Web Design

18 Useful Wordpress Contact Form Plugins_

Contact Form is one of the most important page for all websites. Here, we share 18 useful Wordpress Contact Form Plugins where you can build you contact form easy without much programming skill.

The Smashing Book in Review_

The Smashing Book has been well praised from within the web design and development community. Smashing Magazine typically releases high quality content but does the book live up to the hype?

Making eBooks from InDesign, Part 1_

In Part 1 of this 2-part series, you’ll learn how to create portable EPUB files that can be read on a computer, smartphone, or dedicated eBook reader.read more

Web Site Testing Service Adds Features_

Adobe BrowserLab online service has updated its browser support, improved the interface, and more.read more

Measure Objects on a Monitor_

Pixus is a free pixel ruler that's a handy tool for Web and interface designers.read more

The Myth of Usability Testing_

Usability evaluations are good for many things, but determining a team’s priorities is not one of them. The Molich experiment proves a single usability team can’t discover all or even most major problems on a site. But usability testing does have value as a shock treatment, trust builder, and part

Discovering Magic_

Wouldn’t it be a little magical if, when you signed up for a new site, it said something like, “We notice you have a profile photo on Flickr and Twitter, would you like to use one of those or upload a new one?” Glenn Jones created a JavaScript library called Ident Engine that can help you do just t

Can You Say That in English? Explaining UX Research to Clients_

It's hard for clients to understand the true value of user experience research. As much as you'd like to tell your clients to go read The Elements of User Experience and call you back when they’re done, that won’t cut it in a professional services environment. David Sherwin creates a cheat sheet to

WordPress Usability: Plugins That Make Your Blog More Visitor Friendly_

Making your blog as visitor friendly as possible should be one of your primary design goals. This articles share 5 necessary plugins to make your blog more user friendly.

Designing Web Sites Using Pencil and Paper_

Any good web designer should be a practitioner of sketching page after page of thumbnails while they hash out their creative ideas.