20 Fresh and Free WordPress Themes: February 2016

All these themes are free though some have commercial variants available. We stated that where applicable. Enjoy! Shopper Created by/for: Dessign Features: eCommerce oriented, super minimal grid layout, needs a few plugins to work at its full potential License: free for personal and commercial use (GPL) BiancaA Created by/for: Theme Junkie Features: mobile-ready, great for… Continue reading 20 Fresh and Free WordPress Themes: February 2016

9 Free Database Tools For System Admins

Database management is the most essential thing that a developer needs to do in order to make sure that the website is up and running fine. Although, there is a huge plethora of tools available for database management but here in this compilation, we are showcasing only the 9 best database management tools for developers.… Continue reading 9 Free Database Tools For System Admins

The Best Freebies for Designers (February 2016)

Here are the best freebies for designers from September 2013. We have free GUI templates, icon sets, fonts, Photoshop brushes, PSD templates, PS actions… and everything else in between.   Free Icon Sets Circular Icon Set (12 Icons, PSD) Dripicons (PSD, AI, EPS, PDF, SVG & Icon Font) Flat Icons (48 Icons, PSD) Line Icon… Continue reading The Best Freebies for Designers (February 2016)

Coffee Break – Multipurpose Fullscreen Template – 14038347

Coffee Break is a minimal, responsive coming soon / portfolio / landing page HTML5 template based on Bootstrap 3. This multipurpose, customizable template includes unique style, 500+ Font Awesome icons, custom animations, distinct background styles and much more! Features Responsive design Bootstrap 3 framework 500+ Font Awesome vector icons YouTube background Low-poly animation background Slideshow… Continue reading Coffee Break – Multipurpose Fullscreen Template – 14038347

Apple Swift Makes iOS and Mac Apps Development Easy

Apple’s New Free Programming Language – Apple Swift is set to make iOS App development easier than ever. Apple announced a totally new programming language known as SWIFT, for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch, at WWDC 2014. It is a big deal for Apple as they launched a new programming language after a long break of… Continue reading Apple Swift Makes iOS and Mac Apps Development Easy

An Example of AJAX with Vanilla Javascript

Following on from our introduction to AJAX, here’s an example which uses the XMLHttpRequest API to initialize an AJAX request. AJAX Example Have a look at the following basic structure: <div> <img src=”http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/Einstein.jpg” alt=”Einstein”> <button id=”request”>Learn more about Einstein</button> <div id=”bio”></div> </div> Also, consider the related visualization: Here’s what we want to happen: when we… Continue reading An Example of AJAX with Vanilla Javascript

10 Adobe Lightroom Tutorials For Photographers

Here we’ve gathered 10 wonderful and practical Adobe Photoshop Lightroom tutorials for the photographers, professionals and amateurs. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is an tool that is amazing is super easy to master. Therefore, then do not worry if you are new to Lightroom. These tutorials will help you learn a wide variety of techniques that you… Continue reading 10 Adobe Lightroom Tutorials For Photographers

Design an App Landing Page in Photoshop

In this tutorial I will walk you through the design process of a simple and conversion-oriented app landing page. We’ll use the Tuts+ Android app for the demo, emphasizing its features and benefits, and employing calls to action throughout. Essentials of High Conversion When designing landing pages there are some things you need to get… Continue reading Design an App Landing Page in Photoshop

How To Design User Interface Animations

Image source: Zach Krasner[2] Motion is not so simple – it might sound easy to add some ‘movement’ to your sketches, but how successfully could you replicate feelings and reactions? The truth is that designing interface animations could take a while before you upgrade from the basic animated patterns to highly technical interactions which could… Continue reading How To Design User Interface Animations

How to Create a Greyscale Monochrome Vector Portrait in Adobe Illustrator

What You’ll Be Creating In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a monochrome portrait from a photograph. Today’s subject is the inspiring Aydian Dowling, who has given us permission to use one of his photos for this tutorial.  If you’re not aware who Aydian Dowling is, let me introduce you to… Continue reading How to Create a Greyscale Monochrome Vector Portrait in Adobe Illustrator

10 Explanations Why Web Projects Fail

Nowadays every task utilizes some form of CMS. In place of painting a canvas in the old days of HTML, the necessity is always to build applications that require to follow more traditional development approaches. If the project is coded improperly, then quite often you have to throw it away and start over. The cost… Continue reading 10 Explanations Why Web Projects Fail

50+ fresh resources for designers, February 2016

Hey there! This month’s roundup comes with some amazing freebies for you to download and try out; including line icons, material design assets, gesture icons, mobile app presentation kits, a restaurant menu template, branding stationery mockups, watercolor illustrations, device mockups, stunning web and mobile UI kits, fancy fonts for all purposes, PSD templates, and landing page themes… Continue reading 50+ fresh resources for designers, February 2016

Add Gold/Silver Effects in One Click

Add Gold/Silver Effects in One Click 5.00/5 (100.00%) 3 votes Download this free set of Gold and Silver textures by SparkleStock. These Photoshop styles let you add gold/silver/rose-gold textures to your layer in one click. They’re a great way to make text look fancy without doing much. Examples How to Use After downloading the file, extract the… Continue reading Add Gold/Silver Effects in One Click

15 Websites to Find Free Resources For Designers

I always like to say, that there are only 24 hours per day. And we can’t turn time back. That’s why we are always looking for a some hacks or methods how to save time, especially when we are working. Designers have the same problem when they are creating something from A to Z, it… Continue reading 15 Websites to Find Free Resources For Designers

New eBooks Available for Subscribers

Do you want to learn more about data analysis with Python? How about iOS 9 game development, Django, or Swift 2? Our latest batch of eBooks will teach you all you need to know about these topics and more. What You’ll Learn In the past couple of months we’ve made 16 new eBooks available for… Continue reading New eBooks Available for Subscribers

Navigation Inspiration For Mobile User Interfaces – 57 Designs

Statistics concept Yik Yak × Android 2016 Tap Bar Animation Cloud Apps Backup Menu Interface Time tracking app Swiiish app Thumbnail Navigation Pebltree Collaboration on mobile Piart Bright and modern iOS menus Profile Animation Mobile Payment Android Version Social calendar app mobile Music Ink Project: Stats widget Home & Side Menu Screen Porsche Game and… Continue reading Navigation Inspiration For Mobile User Interfaces – 57 Designs

Beautiful Graphics Framework for Material Design in Swift

Material is a graphics and animation framework for Google’s Material Design. It is designed to allow the creativity of others to easily be expressed. It includes Fully Configurable UI Components, Base Material Layers & Material Views To Create New UI Components, Side Navigation View Controller, Navigation Bar View, Material Buttons, Material Card Views, Camera /… Continue reading Beautiful Graphics Framework for Material Design in Swift

Bplus: Business & Consultancy HTML Theme – 14167441

Bplus: Business & Consultancy HTML Theme is a fully dynamic, well structured and beautiful HTML template which is specifically designed for Business & All Consultancy Service. The template is responsive and highly customizable. [sociallocker]https://mega.nz/#!AIsWgTjT [signinlocker]Download[/signinlocker][/sociallocker]

11 CSS3 Animation Tools For Developers

This post showcases 11 best and most amazing CSS3 animation tools that will be extremely helpful for the developers. CSS3 has got excellent reputation among designers and developers. It is here to help them create amazing results. With these animation tools, you can create breath taking animations in a hassle free manner. These resources will… Continue reading 11 CSS3 Animation Tools For Developers

8 Areas of Specialization for Web & Graphic Designers

Some designers prefer the jack-of-all-trades route because it offers more job security. But most specialists would debate that focusing on a particular skillset improves your recognition amongst clients and employers. This isn’t to say you should only learn one area of design and never try anything else. The idea of specialization is to do amazing… Continue reading 8 Areas of Specialization for Web & Graphic Designers

15 Responsive Design Tools for Savvy Designers

Having a responsive website is a necessity for almost any business in 2016. As a designer, you’re always faced with the pressure to deliver quality results as quickly as possible. Today we are reviewing some of the responsive design tools that will provide for a stellar user experience on multiple devices. These are the kind… Continue reading 15 Responsive Design Tools for Savvy Designers

Illustrating the Web: deconstructing the trend

Illustrations are taking over the Web. Designers are creating websites with everything from full-screen illustrations to hand-drawn divots that are used throughout projects. It’s a trend that’s likely to keep growing because illustrations make a design feel custom (even if it’s not). Here’s how to make the most of them in your design. Website illustration… Continue reading Illustrating the Web: deconstructing the trend

CSS Fundamentals

This course contains a high-level overview of Cascading Style Sheets, while exploring the basic concepts, terminology, and tools of the language. Beginning with an exploration of CSS syntax, author James Williamson explains how CSS modifies text, borders, backgrounds, and color; demonstrates CSS and HTML integration; and contextualizes the current state of CSS. The course also… Continue reading CSS Fundamentals