Flat design; the trend where simplicity is key. Clean lines, simple shapes and block colour - everything has been boiled down to its simplest form, eradicating the unnecessary gradients and textures trying endlessly to bring a sense of reality to websites.

Here's a roundup of this weeks headlines, before we (and probably, you) shoot off for our Christmas party....

eCommerce is losing the performance battle, folks.

Our wallets: humble folds of material that we carry with us wherever we travel. It's sole purpose - to guard slim, detailed tickets that enable us to exchange property.

This week has seen a lot of news-worthy activity.

Here's the most interesting and inspiring selection...

It's fair to say that e-commerce is still a shiny new realm in the comparatively ancient world of retail.

Beginning to think there's some kind of time machine at play here. Friday already? Surely not.

We always want to do our very best in life, wherever we may be.

Get the Friday feeling by reading up on what's happened this week ...

Last week, we looked at the subject of motivation - what it is, how it works and when it doesn't.