Web designers, coders, and entrepreneurs, we have exciting news for you! The multipurpose Monstroid template got revamped and updated! Our loyal customers know that this theme had been our flagman for a long time (before Monstroid2 came out). You may be wondering: Why would anyone remake Monstroid if there is a bestselling successor – Monstroid2?… Continue reading Monstroid Revamped: New Features and Possibilities
What the art of puppetry taught me about user experience design
I recently visited the Center For Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia for a backstage tour. Going into it, I knew very little about puppetry arts. I had seen the muppets, and I could imagine someone making a sock puppet to entertain children with, but I didn’t know much else. What I didn’t realize was how… Continue reading What the art of puppetry taught me about user experience design
21 Awesome WordPress Podcast Themes to Make Audio Sites
If 2017 was the year of the podcast, then 2018 is the year of the podcast website–here’s a collection of WordPress themes to build your perfect podcast site. The Unstoppable Rise of the Podcast The NPR Podcast sketch from comedy show Portlandia has all the hallmarks of peak podcasting: soft-spoken hosts, quirky background music, a Blue… Continue reading 21 Awesome WordPress Podcast Themes to Make Audio Sites
How to Create an Isometric Map Mockup Action in Adobe Photoshop
What You’ll Be Creating From this tutorial, you’ll learn some new techniques and tricks. We’ll be using the Isometric Map Mockup product as an example and seeing in detail how it was created. At the end, you’ll have a fully workable action and confidence in building “transformation actions”. Got no time and need this action as soon as possible?… Continue reading How to Create an Isometric Map Mockup Action in Adobe Photoshop
Keyboard Accessibility Tips Using HTML and CSS
1. Test Your Site for Keyboard Accessibility The most important goal of keyboard accessibility is to make every interactive element, such as links and form controls, available with the Tab key. This is how keyboard-only users navigate through a web page. Testing your website for keyboard accessibility is actually pretty easy: just press the Tab key… Continue reading Keyboard Accessibility Tips Using HTML and CSS
Choosing the Right Platform to Manage Multiple Sites at Once
Do you operate a web development agency? Do you build, launch, host and manage your clients’ websites for them? If you’ve been in this line of work for a few years and are experiencing significant growth in customer volume, then you’re already aware that site design, administration and updates is extremely time-intensive. Working on many… Continue reading Choosing the Right Platform to Manage Multiple Sites at Once
Choosing the Right Platform to Manage Multiple Sites at Once
Do you operate a web development agency? Do you build, launch, host and manage your clients’ websites for them? If you’ve been in this line of work for a few years and are experiencing significant growth in customer volume, then you’re already aware that site design, administration and updates is extremely time-intensive. Working on many… Continue reading Choosing the Right Platform to Manage Multiple Sites at Once
10 Best WordPress Facebook Widgets
Facebook has over 2.23 billion active users worldwide who spend an average of 20 minutes per visit. That explains why, “on average, the Like and Share Buttons are viewed across almost 10 million websites daily” (via Zephoria). Truth be told, Facebook cannot be ignored. Fortunately, CodeCanyon has some excellent plugins and widgets that will help you to integrate… Continue reading 10 Best WordPress Facebook Widgets
How to Use Sessions and Session Variables in PHP
Session handing is a key concept in PHP that enables user information to be persisted across all the pages of a website or app. In this post, you’ll learn the basics of session handing in PHP. We’ll start with an explanation of how sessions work and how they are related to cookies. Then we’ll look… Continue reading How to Use Sessions and Session Variables in PHP
Top 5 Tips to Design the Best Banner Ads for More Clicks
The best banner ads capture our attention and are irresistible to click. What goes into these effective ads? Discover ten tips to creating the best banner ads. Are you struggling to come up with creative and engaging banner ads for your business? Having people interact and be interested in your ads is difficult if you… Continue reading Top 5 Tips to Design the Best Banner Ads for More Clicks
Top 5 Tips to Design the Best Banner Ads for More Clicks
The best banner ads capture our attention and are irresistible to click. What goes into these effective ads? Discover ten tips to creating the best banner ads. Are you struggling to come up with creative and engaging banner ads for your business? Having people interact and be interested in your ads is difficult if you… Continue reading Top 5 Tips to Design the Best Banner Ads for More Clicks
Things that are missing from your job description
Photo by Joanna Kosinska Write clear emails Be flexible; briefs change Find problems before they occur Bring energy to the table Don’t take design critique as an insult Understand the impact of moving that button Make people around you feel comfortable Bring 3 solutions with every complaint Don’t give up too fast Mute your microphone when… Continue reading Things that are missing from your job description
The Value of Incorporating Promotional Products into Your Marketing
Businesses thrive on marketing because they have to promote their brands to target consumers. Enterprise owners have a bag of tools that they can reach into for effective market, and promotional products are among them. For aeons, companies have been using branded merchandise like pens and hats to improve their reach. Promotional products have an… Continue reading The Value of Incorporating Promotional Products into Your Marketing
Realistic Business Card Mockup Templates (20+)
High res Photoshop Business card mockup templates for present your design in 3D style. In this collection there are 20+ Amazing professionally designed Business Card Mockups with fully layered and smart objects. These mockups has multiple angles and variations, so that you can present your designs the best possible way. All mockup templates are available in… Continue reading Realistic Business Card Mockup Templates (20+)
The Future of CSS
October 1, 2018 by Spyrestudios Anyone who knows a thing or two about coding is cognizant of the fact that CSS and HTML are necessary tools to shape a website according to the specifications of clients. CSS or Cascading Style Sheets is a front-end web development practice that makes use of graphical interfaces to interact… Continue reading The Future of CSS
7 Best Responsive Food Blog WordPress Themes
If you are looking for the best responsive food blog WordPress theme, you came to the right place. We compiled a list of seven outstanding, remarkable, high performing and effortless to use site canvases for you to consider. From top to bottom, each theme you find is unique, original and innovative in its own way.… Continue reading 7 Best Responsive Food Blog WordPress Themes
7 Best Responsive Food Blog WordPress Themes
If you are looking for the best responsive food blog WordPress theme, you came to the right place. We compiled a list of seven outstanding, remarkable, high performing and effortless to use site canvases for you to consider. From top to bottom, each theme you find is unique, original and innovative in its own way.… Continue reading 7 Best Responsive Food Blog WordPress Themes
Tips on How to Pick the Right Icons for Your Website
When designing a website, we often spend a good bit of time considering which visual assets to use. Photos and illustrations, for example, can have a large impact on a design. However, those aren’t the only assets we should focus on. One asset that can get easily overlooked is icons. There are a lot of… Continue reading Tips on How to Pick the Right Icons for Your Website
Morganite: Free condensed fonts in 18 styles
Morganite is a free font family including 18 styles – from Thin to Black – designed and released by Rajesh Rajput. Being a condensed font, it is a great choice for graphic design (posters, flyers, magazines and more). Typeface is free to use for personal and commercial projects. Download Morganite font View full project
4 Key Design Principles That Videos Should Leverage
September 30, 2018 by Spyrestudios Design principles can be applied to any visual medium – and videos are no exception. In fact it is essential that you consider the design of the elements in your videos if you want them to look impressive. While there are many design principles that you should take into account,… Continue reading 4 Key Design Principles That Videos Should Leverage
11 Best Social Media Scripts and Plugins to Streamline Your Workflow
If you are running a business or building a brand, you are always looking for ways to increase your online reach. A streamlined, accessible and consistent social media presence is essential, whether you are a bricks-and-mortar shop, a digital specialist, or a marketing influencer. Using scripts and plugins from CodeCanyon, you can make your life… Continue reading 11 Best Social Media Scripts and Plugins to Streamline Your Workflow
Reality check: how to use the new Google Material Design theming
The Sketch Plugin First I’m downloading the Material Theme Editor from the official Website. Currently, there is only a plugin available for Sketch. As Sketch is my favorite tool for creating wireframes and mockups — I’m happy for using an existing tool. To get an idea of how to get started with the Material Theme Editor, I checked… Continue reading Reality check: how to use the new Google Material Design theming
How to Draw Natural, Textured, Afro Hairstyles (Afros, Locs, Braids, Twists)
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll look at drawing multiple hairstyles that tend to be popular choices for natural, afro textured hair: afros, locs, braids, and twists. While these styles could potentially be worn by people with other hair types, we will primarily focus on Type 4 hair. We’ll take a stylistic approach… Continue reading How to Draw Natural, Textured, Afro Hairstyles (Afros, Locs, Braids, Twists)
Common Web Design Mistakes to Watch Out For
Whether you want to create a blog, an online store or any other sort of website, web design is a huge part of doing that. While content is king, you definitely still need to put a lot of time and thought into how you design your website. The way that you design it will depend… Continue reading Common Web Design Mistakes to Watch Out For