Website Sustainability

February's top new web design tools | Web design | Creative Bloq : "Better SVG optimisation, easier iOS animations, big updates to HTML5 Boilerplate and Laravel, and more. The last few weeks have seen the release of a number of interesting tools, not least the new versions of HTML5 Boilerplate, which is now at 5.0, and Laravel which is also now on 5 – click through to see the new features and fixes. A bunch of brand new offerings have also been unleashed, including utilities for working with Google Fonts, style guides, SVGs, iOS animations and IE8 pitfalls." 'via Blog this' To read more:  http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/februarys-top-new-web-design-tools-21514187

6 things we learned from website use in 2014 | Web design | Creative Bloq : "Code Computerlove has taken an informed look at how we use websites, using data from the past 12 months. We analysed usage-related stats from more than 25 sites across a wide range of industries – from e-commerce to charity and not-for-profit sectors to look at how the use has changed in just this short time period, helping to inform us on the potential speed of change ahead. Here's what we found." To read more go to:  http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/website-use-2014-21514176 'via Blog this'

3 ways to create website mockups | UX | Creative Bloq : "Jerry Cao of free app UXPin reveals the best methods for mocking up your websites and apps. There's lots of ways to support a mockup. It's true there is no "best" way, but depending on certain UI and UX designer's styles and preferences (and the design process), some will work better than others. In this piece, we'll look at the pros and cons of mockup tools, graphic design tools, as well as coded mockups that start to blur the lines with prototyping." To read more go to: http://www.creativebloq.com/ux/3-way-create-website-mockups-11513936 'via Blog this'

How to diagnose your SEO with Google | Web design | Creative Bloq : "Many newcomers to search don't realise just how powerful Google Search is for diagnosing search-related issues. It's easy to forget that once all we had were advanced search 'operators'. Executing these operators can show you pages that have been indexed, help you track down duplicates and more. Head to Google... " To read more go to  http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/how-diagnose-your-seo-google-11513904 'via Blog this'

The 7 best SEO blogs | Web design | Creative Bloq : "Chief executive officer at Builtvisible and optimisation expert Richard Baxter runs through his favourite SEO blogs. Struggling to get your head around SEO? Here, chief executive officer at Builtvisible and optimisation expert Richard Baxter shares his favourite SEO blogs to help you find your feet." To read more:  http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/7-best-seo-blogs-11513892 'via Blog this'

Extract from:  10 new web tools to add to your armoury | Web design | Creative Bloq : "We investigate some of best new web design tools to appear over the last few weeks. New year, new tools. That's what they say. Isn't it? Anyway, regardless of who says what, we've rounded up some of the niftiest web design tools that have generated a bleep on our radar recently. There's a range of interesting utilities here to help you get to grips with Material Design; work with SVG; develop web apps; communicate with colleagues; and make colour palettes, backgrounds, UI elements and plenty more. There's bound to be at least one tool here that will help you to do something in a quicker, simpler way. Dive in!" To read more go to:  http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/new-web-tools-11513879 'via Blog this' All views are those of the author and should not be seen as the views of any organisation the author is associated with.

Unique web design book explores how interfaces fit together | Web design | Creative Bloq : "How designing, coding and writing in the open has helped Brad Frost make better products. Pittsburgh based web designer, Brad Frost, is writing a book – Atomic Web Design. Frost will be writing the book live on GitHub. As he works, the community can read what he's written and contribute to the work. More importantly, the community can start using learning and benefiting from the book before its complete. " 'via Blog this'   To read more go to:  http://www.creativebloq.com/netmag/brand-frost-writes-truly-unique-web-design-book-11513860