iDevie Weekly News (week 29)

New Resources & Tools iconate.js, a tiny performant library for cross-browser icon transformation animations. SmartIcons, infinite icon system for the modern web. Animate-Plus, a performant JavaScript library that helps you animate CSS properties and SVG attributes. Predawn, a dark interface and syntax theme for Sublime Text and Atom. 50 CSS and JavaScript Tools, Frameworks and… Continue reading iDevie Weekly News (week 29)

Accessibility for Modern Responsive Website Layouts

The older methods of web design have fallen by the wayside to make room for HTML5/CSS3 design. Unfortunately when you’ve become ingrained with older design techniques it can be difficult to extricate yourself from the outdated workflow. But modern usability centers around responsive design and requires more attention to detail. The following design tips are… Continue reading Accessibility for Modern Responsive Website Layouts

Some Of The Best Multipurpose WordPress Themes

Most of the multipurpose WordPress themes presented here were chosen because of their extreme flexibility, versatility, and ease of use. The majority of them will be highly useful in creating virtually any type of website, and several of those listed here were designed with a specific type of website in mind. Every single theme in… Continue reading Some Of The Best Multipurpose WordPress Themes

Realistic 3D Casino Style Bulb Sign Photoshop Tutorial

In today’s tutorial we’re going to play around in Photoshop to create an illuminated bulb sign similar to those used on Las Vegas casinos and Broadway theaters. The sign will be created as a standalone piece of text, using Photoshop’s powerful 3D tools to simulate a hyper realistic setting within a warehouse. We’ll then add… Continue reading Realistic 3D Casino Style Bulb Sign Photoshop Tutorial

The Value of UX Research in Product Development

When we talk about user experience, we quite often end up discussing UX Design. Some may even refer to UX and UX Design as a same thing, which they are not. Today I would like to draw your attention to the “pre-story” of amazing and usable design — user experience research. Let’s try to answer… Continue reading The Value of UX Research in Product Development

Making SVG Accessible

1: Treat linked SVG images as you would bitmaps When linking to an SVG document as an image, the alt attribute is still required: <img src=”coca-cola-logo.svg” alt=”Coca-Cola”> … just like a regular bitmap. 2: If you’re using inline SVG, provide a title The <title> of an SVG element serves a similar purpose to the <title>… Continue reading Making SVG Accessible

Tools and Resources for web designers and developers, May 2015

Hello, coders out there! We have an exceptional freebie pack for all of you today. Our team has been scouting for the best, freshest material over the last few weeks and this is what they’ve come up with, all kinds of sliders, plugins and other tools to make your developments easier are now at your… Continue reading Tools and Resources for web designers and developers, May 2015

40 Free CSS3 Animation Code Snippets

Nothing says modern web design quite like CSS-only animation. Just a decade ago this seemed like a common pipe dream. But thanks to some whizzes over at the W3C the world is now a better place with CSS-animated page elements. Below I’ve put together a huge gallery of 40+ open source CSS3 animation codes. Both… Continue reading 40 Free CSS3 Animation Code Snippets

10 High-Quality PSD Website Templates Free to Download

You can start your website using a free and quality website template. Today we collect some pre-designed and fully customizable free high quality PSD website template. You can edit colors, fonts, background, images and anything you want to change. So just check out the license / terms and conditions of each website template before download… Continue reading 10 High-Quality PSD Website Templates Free to Download

10+ Beautiful WordPress Themes for Media Websites

Today we’ve got twenty amazing WordPress themes united by a similar topic: media. So, if you are browsing the Internet for those, this list will surely help you in your quest. Also, these themes might be of some help for those who don’t have the inspiration, time or skills to create a custom design. We’ve chosen only… Continue reading 10+ Beautiful WordPress Themes for Media Websites

The Importance of Case Studies in a Design Portfolio

Modern case studies are built for design projects of all types. Studios and freelancers alike can put together case studies ranging from branding, web design, mobile UI design, or even After Effects compositing. The following tips & examples should help you understand the purpose of case studies in a creative portfolio. While they might not… Continue reading The Importance of Case Studies in a Design Portfolio

6 Social Media Plugins You Must Try to Boost Your Web Traffic

One of the ways to increase your website traffic is through social media. It’s actually quite an important method nowadays as Google is using the social media influence to rank your website as well. As a result, the more users share your content, most likely you will rank well and get good flow of incoming… Continue reading 6 Social Media Plugins You Must Try to Boost Your Web Traffic

Debugging and Testing your JavaScript with Vorlon.js

Vorlon.js is an open source, extensible, platform-agnostic tool for remotely debugging and testing your JavaScript. Powered by node.js and socket.io. You can install Vorlon.JS and add a single line of JavaScript to your web app. Run your server and start the Vorlon.JS dashboard. You can remotely connect up to 50 devices simultaneously. Run your code… Continue reading Debugging and Testing your JavaScript with Vorlon.js

20 Fresh and New Free HTML Website Templates

If you’re a web designer or web developer who wants to stay permanently updated with the latest freebies, then you definitely need to bookmark this post containing 20 new free HTML website templates! These are the best fresh and new free HTML website templates on the web! All of these have gorgeous designs and awesome… Continue reading 20 Fresh and New Free HTML Website Templates

How to Improve UX Design with A/B Testing

If you’ve kept up with design news the past 5-6 years then you should know about A/B testing. This is where two or more page designs are created and offered to a split percentage of visitors. Various metrics are tracked and designers can select a design style based on which features perform the best. It’s… Continue reading How to Improve UX Design with A/B Testing

New Web Design and Development Resources: #6 May Edition

We’re here once more to enlighten you with some of the best free resources for both developers and designers alike. This time, we have code snippets, poster designs, icons, coding tools and many other surprises in store for you. You’d better free up some time and hard drive space, because we’re sure you won’t be… Continue reading New Web Design and Development Resources: #6 May Edition

Marketing Tools To Use To Automate and Improve Your Website Conversions

Marketing is definitely one of the crucial elements of any business in any industry. You can have the best product and the best audience but if they don’t know a thing about each other’s existence you simply can’t succeed. Website serves your business as a communication tool online, its essential function is to present the… Continue reading Marketing Tools To Use To Automate and Improve Your Website Conversions

What To Keep In Mind When You Use Typography in Your Design

One of the most common elements of your website is typography. After all, it is for reading the content that visitors typically look to visit your web-pages. Undoubtedly, graphics and layouts are also key components of a webpage but you simply cannot ignore line heights, type size, and column width in their favor. When it… Continue reading What To Keep In Mind When You Use Typography in Your Design

Envato Free Files May 2015

Each month the Envato marketplace brings you free premium files. Envato is a web marketplace where you can get premium files for different areas of your website. My favourite marketplaces are the script marketplace CodeCanyon and the theme marketplace ThemeForest. Here are the files which you can get for free for May 2015. Facebook Events… Continue reading Envato Free Files May 2015

Free Goods of the Week from Creative Market (mockups, font, HTML template and more)

Every week Creative Market releases free web or graphics design elements (graphics, templates, themes, fonts, addons etc..) for a limited time and here is this week’s ”Free Goods of the Week” collection. Display Screen Mockup Pack This Display Screen Mockup Pack allows you to quickly display your designs and layouts into a digital device showcase.… Continue reading Free Goods of the Week from Creative Market (mockups, font, HTML template and more)

What Is An Effective Web Design And What Makes Good User Experience?

The Importance of User Experience We live at an age and time where everything is accessible but also in an era where people’s attention span gets shorter. Therefore, in a race to attract prospective customers, companies of all sizes and shapes come up with ways and means to do that. In the process, the World Wide… Continue reading What Is An Effective Web Design And What Makes Good User Experience?

Qards: Build Beautiful Websites Faster

Building websites is not a full-time job anymore. At least, it could be this way. Thanks to the evolution of technology and the strong desire to obtain quality results as fast as possible, now almost anyone can create beautiful websites. Why Qards could be the tool you need No matter the profile of the clients… Continue reading Qards: Build Beautiful Websites Faster

40 Premium Bootstrap Themes & Templates

Over the last few years, the ability to rapidly create responsive web pages using Bootstrap has taken the development community by storm. Although other front-end frameworks like Foundation exist, Bootstrap has no doubt become the most popular. With such a large following, it’s no surprise that many web designers and developers are using the framework… Continue reading 40 Premium Bootstrap Themes & Templates