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8 Best CMS for 2020

Content Management Systems are arguably the internet's most powerful web development tool. In a rapidly growing market …

17 Tools for Effective Customer Engagement

The one thing that every business that offers a service has in common is its customers. It doesn't matter if you are a …

Unlock Your Team’s Potential With Teamstack

Teamstack is a password manager for your whole team. Running in the cloud it allows you to manage your tools and resour…

What Are Web Standards (And Do We Really Need Them)?

When you sit down to build a new website, you probably have a strict process you follow with checklists for everything …

10 Inspiring Side Projects From Designers

There are many reasons designers choose to take on side projects to complement their work. Whether they are looking to …

You’re (Probably) Doing Digital Accessibility Wrong

Thirty years after the historic passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark legislation that transform…

Can Web Designers Save the World?

I know this might seem like an odd question to ask. After all, it’s not like we’re living in a villain-filled Gotham Ci…

Bublup: The Cloud Reimagined

Since mankind first crawled out of its cave, looked at a block of stone, and wondered if it wouldn’t roll better if it …

Popular design news of the week: March 23, 2020 - March 29, 2020

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from…

How to Manage Your Freelance Finances During a Crisis

It’s easy to panic in the midst of a crisis. But just like anything else with your business, a well-laid plan can help …

15 Useful Tools and Services for Designers and Agencies

["When the time has come to make some changes to your website-building toolkit there\u2019s no shortage of tools or ser…

Introducing 15 Best New Portfolios, March 2020

Are you trapped in a fourth floor apartment listening to the guy next door serenade the block from his balcony with a s…

Popular design news of the week: March 16, 2020 - March 22, 2020

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from…

12 Best Web Design Podcasts for 2020

If you’re self-isolating thanks to Covid-19, or simply a fulltime remote worker, keeping in touch with the industry can…

How Do You Make Video Accessible?

Videos aren’t inherently accessible. Even if the content comes from an outside source — like a videographer or a YouTub…

Popular design news of the week: March 9, 2020 - March 15, 2020

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from…

7 Deadly Graphic Designer Sins (And 4 Ways to Atone)

As a designer, you’ve probably wished you could know exactly what your clients were thinking at one point or another. M…

5 Essential Social Media Tools to Boost Your Profile

Expelliarmus! shouts Harry Potter and the dark wizard loses his wand. Heroes of the fantasy world are incomplete withou…