18 Oct 2016
The best clients are the ones that trust our expertise and seek our input on ideas, but aren’t afraid to poke holes when needed. They collaborate on ideas without pushing their needs over those of their users. They also make time when needed. But I’d argue luck has nothing to do with having a great client. Rather, it’s how you enable them to be great. And as a designer, that’s an important part of my role in a project.
18 Oct 2016
Are you considering hiring a web designer or agency to help you with your web project? That’s great! But how are you making your decision? Considering there are plenty of options, from freelancer to design house to full service agency, here are a few things to look for when considering who to hire.
17 Oct 2016
InfoWorld recently showcased seven of the most popular productivity tools on GitHub.
Can you guess what ranked at the top?
Our own founder, Robby Russell’s, creation Oh My Zsh, which has accumulated over 43,000 GitHub stars. Created in 2009 as an open source, community-driven framework for managing your ZSH configuration, it comes bundled with a ton of helpful functions, helpers, plugins, and themes.
Check it out!
6 Oct 2016
Who you work with and talk to definitely matters because it will determine how successfully you will be able to communicate about project matters. It will determine how well you trust your agency with your idea, and in turn, how well they feel their expertise is appreciated and understood in the room. Any communication style can work successfully. We talk about which works best for us.
4 Oct 2016
We have been using Bootstrap as our go-to frontend framework for a few years now and it has been working great. The next version of Bootstrap is on the horizon and currently has an alpha release. Let’s take a look at what Bootstrap 4 has in store for us.
30 Sep 2016
Kyle E. Mitchell took some time to write up an explanation of The MIT License. One line at a time... in non-legal speak.
29 Sep 2016
The blank canvas is not my friend.
27 Sep 2016
Our friends over at dnsimple put together a comic to help explain how Domain Name Services work.
Fun fact: the first Linux server I was ever paid to put into production was a DNS server running on Bind and Slackware.
27 Sep 2016
David A. Black shares a few tips for your team to consider when conducting code reviews.
27 Sep 2016
Across the pond, the UK's Government Digital Services team shares some tips on how to design an inclusive user experience.
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