The main idea of HTML/CSS/JS UI kits is to offer you a range of production-ready web elements with a consistent style, so that you quickly kick-start any new web project. Typically standard UI packs will include buttons of different sizes and types, form field elements, navigation & pagination systems, tabs, alerts and tags. But some,… Continue reading Quick Prototyping: Collection of Free HTML/CSS/JS UI Kits
20 Amazing Creations You Can Make With 3D Printing
If you can print in 2D, can you print in 3D? Well, the technology is already here. You can print out 3-dimensional objects based on a working template, and they aren’t just for show. They actually work! Manufacturers can provide you with a template where you can print a broken part of a machinery, let’s… Continue reading 20 Amazing Creations You Can Make With 3D Printing
Ruby on Rails Study Guide: The History of Rails
Ruby on Rails – or simply, Rails – is an open source, rapid web development framework, with a continuous goal of maximizing developer happiness and productivity. Created nearly a decade ago, Rails today forms the backbone of many of the most popular applications on the web, and has an incredibly vibrant and passionate community. In… Continue reading Ruby on Rails Study Guide: The History of Rails
35 Free and Responsive Website Templates
Important Considerations When Building Single Page Web Apps
Single page web applications – or SPAs, as they are commonly referred to – are quickly becoming the de facto standard for web app development. The fact that a major part of the app runs inside a single web page makes it very interesting and appealing, and the accelerated growth of browser capabilities pushes us… Continue reading Important Considerations When Building Single Page Web Apps
20 Free WordPress Plugins You Should Know About
Free WordPress Plugins play a immense role in website designs today. Most people have never heard about them, and only few people have an interest in how a beautiful and user-friendly website is created. Still, the majority of us are literally “living” on the internet, and some would say that we take it for granted.… Continue reading 20 Free WordPress Plugins You Should Know About
40 Heavenly Places on Earth HDR Landscape Photography
HDr Landscape photography is among the most attractive and popular types of photography which involves too much travelling and sight seeing, which is mostly these day used by holiday makers to attract potential customer who like to travel to new, exotic and beautiful locations to find perfect holiday location. Based on some experts it’s very… Continue reading 40 Heavenly Places on Earth HDR Landscape Photography
UI Design Guidelines for Responsive Design
The web development community has come up with endless solutions, best practices, and tools for coding a responsive design with ease. While the vast majority of websites can be made responsive now, it’s time to push the envelope further. It’s easy to pay attention to great coding best practices, but sometimes the best design practices… Continue reading UI Design Guidelines for Responsive Design
The Secrets of Photoshop’s Retouching Tools (Part 2)
In the second part of this mini series on Photoshop’s retouching tools, Martin Perhiniak will talk about the differences between Photoshop’s suite of retouching tools. Let’s get started!
Viewport Bookmarklet
Today with all the different devices we can use on the internet it is very important that your website is responsive and can be viewed in any browser on any device. The different devices we can use are all quite different with different screen sizes, you can use your mobile phone, tablet, laptop, desktop or… Continue reading Viewport Bookmarklet
How to Create a Vector Cross Stitch Effect in Adobe Illustrator
In today’s tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a cross stitch effect using Adobe Illustrator CS6. I’ll be using the Appearance panel and patterns in order to create the design and then show you how you can create a simple Aida fabric background pattern. This is a great tutorial for those who… Continue reading How to Create a Vector Cross Stitch Effect in Adobe Illustrator
A RequireJS, Backbone, and Bower Starter Template
Switching to a modular approach to writing JavaScript is unfortunately a more difficult process than we might hope. Once you understand the concept of AMD, you then have to figure out the logistics: how do you setup RequireJS? What about non-AMD libraries? What about dependency management? What about configuration and optimization? Download the Video Using… Continue reading A RequireJS, Backbone, and Bower Starter Template
Why 2013 is the Year of PHP
2012 was an excellent year for the PHP community, thanks to many badly needed features being added to version 5.4, as well as the countless projects, advancing PHP to the next level. In this article, I’d like to review a handful of the issues that people had with PHP in the past, and provide a… Continue reading Why 2013 is the Year of PHP
Quick Tip: Create a 3D Bullet in Adobe Illustrator CS6
Impressive Email Newsletter Designs
We Love the Meal Deal Icon News Elizabeth Davis Kate Spade Apple Percept Starbucks Brand Talk Carpe Diem Batlow Bites Conclusion Remember that a plain text newsletter may not be as effective than a well-designed one. Photoshop Plus
Attention-grabbing Website Headers
Kultika Prairie Festival Social Media Examiner Octwelve Simple Art Carbon Sugar Alby Synchmedia Juan Diego Velasco Drop bags Conclusion Headers do not only leave a long lasting impression of your website but also keeps the visitors to stay awhile. Photoshop Plus
Better Workflow in PHP With Composer, Namespacing, and PHPUnit
In this video tutorial, we’ll again focus on workflow. Specifically, we’ll use Composer’s built-in autoloading capabilities, along with namespacing, to make for an elegant testing experience. We’ll also review a handful of PHPUnit best practices, as we get setup with these tools. Download – Source files Nettuts+
Free PSD: 2013 iMac
Continuing with my free Apple PSD files, today I present to you the 2012/2013 iMac! Both the front and side view is including in the PSD, which is fully layered and ready for you to customize! While this PSD is completely free to download, keep in mind that the iMac trademark and the Apple logo… Continue reading Free PSD: 2013 iMac
Adaptive Blog Theme: Custom Widgets
One way of adding functionality to a WordPress theme is through widgets. WordPress has a selection of useful widgets built-in, but you may want to make some custom widgets to suit your theme. Custom Widgets Part 1 Alternatively, Download the video, or subscribe to Wptuts+ screencasts via YouTube Custom Widgets Part 2 Alternatively, Download the… Continue reading Adaptive Blog Theme: Custom Widgets
Reverse Your Layers in Photoshop
It’s not a super common occurrence, but there are certainly times when you have the need to reverse the order that your layers appear in. Whether it’s all of them, or just a select few. Reversed layers usually occur after duplications, but sometimes it can occur simply by misarrangement. Here’s a trick to fix this! The… Continue reading Reverse Your Layers in Photoshop
Quick Tip: Retroize Your Photos in Seconds
Preview of Final Results Step 1 For this tutorial, we’ll be using Color Lookup adjustment layers which is only available in Photoshop CS6. Color Lookup layers are used to simulate color profiles used in film and Photoshop includes . Start by opening any photo into Photoshop. Step 2 Because this photo effect will be created… Continue reading Quick Tip: Retroize Your Photos in Seconds
The Matte Paintings and Environments of Nat Monney
Nat Monney is a matte painter and Psdtuts+ author from Switzerland. His work typically involves some form of digital painting, photo manipulation, or both. In this article, we will take a look at a few of our favorites from his portfolio. A Bridge and His City Locomotive (Tutorial) Light, Shadow and War City SciFi Experimentation… Continue reading The Matte Paintings and Environments of Nat Monney
25+ Exceptional WordPress Slideshow Plugin Roundup
In recent years, using a WordPress slideshow plugin has become hugely popular and for the right reasons. A WordPress slideshow can provide an immense method of displaying plenty of contents in a restricted space. WordPress slideshow plugins are easy to install and manage, and they can make your website look truly professional. WordPress slideshows are… Continue reading 25+ Exceptional WordPress Slideshow Plugin Roundup
20 Latest Free High Quality PSD Files
Web designers always used to try different techniques and experiment with various new aspects of Adobe Photoshop to spice up into their works. Today we present you some high quality free PSD files for your next design with Photoshop. Enjoy! iphone ui(PSD freebie) Social Media Sharing Buttons (PSD) Google Maps UI Controls (PSD) Apple… Continue reading 20 Latest Free High Quality PSD Files