Web Tricks

Alright, so let me begin by addressing the title because there is a method to my madness: There are literally hundreds of articles out there with tips, tricks, and best practices when it comes to e-commerce; some are generic and some are more technical but they do cover most areas of interest. But how about the big no-nos of e-commerce? How can you be sure you won’t make a single sale today? Well, that’s why I’m here. I’ll go through a list of the biggest deal breakers and conversion killers that a store owner can implement to make sure their precious inventory will never reach the grubby hands of shoppers. Follow these tips and you won’t make a single sale… 1. The Store Platform That’s right, the platform is one of the biggest decisions in building a store that doesn’t sell anything. You...

It’s been just three years since Adobe unveiled Adobe Stock, and in that time the service has grown from 40 million photos and vectors, to over 90 million assets ranging from professional photographs, to high-quality 3D files; that’s over 45,000 new assets uploaded every day. The bitmaps, vectors, videos, 3D models, and design templates offer both designers and businesses a simple way of employing art-direction as a sales tool, without the associated cost. Professional-Grade Assets In a world of competitive marketing, social media, and 24 hour advertising, successful brands need shots that aren’t just well-taken, but well produced, with post-production in Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop as a minimum requirement. As the devices we view the web on become more sophisticated, the need for profes...

Meet Smashing Book 6: New Frontiers In Web DesignMeet Smashing Book 6: New Frontiers In Web Design Vitaly Friedman 2018-06-13T12:00:09+02:00 2018-06-13T16:58:27+00:00 Let’s make sense of the front-end and UX madness. Meet Smashing Book 6 with everything from design systems to accessible single-page apps, CSS Custom Properties, Grid, Service Workers, performance patterns, AR/VR, conversational UIs & responsive art direction. And you can add your name into the book, too. About the book ↓.Smashing Book 6 is dedicated to the challenges and headaches that we are facing today, and how to resolve them. No chit-chat, no theory: only practical, useful advice applica...

Bauhaus (meaning School of Building) is a legendary design school, based in Germany in the early part of the 20th century. Although it survived just 14 years—closed by political pressure as the Third Reich rose to power—and despite constant philosophical changes under the leadership of Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the school has directly, or indirectly influenced every generation of designers since. From its central philosophy that form follows function, to the pioneering color theory of its influential teacher Johannes Itten, to its lasting legacy of students like Max Bill; it is impossible to overstate Bauhaus’ importance in the history of modern design. 99 years after Bauhaus first opened its doors, Adobe Typekit has launched a campaign to bring to life ...

How To Turn Your Users Into AdvocatesHow To Turn Your Users Into Advocates Nick Babich 2018-06-12T12:15:44+02:00 2018-06-12T17:43:55+00:00 (This article is kindly sponsored by Adobe.) As businesses become more consumer-oriented, competition grows fiercer. Thousands of companies worldwide are struggling each day to gain more market share and to win over new consumers. A significant number of companies concentrate only on acquiring new customers — they allocate enormous marketing budgets trying to strengthen their customer base. But acquiring new customers only becomes harder and more expensive. According to the 2017 Digital Advertising Report by Adobe, ad costs ...

Once Upon A Time: Using Story Structure For Better EngagementOnce Upon A Time: Using Story Structure For Better Engagement John Rhea 2018-06-11T14:00:52+02:00 2018-06-11T17:52:46+00:00 Stories form the connective tissue of our lives. They’re our experiences, our memories, and our entertainment. They have rhythms and structures that keep us engaged. In this article, we’ll look at how those same rhythms and structures can help us enrich and enhance the user experience. In his seminal work Hero With A Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell identified a structure that rings true across a wide variety of stories. He called this “The Hero’s Journey,” but his book explainin...

Welcome back, Readers. It’s June, and if I got paid extra for every instance of the word “minimalist” in this article, I could probably afford to vacation in Canada. Well, my point is that minimalism is the general theme of this month, because that’s what it has all come down to: various forms of minimalism. Still, within that descriptor, there’s a fair amount of variety to be had here. Enjoy. Note: I’m judging these sites by how good they look to me. If they’re creative and original, or classic but really well-done, it’s all good to me. Sometimes, UX and accessibility suffer. For example, many of these sites depend on JavaScript to display their content at all; this is a Bad Idea, kids. If you find an idea you like and want to adapt to your own site, remember to implement it responsibly....

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers.  The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick and useful compilation of the most popular designer news that we curated from the past week. Note that this is only a very small selection of the links that were posted, so don’t miss out and subscribe to our newsletter and follow the site daily for all the news. Can Minimalist Design Save Target?   Hatch – Stay Focused & Hatch Rare Creatures   3 Ways to Prioritize your Product Roadmap with a Matrix   Streamline Icons 3.0   Advertising G...