In the past few years, virtual reality (VR) has taken off. In 2018, the VR market was worth almost $8 billion. By 2024, experts estimate that it will grow to an astounding $44.7 billion, and the technology is still in its infancy! There’s no doubt that VR will have significant applications in the future.

You might not notice them, but micro interactions are all around you.

You rely on micro interactions to get you through the day. When you make your breakfast in the morning, the toaster pops when the toast is ready, the coffee machine beeps when the pot is full, and the egg timer rings to let you know your eggs are done. You might not give them much thought, but they’re the subtle nudges that guide you to success, whether that’s cooking the perfect eggs or enjoying your toast before it gets cold.

Design trends always come and go. When it comes to websites, we’ve all but forgotten the era of busy page layouts from the turn of the century, and the Flash-enabled sites of the early 2000s are at best, a distant memory. Although those trends are gone, these "ancient" sites played an important role in establishing modern web elements conventions that consistently convert website visitors.

If you want to know how to convert website visitors, look to the past and use these time-tested web design elements.

Completing an effective handoff from the webpage designer to the developer is key to realizing a project that satisfies the client and works as intended. After all, the designer has invested a lot of time creating innovative designs and wants to make sure all that effort is translated during development.

Why jeopardize all that work with a bad baton pass?

For all the wonders that the internet era and social media have brought to the world of technology, there has been one major problem – the proliferation of convincing, yet false, information that is spread digitally.

When users visit a website, they expect to find the content they need with ease. The navigation bar is the simple design element that facilitates this. However, don’t let the simplicity of its concept allow your designers to neglect it, as it is one of the most important aspects of your overall design.

Pablo Picasso said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Works of art, music and movies are frequently inspired by other artists, singers and filmmakers. So it comes as no surprise that many professional web designers and content developers also take inspiration from other sources, tweaking them to work for a client's brand or business. After all, if you see something that works, why not make it work for you?

Do you think one thousand monkeys in a room with one thousand computers would eventually create a website? Infinite monkey theorem says it's possible, or at the very least, you'll get some Hamlet out of the experiment.  

With platforms like Squarespace and Wix, it’s easy for anyone to build a website. But simply having a website doesn’t mean it’s going to be effective for selling software-as-a service (SaaS). Selling SaaS subscriptions is similar to selling physical products but with a few key differences. Follow these web design tips below to promote and sell SaaS.

Special occasions at work come in many forms. They can be holidays, major sales, promotions, or your company’s birthday. Whatever event is fast approaching, updating your website is a fun way to engage your customers, and increase traffic and sales. Here are some web design tips, tricks, and tweaks you can use for the next special occasion.