Category: For the Designer

Enabling Successful Projects As the need for web design continues to grow, so does the number of designers that rise to answer that call. We have noticed an increasing interest in the field of web design in recent years. So much so, in fact, that many designers are beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed at Continue Reading »

[View the Infographic Large] Should Designers Code? The age-old discussion has been making rounds again lately: “Should Designers Code?” It seems that in general, most are agreeing that designers should at least have an understanding of the the limitations of code in order to be able to design most effectively for the web. Andy Rutledge Continue Reading »

It’s a common phenomenon to see a designer’s website in a design class several levels above that of it’s clients web design work. While there are many factors that can play into this occurrence, one in particular is very common. Designers/developers know more about code, whereas many clients don’t try at all to learn any. Continue Reading »

Want to know the secret to learning new things? The answer is really simple, but can be hard to grasp if you’re unable to challenge conventions and unlearn what you think you already know. The secret to learning new things can be summed up with a single word: Fail. Not as a noun or an Continue Reading »

Please note: This post is very in-depth, if you gloss over this post, you will miss the point. We’re Headed for a Touch World – Design Accordingly. We all know that Touch-based smartphones, like the iPhone and its imitators, are incredibly popular. The amount of new iPhones activated each day is mindblowing, even if you Continue Reading »

Navigate Dribbble Shots Faster In this screencast, I’m going to show you how to use BetterTouchTool to browse and like Dribbble shots faster. Download: BetterTouchTool Discuss: Dribbble Shot

Windows Background I’ve used Windows computers exclusively for the better part of 15 years. My entire family always used PCs and so did I. PCs broke and needed maintenance and when they did I fixed them. Whatever I didn’t know how to do I learned how to do. It was a part of life. So Continue Reading »

The Google+ Icon has been downloaded over 40,000 times! Update! Google changed Google+’s multi-color favicon and badge to a red version of the Google+ icon. We’ve created a vector version of the new red Google+ icon and have included it in the free Google+ icon download along with a 128px optimized version (shown) and the Continue Reading »

We’re giving away great stuff! With the recent announcement of GeoCon, we’re also giving away two gift certificates to the Ugmonk store. We love to be all fun and games, we just need touch on a few of the nitty gritty details: Buy GeoCon Now Contest ends June 14th 11:59am CST Winners will be announced Continue Reading »

Please note: This is just an experiment. I do not know all of Dribbble’s goals, nor am I claiming this is a better layout than Dribbble’s existing site. There is likely some reason that I’m not aware of why Dribbble is using it’s existing layout and not this one or some other layout. To be Continue Reading »