Establishing Equitable Management Practices
It's International Women's Day and Dennis Kardys shares some things we’ve done at Diagram to be mindful of bias and take steps to embrace diversity.
Structured Ideation: Tips for Better Creative Brainstorming
How do you get the best ideas from your team? Through creative brainstorming. By understanding the value of structured ideation, you can use your brainstorming sessions to unlock the creativity of your team.
Should I Do My Own Website Usability Testing?
We look at whether it's a good idea for website owners to perform their own user testing and offer some ideas on how to gain UX insights.
Web Accessibility, Section 508, and Your Web Project
Learn the need-to-knows of Website Accessibility, Section 508, and what your obligations are as a designer, developer or website manager.
Which Comes First Content or Design?
Which comes first: content or design? This dilemma can feel a lot like a chicken or the egg debate. So let’s unpack this conundrum, starting with the answer...
Using User Context to Improve Site Navigation
The best way to improve navigation on your website is to consider your content, your users, and their context. Learn about the ways people search for and discover information in this article.
Solving Organizational Problems with Design Thinking
Believe it or not, a three-hour roundtable discussion is not the best way to collaborate on solutions to big organizational problems. Diagram's Dennis Kardys shares how the Design Thinking framework can help you work more effectively across teams and departmental silos.
Marketing Personas vs. Design Personas: What's the Difference?
Learn the fundamental distinctions between marketing personas, design personas and how they can each help you.
A Web Design Glossary: 22 Common Terms Explained
We share and define 22 web design terms that are commonly used in the industry.
Project Management: Focusing on What You Can Control.
Project Management is a whirlwind of deadlines and communication. Focus on what you can control as PM to reduce stress, improve team and client happiness.
Using Wayfinding to Design Intuitive Navigation
We look at how to implement the principles of wayfinding to help people intuitively navigate a website to find information and accomplish tasks.
Incremental Site Redesign: Your Website Is a City, Not a Car
We offer some valuable tips for maintaining your site and performing incremental improvements that will allow you to get the most value as it evolves over time.
Using Whitespace In Design
How do you strike the right balance between too much and too little empty space on your website?
Mobile Dos and Don’ts
We share some tips on what to watch out for and what you should and shouldn't do when optimizing a mobile website.
Questions You Need to Address During Mobile Discovery
A list of the top questions you need to ask and things you need to consider when planning a discovery project or optimizing for mobile.
Developing Sustainable Design Systems
Thoughts on moving from page centric design to a modular system of components, and then developing a sustainable design system.
How Not to Use HTML Headings
Learn the correct way that both content authors and designers should use headings in online content.
When Separate Mobile Sites Make Sense
Is responsive design or a separate mobile site the best next step for your company? Let's look at a few scenarios when a separate mobile site may be in your best interest.
Modular Web Design: Designing With Components
Learn how utilizing modular design can increase design consistency, accommodate a wider variety of content, and streamline your workflow.
When Bad Design Makes Sense
When elements of a design come together in harmony it feels like pure and total bliss. But as designers there are times when it’s our duty to work against our own intuition, and at the expense of our own bliss, because sometimes bad design decisions make good sense.
Structuring Navigation for Higher Education Websites
Managing the website for a higher education institution can be challenging when trying to meet the needs of diverse audiences. Start your site off right with the proper navigation for your audience.
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Using Responsive Design Responsibly
Is Responsive Design always the best solution for mobile websites? We look at how it should and shouldn't be used.
Optimizing for Touch
Optimizing for mobile does not mean optimizing for touch. Make your site more touch friendly with our 5 tips.
What is Complexity Creep, and How Can Web Designers Avoid it?
Sometimes, as more features are added to a site over time, it can become harder to understand for new users. Learn how to avoid this complexity creep from a designer's point of view.
Hiding and Simplifying Content
Often when trying to design simple interfaces, we have a tendency to want to hide information inside of panels and tabs. But be careful you aren't doing more harm than good. Here are some considerations for designing simple interfaces.