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: September 9, 2019 – September 15, 2019
Best WordPress Quiz Plugins of 2019
A great way to improve website visitor engagement and get potential business is with quizzes. A quiz does not necessarily need to have academic questions. You can use them to help visitors figure out which product they should buy or books they should read, for example. Quizzes can also be created just for fun or… Continue reading Best WordPress Quiz Plugins of 2019
6 Essential Photography Tips Every Photographer Needs to Remember
Whether you are on vacation with your family or attending the grand reception of your friend, photos are an essential element of enjoyment. Without clicking perfect pictures, the purpose of amusement cannot be fulfilled in this present era. Not only for fun, but photography is a real art and considered as an ultimate tool for… Continue reading 6 Essential Photography Tips Every Photographer Needs to Remember
Prototyping with Discord, top 30 design companies, jobs-to-be-done — and more UX links this week
Fabricio Teixeira Follow Sep 14 · 3 min read Better Search →A UX experiment re-thinks search result layouts. Design Mentorship →How Dropbox designs their design mentorship. Video Games UX →How games create sparkles, tension, and juice. The UX Collective newsletter is a self-funded newsletter read by over 112,200 people every week. The best way to… Continue reading Prototyping with Discord, top 30 design companies, jobs-to-be-done — and more UX links this week
15 Best APIs for Web Designers and Developers
With an API, you create a connection between your website and an application for the purposes of drawing on its data or features. This allows you to not only enhance the on-site experience, but to streamline a lot of the processes that would otherwise require much tedious hand-holding behind the scenes. Many of you are… Continue reading 15 Best APIs for Web Designers and Developers
6 Figma Plugins to Give You Design Superpowers (and How to Use Them)
Figma plugins are a recent addition to what’s becoming the go-to collaborative tool for UI designers everywhere. Plugins are built by the community (you can even build one yourself if you wish) and provide an easy way to extend your capabilities with Figma. Through this helpful update, designers can automate repetitive tasks, add accessibility features,… Continue reading 6 Figma Plugins to Give You Design Superpowers (and How to Use Them)
Sitejet: The Perfect CMS for Every Web Design Agency
If you haven’t already heard about Sitejet, it’s a new CMS, and it’s generating a lot of buzz among web designers. Sitejet is just like many other CMSs around, except for a few distinct differences a better dashboard, a client feedback system, and better project management capabilities. This post addresses the newbie that is Sitejet… Continue reading Sitejet: The Perfect CMS for Every Web Design Agency
How to Make, Use, and Manipulate a Calligraphic Brush in Adobe Illustrator
What You’ll Be Creating The Calligraphic brush in Adobe Illustrator mimics the look and feel of a calligraphy pen nib. Let’s take its options for a spin to get everything you can from this brush type. 1. How to Make a Calligraphic Brush Step 1 To start, create a New Document, select the Paintbrush Tool (B)… Continue reading How to Make, Use, and Manipulate a Calligraphic Brush in Adobe Illustrator
Free Download: “Endless Summer” Seamless Pattern
Want to hold on to summer a little longer? This fresh, floral pattern by the designers at Print Peppermint helps make the summer to winter transition a little bit easier. Use the whole design or just pieces of it in your own artwork. Perfect for a full bleed background on a fresh set of square… Continue reading Free Download: “Endless Summer” Seamless Pattern
Some Simple SEO Strategies that many people Tend to Miss Out
SEO started in an awkward way to outsmart the first-generation search algorithms, but all such shortcuts and quick fixes have now become obsolete. So, this post is not about smart SEO tips, but the very fundamental things which you need to practice (which many tend to forget easily) to optimize your website. There is no… Continue reading Some Simple SEO Strategies that many people Tend to Miss Out
No Mr. Spool, not everyone is a designer
jeffm8 Follow Sep 10 · 4 min read Jared Spool, is a professional designer who has made a living designing software and running workshops where he teaches design thinking. I like Jared and he’s a good designer. He is also a designer in the long line of design thought leaders who likes to tell everyone… Continue reading No Mr. Spool, not everyone is a designer
How to Create a Mailchimp Subscribe Form Widget for WordPress
In this tutorial I’ll explain how to create a “Mailchimp subscribe form widget” using WordPress, the Mailchimp API, and AJAX. It will be aimed at competent beginner developers, and requires some understanding of PHP and WordPress development. There’s a lot to do, so let’s get stuck in! A Quick Note on APIs “The web has… Continue reading How to Create a Mailchimp Subscribe Form Widget for WordPress
Game Software Development: How to Integrate Gaming into Your Business
Is your company looking to crack the gaming market? Whether you’re interested in creating games related to your organization’s mission or want to use them to market your services and products, this can be a lucrative way to exercise your company’s creative muscle. Gaming apps account for nearly a quarter of active apps downloaded through… Continue reading Game Software Development: How to Integrate Gaming into Your Business
Android Fans Rejoice, Vivaldi Has Arrived
It’s time for me to go all fanboy on you guys, because Vivaldi is on Android, ya’ll! Vivaldi the browser, that is. You know, the one made by former Opera devs, and which is aimed at power users who want loads of customization and choice, plus a little privacy. It’s the browser I’ve been using… Continue reading Android Fans Rejoice, Vivaldi Has Arrived
25 Professional Vector Illustrator Brushes
The high quality hand-picked vector illustrator brushes for illustrator. This collection included Vintage Brushes, Watercolor Brushes, Pencil Brushes, Charcoal Brushes and Marker Brushes for Adobe Illustrator. The brushes are great to use for simple black and white sketch or graphics or they can also be used to give a handcrafted feel illustrations. In this collection… Continue reading 25 Professional Vector Illustrator Brushes
7 Essential Steps for Brand Identity Integration into Web Design
With the rising trends of user experience (UX) and customer experience (CX) in web design, it is no longer enough to simply provide your visitors with a product and call it a day. Whether you are about to launch your business’ website for the first time or are in the process of a website redesign,… Continue reading 7 Essential Steps for Brand Identity Integration into Web Design
How to Use Popups Without Damaging User Experience
Website owners/designers/developers are always looking for the best strategies to convert new leads into loyal customers, and popups are one of the most effective ways to catch your audience’s attention. Unfortunately, popups can be intrusive and often turn users away. As per a study by HubSpot, popups are one of the three most disliked forms… Continue reading How to Use Popups Without Damaging User Experience
20 Best New Portfolios, September 2019
Every month we roundup the best portfolios launched by agencies, freelance designers, and other creative professionals, into one easy-to-digest collection. And now we come to September. The kids are off to school (the poor dears), the teachers are off to school (the poor dears), and you’re free to spend some time thinking about the most… Continue reading 20 Best New Portfolios, September 2019
An Introduction to CSS-in-JS: Examples, Pros, and Cons
CSS-in-JS libraries provide us with a new approach for writing CSS. They aim to tackle the limitations of CSS, such as the lack of dynamic functionality, scoping, and portability. In spite of its advantages, CSS-in-JS is a controversial technology, as many developers ask if it’s worth further complicating front-end development. This article intends to give… Continue reading An Introduction to CSS-in-JS: Examples, Pros, and Cons
Leon Sans: A geometric typeface based on JavaScript
Leon Sans is a free geometric sans-serif typeface made with code (it’s based on JavaScript) by Jongmin Kim. It allows to adjust the font-weight and other properties dynamically via JS for creating custom animations, effects or shapes in an HTML canvas. Super cool, is it? View examples Download font
New Free Photoshop PSD Mockups for Designers (25 MockUps)
The Free PSD mockup templates are very useful for presenting your work in professional way. Download free PSD mockups, all are easy to use with fully customizable Photoshop layered files. There are twenty five mockups included in list such as branding identity mockup, business card mockup, iPhone mockups, magazine cover, poster and t-shirt mockups. Each mockup… Continue reading New Free Photoshop PSD Mockups for Designers (25 MockUps)
Contextual Elements
This is not a framework. This is not a new methodology. This is a way of thinking abstract about design and map your elements. Ivan Netto Follow Sep 6 · 2 min read The process of thinking about design among different groups of professionals, mainly designer and engineers, during the years has become more and… Continue reading Contextual Elements
Popular Design News of the Week: September 2, 2019 – September 8, 2019
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: September 2, 2019 – September 8, 2019
Tips to Enhance Your Blog With Design Thinking Approach
Design thinking is an innovative method of coming up with solutions to problems. Design thinking places the users at the heart to the problem-solving exercise with their experiences and opinions used to develop solutions to the problems they are facing. Once a solution to a problem has been found, it is tested on the users… Continue reading Tips to Enhance Your Blog With Design Thinking Approach