Readymag Blog

Career

4 ideas from Airbnb Design Lead on how to level up your design career

Airbnb Design Lead Doug Alves speaks on his way into the profession, shares 4 ideas that helped him take his career to the next level and advises 10 useful books on design.

Marketing

“If you can’t summarize the hook of your pitch in a sentence the pitch isn’t newsworthy”

What it takes for a designer to land media placement and what actually wins journalists’ attention in a pitch.

Design Tips

How to ensure seamless collaboration with clients

Unpacking communication tactics that will help you eliminate the risk of misunderstanding, and stay in sync with your clients throughout the entirety of your projects.

Product Updates

Renewing the Readymag Editor: the whats and whys behind the redesign

We look at the most crucial UI changes up close and dig deeper into where they all came from.

Product Updates

Product wrap up: features releases in the first half of 2022

New permission level for text editors, separate viewing settings for mobile & desktop, flexible Hotspot and even more.

Product Updates

SSL on for all projects with custom domains

All new Readymag projects with custom domains now get SSL certificates switched on by default. It helps to meet tightening web security requirements.

Marketing

Reimagining the paradigm: how emotional branding helps Badoo build connections

Merging dating and design requires a deep understanding of the human psyche, compassion, and empathy — all impossible without real emotional connections.

Product Updates

Upload your video backgrounds directly to Readymag

Just drag videos to the Background widget and add some visual flair to boost engagement. No need to use third-party online video platforms.

Product Updates

Edit content in a new safe mode, leave design unaffected

This new permission level enables copywriters, marketers, business owners, and other non-designers to make changes safely.

Inspiration

Reciprocity: what actually shapes the spirit of a typeface

Can a typeface stand out, and still be readable? Type designers often claim that a good typeface for continuous reading is one that remains unnoticed. Yet, typeface designer Maria Doreuli suggests the opposite.

Inspiration

Estrangement revisited: W1D1 and the quest to rediscover the world around us

CEO of W1D1 dwells on the concept of estrangement and explains how defamiliarization fuels the drive to rediscover the world.

Selected

In user flow: how Brickit enhances emotional connection throughout the customer journey

Andrey Medvedev, Head of Design at Brickit, analyzes the emotional challenges most common user paths present and describes solutions.