As designers, we are user advocates first and foremost. We need to understand what users want versus need before they ever encounter our designs. Once they do encounter it, they must first feel safe ...

The Web Foundation‘s Tech Policy Design Lab is working on an interesting-looking project to counter deceptive design — aka dark patterns* — with the goal of producing a portfolio of UX and UI ...

"Let's start with the symptoms of this imminent death. "Symptom 1: Commoditization by templates "Most of the content that you see on the web today is run by some framework or service — WordPress, ...

Every website owner wants to reach as large of an audience as possible. That's why good web developers go to pains to ensure their sites are standards compliant, work across all browsers and provide ...

The legislation, known as the DETOUR Act and introduced by Sens. Mark Warner. Two US senators unveiled new legislation Tuesday targeting what they say are deceptive tricks, employed by websites and ...

Subtle Patterns, created and curated by Atle Mo, is one of the most beautiful and useful pattern resource I’ve ever seen. If you haven’t seen it yet, and work as a Web designer, you’re about to get ...

Viral web design trends play a huge role in today's digital world. They boost user interaction and look good, too, often making companies more visible online. But knowing how to use these trends in ...