Author: Thomas Peham

Pretty bold statement right? Well, let’s face it. The web has evolved to a visual place where HTML and CSS have become the essential design tool kit.

In today’s blog post I’d like to show you why HTML & CSS are a must-have for UI / UX designers in 2016.

Continue Reading “HTML & CSS are design tools. Not a programming language.” →

Oh boy, it’s been a crazy week. But not in a bad way. In a good way. In a really good way. A couple of days ago, we went live with our new website.

The process to bringing our website live has been an incredible awesome roller coaster ride with so many learnings and insights to share. So let’s get started.
Continue Reading “Lessons learned from relaunching our website” →

Startup people, please do me a favor and stop talking about A/B testing. Please.

You might wonder: Thomas, why are you so grumpy today? Let me tell you. It has nothing to do with being grumpy. It’s just the truth. Sorry!

Before deciding I’ve gone crazy, make sure to read the following thoughts first.

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It’s the start of 2024 and web design companies are looking back trying to find out what worked last year and what’s going to be the trend for this year.

So go ahead and read on. We’ve collected some of the best web design trends you must know about in 2024.
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A while ago, we talked about unknown WordPress plugins that developers should use when setting up a new WordPress website. Aside from the ones I mentioned, there are, of course, way more great and essential WordPress plugins out there.

Because the first WordPress post received some great response, we thought about a follow-up post on the best WordPress development plugins for developers & designers.

Continue Reading “Essential WordPress Plugins For Developers & Designers (Part 2)” →

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We have just entered year 2024 and it’s already a couple of days old. Just before New Year’s Eve, I showed you our take on the year 2015 in web development. Now it’s time to take a look at the new year.

With upcoming frameworks, powerful development tools and evolving technologies, this year looks very promising for web developers.

Here are our thoughts on the top web development trends for 2016.

Continue Reading “12 web development trends for 2024” →

So it’s already that time of the year. People go on christmas holiday and spend the last days of the year with their loved ones.

And while you are enjoying your vacation, please check out our take on web development as presented by 7 funny GIFs. Enjoy!

Continue Reading “Web development. Explained in 7 funny GIFs.” →

Wow. This is some big news.

A couple of hours ago, Slack announced its all new Slack Platform, making it easy to install and connect other apps with Slack.

Here’s everything you need to know about Slack’s new app directory and why we are a part of it.
Continue Reading “Everything you need to know about the new Slack Platform & Why we’re part of it.” →

Building a web page or web app takes a lot of time, resources and patience. I get that. And because of these reasons, the little things get overlooked.

When building a new website or application, you probably count your website form as one of those little things.

But it really shouldn’t be overlooked, this little thing.

That is why I’m going to talk about the UI mystery of web forms and how you can build an awesome form for your website yourself.

Continue Reading “Designing forms for your website: The good, the bad and the ugly of web forms.” →

My journey with Usersnap started about a year ago, on November 3rd 2014.

At that point, I’ve already gained some experience as a project manager in a digital agency and a media company. So I was already working on fast-moving projects beforehand. However, the last 12 months have been an incredible journey with a lot of new learnings and insights into the world of SaaS startups.

This is why I thought it would be fun to share with you some of the best lessons I’ve learned as a non-developer in a super fast-growing SaaS-startup.

Continue Reading “What I’ve learned about growth after 1 year in a SaaS business” →