Category: Design
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New Hello Web Books website
After a few months of work, I'm super excited to release the new Hello Web Books website design to the world! When I originally designed this website, I stepped out of my comfort zone and added a lot of photos, banners, fonts, and colors - I'm terrible at designing the … Read more...
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Hello Web Design’s Product Hunt launch recap
On January 19th (after fretting for at least two weeks), I finally launched Hello Web Design on Product Hunt (You know, my book/video course teaching design for non-designers. The post did way better than I hoped, becoming the #5 product of the day. Here’s my recap of the process and … Read more...
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Design for non-designers: Part 3
Part 1 of this design series dealt with the visual design, and Part 2 delved into user experience, content, and testing. Here, we’re going to jump into a bit about theory and reassurances that will help you become a better designer. Read more...
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Design for non-designers: Part 2
The most gorgeous website in the world is useless if folks using that website can’t achieve what they want to do. It's more important that your design works well than how it looks. How to tell whether your design is working well? Read more...
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Design for non-designers: Part 1
Even if you’re not a designer, I’d bet that at some point in your career you’ll need to do something visual, whether it’s making a landing page for your project, designing a form, creating your personal website, or making slides. So, part one: what’s the one main thing to remember … Read more...
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Hello Web Design's pre-order available - will be released November 7th, 2017
On November 7th, Hello Web Design will be released into the world! Pre-order your book if you haven't already. Read more...
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Designing and printing Hello Web App's PDF and paperback editions
Had I released Hello Web App as digital files only (as a lot of other self-publishers do), my life would have been a lot easier. However, I just couldn't say no to having and selling a gorgeous paperback book. Read more...
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Photos of my test Hello Web App print copy
I've ordered one print copy of the Kickstarter Alpha so I can see how the design translates to print, as well as start updating some of the Hello Web App marketing Read more...
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More photos from the design and review process
First pass at formatting the chapters, though now I'm thinking I've spent too much time looking at A Book Apart's gorgeous formatting since it looks pretty similar... Read more...
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Starting work on the editorial design for Hello Web App
1st pass, still working on a lot of the design BUT it's starting to look pretty awesome. Full book is going to be around 130 pages or so. Exciting! Read more...
Books/Courses Available
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