Carrie Cousins
Carrie Cousins is a freelance writer with more than 10 years of experience in the communications industry, including writing for print and online publications, and design and editing. You can connect with Carrie on Twitter @carriecousins.
3 Essential Design Trends, May 2020
The state of the world around us can greatly impact website design. From emotional changes that correlate to the feel o…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, April 2020
While there’s a lot going in the world with the COVID-19 pandemic, the design world is also reacting. You’ll notice tha…
3 Essential Design Trends, April 2020
This month's website designs are showing elements of what is happening in the world around us. While this is often true…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, March 2020
Spring is in the air. As the season changes, many designers are looking for a little refresh of their own. Hopefully so…
3 Essential Design Trends, March 2020
Two of these three trends comes with some usability concerns but are a lot of fun to look at and play with. Would you t…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, February 2020
Are you starting 2020 off on the right foot? How about keeping up with those resolutions to learn or try something new?…
3 Essential Design Trends, February 2020
During the Winter months it’s easy to get the blues, and let that show through in design work with darker color palette…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, January 2020
We typically start the month with a roundup of new tools and resources for designers, but with the start of a new year …
Exciting New Tools for Designers, December 2019
As you are shopping this month for others, why not find a few goodies for yourself? Our roundup of new tools and resour…
3 Essential Design Trends, December 2019
This month’s collection of design trends is a gift to behold. Each of the trends are highly usable options that are ver…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, November 2019
There’s a lot of fun packed into the roundup this month with a couple of design games, delightful fonts and animations,…
3 Essential Design Trends, November 2019
There’s always a balance between visual design and functional design. Many of the “rules” of design as we know them exi…
Exciting New Tools for Designers, October 2019
It’s already time to start thinking about all the seasonal design elements that you will use for the rest of the year. …
3 Essential Design Trends, October 2019
There’s a bonus trend in the roundup this month. (Four trends rather than three…but you’ll have to find it!)
Our more …
What’s New for Designers, September 2019
While there aren’t as many new tools out there to play with right now, the ones available are a lot of fun. From tools …
3 Essential Design Trends, September 2019
This month’s collection of design trends focuses on a bit of a slow burn – design techniques that appeal to millennials…
What’s New for Designers, August 2019
Some of the new tools in this month’s roundup are designed for productivity and getting ahead, from a tool that convert…
Are Design Pitches Worthwhile?
Pitching can be time-consuming, confidence-shaking, and unprofitable. Here, we’ll try to answer the question, “Are pitc…
