Web developers often have to be their own designers so this week's round up of interesting posts from other people's blogs has a wealth of resources for web design by way of tools, patterns, samples and even more blogs!

Monsterpost - Fresh Web Design Tools to Try in 2016

The job of a web designer requires performing multiple tasks, from taking care of the code issues to creating visually appealing and easy-to-navigate pages. For that reason, we've made this set of tools of different types including drag-and-drop website builders, prototyping tools, code converter, framework, content management system, and others.

Invision Blog - 7 elements of a website redesign process

Shopify Plus, the enterprise version of our hosted ecommerce platform, launched in February 2014 and was still in its first iteration when I asked if it was time for a redesign. It'd been just over a year, but we had a better understanding of our customers and who we were.

Design Your Way - Web Design Resources: jQuery Plugins, CSS Grids & Frameworks, Web Apps And More

Today, building an effective site requires many different types of online marketing tools, techniques, strategies and the best web resources in the industry. The best web designers can take advantage of numerous resources, tools and strategies, like these in this article, to build a site that is usable and efficient.

Intechnic - 60 Beautiful Examples of One Page Website Design Inspirations

Single page designs are beautiful examples of order, simplicity and conciseness. Organizing a website to ensure content and navigation stay on the same page can be considered a feat but when executed correctly, website users will attest to a flawless and efficient user experience.

Shopify - 99 Beautiful Ecommerce Website Designs

One of the key differentiators for merchants in our digital age is the way they represent themselves online, and the experience their customers have when buying. Ecommerce web designers have a huge role to play in the success of online retailers. Today, we're proud to bring you the ultimate list of stunning ecommerce website designs.

Hongkiat - 50 Useful Responsive Web Design Tools For Designers

Today, we're going to give you tools for the best WordPress and Joomla responsive themes you can download and use on your site. Comprise of frameworks, services, and downloadble scripts, we think they are going to be a great help when it comes to responsive web development.

Udemy Blog - 9 UI Design Patterns You Should Know

As a web developer and design lackey, I really appreciate a well-put together website. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to register for a site when they ask you for all of your personal information and you don't even know what it is you're getting yet. Avoid a design calamity and pay attention to these vital UI design patterns.

Elegant Themes - 14 Web Design Tools to Familiarize Yourself with in 2016

In this collection of web design tools, you'll find a range of apps and services that aim to simplify and speed up the way you work. Whether you're a website owner who wants a better way to create mockups for sharing ideas with your front-end developer, or you're a freelance web designer.

Creative Boom - 100 fresh blogs and websites for creative professionals to follow

Now it's time to offer you some essential reading with the 100 fresh blogs for creative professionals to follow. That's whether you're looking for insights and inspiration in the world of graphic design, illustration, photography, art, user experience design, web design, interior design or architecture - we've painstakingly crawled the web to dig out the latest must-read blogs.

Treehous Blog - 50 Homepage Website Layouts using Featured Details & Icon Lists

The trend of icon detail lists has be rising very quickly but silently. I have not seen many other designers writing about this topic, and my hope is to shed light onto the trend with some beautiful examples.

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So you've decided to go with WordPress for your large-scale website. There are three basic options for setting up the site: Single WordPress installation, WordPress Multisite network, or multiple independent WordPress Installations.

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