Month: July 2020

Customer Experience Improvements for eCommerce Websites

Websites that sell products pose special problems for web designers and developers. Not only do you need the site to look great, but you need it to function in a way that promotes more sales. eCommerce websites have so many competitors out there that if you don’t maximize each opportunity on the site, they’ll likely… Continue reading Customer Experience Improvements for eCommerce Websites

Our industry needs more designers. Most importantly: a different type of designer.

For those reasons, Caio Braga and I decided to create a more structured guide for entry-level designers; a resource to address the needs of who’s starting now; selfishly, a single destination to refer to whenever we receive emails from designers looking for guidance. We want this guide to serve as a reminder that when it… Continue reading Our industry needs more designers. Most importantly: a different type of designer.

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Grab Free SSL Certificates From ZeroSSL

Like it or not, we’re slowly edging towards a two-tier web: those sites that are secure, and…everything else. There was a time on the web, when we didn’t have SSL certificates, and lots of people’s data got stolen. To address the problem, and regain users’ trust SSL certificates were introduced to secure sites handling sensitive… Continue reading Grab Free SSL Certificates From ZeroSSL

30+ Free Tattoo Fonts (Download Now to Use)

Looking for just the right font for your next tattoo? Rumble Tattoos is one of the awesome tattoo fonts found at Envato Elements Well, check out this list of over 30 free tattoo fonts as well as a selection of premium tattoo fonts from Envato Elements. Unlimited Tattoo Font Downloads at Envato Elements Cash-strapped designers will appreciate the list of… Continue reading 30+ Free Tattoo Fonts (Download Now to Use)

Photoshop Basics: How to Rotate an Image in Photoshop

July 13, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Changing the orientation of an image may be necessary when editing in Photoshop. There are different ways on how to rotate an image in Photoshop. There are straightforward ways to rotate an image, while there are other clever tricks to do the same. Here are a few tips and… Continue reading Photoshop Basics: How to Rotate an Image in Photoshop

Exciting New Tools for Designers, July 2020

Some of the changes we are seeing with where we work are starting to pop up in the type of new tools made for designers and developers. More tools with remote collaboration as a key feature are increasing in popularity. (You’ll find a few of those here.) Here’s what new for designers this month. Webdesign… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, July 2020

Popular Design News of the Week: July6, 2020 – July 12, 2020

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: July6, 2020 – July 12, 2020

Everything You Need to Know About Affinity Designer Brushes

What You’ll Be Creating Welcome to this Affinity Designer tutorial, in which you’ll learn everything you need to know about Affinity Designer brushes, from how to create and install brushes to how to use Photoshop and Illustrator brushes in Affinity Designer. You’ll also learn where you can find Affinity Designer halftone brushes and other valuable… Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About Affinity Designer Brushes

8 Design Secrets of B2B Vs B2C Websites

Web design clients come from a wide variety of backgrounds. One day, you’ll be designing a portfolio website for a voiceover artist, the next you’ll be creating a comprehensive ecommerce site for a leading retailer. In an ideal world, you’ll get to a point where you eventually specialize in a niche. However, you’ll need to… Continue reading 8 Design Secrets of B2B Vs B2C Websites

What Is a Mood Board and How Do You Make One?

If you’ve had something designed, you’ve probably encountered a mood board. So what is a mood board, exactly? Mood boards are an important tool for creatives. It is a visual tool that not only helps designers create an “outline” for their designs, but it also helps them communicate their ideas to their clients. Sometimes, communicating… Continue reading What Is a Mood Board and How Do You Make One?

30+ Best Graffiti Fonts

Street style features an eclectic urban aesthetic that’s hard to miss. And you can add that same cool style into your designs just by adding a dope graffiti font.  Born in the streets with powerful expression, graffiti is a style of writing that’s scribbled, scratched, or painted by hand. So it’s no wonder designers have… Continue reading 30+ Best Graffiti Fonts

50 Modern Serif Fonts For Graphic Designers

110 Shares Best Sans Serif Fonts for designers. The serif fonts are simple and modern looking fonts which are perfect for branding, logos, greeting cards, typographic quotes, book covers, websites, flyers, packaging designs and more. These professionally designed typefaces and fonts can significantly improve your design by simply included them in the project you are working on. All… Continue reading 50 Modern Serif Fonts For Graphic Designers

What is an Interface? — a conceptual deep dive

There are several important ideas she zeroes in on: In her review of the work of Anne Friedberg, these notions of the opaqueness are understood mainly in the dichotomy between the materiality of computer screens themselves and the perception of them as transparent thresholds (Hristova, 2017, p. 835). One might be able to digest this… Continue reading What is an Interface? — a conceptual deep dive

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Photoshop Basics: How to Undo in Photoshop

July 8, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Learning how to undo in Photoshop is a simple yet powerful skill. It is important for every photo or video editor. The Undo and Redo functions allow for the removal of an erroneous move. Clicking this function reverts an image back one step or so. It is a function… Continue reading Photoshop Basics: How to Undo in Photoshop

40 Best Blackletter and Gothic Fonts for Designers

In tribute to Germanic style, here you’ll find 40 amazing Gothic and blackletter fonts which you can use to give your designs a rebellious and edgy look. Read on to discover our top picks from the font sections of Envato Market and Envato Elements, from authentic medieval styles to minimal and modern Gothic typefaces. What Is Blackletter? Blackletter,… Continue reading 40 Best Blackletter and Gothic Fonts for Designers

266 Free icons for UI and wireframing

This week’s freebie is a set of 266 icons in 3 sizes (16/20/24px) brought to you by Tetrisly. All icons contain inside-padding and all lines are created on the grid. It is a great choice for building user interfaces or wireframes. Download icons

Eye Vs AI: Harnessing Technology to Successfully Track User Attention

Attention is the new gold; brands are in a constant competition for our attention. A big portion of our time we spend online, where we are bombarded with insane amounts of information and advertisements. It’s hard not to become overwhelmed in this world of consumerism. We have had to become good at quickly evaluating which… Continue reading Eye Vs AI: Harnessing Technology to Successfully Track User Attention

Get Real-Time Global Market Data with the marketstack Stock API

Having access to global market data has never been more vital. With world economies in a state of flux, your users need accurate information available in real-time. Historical data is also important, as it serves as a way to compare and contrast with the present. marketstack gives you the ability to easily implement this data… Continue reading Get Real-Time Global Market Data with the marketstack Stock API

Tech and Politics: Worlds Collide

In 2011, protests across the Middle East were captured on social media, including platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Vine. Ultimately, Hosni Mubarak, then-president of Egypt, was overthrown. Many credit the viral social media “campaign” as the impetus for what was termed the Arab Spring. In the past 9 years since, the impact and use… Continue reading Tech and Politics: Worlds Collide

9 Outstanding Features of the Divi Theme and Plugin

Despite what some people might think, the Divi theme isn’t new. It actually debuted in 2013 as the flagship product of the Elegant Themes team. But it has undergone so many updates that it looks and functions like a brand new product. Elegant Themes keeps refining their star product. They also offer Divi Builder, a… Continue reading 9 Outstanding Features of the Divi Theme and Plugin

Build vs. Buy: Automated Accessibility Tools

If something can be automated, developers will try to build it to save them time. In the field of accessibility, some automated tools out there can catch up to 50% of accessibility defects (like axe-core). On top of that, there are a lot of free accessibility rules libraries out there already for developers to choose… Continue reading Build vs. Buy: Automated Accessibility Tools

26 Creative Logo Design Templates for Inspiration #70

59 Shares Best selected Logos for your business or brand. Vector-based logo design templates are fully editable and scalable without losing resolution. 100% Vector logo templates available in AI, EPS and PSD format. You can easily change logo color, logo text and size. This is the best hand-picked collection of Custom Logo Templates. What is… Continue reading 26 Creative Logo Design Templates for Inspiration #70