Source: Smashing Magazine

• the registration link is titled “sign up” (40%) and placed in the right upper corner,
• sign-up forms have a simplified layout to avoid distractions for users (61%),
• sign-up forms are one-page-forms (93%),
• sign up forms attract visitors by explaining the benefits of registration (41%),
• titles of the input fields are highlighted bold (62%)
• no trend in the label alignment can be identified,
• designers tend to use few mandatory fields,
• designers tend to use few optional fields,
• vertically arranged fields are preferred to horizontally arranged fields (86%).

Creative people are no different from you and I. They just have a different way of looking at problems and solving them. The good news is, they use tools that anyone can use.

If you are new into freelancing, or business is slow, try the GOYAKOD method — Get Off Your Ass and Knock On Doors!

Good artists copy. Great artists steal.

Source: Computer Arts

The way you work can have a huge impact on your creative success. We present the best advice from leading designers on every stage of the creative process, so that you can keep clients satisfied and make the most of your talents

What is design? Design is both the process and the final product of an endeavour to fulfil a personal or professional brief. Whether you are creating a piece of graphic work, a website, or a design for a new product, the underlying principal is the same – the creative process is everything. Continue Reading »

Source: BittBox.com

These are in no particular order but I gave them numbers so you all could reference them in the comments if you like. OK, here we go..

1. You’ve had a client that thought they knew more about design than you.
2. Your clients pay you for your professional expertise and skill, yet you’ve run into one of ‘those’ clients, that refuses to take the advice from the very person he/she is paying for advice (you).
3. You’ve had a client that insisted on using the font “Papyrus,” and you had to hold in your barf as you prepped it [the design] for printing. Continue Reading »

Source: Computer Arts
Make life easier with our expert tips for creating better websites, interactive TV content and DVD menus…

They say we learn from our mistakes. That’s certainly the case when working across web, TV and DVD – over the course of a number of years, you’ll pick up more than just a little insight into what works and what doesn’t.

To help prevent you from making some of those errors for yourself, we’ve put together the following guide. We’ve gathered some great interactive design advice for use on websites, DVD menus and interactive TV content. We’ve also asked a few industry experts to contribute their own tips into this interactive mash-up. Forewarned is forearmed, so read, absorb and take note of these tips and you’ll be an interactive design guru before you know it… Continue Reading »