According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, 26 percent of desktop users employ ad blocking extensions while using the Internet. 15 percent of mobile users employ similar content blockers, with the largest segment of both groups being men between the ages of 18 to 24. While this might be higher among your own peer group of… Continue reading Tracking Users In An Age of Ad Blockers
Tag: Author Alex Fox
What is Z-Index and How Does It Work?
June 18, 2018 by Alex Fox Elements on a web page can stack for a variety of reasons. With basic CSS positioning tools, it’s possible to stack elements on top of one other with negative margins, floats, and other tools. Even without specific position, elements stack, with div stacking on backgrounds on table cells stacking… Continue reading What is Z-Index and How Does It Work?
Make Sure You’re Ready For GDPR With Our GDPR Checklist
June 11, 2018 by Alex Fox GDPR is all about making sure companies are accountable for responsibly storing and using their users’ data. It has the effect of placing significant regulatory burden on companies that process and store user data, but this kind of thing has been a long time coming. Complete lack of oversight… Continue reading Make Sure You’re Ready For GDPR With Our GDPR Checklist
The Hamburger Menu Is Stupid and Worth Killing
If you don’t know what the “hamburger menu” is, it’s a mobile app design icon used to indicate the presence of a hidden menu. The familiar icon includes three horizontal lines of equal length stacked on top of each other, representing an abstracted, flattened hamburger in its most basic elements. Its cutesy name has stuck… Continue reading The Hamburger Menu Is Stupid and Worth Killing
Best Practices for Designing Push Notifications
Notifications are a crucial part of any app. Not only are they a key part of keeping users engaged with your application: many apps require notifications for their basic functionality. You won’t have much of an email app, for example, if you don’t have notifications. But the line between good notifications and bad notifications is… Continue reading Best Practices for Designing Push Notifications
33 Summer Design Elements for Summer 2018
May 14, 2018 by Alex Fox Summer is just about to arrive across the Northern Hemisphere. After a long winter, we’re all ready to celebrate the coming sun and warmth. Bask in the sun and soak your sites in summer vibes with these summer design elements for 2018. Author: Alex Fox Filed Under: Design Tagged… Continue reading 33 Summer Design Elements for Summer 2018
Tips and Trick to Improve Your JavaScript’s SEO
JavaScript usage can have a surprising impact on SEO. But how? As you probably know, basic web crawlers are pretty dumb. They just read through the text files associated with your domain, following links and trawling through your code. But they can’t really “see” the website: only the code that comprises it. As a result,… Continue reading Tips and Trick to Improve Your JavaScript’s SEO
Using CSS Pseudo-elements and Pseudo-classes like ::before and ::after
April 23, 2018 by Alex Fox CSS wasn’t always as flexible as it is today. By using CSS pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes, designers can target elements based on their dynamic states or positioning in relation to other elements. Pseudo-Elements and Pseudo-Classes There are two types of pseudo selectors: pseudo-elements and pseudo-classes. Either of these pseudo selectors… Continue reading Using CSS Pseudo-elements and Pseudo-classes like ::before and ::after
The Powerful JavaScript Debugger You Never Knew You Had
February 26, 2018 by Alex Fox When you were first starting to write JavaScript, you learned about console.log. You learned about outputting messages to the console and using it to troubleshoot your JavaScript. And unless you’re a fairly serious JavaScript developer, you might not have bothered with much more. When JavaScript apps don’t work correctly,… Continue reading The Powerful JavaScript Debugger You Never Knew You Had
Modern Handwritten Fonts for Fresh Design Trends
February 19, 2018 by Alex Fox Handwritten fonts are on-trend for 2018, to the point where their use has become somewhat overwhelming. We’re smack in the middle of a aesthetic age focused on simplification: the removal of skeuomorphs, the simple use of color and direct expressions of design ideas. Handwritten fonts might seem to contradict… Continue reading Modern Handwritten Fonts for Fresh Design Trends
Manage Complex Projects with Merlin Project Express
February 8, 2018 by Alex Fox Managing a to-do list for an individual is a fairly straight-forward process. Write down all the tasks you need to do with their due dates. As you work, mark the items off as they get completed. When you’re done with the items on your list, you’ve completed your to… Continue reading Manage Complex Projects with Merlin Project Express
How To Use Google’s Material Design On Your Own Site
January 29, 2018 by Alex Fox Google Material Design is a major part of the modern web’s design language. This is especially true for mobile websites and apps. It’s a clean, legible design with visually distinct elements to draw the eye and make user interaction simple. Material design apps, by and large, use flat, paper-based… Continue reading How To Use Google’s Material Design On Your Own Site
How to Build a Chrome Extension
Google Chrome is the most popular browser on the planet. You use it, your mom uses it, your cat uses it. Sure, it’s got quirks and problems. But if you want to reach a large audience, designing a Google Chrome extension isn’t a bad way to do it. Fortunately, it’s pretty easy to build a… Continue reading How to Build a Chrome Extension
33 Winter and Christmas Design Elements for the Holiday Season
December 13, 2017 by Alex Fox The holiday season is one of the most important parts of the years for many business. Retail especially revolves around the holiday season, with Christmas sales, special promotions and incentives. All these things need holiday-specific design language, which is where these design elements come in. You’ll need some high-quality… Continue reading 33 Winter and Christmas Design Elements for the Holiday Season
15 Great Gifts for Web Designers
November 29, 2017 by Alex Fox Buying gifts for the technologically inclined can be challenging. Here’s fifteen great ideas for gifts for web designers. This unique sketch pad is created to help developers design websites for both desktop and mobile platforms. If you don’t like this pad, UI Stencils has an awesome collection of similar… Continue reading 15 Great Gifts for Web Designers
Best PHP Books, Courses and Tutorials in 2017
November 8, 2017 by Alex Fox While JavaScript has gained popularity for animation and interaction, PHP still rules the server-side scripting world. Developers with strong PHP skills are more competitive in the job market, and can build better sites with improved user experiences. If you want to freshen up your PHP skills or get started… Continue reading Best PHP Books, Courses and Tutorials in 2017
Avoiding Common Problems with CSS Grid
October 25, 2017 by Alex Fox For many dark days, properly aligning objects on a webpage with CSS alone was close to impossible. With mostly-functional semi-hacks like float, positioning and in-like block, we could make it work, but it was far from perfect. When vexed by a particularly troublesome layout quirk, some event lamented the… Continue reading Avoiding Common Problems with CSS Grid
31 Halloween and Autumn Web Design Elements for Inspiration
October 4, 2017 by Alex Fox Getting started on a new project, or trying to theme an existing project for the brisk autumn weather? Take a look at these Halloween and autumn web design elements for inspiration on your next web design project. Below you’ll find icon packs, backgrounds, web banners and more. Feel free… Continue reading 31 Halloween and Autumn Web Design Elements for Inspiration
Tips for Using Gradients In Web Design
Gradients are on-trend for 2017, and they’are a good way to make your design look a little more up to date. They also provide a pleasing illusion of depth and distance, which can add some volume to one-dimensional layouts. Check out these tips for using gradients in web design to get acquainted. Put Gradients in… Continue reading Tips for Using Gradients In Web Design
Psychology Hacks to Improve Your Website’s Effectiveness
August 23, 2017 by Alex Fox Psychological research has yielded a ton of fascinating precepts that can help us create better websites. By utilizing these psychology hacks, we can improve our websites’ effectiveness, increasing revenue and driving more traffic. Beneficial Defaults In the United States, we have a problem with organ donations: very few people… Continue reading Psychology Hacks to Improve Your Website’s Effectiveness
25 Summer Website Themes and Summer Design Templates for Inspiration
August 16, 2017 by Alex Fox It’s summertime, and the designing is easy. In these dog days of summer, designers are pulling out all the stops to grab the last licks of warm weather and beach vacations for their clients and viewers. Many fashion websites embrace this in particular, using sun-bleached photos and vacations vistas… Continue reading 25 Summer Website Themes and Summer Design Templates for Inspiration
Microcopy Tips to Improve Your Site’s UX
Microcopy is a fundamental part of your site’s UX. Let’s check out some microcopy tips for a better user experience. What is microcopy? Microcopy is made up of the tiny snippets of text scattered around your website. It can include things like button texts, form labels, interaction prompts, tool tips and even error messages. As… Continue reading Microcopy Tips to Improve Your Site’s UX
33 Sea and Summer Stock Photos (That You Can Use For Free!)
July 26, 2017 by Alex Fox Autumn might be the most photogenic season, but summer is everyone’s favorite. It’s a time of year for friends, sunburn and parties. Stay chill during these dog days of summer with these summer stock photos featuring carnivals, seascapes, cocktails and kayaks. Click on a summer stock photo to see… Continue reading 33 Sea and Summer Stock Photos (That You Can Use For Free!)
Make Sure You Avoid These Security Mistakes in Your Next Project
Whether you’re building a website, application or server, make sure you don’t make these security mistakes on your next project. 1. Insufficient Backups Backups are a crucial part of running a anything online. They preserve your data in the event of a system crash or user error, and they can also save you from security… Continue reading Make Sure You Avoid These Security Mistakes in Your Next Project