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Cards, one-pagers, minimalism.. Jerry Cao has talked to designers and put together the definitive list of important web design trends of 2015.

Material Design hasn't been around long but its influence continues to grow at a fast pace. Tanay gives us a snapshot of the best frameworks in the area.

Sketch App has become a viable graphics option for many designers, but it has its... quirks. Daniel looks at some big improvements in the latest update.

People love Sketch App because of its simplicity. But that doesn't mean we can't tweak it to our own workflows.

Make things easier. Make things faster. That's what Simone is offering with these six online tools. And they're all free!

'Codesign tools' is the name being given to a new generation of visual web design tools. Are they a genuine option? Richa makes her call.

While vector icons have grabbed the spotlight, pixel-based icons make up most of the icons we see each day. Ada looks at the options for pixel icon editors.

The prototyping tool market continues to heat up and Atomic is the latest to vying for the crown. Daniel Schwarz takes you along for the ride.

While most of us are aware of Sketch, not as many are aware of its burgeoning plugin system. Mateo chooses his 10 must-have productivity plugins for Sketch.

Sketch is designed for web layout but can it handle more? Daniel Schwarz looks at basic image editing in Sketch App 3

We all have our workflows.Today Daniel Schwarz walks you through a few of his favorite things in Sketch App.

The photo editor market is a hard arena to break into, but that hasn't stopped Serif from trying. James gives us his review of Affinity Photo.

Data can be powerful but making it appetizing is key. Gabrielle takes a close look at some tools that can help you present slick online charts.

Fonts, icons and stock imagery are the raw fuel of web design, so Elio has scoured the web for some of the best Creative Commons resources out there.

Today Simone has five Photoshop plugins that help take the daily grind out your design work while giving you back time for stuff you’d rather be doing.

It's almost a year since Google launched 'Google Web Designer'. Zack takes it for a workout to see how it stacks up with a real-world project.

Design is no longer something you do only at your desk. Following Simone's Android article, Gabrielle reels off her favorite 10 iPhone apps for designers.

Creative Commons offers some great options for designers of all types. Elio shows us some neat tricks to take best advantage of this design goldmine.

Kerry continues her review of some of the big name stock photography sites. In part two she test-drives Fotolia and Shutterstock. Which did she pick?

How do you choose a stock photography provider? Kerry has studied range, price and UX and gives us her insights. IStockphoto and 123RF are first up.

Photoshop is still king graphics editor for windows, but monthly subscriptions aren't for everyone. Simone looks at some cost-effective alternatives.

Ada is a long-time GIMP devotee, but like many of us, she likes to customize her setup. Today she shows us her favorite 5 GIMP plugins.

Infographics are often the most effective way to transmit big ideas quickly, but you need to get the graphic right. Elio takes Piktochart for a spin.

JavaScript, UX, HTML5.. How do you choose what Web books to read? Kerry helps out with our first 'must-read' - Steve Krug's 'Don't Make Me Think'.

The hardest part of giving up Photoshop is going back to 'ground zero' as you learn GIMP. Ada is here to fast track your GIMP skills from chump to champ!

There's no doubt that the world of open source is technically savvy, but can it deliver the design polish? Ada Ivanoff looks at Linux design tools.

Web development without composing a single line of HTML? Blasphemy, you say? Only if it's not done well. This tutorial shows you how to do this with Webydo.

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