Articles by Noupe from July 2018

First of all, whats a preprocessor? In a nutshell, a preprocessor is a computer program that modifies data to conform with the input requirements of another program. For CSS, a preprocessor is a scrip...

When I was a kid, I worked in my cousins gift store. I was so bored during those long, hot summers that I didnt even ask him to pay me. But one day I had a brilliant idea. I would go into the hills, p...

My story is a success story of a kind the kind that involves redefining success. For me, that makes it worth telling. Lets start from (almost) the beginning....

Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi gets fourhours. Fashion designer Tom Ford logs justthree. Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s VP of Retail, says she gets a headache aftersix. Sleepis a huge topic in startup circles....

When your user base consists of3.5 million peoplefrom pretty much every country, there are many things to consider while conducting user tests. User behaviors and mindsets change drastically from city...

Back in the 80s, there was an iconic commercial created by The Partnership for Drug-Free America called This Is Your Brain on Drugs. It was a short video featuring a guy that looked like the stereotyp...

At JotForm, our users matter to us. A lot. After all, we have 3.2 million of them. They create forms and receive responses through us every day. We want to make our users experience with us as easy an...

Im not highly motivated. I dont have amazing willpower or self-control. I dont get up at 6 am to read, meditate, drink a green smoothie, and run 10K. Thats because I dont believe in motivation. Instea...

Theres no escaping it. Psychology in design iseverywhere.Its why Facebook notifications are redthe color of urgencyto demand our attention. Its why glossy magazines likeVoguehave extra-wide spacing in...

Theres no escaping it. Psychology in design iseverywhere.Its why Facebook notifications are redthe color of urgencyto demand our attention. Its why glossy magazines likeVoguehave extra-wide spacing in...

As the name implies Chrome Developer Tools is a tool that allows web developers to interfere and manipulate applications via the browser. With this tool you can: Manage interface problems Debug Javasc...

The old crocodile was floating at the rivers edge when a younger crocodile swam up next to him, Ive heard from many that youre the fiercest hunter in all of the river bottoms. Please, teach me yourway...

Ever since we started Noupe in 2009, weve been on a mission to be an authority on all things design. Whether it was providing tips on CSS, JavaScript, UI/UX, vector editing, typography, or WordPress &...

If you want to be successful, many experts and life-hackers say you should wake up at 6 am, take a cold shower, exercise, meditate, journal and brainstorm, review and set goals, read news and industry...