How to Get Dark Mode Design Right

Dark themes are everywhere these days.  As human beings continue to spend more of their time interacting with technology, dark themes provide a more relaxing way to engage with the digital world. More often than not, these themes are easier on the eyes, more attractive, and perfect for the dedicated user.  Throughout 2020, countless leading… Continue reading How to Get Dark Mode Design Right

Make Certification Easier – AWS, Azure, Google, and Cloud Security Books for $1

October 14, 2020 by Noemi Certifications may only be paper (or 1s and 0s), but they do increase your credibility with clients and employers. Plus, you actually learn something! If you’re looking to get certified on AWS, Azure, Google, and Cloud Security, this book bundle from Wiley has got your back. Get titles like Amazon… Continue reading Make Certification Easier – AWS, Azure, Google, and Cloud Security Books for $1

Learn to Code the Fun Way by No Starch Press (Book Bundle for $1)

October 10, 2020 by Noemi This one’s for beginners who would like to learn how to code without getting overwhelmed from the get-go. Or, if you’ve already got mad coding skills and you want to share your knowledge and love with someone else, this book bundle would be a perfect gift for the holidays: Learn… Continue reading Learn to Code the Fun Way by No Starch Press (Book Bundle for $1)

A Guide to HTML & CSS Forms (No Hacks!)

Historically, HTML forms have been quite tricky — firstly, because at least a little bit of JavaScript was required, and secondly, because no amount of CSS could ever make them behave. However, this isn’t necessarily true in the case of the modern web, so let’s learn how to mark up forms using only HTML and… Continue reading A Guide to HTML & CSS Forms (No Hacks!)

Get Inspired by These Clever Social Media Ads

Let’s all admit it, the ads is one of the most important parts of a website. The addition of an advertisement in any website creates a chain of benefits. First, advertisements are helpful for consumers. It helps them make decisions regarding their purchases. Second, advertisements are helpful for the brand or product. An ad creates… Continue reading Get Inspired by These Clever Social Media Ads

WCAG 2.2 Overview and Feedback

A working draft of version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) has been published for feedback. WebAIM is thrilled to see the work on these formative guidelines continuing and we appreciate the efforts of the W3C’s Accessibility Guidelines working group. Below are WebAIM’s plain language summaries of each of the new proposed success… Continue reading WCAG 2.2 Overview and Feedback

WordPress Troubleshooting: HTTP Error When Uploading Images

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to fix the HTTP error sometimes seen when uploading images to WordPress. This is actually a pretty common error and there are several ways to fix it, so let’s break it down. Troubleshooting Uploading Errors in WordPress Here’s a complete video version of this tutorial. Follow along with us… Continue reading WordPress Troubleshooting: HTTP Error When Uploading Images

8 Design Secrets of B2B Vs B2C Websites

Web design clients come from a wide variety of backgrounds. One day, you’ll be designing a portfolio website for a voiceover artist, the next you’ll be creating a comprehensive ecommerce site for a leading retailer. In an ideal world, you’ll get to a point where you eventually specialize in a niche. However, you’ll need to… Continue reading 8 Design Secrets of B2B Vs B2C Websites

How to Define Effective Milestones in Design Projects

When it comes to creating and launching a website, it’s important to deliver realistic time expectations to the client, and establish the different stages you can bill them for. After all, creating a site is about so much more than putting some code together. From the initial brief to the launch of the site there… Continue reading How to Define Effective Milestones in Design Projects

Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Fade Effect on Scroll

In today’s super quick tutorial, we’ll learn how to build a simple, yet useful scroll effect. As we scroll within the page, the visibility of two elements will change depending on the scroll position. As the saying goes: “a picture is worth a thousand words”, so let’s have a look at what we’re going to create (scroll… Continue reading Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Fade Effect on Scroll

Should Your Site Be Using Dark Mode?

Taking a stab in the dark is taking on a new meaning with the rise of dark mode design. One of the most requested features over the past few years, both Apple and Google have made a dark theme an essential part of their UI. But why is this? What are the benefits? Are there… Continue reading Should Your Site Be Using Dark Mode?

Making Money as a Graphic Designer

Do you have the skills as a graphic designer but work in another job? Perhaps switching careers might do you more good in terms of money made and how much enjoyment you get out of work. Even if you have not had an opportunity to gain real working experience, there is still a lot that… Continue reading Making Money as a Graphic Designer

8 Best CMS for 2020

Content Management Systems are arguably the internet’s most powerful web development tool. In a rapidly growing market where every business under the sun requires a website that is not only fully functioning, but optimised, easy to update regularly, and implement the latest features, the right CMS is important. As a web developer it can be… Continue reading 8 Best CMS for 2020

How to Optimize an Animated Gif: 10 Ways

In this tutorial, we will have a close look at all the available options to convert a video to a GIF animation, and how to optimize its file size. What is a GIF File? Before we start, let’s take a closer look at what is a GIF file. GIF is the standard format for compressing images… Continue reading How to Optimize an Animated Gif: 10 Ways

Raygun RUM: Know Your Users’ Experience

It goes without saying that building web applications requires a lot of work. Not only do you have to design, debug, and deliver a fast server-side application, but the same amount of time and care must go into designing, debugging, and delivering a fast client-side application. This means that everyone involved throughout the development process… Continue reading Raygun RUM: Know Your Users’ Experience

Some Grave Search Engine Optimization Mistakes Even SEO Experts Sometimes Commit

SEO techniques are constantly evolving because of the search engine’s developments and the ever-changing perspectives of users. It is surely quite challenging to stay abreast of the most successful search engine optimization methods with many businesses and even SEO experts doing SEO incorrectly. Instead of witnessing huge traffic and rising conversion rates, the results could… Continue reading Some Grave Search Engine Optimization Mistakes Even SEO Experts Sometimes Commit

Launching a Small Business? Here Are The Tools You Need to Succeed!

Believe it or not, 69% of businesses get their start in someone’s home. Although a website isn’t required to make a business successful, having one certainly helps increase your visibility and profitability. With this said, creating a website can seem like an overwhelming task, especially if you have no experience. Luckily, we have compiled a list… Continue reading Launching a Small Business? Here Are The Tools You Need to Succeed!

3 Strategies to Follow When Your Site is Failing

Here are 3 strategies you should consider if your website is struggling. We’ll cover: Web analytics and split testing In-person testing Simplifying your sales process If possible, implement these strategies ahead of time before you run into any issues. I’m going to cover why these strategies are effective and what they are good at resolving.… Continue reading 3 Strategies to Follow When Your Site is Failing

Creative and Clean Brochure Templates

Brochure are Clean & Professionally designed by best designers for any kind of business and company. The brochure templates comes with paragraph and character styles, swatches, styles for your spreadsheet / financial info, block quotes, key figures layout, and much more. Brochure templates are perfect for graphic design portfolio, product catalogs, annual report, fashion booklet, photography… Continue reading Creative and Clean Brochure Templates

20 Freshest Web Designs, January 2020

January 2020 is picking up where 2019 left off, with lots of animation and even more bold, bright color schemes. We’re also seeing an unusual number of luxury sites this month, and as always there’s a strong set of startups trying to break into the market. Enjoy! Plink To take on giants like PayPal, you… Continue reading 20 Freshest Web Designs, January 2020

How to Lint CSS Using Stylelint

Linters have been around for a good while; but if you’re new to CSS this might be the first you’ve heard about them. A CSS linter will keep your stylesheets in check and make you a better coder! What Are the Benefits of CSS Linters? As front end developers we hope that the code we… Continue reading How to Lint CSS Using Stylelint

Where Is php.ini, the PHP Configuration File?

In this tutorial, we’re going to discuss php.ini—the main configuration file in PHP. From the beginner’s perspective, we’ll discuss what it’s meant for, where to locate it, and a couple of important configuration settings it provides. What Is php.ini? Whether you’re a PHP beginner or a seasoned developer, I’m sure that you’ve heard of php.ini:… Continue reading Where Is php.ini, the PHP Configuration File?

How to Remove “Powered by WordPress” From the Footer

So you’ve spent days, weeks or perhaps even months perfecting your WordPress website, and you’re excited to finally publish it—and then you notice the Proudly Powered By WordPress disclaimer in your website’s footer. WordPress may be one of the world’s most popular content management systems, but chances are you’ll want people to view your website… Continue reading How to Remove “Powered by WordPress” From the Footer

Best Fonts for Your Next Logo Design

What makes a great logo? The colors, the novelty or the concept? If you think that all of these play an essential role in creating a solid logo design, then we’d suggest you add one more important factor that is often undermined. That important factor is generally known in the graphic designing realm as ‘font.’… Continue reading Best Fonts for Your Next Logo Design