your site a...
WordPress is a perfect example of how the web has evolved from static to interactive, a shift driven by our desire to share thoughts and a great opportunity to promote our goods. A truly good WordPress theme goes beyond simply looking...
WordPress is an amazingly stable platform thanks to the dedication and talent of the hundreds of professionals contributing to it, and the strict code standards they follow. Even so, the huge variety of themes, plugins and server...
The Internet has changed significantly since its early days with every year introducing us to brand new trends. Needless to say, not all these new changes are equally good. Here are four of the top current trends in the field of web...
Whether you have recently launched an online store, want to in the future or have been running one for a while, you need to understand the sector and what’s required to make an ecommerce venture work. While ecommerce has definitely been...
If your business isn’t out there on the internet, you’re probably missing on a major part of your target audience. As much as 84% of individuals in the E.U. use the internet regularly. Making a website for your business, however, is a...
I’m excited to announce that Themify has released another awesome theme – Themify Shoppe. Designed by Liam McKay and coded by Themify team, Shoppe works hand-in-hand with WooCommerce, making it the ultimate multi-purposed...
Email is your post powerful marketing channel when used well. Your visitor’s inbox is a perfect opportunity for you to capture attention, communicate important updates and invite readers back to your site for increased visibility....
There are hundreds of ways to create responsive navigation, limited only by your creativity and the boundaries of what CSS can accomplish. Good responsive navigation is a little harder – a responsive menu must become a mobile menu,...
Front-end development is quickly becoming more and more focused on efficiency – faster loading and rendering through selector choice and minimizing code. Pre-processors like Less and SCSS go a long way in doing some of the work for...
CSS Transitions and transforms work beautifully for creating visual interactions based on single state changes. To have more control over what happens and when, you can use the CSS animation property to create easy CSS animation using...
Recently, I walked you through how to create a simple landing page that used a couple different CSS animation techniques. “Animation” is a loose term, in web design usually referring to anything that involves movement. CSS...
CSS flexbox is an incredibly useful tool for layout without using floats or positioning. Currently almost all current browser version support flexbox, making it a go-to standard for web design. It can solve a number of problems...
When Spotify launched their colorful new brand identity, featuring hip duo-toned imagery, it went hand-in-hand with a new Colorizer tool that allows artists to apply a variety of filters to images. This solved a problem in which Spotify...
Last week I demonstrated how to build a split-screen website layout using CSS flexbox and viewport units that offers an alternative way to present a brand’s featured content. Clicking on one side or the other navigates further into...
All websites are somewhat interactive…we click on links or scroll a page, but truly interactive websites take us on a user-driven adventure or draws us in through motion and sound while giving us the power of choice. Interaction...
There is no better time than the end of the year for some fresh inspiration! One of the most popular trends this year, features splitscreen layouts, lots of white space, clean typography and subtle effects. With this playful trend in...
The year ahead should be a really exciting one for design, with the introduction of wider support for SVG and a host of new things we can do with CSS as CSS4 gains broader acceptance. In taking a look back at what made a big splash this...