Best Practices For Designing Websites For Kids

From Smashing Magazine:

Designing websites and related media for kids presents plenty of opportunities for Web designers. Openings are available at many businesses and schools, as well as through parents and kids themselves, giving designers many ways to find work on electronic and print projects that appeal to kids. The types of work range from interface designs for video games to websites for birthday parties. [more]

How to Monitor Your Social Media Presence in 10 Minutes a Day

Monitoring your business' social media presence is incredibly important. You need to respond to people talking about your brand and understand how people view your company. However, a common concern is that it takes up too much time; but if you set up a solid routine, monitoring your online presence doesn't have to be a hassle at all. Here are five free, easy steps you can take to get things started." [more]

5 important things to remember when hiring a web designer - TNW Design & Dev

Web design isn’t a cost so much as it’s an investment. As they say, content is king, but having a good web layout and design plays a significant role in attracting people to your site. There’s really so much value in investing in this. Having a clean, pleasing design that provides easy navigation means customers who reach your website will not be confused as to what your site has to offer.

Here are 5 handy tips that will help you find the right web designer. [more]

Current Web Design Trends 2011-2012 | Webgranth

Web design is not restricted to any barrier. As web designers, we used to fickle a lot and love to experiments with things to come up with a creative and new concept that can charm and captivate the visitors. Everyday, creative web designers exploring new possibilities and apply variations with existing or new trends to make their work more remarkable. The year 2010 proved as an incredibly verdant for web designer community. We are now well into year 2011 and it’s time to pack away the old design trends of 2010. [more]

Web Design Trends in 2011

There is a thin line between design and development, and as we move into a new decade, this line is becoming extremely blurry. Is it enough to draw beautiful mock ups in Photoshop? Maybe 5 years ago. These days, the average internet user requires more. All beauty, with no substance, gets boring after a while. If your only goal is to impress a community of fellow designers with your flashy designs, you’ll find yourself quickly beneath the tide. 2011 is not about beauty, it’s about function. The trends for this new year and emerging decade are responsive design, constant connection and virtual reality. [More]