Here’s a heads-up that you might have already noticed - social media buttons are an endangered species. Interactive designer Oliver Reichenstein lit a fire with his blog post Sweep the Sleaze a couple of months ago. Social media buttons are not a social media strategy, even though the...

It's always fun to do a stocktake of current design trends every now and then. Here are some trends I've observed lately.   1. Simple, natural, strong colour schemes If the 2000s were marked by lots of texture and earth tones, we seem to be moving more towards the s...

It's an exciting time for design and the internet.   We've finally reached a point where novelty takes a backseat and the focus is on elegance. Smart websites that function beautifully are what get attention at the moment - no showing off, just a well-designed experience...

No matter what part of the internet you hang out in, you can’t have missed the massive rise of infographics over the last few years. From tax to videogames to politics to pets, every subject has had its infographic. With every popular trend comes a backlash from the in-crowd; “...