Always keep your frame consistent and export icons out at that frame size. a 16x16px frame Even though the cross is different weights and sizes all the frames are 16x16px Try and fill as much of the bounding box as possible. This helps if you have tool bars or want to align multiple icons together.… Continue reading The ultimate guide to designing icons
Psychology is your superpower to design user-centred interfaces
Jerome Kalumbu 4 hours ago·7 min read Understanding how people think and act is fundamental to designing effective user interfaces. Sadly, most designers ignore that cognitive psychology is the essence of how people interact, feel and process the information on a website. In his article “What is Cognitive Psychology?” Bryn Farnsworth, Researcher in Neuroscience, gives… Continue reading Psychology is your superpower to design user-centred interfaces
Designers: let’s talk about stock options
In addition to a salary, your company may offer you compensation in the form of stock options. The stock options are often granted as a way to incentivize you to work towards a common company goal, which could range from a fundraising round to an IPO. Basically, owning stock options mean you have a financial… Continue reading Designers: let’s talk about stock options
Some things I’ve learned along the way…
Credit: Nicola Gastaldi If you ask me what my design philosophy is, I’ll ask you, “for designing what?” Whether you’re playing in aesthetics, building systems, finding technical solutions, or just trying to get shit done — almost everything is a design challenge. My philosophy around this has been shaped by my experiences — which have… Continue reading Some things I’ve learned along the way…
4 Ways To Use A Background Remover For Photo Editing
A photo captures moments and keeps memories for years. Nowadays, capturing photos has been made easy. Apart from cameras, there are phones that can capture high-quality photos. The main concern for many photographers and people whose pictures have been taken is the background. When people look at a photo, the background can also steal their… Continue reading 4 Ways To Use A Background Remover For Photo Editing
Bright And Unusual Pillows In The Interior: 17 types of interesting examples of pillows
If your interior no longer inspires you, and you want new colors, then you should pay attention to bright decorative pillows that will undoubtedly update your space. Decorative pillows will make your interior not only cozy and stylish, but also set the tone and mood of your home. In the summer, it is worth getting… Continue reading Bright And Unusual Pillows In The Interior: 17 types of interesting examples of pillows
27 PHP/MySQL Tutorials for Building Web Applications
November 3, 2021 by Jake Rocheleau One of the most adaptable web development languages has to be PHP. An enormous number of open source projects are built on the PHP/MySQL database stack. Spending a bit of time learning these languages will help tremendously when customizing a WordPress or Pligg CMS project. But it’s difficult to… Continue reading 27 PHP/MySQL Tutorials for Building Web Applications
Collaborative planning, the forgotten step of accessible development
[unable to retrieve full-text content] You want to create accessible user experiences. Everyone in the development team agrees. But does everyone define success in the same way? If your team… The post Collaborative planning, the forgotten step of accessible development appeared first on Deque.
5 Tips for Designing Great Website Navigation
Navigation is one of the most essential elements of a website. It provides a high-level overview of what visitors will find there (which also happens to be good for SEO). It helps visitors orient themselves so they can get around the site quickly. Plus, it enables them to take quick action like visiting their cart… Continue reading 5 Tips for Designing Great Website Navigation
How to Copy and Paste in Procreate
What You’ll Be Creating * { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;} Today, I’m going to show you how to copy and paste in Procreate—anything from one element to an entire layer—in a few simple ways. And if you’re looking for the best Procreate add-ons, don’t forget to visit Envato Elements. You’ll find Procreate brushes,… Continue reading How to Copy and Paste in Procreate
WooCommerce vs Shopify: Which One is Right for You?
In one of our previous posts, we compared WordPress and Shopify to help you figure out which might be better choice for you to set up your own online store. We separately covered different factors like cost, extensibility, support and customization etc. to see how both these platforms stacked against each other. WordPress Shopify vs.… Continue reading WooCommerce vs Shopify: Which One is Right for You?
How to Use parse_str in PHP
In this article, we’ll explore the parse_str function in PHP. It’s used to convert a GET request query string into usable variables. In your day-to-day PHP development, you often need to to deal with query strings—the way data is passed to your script in the URL on a GET request. When a query string is… Continue reading How to Use parse_str in PHP
How to Use parse_str in PHP
In this article, we’ll explore the parse_str function in PHP. It’s used to convert a GET request query string into usable variables. In your day-to-day PHP development, you often need to to deal with query strings—the way data is passed to your script in the URL on a GET request. When a query string is… Continue reading How to Use parse_str in PHP
Developer Heroes: The story of an Ally
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Ally is a digital financial services company that’s committed to “doing it right” for its consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. The award-winning digital direct bank… The post Developer Heroes: The story of an Ally appeared first on Deque.
How to Create a Digital Clock Text Effect
What You’ll Be Creating * { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;} In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a digital clock text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For this tutorial, you will need this digital clock font, so check out Envato Elements where you can find other designs and fonts that look… Continue reading How to Create a Digital Clock Text Effect
How to Make a Perfect Circle in Procreate
What You’ll Be Creating Wondering how to draw a perfect circle in Procreate? Today, I’m going to show you how to make a circle using the shape tool in Procreate. What You’ll Learn in This Procreate Perfect Circle Tutorial How to make a perfect circle on Procreate How to transform or scale a perfect circle… Continue reading How to Make a Perfect Circle in Procreate
Trending Distorted Fonts to Create a Glitch Text Effect
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} We all know and love the spooky sense of discord created by glitch effects, but what we may not know is how to create that awesome font glitch effect quickly and easily. Well, today we will share some great resources from Envato Elements and GraphicRiver for creating… Continue reading Trending Distorted Fonts to Create a Glitch Text Effect
This Is The Way: A Phased Approach to Accessibility in the Development Lifecycle
[unable to retrieve full-text content] In the web development community, accessibility has a bad reputation for adding more overhead and time to the development process. With almost all the development… The post This Is The Way: A Phased Approach to Accessibility in the Development Lifecycle appeared first on Deque.
Top Tips on Picking the Best Fonts for T-Shirt Designs (With Examples)
T-shirts are one of those clothing items we can never get enough of, and that makes them a great vehicle for self-expression and advertising. Top Tips on Picking the Best Fonts for T-Shirt Designs If you want to create your very own T-shirt design to support a cause, make people laugh, or promote a service,… Continue reading Top Tips on Picking the Best Fonts for T-Shirt Designs (With Examples)
Best College Fonts (Block, Letters & Numbers to Download)
* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;}*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;} When you need a college block font for your T-shirt design or another project, you need a resource you can count on. Envato Elements and GraphicRiver offer a great selection of college block font downloads. Today we will share some of the best college fonts you can… Continue reading Best College Fonts (Block, Letters & Numbers to Download)
How to Make a Funeral Program
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, I will teach you how to make a funeral program in Adobe InDesign. You will learn how to apply background images to shapes, format text for an organized layout, and place swirl vectors in your funeral pamphlet template. If time is an issue for you, don’t hesitate to… Continue reading How to Make a Funeral Program
7 UX Principles to Boost SERPs
User experience is one of the most important principles of web design. There’s no doubt that you focus on UX with every page you design on the web, whether it’s a portfolio, a profile page, or an entire website. Unfortunately, what many experts forget is that UX doesn’t just apply to digital pages. That means that… Continue reading 7 UX Principles to Boost SERPs
Spanish SEO – The Power of Guest Posting
Did you know, over 93% of Spanish people are daily internet users? This figure is significantly higher than both France and Germany – and even the internet-savvy UK. This means you can expect to achieve highly impressive results by ranking high with Google. 50% of Google’s algorithm is based on backlinks to your site and… Continue reading Spanish SEO – The Power of Guest Posting
Thinking in experiments: Today’s winning mindset
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The old excuses for not engaging with customers more often simply don’t apply anymore. In fact they’ve been turned on their heads. Photo by Girl with red hat on Unsplash “For every good idea there are a thousand bad ideas it is indistinguishable from. The only real way to tell the difference… Continue reading Thinking in experiments: Today’s winning mindset