4 ways to take your next website from blah to bold with Lottie animations
You think you can stand out online without the smart use of animations? In this attention economy?
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Fashion’s online innovators will inspire you to push your digital designs into the future
The best brands are using personalized, authentic, multichannel activations to capture new consumers.
How I Made This: The inverted color cursor you can spot anywhere
Tharun Joseph Abraham, creative director of Pale Blue Dot Creative in Dubai, shows how he did it in under a minute.
Website footers are (literally) bigger than ever. Here's why
When it comes to website footers, bigger is better.
Gradients tell a story. Make yours epic with these tips
Editor X’s new section background gradients can be created live in the editor. Here are six ways how.
5 platforms designers are using to share their work that aren't Instagram
Instagram's pivot to video rather than still-photo networking isn't helping designers connect with clients. Here's where to go instead.
How to design a website like a pro (with tips from experts)
Here's how to design a website efficiently—with insights from seasoned professionals.
Editor X's site checker is the automated QA designers have been asking for
Product manager Liron Monitz and UX designer Hagai Shalev explain how they designed the QA tool, and how to use it.
The ultimate guide to responsive web design
This explainer has it all: from what responsive web design is, to details like responsive type and designing mobile-first.
These 10 Editor X portfolios just schooled us in how to keep web design wonderfully weird
These online portfolios from Wix Playground Academy's 2022 cohort prove personal style is a better selling point than generic minimalism.
Big zen energy: why web designers are creating visual respites online
Designers are manifesting zen energy online with animated gradients, biophilia, and soft color palettes.
'Dopamine' colors are giving the internet a vivid new look
How the "dopamine dressing" trend—dressing in colorful, happiness-inducing hues—is making its way from fashion to our screens.
Why more and more websites are using interactive 3D design features
Interactive 3d elements are a great way to catch user's attention in an era of too many open tabs, and they're increasing in popularity.
In 2022, digital fashion has a new look
Digital clothing has been around since the '90s. But 2022's resurgence has major, real world implications for e-commerce, design, and users.
What the Metaverse means for web designers
Metaverse hype is everywhere. What are its implications for digital designers?
Designers are luring tourists to new hotspots. Here's how
Now boarding: design advice from agencies behind the web presences of destinations like California, Tasmania, and Iceland.
Parallax scrolling and beyond: 10 websites with fantastic scroll effects
Scroll effect best practices and examples to get inspired by. Parallax scrolling is just the beginning.
10 ways to check if your website is accessible
Make sure your website is accessible for all users with this guide, including a 10-part web accessibility checklist.
Michael Janda's 4 workflow success hacks
The agency veteran shares his advice for managing projects for big-name clients like Disney and Google.
The small group of creatives with big ambition: designing a kinder digital future
How a crop of new platforms are rewriting the narrative that tech must always be hard, fast, and optimized.
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