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The importance of creating a web that is accessible to anyone and everyone has always been emphasised by the inventor of the World Wide Web itself:“The power of the Web is in its universality. Access...
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The layout principles–columns and rows, angles and lines–that we use to build websites today are largely influenced by their print heritage. And although grid implementation on the web is getting...
View ArticleDevelopment for Designers: Thinking Atomic Design
Welcome back to the next instalment of Development for Designers! If you missed the last article please do give it a read. In this article I will discuss my thinking around a school of thinking which...
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Can you pick out a serif font? Do you know what kerning is? Test your knowledge in our interactive typography quiz.The Art of TypographyIn our course, The Art of Typography, you’ll dive head-first into...
View ArticleQuick Tip: How to Create Perspective Mockups in Sketch
Manipulating graphics into three dimensions (adding perspective with a vanishing point, or along an isometric plane) can be really useful for mockups. In this quick tip we’ll use a plugin called “Magic...
View ArticleThe A to Z of Affinity Designer
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View Article6 Sketch Tricks For Boosting Your Productivity
Just as the title says; in this screencast I’m going to show you six Sketch tricks which will boost your productivity–so let’s dive right in!Watch the Screencast 6 TricksHere are the tricks we’ve...
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View Article15+ Best WordPress Corporate/Business Themes for Entrepreneurs
A website is essentially your home on the web. So it makes sense that a business needs to invest heavily in this area to ensure they project a professional appearance. For instance: A consultant needs...
View ArticleCSS Grid Layout and Comics (as Explained by Barry the Cat)
It turns out that CSS Grid is pretty good at laying out online comics, especially if you want your comics to be flexible. In this tutorial we’ll use Barry the cat to demonstrate how to build a...
View ArticleQuick Tip: Recreate Apple Watch’s Activity Rings in Sketch
In this video I’ll explain how to recreate, using Sketch, the activity rings you’ll find on the Apple Watch. This is the perfect exercise for demonstrating how much Sketch loves math; you’ll be...
View ArticleAccessibility Basics: Designing for Visual Impairment
With 4.5% of the global population experiencing color blindness, 4% suffering from low vision, and another 0.6% being blind, visual difficulties with using the web are more prevalent than you might...
View Article3 Courses to Help You Succeed in the Business of Web Design
Do you struggle to sell yourself? Do you like web design but hate dealing with the financial stuff? Or maybe you face a constant battle to stay on top of all your work and be productive.If so, these...
View ArticleTeaching Millions Worldwide: 3,000 Tuts+ Translations Published!
Around two and a half years ago we started translating our tutorials–in all languages imaginable–with the aim of teaching everyone, not just those fluent in English. Today we’ve published over 3,000...
View ArticleA Guide to Blending Modes in Sketch
In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to work with the various blending modes available within Sketch.Watch the Screencast Sketch is a vector-based design application, most often suited to UI and...
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