Here’s an old-school pattern that hasn’t gone the way of the dodo: left-aligned designs. Symmetry is great, but asymmetry? Even better. Welcome to this week’s Friday Focus!

5 palettes that are currently coloring- and rocking- my world.

Going dirty has never looked this good! It’s grungy websites this week on Friday Focus.

Who needs a browser when you can manage your websites from your desktop?

Addicted to Twitter? You’re not alone. Here, five more things you can do with Twitter.

Just because monitors have gotten bigger doesn’t mean we should jump into wide layouts all the time. See how these designs make use of narrower widths effectively.

Tips for designing email newsletters that don’t suck.

It’s free font time again! Here, five handwriting-themed fonts that belong in your collection.

This week on Friday Focus: designs that are dressed in fine typography and details.

Breadcrumb navigation may not have helped Hansel & Gretel (the birds ate the breadcrumbs), but it’s great on websites. Here, two quick ways to use them in WordPress.

Quick tips on simplifying website navigation for my mom.

This week on Friday Focus: excellent websites that happen to have fixed elements in them.

Do broken links or server downtime take you by surprise? Three services to help you monitor your sites painlessly.

Five free social media button collections to love- and use in your next project.