Personas Featured Q&A with designers: Functionality and aesthetics in design Three web designers speak up about the notion of beauty in design and the trend for “ugly” websites and share their way to balance functionality and visual appeal.
Inspiration Quality over quantity: how we approach brand marketing at Readymag and why it works Take a behind-the-scenes look at our editorial process and gain new insights on creating exceptional web publications.
Inspiration Mentorship: advancing your design career through helping others Design mentors dwell on how mentoring others improved their careers and gave them extra managerial qualities.
Inspiration Conquering creative burnout: find it, fight it, and stay ahead Creative professionals share their experiences in overcoming burnout, accompanied by insights from a clinical psychologist.
Inspiration Beyond a tool: a decade of design in Readymag Explore firsthand how the product has been smoothly shaped over the last 10 years and why now you have this very toolbox of Readymag's features.
Inspiration Less is more: The power of minimalist web design Exploring minimalism's journey, principles, and future with Carl Barenbrug, Director of Minimalissimo
Inspiration 5 business websites that shape visual identity with Readymag From an ad agency to a tax tracker—here's a dose of aesthetic inspo.
Personas Formal design education: Yes or no Three seasoned designers muse on the benefits and downsides of formal education in design.
Hows From contributor to owner: Tips for moving into design leadership How to ease the desired, but tough transition
Inspiration 6 stunningly fresh design studio websites for your inspiration Mark down some fresh ideas for yourself.
Personas Design contests as a self-promo opportunity: benefits, expert tips, and some upcoming awards Learn how design contests can pump your career, what is a must for a winning submission and what competitions you still can grasp this year.
Inspiration They shape the global visual landscape: Exploring the impact of up-and-coming female type designers Readymag diggs into the context and ideas behind “Advertising Type: Women in Digital Design” exhibition.
Hows How WePresent, This Too Shall Grow and Readymag create and design content to build brand awareness Learn why commercial and individual brands turn to content marketing, how they create unique content and evaluate its impact. And also delight your eye with cool examples.
Inspiration Tips to increase your capacity to generate ideas Ideas on how to supercharge your design workflow.
Inspiration 6 Design careers you should consider Let’s explore 6 career options that defy stereotypes of what a professional path in design might involve.
Inspiration 8 Design Portfolio Examples You Can Use For Inspiration Captivating design portfolios that reflect a variety of styles, layouts, and design content to get you started.
Inspiration (Un)conventionally sincere: Designers define web Brutalism and explain its rise Designers' boredom of rigid corporate styles and society's open-mindedness made the 'new ugly' a trend.
Inspiration Six YouTube channels about design the Readymag team follow (or make) A selection of prolific design channels on Youtube for your inspiration
Inspiration Inspiring examples you can use to create captivating e-commerce sites A dive into a few great e-commerce templates and ways to create a salient site that is easy to navigate and exciting to engage with.
Inspiration Readymag website of 2022: Securing a dream internship with an artsy portfolio Check out the story behind the Graphic designer portfolio — one of the winning projects at the Readymag Websites of the Year 2022 contest — and learn how the landing helped a young designer get a top internship.
Inspiration From graphic design to web: Readymag's Tanya Egoshina talks about her career path The story of one professional pivot: Readymag's designer shares advice for wannabe web designers
Inspiration The best book on UX design and 4 others you should check out Read on to reveal our top choice of books on UX design topics, from the psychology of design to the most effective techniques and best practices.
Inspiration Readymag website of 2022: O–PLICH–® supports Ukraine selling custom T-shirts Find out how young Ukrainian creatives managed to rise over €4,000 to support their country
Inspiration The good read: Juicy Readymag editorials and blog articles of 2022 Meet the hand-picked recap of the most inspiring, knowledgeful and practical articles we released in 2022.
Hows 8 productivity tips for creatives and designers Here are eight easy ways you can stay productive and avoid overwhelming yourself.
Inspiration 7 design books every designer should read When it comes to web design, there are seemingly endless possibilities for being creative within your work. It’s well worth taking the time to understand and practice the basic principles of good web design so you can elevate your approach.
Inspiration The best long reads of 2022 Discover our choice of four of the best design long reads of 2022. We’ll outline each piece’s contribution to the design landscape, and suggest how you can make your next long-read design just as brilliant.
Inspiration Readymag Websites of the Year awardees announced Meet the winners of Readymag Websites of the Year 2022 in five categories: Visual storytelling, Typography, Navigation, Impact and Innovation.
Inspiration Tell your story visually: Tips and examples Some practical visual storytelling tips come paired with plenty of real projects for inspiration
Inspiration Preparing annual reports for your business Meet tips and tricks on how to turn an annual report into a great immersive experience that will benefit your company.
Inspiration Top design media and blogs to keep you educated & inspired Bookmark these sites and you’ll be in the know
Inspiration Readymag Websites of the Year: Behind the scenes of the design contest The Readymag team shares the whys and hows behind the Websites of the Year contests, highlights their favorite projects and gives advice to future participants.
Inspiration Readymag Websites of the Year 2022: shortlisting criteria explained and exemplified The Readymag team elaborates on the criteria we’ll consider when assessing submissions to the Readymag Websites of the Year 2022 competition.
Inspiration Designing with custom code: how to build engagement and interactivity Get inspired by custom code features and add engaging details to your projects: cursor trails, picker wheels, sound, and other catchy elements.
Inspiration What makes outstanding design projects. 5 stories behind Projects of the Year 2021 5 Readymag Projects of the Year 2021 winners speak on making their inspirational designs.
Inspiration Honorable mention: another three brilliant projects from 2021 Authors of notable projects of 2021 share stories and features behind the designs.
Inspiration In-depth typography with Readymag Creating a web project that stands out requires a deep understanding of typography and fonts. Our selection of manuals and video tutorials will help you create effective font pairings, make long reads more readable, and fine-tune your text layouts.
Inspiration E-commerce: recent examples and a manual In this article, we show recent examples of e-commerce projects and guide you through the basics of creating an online store with Readymag.
Inspiration E-commerce with Readymag: a basketful of examples Readymag’s e-commerce widget allows you to turn your web project into a storefront and your visitors into customers. See great examples.
Inspiration A selection of award-winning Readymag projects (plus a tongue-in-cheek bonus!) Our users have always worked at the forefront of web design, resulting in a number of accolades and wider recognition. Here are some award-winning projects created with Readymag.
Inspiration Awesome event pages created with Readymag Your landing page can be a big part of the success or failure of an event. Be it a music festival or design conference, a good website can convince your future visitors to buy tickets and participate online.
Inspiration The best Readymag projects of 2019 At Readymag, we’re challenging the status quo of design technology. By removing many of the usual technical limits on your creativity, we aim to push the web forward. Today, we are very excited to announce the outcome of our Projects of the Year 2019 contest.
Inspiration Become font-savvy today: four examples of awesome typography Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts to becoming proficient with fonts: you need to be constantly on the lookout for great pairings — check out Readymag Almanac and Readymag Explore if you haven’t already — and to monitor as many publications as possible.
Inspiration 8 Presentations #MadewithReadymag Presentation is everything: sometimes a website can be part lookbook, part storefront, and part art gallery, and that’s not an easy task for a designer. We chose 8 decent usecases on the topic. Check them out to find your inspiration.
Inspiration A lesson in travel storytelling: 6 examples from around the world + bonus design tips In today’s digital world storytelling and technology become inseparably linked, making the narrative more engaging and offering a diversity of interactivity.
