Digital design is all about experimentation. Find out why a trial-and-error approach is critical to producing your most compelling interactive design yet.
Content Management Systems
Collaboration, Content Strategy and Web Design
Learn how to write the best copy possible to promote your design and incorporate sophisticated content strategy techniques in Copywriting for Designers. HOW Design Live speaker Sara Wachter-Boettcher is an independent content strategist, writer, and editor based in Philadelphia. She’s the author of Content Everywhere from Rosenfeld Media; the editor in chief of A...
Top Content Management Systems for Designers
Interactive technology expert Steve Beale uncovers the top content management systems for designers, from "the big three" to unexpected best CMS performers.
Get Your Design Portfolio Online in a Couple of Days (or Less)
Want to get your design portfolio up and running in the digital space, but you don't know which CMS to use? Check out these digital portfolio solutions - vetted by other successful designers.
Bold Squarespace Website Redesign
Web trend expert Patrick McNeil dives into the July 2013 Squarespace website redesign. Find out what sets Squarespace apart in a world full of website design options.
WeHeart.co.uk: Smart + Functional Web Design
This online magazine site built with WordPress and HTML5 really suits the audience: Visuals are front and center, and much attention has been paid to the typography and colors. Because it relies on web-based type, the content looks classy while still being readable by search engines. Bravo! Need more design inspiration? Check out the Web Designer’s...
Content Management 101, part 1: Types of CMS
Editor’s Note: This article, part 1 of a 2-part series on content management systems, is excerpted from The Designer’s Web Handbook by Patrick McNeil. Part 2 of this Content Management 101 Series explores e-commerce management systems. A content management system (CMS) allows an individual or a team to easily manage the content of a...
This Week in Web Design: Web Design Process [VIDEO]
Web design experts Jose Caballer, Aure Gimon and Tatjana Luethi talk about the three essential components of the web design process, from concept to execution to launch.
Content Management 101, part 2: E-Commerce Systems
Editor’s Note: This article, part 1 of a 2-part series on content management systems, is excerpted from The Designer’s Web Handbook by Patrick McNeil. Check out part 1, which dealt with hosted vs. installed CMS options and systems for managing blog and static content. Like what you read here? Then you’ll want to add the book...
















