To be clear, there’s nothing wrong with Google Fonts. In fact, there are tons of reasons to use Google Fonts in your projects: they’re free to use, licensing is simplified, and they generally load pretty quickly on the web. But what if you want to shake things up and give other options a try? You… Continue reading 9 Best Type Foundries for When You’Re Sick of Google Fonts
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Start With These Courses and Tutorials
For those looking to build hybrid mobile apps, Ionic is one of the first frameworks that you’ll run into. There’s good reason that it has gained significant usage among developers looking to create apps for several mobile devices from a single code base. Ionic has a number of features that go beyond other offerings though,… Continue reading Start With These Courses and Tutorials
Is It Time to Embrace AMP?
If you own a website, you should have at least heard the term AMP before. If you haven’t, it’s likely you will hear more about it very soon. Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project has impacted the user experience of millions of mobile web users since its initial launch in 2015. Though primarily used to… Continue reading Is It Time to Embrace AMP?
How to Use HTML5 “picture”, “srcset”, and “sizes” for Responsive Images
<picture> is an HTML5 element designed to give us more versatile and performant responsive image functionality. Instead of loading a single image and trying to resize it to suit all possible viewport sizes and layouts, the picture tag loads multiple images of different sizes and resolutions, choosing the best fit for different scenarios. How Does <picture>… Continue reading How to Use HTML5 “picture”, “srcset”, and “sizes” for Responsive Images
20 Best New Portfolios, September 2019
Every month we roundup the best portfolios launched by agencies, freelance designers, and other creative professionals, into one easy-to-digest collection. And now we come to September. The kids are off to school (the poor dears), the teachers are off to school (the poor dears), and you’re free to spend some time thinking about the most… Continue reading 20 Best New Portfolios, September 2019
50+ Free Photoshop Brushes to Download Now!
Find the right Photoshop brushes for your projects. Explore this collection of tools and inspiration. 50+ Free Photoshop Brushes Love a good freebie? Today, we’re bringing you an incredible selection of over 50 free Photoshop brushes from around the web. Use these brushes to bring your digital paintings, photo manipulations and design ideas to life.… Continue reading 50+ Free Photoshop Brushes to Download Now!
Mega Menus, Sticky Menus and More
Of things that users expect when they are on a website, navigation menus are the most important. It’s hard to imagine a website without them. A website menu is made up of a collection of links. These links are road signs that make it possible to navigate and interact with a website. They guide users… Continue reading Mega Menus, Sticky Menus and More
5 Human Things UX Designers Can Learn From Conversational Design
It seems like magic: you talk to the phone, and it talks back. And if you’re lucky, it says something useful. You type into the chat box, and if the bot is good, you find out what you need to know. [Cue: shocked-looking stock photo models.] The current marketing term for it is “conversational design”,… Continue reading 5 Human Things UX Designers Can Learn From Conversational Design
Brand Science 101
Every day in my work helping grow digital agencies and Fortune 500 brands, I hear countless companies struggle with how to discuss, interact with, and grow their client’s brand, leaving dollars on the table and creating problems along the way. The agency owner offers their perspective, shares why branding is important, but usually lacks the… Continue reading Brand Science 101
5 Things That Significantly Improve User Experience
There are some truly stunning websites out there. But just because something looks pretty, doesn’t mean it will be functional and drive your target customers to action. “Most client web design requests will begin with a request for stellar web design, not a fully-functional one,” says an article from the digital marketing agency Active Web… Continue reading 5 Things That Significantly Improve User Experience
8 Ways to Kickstart a Design System
Recently, I was part of a 3-person team of consultants who in 12 weeks built the foundations of a new design system. That design system is now used in multiple products and is contributed to by other developers and designers. In this post you’ll find some of the techniques we used to make the project… Continue reading 8 Ways to Kickstart a Design System
How to Create an Instagram Post Template in Photoshop
What You’ll Be Creating Today we will be taking a quick look at how to create an Instagram post template in Adobe Photoshop! Whether it’s for a hot sale your site is having, you’re announcing a huge giveaway or maybe you just want to wish your followers a happy holiday, having a blank Instagram post template… Continue reading How to Create an Instagram Post Template in Photoshop
How To Free Up And Unblock Your Creative Energy
Out of all the incredibly creative people, very few actually work in creative jobs. One of the best writers I know works for an accounting firm. A singer friend of mine works in HR at an insurance corporation. I can see just how fortunate I am to work in design and actually get to pursue… Continue reading How To Free Up And Unblock Your Creative Energy
The Most Common Work-Piece in CNC Machined Aluminum Parts
Aluminum alloy is one of the most popular nonferrous metal structural materials, which has been widely used in aviation, aerospace, automobile, machinery manufacturing, ship and chemical industry. With the rapid development of industrial economy, the demand for welded structural parts of aluminum alloy is increasing day by day. Nowadays, aluminum alloy can be the most… Continue reading The Most Common Work-Piece in CNC Machined Aluminum Parts
How to Translate WordPress Using Weglot (Beginner’s Guide)
Building an international audience is going to take more than hoping people from around the world visit your site and subscribe or buy. In fact, many global consumers (55% to be exact) prefer to buy in their native language and stick to the motto, “Can’t Read, Won’t Buy.” That’s why translating your WordPress website into… Continue reading How to Translate WordPress Using Weglot (Beginner’s Guide)
8 Best Project Management Systems and CRMS on CodeCanyon
Project management and CRM (customer relationship management) entails tracking all aspects of a business from planning, assigning tasks, follow up, task management, and invoicing—along with many more activities. The success of any website or business largely depends on the structures put in place to ensure the smooth running of operations. From planning and tasks assignment to… Continue reading 8 Best Project Management Systems and CRMS on CodeCanyon
20 Best WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Addons & Plugins of 2018
With over a million users worldwide, the popular drag-and-drop page builder, WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer), has inspired a legion of developers to create loads of cool and useful addons and extensions. These expand the functionality of WPBakery and provide virtually unlimited possibilities when it comes to creating the WordPress site of your dreams.… Continue reading 20 Best WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Addons & Plugins of 2018
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Modern Life
In the last few decades, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has moved from a science-fiction dream to an important part of our daily lives. There are multiple ways through which AI is changing our daily lives. For instance, we use AI enabled systems to interact with our phones via voice assistants such as Google, Siri and Alexa.… Continue reading How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Modern Life
The Importance of Readability on the Web
Readability on the web has to overcome many hurdles. Even if you follow all the right conventions, the presence of digital ads, popups and click bait can all distract from the main content of your site. But how do they impact readability? How can you use design to improve it? Below are some ways of… Continue reading The Importance of Readability on the Web
Tips for Enhancing Website Loading Speed by Proper Optimization
Today era is digitization world, where website accessibility is the most common task. Users use websites for a variety of reasons in their day to day tasks. If a user is searching a query using any digital assistant whether phone or desktop, they expect quick and relevant answers to that. For example, if a user… Continue reading Tips for Enhancing Website Loading Speed by Proper Optimization
Boost a Number of Your Ready-Made Solutions in One Click: ONE by TemplateMonster
We live in a world where people often make an attempt to get the best items among the best ones. It is completely impossible to predict if you manage to achieve this very goal. Occasionally, it becomes possible not only to get the most high-quality digital products. It becomes even possible to get all of… Continue reading Boost a Number of Your Ready-Made Solutions in One Click: ONE by TemplateMonster
Safe and Secure: Helpful Tips For Choosing the Right Network Monitoring Software
Creating a competitive edge is something you should be passionate about as a business owner. Utilizing the power of technology is a vital part of getting ahead in the world of business. The more technology your company uses, the more security measures you will need to put in place. Did you realize that by the… Continue reading Safe and Secure: Helpful Tips For Choosing the Right Network Monitoring Software
Which Should You Use and When?
Flexbox and CSS Grid are two CSS layout modules that have become mainstream in recent years. Both allow us to create complex layouts that were previously only possible by applying CSS hacks and/or JavaScript. Flexbox and CSS Grid share multiple similarities and many layouts can be solved with both. When to use which is another… Continue reading Which Should You Use and When?
4 Web Design Tips that your Web Designer Won’t Know About
We live in an era where much of the communication and business has moved to the internet, and having a good website has never been as important as it is today. Design of your website is as important as the content on the website. No matter how good the content on a website is, if… Continue reading 4 Web Design Tips that your Web Designer Won’t Know About