Category: Visual Design

At the turn of every year, we inevitably come across an assortment of articles forecasting the “Top 10” design trends for the year. For the most part, these articles discuss general aesthetic trends that have gained recent popularity, but a … Read more

When designing forms, there are some simple rules to keep in mind for a successful user experience. 1. Keep form field names on top If the name of the field is in the box, the user might forget what they’re … Read more

Anima is one of the most popular 3rd-party plugins available within Sketch. It allows designers to quickly generate responsive, interactive prototypes from Sketch art boards and then easily share with collaborators. As it stands, Anima can arguably replace other services … Read more

While each project we work on at Cloudberry presents unique challenges, there are certain to-dos which will re-occur more often than not. To efficiently accomplish these known knowns, we rely on a number of apps, plugins, extensions and other time-savers … Read more

Myth 1: Users don’t scroll BUSTED: This was probably true in the ’90s, and maybe a bit in the ’00s. Nowadays, however, people know how to use the web, including how to scroll. We know this from our own user … Read more

Your client has just asked for user feedback on a new feature! This is fantastic news; the world is your oyster to go get unfiltered opinions straight from the end user. But then anxiety starts to kick in: Gulp, this … Read more

Are you ready to start thinking about accessibility in your design process? Below you will find our top 10 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements. Note, this is not a comprehensive list of the requirements. This is a list of … Read more

Many have tried to explain the differences between Responsive Web Design (RWD) and Adaptive Web Design (AWD). A better focus is defining when to use either method. With this focus, the first questions are around your goals. What are you … Read more

Last year, I wrote a post about easy first steps for working accessible design into your process. Recently, I’ve been thinking more about accessibility and wanted to discuss a related topic, inclusive design. Inclusive design is a way of thinking … Read more

Should we always delight? “Delight” is something we’ve been hearing a lot about lately. It entails adding flare to our websites to make people smile, have fun, and remember your website more than others. Many times, this is achieved with … Read more