If your font collection is out of hand, it’s time to learn how to manage it. While free programs can provide the basic featu...

Technique 3: The Extract Technique As with the Background Eraser technique, it's a smart idea to set the source for the History Brush early in the procedure, in case you need to...

Isolate objects. Extract objects. Cut out an image. Remove a background. Call it what you will, each of these phrases describes the same objective: take a photo and isolate an object...

One of the greatest challenges any designer faces is articulating the intuitive. Clearly explaining the hows and whys of the craft—putting words to things you may take for granted—can...

I've talked to you about not getting too personally attached to your logo design process, and how strong of an impact a good logo can have. I believe that in most cases a clean, simple, unique l...

If you’re a designer, you work to communicate and convey meaning. So it’s important that you understand the mechanisms by which things and ideas acquire meaning; more than any other ...

Eons ago when I was taking the Freshman web design course in college (okay, it was only 4 years ago) I was taught about the acronym of all acronyms, the one by which all other ...

We’ve all been there. The client says, “Just design it. We’ll flow the content in later.” Or the designer says, “Here’s what the page looks like. I just used g...

Summary: Breadcrumbs use a single line of text to show a page's location in the site hierarchy. While secondary, this navigation technique is increasingly beneficial...

Summary: Several usability findings lead directly to higher sales and increased customer loyalty. These design tactics should be your first priority when updating yo...