Why do people run blogs? A long time ago blogs were just the spots online where people shared their personal thoughts and opinions, communicated with others (before social media took that niche). Today even large brands can’t imagine their websites without blogs. One of the studies revealed that 36% of the Fortune 500 companies are… Continue reading Essential Elements for Blog Design
Empathy for everyone, not only for your users
But wait, now, in order for your validated design to transform into a reality, is InVision really going to help remove the bridge between Designers vocabulary and Engineering? Nope. If you don’t want tot confuse upside down your developers colleagues, you should start by not only having a basic html/css/javascript knowledge, but also key concepts… Continue reading Empathy for everyone, not only for your users
5 Ways to Make Your Website Stand Out
Websites, as you can imagine, exist for nearly every facet of society. From community pages for boy scout troops and churches, to sales geared store fronts online, to blogs and share sites that allow users to connect and interact. Having a website seems to be a necessity in today’s age. Yet, so many people spend… Continue reading 5 Ways to Make Your Website Stand Out
How to Add Multiple Selection to Android RecyclerView
The RecyclerView widget is an integral part of most Android applications today. Ever since it was added to the Android support library in late 2014, it has eclipsed the ListView widget as the most preferred widget for displaying large, complex lists. However, there’s one important feature missing in it: support for selecting and tracking list items. RecyclerView… Continue reading How to Add Multiple Selection to Android RecyclerView
11 Christmas Gift Guide for Web Designers and Developers for 2018
November 19, 2018 by Alex Fox Whether you like it or not, Christmas is fast approaching! Get out your credit cards and start shopping for Christmas 2018. If you have web designers and developers on your shopping list, check out this gift guide for web designers and developers for some top-shelf options. In the modern… Continue reading 11 Christmas Gift Guide for Web Designers and Developers for 2018
Want to Master the WordPress Loop? Try Our New Course
The Loop is at the core of WordPress’s post rendering engine. If you want to customize the way posts are displayed in your WordPress theme, you’ll need to come to terms with The Loop. In our new course, Guide to The Loop in WordPress, you’ll learn how The Loop works in WordPress. In 11 detailed videos, Rachel… Continue reading Want to Master the WordPress Loop? Try Our New Course
The overlap between designing and acting — and more UX links this week
Shared lessons for actors and user researchers › It’s a Monday evening and my first day of acting class at the Berkeley Repertory Theater. Jack, our instructor, starts our class off with a couple improv games and then goes over our schedule for the next 10 weeks. We don’t touch a play until Week 6.… Continue reading The overlap between designing and acting — and more UX links this week
Templates, Icons, UI Kits, and More
Figma came out as a strong new player in 2016 allowing design and software development teams to collaborate on any platform. This browser-based application eliminated problems such as updating software, syncing screens, and waiting for a team member to upload the latest design. Real-time collaboration is where Figma shines most. It launched with features like… Continue reading Templates, Icons, UI Kits, and More
5 Best WordPress Plugins for Improving Your Website Design
Improving the design of your website is the first thing to do after setting up your blog. Whether its a portfolio site or a WooCommerce store, you must always look for the loopholes in your design. One of the basic things to do is make your website design responsive and provide your visitors with a… Continue reading 5 Best WordPress Plugins for Improving Your Website Design
Modernising the hiring process — a UX case study
Competitor Analysis From the competitors we looked at 2 key insights were found: The most effective way employees were keeping up to date with their referrals was through continuous updates. The preferred methods were through notifications e.g. HR email updates, live job boards updates, and newsfeeds. A few of the competitors we looked at also… Continue reading Modernising the hiring process — a UX case study
10 WordPress Tips and Tricks to Steal from the Pros
WordPress is one of the most popular website platforms in the world, powering around 30 percent of the Web. It also has about 60 percent market share, beating out platforms like Joomla and Drupal by a long shot. People who use WordPress generally love it, which may be one reason it’s so popular. The other… Continue reading 10 WordPress Tips and Tricks to Steal from the Pros
Design Elements That Increase Conversion Rates
Once you’re past the stage of creating traffic and at least some sales or leads, the next thing you want to do is to make sure you are actually getting the most conversions you can out of your users. Even a small increase in conversion rate, from say 1% to 1.25% can mean a 25%… Continue reading Design Elements That Increase Conversion Rates
How to Use Photoshop Adjustment Layers to Create a Fantasy Photo Manipulation
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Photoshop adjustment layers to create a fantasy photo manipulation featuring a rock goddess. First, we’ll build the base scene using several arch, rock and landscape images. After that, we’ll add the ground, the model’s face, and a rock texture. Later, we’ll add… Continue reading How to Use Photoshop Adjustment Layers to Create a Fantasy Photo Manipulation
Should You Sell Web Hosting Services to Your Clients?
Web design is an industry that is loaded with opportunities for upsells and extra revenue. Odds are that your clients will benefit from services that go beyond basic design and development. However, just because you can offer extras doesn’t necessarily mean that you should. One such area is web hosting. While there is the potential… Continue reading Should You Sell Web Hosting Services to Your Clients?
Laurel: Free HTML template for app presentation
Laurel is a free HTML template for presenting mobile apps. It comes with different pre-built sections, like a fully-illustrated hero, features list, and a bottom input-form to collect users emails and feedback. This template is ideal for mobile-based products, but it can be easily customizable for different needs and purposes, such as a web-oriented project. View… Continue reading Laurel: Free HTML template for app presentation
How to Easily Animate SVGs With SVGator
SVG animation is a great alternative to using animated GIFs on the web, but it’s not always easy. In this tutorial I’m going to explain how you can easily animate SVGs using an online tool called “SVGator”. SVGator allows you to import SVG files, then animate individual elements within those SVGs. Animate SVGs With SVGator… Continue reading How to Easily Animate SVGs With SVGator
Free Fonts: 25 New Fonts for Graphic Designers
New, modern & fresh calligraphy free fonts, script fonts, brush fonts and typefaces for Christmas and New Year 2019 posters, flyers, cards and all creative artwork. In this article you’ll find 25 hand-picked free fonts with extras. The following typefaces and fonts are ideal to make an attractive design and fit for any artwork. Take a look at beautiful commercial fonts for… Continue reading Free Fonts: 25 New Fonts for Graphic Designers
11 Best Courses to Learn to Create a WordPress Theme or Plugin
Do you want to take your WordPress skills to the next level and learn to create your own themes and plugins? Well, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve compiled 11 of the best WordPress coding courses on Envato Tuts+ to help you do just that. Take a look and be inspired. Any great product… Continue reading 11 Best Courses to Learn to Create a WordPress Theme or Plugin
From Websites to Business Cards: How to Unite Your Brand Identity with a Brand Guide
No matter if you are focusing your branding efforts on your website, marketing, or business cards… it’s all a reflection on the business and brand you create. Did you know that 64% of consumers make a purchase after they view a branded social video? Think about that for a moment. If you create a video… Continue reading From Websites to Business Cards: How to Unite Your Brand Identity with a Brand Guide
Sketchnotes & key takeaways from the Amuse UX Conference 2018
14 Sketchnotes from Amuse 2018 Conference Two weeks ago I attended the Amuse UX Conference, and I had a lot of fun capturing the talks by creating sketchnotes. Amuse is a 3-in-1 conference, it’s held together with Impact and Crunch. I missed the first talk of Amuse, since I decided to listen to Marty Cagan’s… Continue reading Sketchnotes & key takeaways from the Amuse UX Conference 2018
Implement Autoplaying GIFs Without Using GIFs
The GIF format is just as popular as its ever been. It may even be more popular than ever before. People love sharing short, auto-playing clips on social media. and the GIF accidentally became the chosen format for that purpose. Unfortunately, the GIFs popularity doesn’t mean that the GIF is a good format. While functional,… Continue reading Implement Autoplaying GIFs Without Using GIFs
Learn Data Visualization With D3.js
We live in an age of increasing amounts of data and decreasing attention spans. The solution to this conundrum is data visualization: creating elegant charts to help people interpret data quickly and intuitively. In our new course, Learn Data Visualization With D3.js, you’ll get a complete introduction to the D3.js data visualization library. Markus Mühlberger will… Continue reading Learn Data Visualization With D3.js
Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 15
Welcome back to our Diversity in Design series on Envato Tuts+. Discover four talented artists with inspiring styles you’ll love. 4 Artists You Should Know: Diversity in Design Celebrate the work of these extraordinary artists. Each with their own unique background, they draw inspiration from their culture and surroundings to create phenomenal designs. Magtira… Continue reading Celebrate Diversity in Design—Volume 15
File Upload With Multer in Node.js and Express
When a web client uploads a file to a server, it is generally submitted through a form and encoded as multipart/form-data. Multer is middleware for Express and Node.js that makes it easy to handle this multipart/form-data when your users upload files. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use this library to handle different file upload situations… Continue reading File Upload With Multer in Node.js and Express