IT Resources

At Toptal we screen a lot of designers, so over time we have learned what goes into making a captivating and coherent portfolio. Each designer’s portfolio is like an introduction to anRead More...

This evening, when you’ve finished work, you’ll encounter a story. Maybe you’ll seek the story out on television, at the theater, or in a book. Or perhaps the story will find youRead More...

What does it mean to design for 1.9 billion people? This is the question that we must face when taking on the challenge to redesign Facebook. Many of Facebook’s business decisions oftenRead More...

BY KENT MUNDLE – TOPTAL TECHNICAL EDITOR @ TOPTAL #Lifestyle #RemoteWork Ask anyone who works remotely about their quality of life, and they will gladly indulge in telling you every bit ofRead More...

Painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Good artists copy. Great artists steal.” This has never been more true than today. Many outsiders believe that designers are unicorns, gifted or special in some way.Read More...

The Challenge Hiring web designers can be difficult. There are many disciplines under the common term ‘designer,’ and experts in one field may be novices in another, while others are a “JackRead More...

If you’ve done any sort of serious creative work, you are all too familiar with creative block. It feels like hitting a brick wall: None of the ideas you’re able to visualizeRead More...

At the Google I/O Conference back in 2014, Google announced Material Design, their new design language. They have since converted much of their popular applications to adhere to this new spec inRead More...