Jake Rocheleau

Jake is a writer and designer with over 10 years experience working on the web. He writes about user experience design and cool resources for designers

Latest posts

CSS Post-Processors For Beginners: Tips and Resources

CSS pre-processing is a concept that most web developers have already learned or read about. We’ve covered CSS preprocessing in great detail to help…

How to Replace WordPress Plugins with Optimized Code Snippets

Every new WordPress install can be improved with plugins. But too many plugins can cause your site to run much slower and feel surprisingly bloated. T…

Small Business Web Design for Service Industries: A Guide

Small businesses are the engines of local economies, all of them with their own unique client base and goals. Designing websites for them requires spe…

Free CSS Code Generator For Instagram-Style Filters

How cool would it be to add image filters onto your site? Years ago this would’ve required JavaScript but nowadays you can build custom image filter…

Customize Chrome Developer Tools With DevTools Author

If you’re a frontend developer then you should already know about Google Chrome’s DevTools panel. This comes bundled with every version of Chrome …

How to Plan Content Arrangement For Responsive Design

In a recent post, I discussed how visual content relates to layout design. However, this subject is very detailed and splinters off into many sub-topi…

Web Development Concepts All Web Designers Should Understand

There’s a lot to be said about the divide found between designers and developers. Granted there are many designer/developer hybrids who can understa…

Designing Focused Interfaces for Better User Engagement

User engagement is a tricky metric that can be achieved in different ways for different projects. Most designers think of the interface when they talk…

Designer’s Guide to Working With Style Guides & Style Tiles

Creating a branded identity is no easy task. It requires hard effort, but it’s also one of the most rewarding creative tasks. Web projects often mix…

Understanding Microinteractions in Mobile App Design

Usability is one of the key components of mobile UI design. Great usability often involves microinteractions which are small responses and behaviors f…

Best Resources For Sketching Grid-Based Wireframes

The process of designing an interface always starts with idea generation. This includes visualization, researching other sites, and rapid prototyping.…