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Dive into the art of UI design. Read these tutorials to master color theory, layout, typography, and more. Create stunning user interfaces that delight users.

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  1. How to Use After Effects for Web Animation Prototypes

    How to Use After Effects for Web Animation Prototypes

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this screencast tutorial we're going to prototype an app UI animation. We'll take a Photoshop layout, then bring it to life using Adobe After Effects.

  2. Create a Masked Background Effect With CSS

    Create a Masked Background Effect With CSS

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today we're going to be stepping through a really cool technique you can use to create an effect that's a little bit like parallax scrolling, yet doesn't...

  3. How to Build a Shrinking Fixed Top Bar With Foundation

    How to Build a Shrinking Fixed Top Bar With Foundation

    Tutorial Intermediate

    A very common trend these days is the use of a fixed navigation, which shrinks to become less intrusive as the user scrolls down the page. In this tutorial,...

  4. Designing an Elegant Blog Layout in Photoshop

    Designing an Elegant Blog Layout in Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create a simple, elegant blog layout in Photoshop. We'll use a strong image above the fold (wherever that may...

  5. How Macaw Helps You Build Responsive Websites

    How Macaw Helps You Build Responsive Websites

    Tutorial Beginner

    Fluid layouts have been the biggest challenge for design application developers in recent times, but Team Macaw have done it right. With a small collection...

  6. Getting to Know Macaw's Tools

    Getting to Know Macaw's Tools

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this video we're going to look at the tools, made available on the left hand side of Macaw's interface. Each tool is very intuitive, especially if you're...

  7. An Introduction to the Macaw Interface

    An Introduction to the Macaw Interface

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today I'd like to introduce you to an awesome new web design tool. "Macaw" is the brainchild of Tom Giannattasio, Adam Christ, Daniel Kleinman and Brandon...

  8. How They Did It: Apple’s “Elevating the Expedition”

    How They Did It: Apple’s “Elevating the Expedition”

    Tutorial Beginner

    We're tackling a big one today: Apple’s "Elevating the expedition" iPad marketing page. Apple have taken the concept of target audience very seriously in...

  9. Design a Stylish Timeline Portfolio Page Using Photoshop

    Design a Stylish Timeline Portfolio Page Using Photoshop

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I’ll be using Photoshop CS6 to design a simple, clean, three-column portfolio page, with a trending timeline. During this process we’ll look...

  10. How They Did It: Haraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson

    How They Did It: Haraldur “Halli” Thorleifsson

    Tutorial Beginner

    We'd make a safe bet that you've seen Haraldur "Halli" Thorleifsson's work in the wild. With major projects under his belt such as the Google+ information...

  11. A First Look at Google Web Designer

    A First Look at Google Web Designer

    Tutorial Beginner

    Unless you've been hiding under a stone recently, you'll have no doubt seen Google's latest application release: Google Web Designer. Currently in Beta, GWD...

  12. An Introduction to Composition

    An Introduction to Composition

    Tutorial Beginner

    Composition is about laying out all your ideas and design elements into a whole; composing your design. We're going to combine all of the previous lessons...