Gogs – An Open Source Self-Hosted Git Service

Gogs (Go Git Service) is a painless self-hosted Git service. The objective of this mission is to make the simplest, quickest, and most painless approach of establishing a self-hosted Git service. With Go, this may be achieved with an independent binary distribution across ALL platforms that Go supports, including Linux, Mac OS X, Windows and… Continue reading Gogs – An Open Source Self-Hosted Git Service

25 Beautiful and Useful Apps to Watch Out For

There are useful apps, then there are beautiful apps. But it’s a little rare to see the two qualities put together. This roundup is composed of beautiful and useful apps, some are for serious use, some for fun (like taking photos and making sharing moments easier between friends), and some could help you significantly with… Continue reading 25 Beautiful and Useful Apps to Watch Out For

12 Chrome Extensions For New Tab Extensions

Google Chrome is a wonderful and very popular web browser. It is the most commonly used web browsers because it is faster and simpler. Developers and designers tend to prefer using Google Chrome for so many reasons and one of them is the huge plethora of available extensions that make Google Chrome an even more… Continue reading 12 Chrome Extensions For New Tab Extensions

How to Test Skills of Web Developer Before Hiring

Who is responsive for the success of web project? Someone says that it’s CTO, Project Manager, or Team Lead. It’s true, to be honest. But in fact the main mistake of these persons could be a mistake while hiring developers, not the mistake while managing the project. The choosing of the right candidate is not… Continue reading How to Test Skills of Web Developer Before Hiring

Enterprise Productivity Apps for Remote Teams

It’s an exciting time to be a designer. With almost unlimited connectivity, designers and firms can work together without needing to inhabit the same space. Many designers and web professionals love the ability to be mobile, and luckily for them, more and more companies, particularly startups, are starting to embrace a remote workforce. Especially when… Continue reading Enterprise Productivity Apps for Remote Teams

To New Beginnings 2015

2014 may not have been the best year for many people. The year was laden with heart-breaking tragedies, disasters and losses. Unless you have been hiding underneath a rock for the past 12 months, or have a heart made of rocks, there were probably times when you wanted to just stay in bed and not… Continue reading To New Beginnings 2015

Apps to Watch: Code School, Lumify, Momondo and Others

Apps to Watch is a weekly collection of the most beautiful and innovative mobile apps in the market. There are more apps coming to the market every single day but only a few will make the cut. Here is a collection of 10 apps that are beautifully designed, solve a problem, entertain and have a… Continue reading Apps to Watch: Code School, Lumify, Momondo and Others

5 Reasons Why Introverts Are Awesome

In our modern society where the assertive, charismatic personalities are favored over the solitary, silent individuals, an introvert is often seen as shy or even anti-social. Given how they may appear aloof, unfriendly an even snobby to others, it’s perhaps no surprise that people sometimes don’t pay enough attention to what these introverts have to… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Introverts Are Awesome

Problems With Offshore Web Design Firm And Overcoming Them

Offshore outsourcing is a perfect answer to the slow economy that we have today. Offshore web design service provider not only offers you the desired expertise, but also allows you to focus on core managerial aspects of your businesses. However, there are some issues faced by service seeker when he or she is dealing with… Continue reading Problems With Offshore Web Design Firm And Overcoming Them

How to Price Your Freelance Projects

There’s no standard rate for Graphic Design, and understandably – this makes pricing a bit of a thorny subject in the industry.  With each project being unique it’s quite difficult to publish rates at all. I’ve never billed the same amount for two different projects. Your experiences and your clients will be different from mine… Continue reading How to Price Your Freelance Projects

Beautiful Examples Of Typography In Advertising

Recently dizyne.net published a great collection of advertisement examples and to be honest this inspired us to create a bigger collection of print ads with beautiful typography. You know,we are all surrounded with advertisements whether on TVs or magazines or even on streets. Without a doubt,advertising is the best solution to communicate ideas about new… Continue reading Beautiful Examples Of Typography In Advertising

20 Professional and Free Online Website Builders

Do you need a professional website and lack the design or developing skills? No problem! There are plenty of great, free online website builders you can use. You can create your stunning website in just minutes! We selected 20 free online website builders just for you! Create your new website today! WiX Create a free… Continue reading 20 Professional and Free Online Website Builders

Best virtual team communcation tools for 2014

For designers and developers working in teams, communication is important to keep the project flowing smoothly. Email is of course the most used communication tool but might not effective for team communication. Also, there are specific features such as code pasting and large file sharing that email cannot handle as well as team communication tools.… Continue reading Best virtual team communcation tools for 2014

Five Useful Things You Can Do With Adobe Reflow Right Now

But First, Some History Edge Reflow is a relatively new program from Adobe, having been announced in 2012 and released in February 2013, with the elevator pitch of enabling you to “Design the responsive web” and “Create beautiful responsive designs”. The tricky part is that right now you can’t actually use it directly to create responsive websites, only responsive designs. This… Continue reading Five Useful Things You Can Do With Adobe Reflow Right Now

Open source alternatives to illustrator, Balsamiq and other designer/developer tools

Open source is now a well known concept whereby the developer of the code will release it to the public for typically zero cost. This has greatly benefited the community in a couple of ways including giving us free alternatives to expensive software such as illustrator.  There is of course a trade off in using… Continue reading Open source alternatives to illustrator, Balsamiq and other designer/developer tools

9 Sketch Features You Should be Using

Sketch is a graphics application for designers, lending itself very nicely to the world of web design. If you’re new to it, you may not be aware of some of the tricks Sketch has, hidden under the surface. Today I’d like to run through some top tips to speed up your design workflow.

The Top 100 Email Marketing Campaigns of 2013

Email marketing has been roaming the Internet for a while. One of the traditional and popular methods most companies to reach out to theirs customers. With the slight improvements of how email being rendered with current technologies, though still limited but we finally able to design something pretty awesome. Previously, I shared a few tips… Continue reading The Top 100 Email Marketing Campaigns of 2013

10 Ways to Be a Student of Life

Learning shouldn’t stop once you graduate from school. Graduating from college doesn’t mean you can no longer be a student. Life offers more lessons than school ever could. As an individual, you must constantly seek for more ways to grow. To be stagnant should never be an option for someone who has so much potential.… Continue reading 10 Ways to Be a Student of Life

Elementary OS Luna: The Linux Distro That Works Like Mac OS

Mac OS X is definitely one of, if not the most, consistent and aesthetically pleasing desktop OS on the market to date but in order to use it, you still need to get a Mac. If you work on a Windows PC and don’t want to build a Hackintosh, you can try this alternative: Elementary… Continue reading Elementary OS Luna: The Linux Distro That Works Like Mac OS

10 Copyright Laws Every Graphic Designer Should Be Aware Of

Copyright is defined as having the exclusive right to control reproduction and commercial exploitation of your work. In a world where truly inspirational art has taken a backseat to fame and fortune it is important to make sure your true creations remain yours in the eyes of the law. For aspiring designers, it is especially… Continue reading 10 Copyright Laws Every Graphic Designer Should Be Aware Of

5 Things to Never Say to Clients

Pitching to a new client can be challenging for a variety of reasons. Designers must walk a fine line that entails winning the client without compromising their own needs and values. The willingness to do whatever it takes to make the potential client happy seems like a great attitude and a noble, prudent approach, but… Continue reading 5 Things to Never Say to Clients

Hey, Event Apps: Why So Serious?

Over the past several years event apps have been soaring in popularity, and it’s easy to understand why. The event details you need are accessible on the go and not reliant on a WiFi connection. Plus, these apps make event organizers’ lives easier by making it easy to manage event logistics and monitor and report… Continue reading Hey, Event Apps: Why So Serious?

Top 20 Photoshop Alternatives for Creating Multimedia Content

Adobe Photoshop has been one of the most widely used tools for creating banners, logos, website templates and other forms of graphics. However, anyone who has used Photoshop knows that it’s an advanced software that a normal user cannot use very easily.   This is why we have created this list of 20 extremely user… Continue reading Top 20 Photoshop Alternatives for Creating Multimedia Content

12 Signs That You Are a Writer At Heart (And 3 Signs You Are Not)

If you have ever wondered if you would have made a great writer, there are a few signs that you may have missed that would indicate something towards the truth. Even if you are only suspecting it now, after a stable career, a second degree or starting a family, it is never too late to… Continue reading 12 Signs That You Are a Writer At Heart (And 3 Signs You Are Not)