
Inspiration & Creativity
We regularly feature content on our blog that focuses on the pursuit of creative inspiration. From tips for boosting your creativity to lists of our favourite ecommerce designs, we hope these articles help you to push your creative boundaries.


Back to School Gifts for Programmers and Developers

10 Beautiful Ecommerce Website Color Schemes

The Value of UX Storyboarding for Product Design

6 Tools to Create Beautifully Designed Mood Boards

20 Memorable Web Design Portfolio Examples to Inspire Your Own Website

Minimalist Web Design: How To Achieve More With Less

Gamification in Business: How to Apply Gaming Principles to Digital Product Design

How to Bring Disruptive Thinking to Your Agency’s Clients

7 Inspiring Stores Built by Shopify Partners to Get You Through the Winter

3 Trends From 2018's Best Shopify Apps That Will Help You Build Better Products

How to Make SEO and Paid Social Work Together to Drive Traffic and Revenue

16 Ecommerce Trends That Will Drive Sales in 2019

12 New Year’s Resolutions for UX Designers in 2019

12 Web Design Trends That Will Push the Industry Forward in 2019

The 15 Web Design Books of 2018 You Can’t Afford to Miss

10 Sustainable Holiday Gifts For Designers and Developers in 2018

How to Use White Space in Your Mobile Designs

Symmetry vs. Asymmetry in Layout Design

Sustainable UX: How Designers Can Help Make a Positive Impact on the Environment

How Driving Quality Traffic Will Boost Conversion

8 Actionable Tips for Running an Agency and Getting More Business

10 Essential Front-End Developer Skills to Help You Move Faster in Your Career

How Singapore’s Jumpstart Commerce is Taking Over the World

The AI-Empowered Marketer: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You and Your Clients Increase Sales

10 Podcasts to Help You Get Creative

Why Fonts Matter: How Fonts Help You Build a Better Shopping Experience

10 Accounts to Follow on Instagram for UX & Web Design Inspiration

5 Facebook Messenger Marketing Tactics You Should Use on Your Clients' Stores

10 Useful Newsletters for Keeping Web Developers Current

The Shopify Partner Business Philosophy: Community Over Competition

Top 10 Trends in Mobile Design in 2018

Working With a Grid Layout: How Breaking the Grid Can Create Memorable Experiences for Clients

What Are Design Sprints and Should You Be Running Them?

How to Find a Mentor and Build a Strong Relationship

Friday Inspiration: 9 Visually Compelling Ways to Feature Products

Ecommerce Trends 2018: 18 Areas That Will Shape Online Shopping

Web Design Trends 2018: What Will Make an Impact This Year?

Shopify's Web Design and Development Blog in Review: The Top 10 Articles of 2017

7 Beautifully Designed Apps to Inspire You Over the Holidays

12 Holiday Gifts For Designers and Developers

Top 10 Podcasts for App Developers

Microcopy: Why Tiny Words Matter

How to Develop an Effective Creative Brainstorming Process

15 App Developers and Programmers You Should be Following on Twitter

Creative Side Projects: A How-To Guide

Why and How to Improve Your Writing as a Web Designer or Developer

8 Beautifully Designed Ecommerce Stores to Inspire Your Valentine’s Day

4 Trendy Visual Design Techniques
