Linkbuilding: The Citizen’s Field Guide Linkbuilding: The Citizen’s Field Guide Myriam Jessier & Stéphanie Walter 2018-07-18T13:35:07+02:00 2018-07-18T12:26:39+00:00 Before buying followers on Instagram was a common practice, before Russian trolls made fake news an Olympic sport, we had linkbuilding. Today, we still have linkbuilding, its just that you haven’t noticed it — or have you? Welcome,…
So You Want to Persuade Users? Make Things Simple! So You Want to Persuade Users? Make Things Simple! Lyndon Cerejo 2018-07-17T16:15:38+02:00 2018-07-18T12:26:39+00:00 (This article is kindly sponsored by Adobe.) The persuasive design toolbox is filled with powerful tools based on psychology. These tools range from Cialdini’s set of six principles of persuasion to ten times…
The Holy Grail Of Reusable Components: Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, And NPM The Holy Grail Of Reusable Components: Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, And NPM Oliver Williams 2018-07-16T13:30:58+02:00 2018-07-16T11:42:50+00:00 For even the simplest of components, the cost in human-labour may have been significant. UX teams do usability testing. An array of stakeholders have to sign off…
Monthly Web Development Update 7/2018: Practical Accessibility, Design Mistakes, And Feature Control Monthly Web Development Update 7/2018: Practical Accessibility, Design Mistakes, And Feature Control Anselm Hannemann 2018-07-13T14:20:17+02:00 2018-07-13T12:33:42+00:00 The web continues to amaze me. With all its variety and different changes to the platform, it’s hard to see a straight pattern — if there even…
How To Create A Flat Vector Illustration In Affinity Designer How To Create A Flat Vector Illustration In Affinity Designer Isabel Aracama 2018-07-11T20:00:02+02:00 2018-07-12T11:08:58+00:00 (This is a sponsored post.) If you are in the design world, chances are that you’ve already heard about Affinity Designer, a vector graphics editor for Apple’s macOS and Microsoft Windows….
Learning To Code By Writing Code Poems Learning To Code By Writing Code Poems Murat Kemaldar 2018-07-11T14:00:32+02:00 2018-07-11T12:36:25+00:00 Back in 2008, I started studying design and clearly remember how the sheer sight of code just intimidated me. I had some coding classes, and without any prior coding experience, I had a tough time understanding the…
Pattern Library First: An Approach For Managing CSS Pattern Library First: An Approach For Managing CSS Rachel Andrew 2018-07-09T14:00:35+02:00 2018-07-10T12:05:47+00:00 In this article, based on the talk that I gave at Smashing Conference in Toronto, I’m going to describe a method of working that I’ve adopted over the past two years that helps me to…
Better Collaboration By Bringing Designers Into The Code Review Process Better Collaboration By Bringing Designers Into The Code Review Process Ida Aalen 2018-07-10T13:50:26+02:00 2018-07-10T12:05:47+00:00 Smooth collaboration between developers and designers is something everyone aspires to, but it’s notoriously difficult. But with today’s advanced web, it’s difficult — if not impossible — to build a truly…
Don’t Use The Placeholder Attribute Don’t Use The Placeholder Attribute Eric Bailey 2018-06-20T13:45:26+02:00 2018-06-20T11:53:57+00:00 Introduced as part of the HTML5 specification, the placeholder attribute “represents a short hint (a word or short phrase) intended to aid the user with data entry when the control has no value. A hint could be a sample value or…
BEM For Beginners: Why You Need BEM BEM For Beginners: Why You Need BEM Inna Belaya 2018-06-18T14:00:51+02:00 2018-06-18T12:29:56+00:00 BEM makes your code scalable and reusable, thus increasing productivity and facilitating teamwork. Even if you are the only member of the team, BEM can be useful for you. Nevertheless, many developers believe that such a system…
