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Exclusive: 7+ SEO Tips for Designers - Before starting your descent into the depths of the SEO business, you should know that your design itself has a massive impact on the search engine viability. You’ll always fall short of an optimal findability if... ow.ly/HIrI50gWUF6

10web: This WordPress Solution is a One Stop Shop - Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get all essential WordPress services besides the actual hosting from one provider? The rather new solution by 10web offers just that. WordPress: Much Light, But Also ... ow.ly/aQmG50gW037

Icon Design: 5 Essential Tips to Get You Started - Just scribble down an icon real quick. What’s so hard about that? Well, it’s definitely not easy. We’ll show you what you need to look out for when starting with icon design. Why do Icons Exist? Let’s... ow.ly/icgG50gV2H3

Lorem Ipsum 2018: Dummy Text is Very Much Alive - Just yesterday, I got my hands on a design suggestion with text passages that were filled with dummy text from the Ipsum spectrum. Lorem ipsum is still alive. The most interesting dummy text generator ... ow.ly/bVUJ50gSUHX

Forgiveness: Your Design Has to Handle Mistakes… - Humans make mistakes, a lot of mistakes. Thus, designs of all kinds have to expect mistakes and react with forgiveness. No matter how hard you try, you won’t always be able to prevent people from maki... ow.ly/D1Re50gS1JK

Never Forget These 5 Principles of Design Psychology - Never underestimate psychology. After all, it explains pretty much all our actions.Take the following principles of design psychology to your heart. Psychology for Designers: An Aspect That Mustn’... ow.ly/qHVE50gR5VC

What Are Progressive Web Apps and Why Should You Care? - It’s spring of 2018. This is the year where progressive web apps are expected to finally establish themselves. If you have yet to look into the topic, it’s about time you do so. We’ll help you w... ow.ly/OEXq50gQbLg

eCommerce: Can Taxonomies be Pretty? Yes, They Can! - Everyone is talking about content marketing. Many of us even create content “en masse.” Some hire so-called influencers for that. Way too often, the effect fades away quickly, as the material simpl... ow.ly/dL7g50gNdhW

Typography for Everyone Makes Texts Much Easier to Read - If you, as a page owner, think you didn’t have to care about typography, you’re wrong. The legibility of your texts also depends on the typography. Thus, in the following article, I want to cov... ow.ly/OIM750gMk7w

Design: These Prototyping Tips Prevent You From Losing Your Customers and Your Mind - It doesn’t matter whether you call it prototyping, design draft, mockup, or proposal. It’s the same topic. The customer wants to see what his digital product will lo... ow.ly/qcpp50gLqxv

7 Design Principles That Are Not up for Debate - Of course, to some extent, a design is a matter of taste. The bigger share, however, is solid craftsmanship. It is subject to rules that you can’t just knock over because you think you’re a disruptive c... ow.ly/LKeb50gKvFN

Design: Microinteractions Make the Difference - You think the big picture is what counts? You’re right, but only as long as it differentiates itself sufficiently. Today, the small UI elements and features are far more important. Thus, microinteraction... ow.ly/Xeqw50gFQXK

Newsletter Design: How to Create Effective Modern Emails - Designing an email newsletter is a task that has to be approached with multiple aspects in mind. Aesthetics are one, while marketing goals are another. We’ll show you how to cover all aspects ... ow.ly/CYVk50gEULr

Navigation Design: Is the Vertical Menu the New Best Practice? - Before yelling “no”, at least think about the new smartphone generation. The trend is increasing the device’s height, but not the width. Don’t you think that we need to make use of the v... ow.ly/cdc050gC2GR

Design It Yourself: Create (Not Only) Social Media Graphics With Crello - The media inflation is in full effect, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Each of our posts on social media needs images, as we don’t want to risk drowning in the constant ... ow.ly/cxzy50gBb2W

Simple Solutions for Dynamic Web Design With HTML5 Data Attributes - Vivid effects on websites could get you an edge in the competition for the user’s attention. Parallax scrolling might be what you’re thinking of now. That is not the only option for ... ow.ly/7r0Z50gAj1H

Is the Email Newsletter Dead? - Nobody reads an email newsletter. Just like nobody watches American Idol and I’m a Celebrity. Nonetheless, all three formats are still very much alive. This article is only about the newsletter, which many brands still ... ow.ly/HfLD50gzpLH

20 Free Fonts With Special Characters (02/2018 Edition) - I don’t think anyone would say that there were too few fonts on the web. The opposite is the case; they are a dime a dozen. The problem is that most of them don’t support special characters for... ow.ly/RCaj50gwEfO

http://rss1.smashing How Not to Design a Logo! - Most of the people take logo designing as a pretty easy task as the name suggests. They are of the view that simply draws any shape, write the name of the brand/company and you are done. While the reali... ow.ly/XnCM50gvOcw

Design: Using Mobile Web Apps Has to be Simple - Creating something just because it’s possible is a widespread bad habit in development. Especially smartphones provide a lot of technological options. But don’t forget that the user wants to have an eas... ow.ly/VwFu50gvNNG