Hey there 👋! I’m Matias, a creative web dev based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I currently run joyco.studio, and we recently released the first version of our website. It features a comic-like dot grid shader background, and in this post, I’ll show you how it’s coded, breaking it down into 4 simple steps. But before… Continue reading How to Code a Subtle Shader Background Effect with React Three Fiber
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From Figma to Functional App Without Writing a Single Line of Code
[unable to retrieve full-text content] How I Created a Design Tokens Converter in Minutes Using Claude Product designers don’t have to code, but knowing HTML and CSS will help us communicate with developers. In addition, a designer who knows JavaScript, Python, or another language, is a plus because they can explain the logic to the developer.… Continue reading From Figma to Functional App Without Writing a Single Line of Code
UI elements are not so elementary
To function, components require a specific structure. To appear visually — they don’t. This has been breaking handoff processes for years. Dmitri Mendeleev’s periodic table looks simple, it doesn’t strike as if the elements are, in fact, significantly different from one another. But when you dig in and understand that just a ‘seemingly insignificant’ property of the number… Continue reading UI elements are not so elementary
Learn How to Code a Simple JavaScript Calendar and Datepicker
Building a JavaScript calendar is the best way to understand date functionalities in JavaScript. This tutorial will create a real-time calendar similar to the one in your digital devices. By the end, you’ll have something like this: HTML Structure We will start our JavaScript calendar by building the structure with HTML and CSS. Once the… Continue reading Learn How to Code a Simple JavaScript Calendar and Datepicker
Learn How to Code a Simple JavaScript Calendar and Datepicker
Building a JavaScript calendar is the best way to understand date functionalities in JavaScript. This tutorial will create a real-time calendar similar to the one in your digital devices. By the end, you’ll have something like this: HTML Structure We will start our JavaScript calendar by building the structure with HTML and CSS. Once the… Continue reading Learn How to Code a Simple JavaScript Calendar and Datepicker
Learn How to Code a Simple JavaScript Calendar and Datepicker
Building a JavaScript calendar is the best way to understand date functionalities in JavaScript. This tutorial will create a real-time calendar similar to the one in your digital devices. By the end, you’ll have something like this: HTML Structure We will start our JavaScript calendar by building the structure with HTML and CSS. Once the… Continue reading Learn How to Code a Simple JavaScript Calendar and Datepicker
How to Use Block Template Parts in a Classic WordPress Theme
Sometimes, it’s the unexpected features that make WordPress so powerful. Those little things that you didn’t know you need can end up having a big impact. WordPress 6.1 has brought about one of these hidden gems: the ability to use block template parts within a classic theme. It takes the capabilities of block themes and… Continue reading How to Use Block Template Parts in a Classic WordPress Theme
Exciting New Tools For Designers, Holidays 2021
The year’s winding down as everyone segues into a much-needed holiday R&R. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some awesome new tools and resources for website design projects. Check them out, and hit the ground running in January. Here’s what’s new for designers this holiday period. Enjoy!  Fancy Border Radius Generator Fancy Border Radius… Continue reading Exciting New Tools For Designers, Holidays 2021
UX-Friendly FAQ Page Template Designs
November 18, 2021 by Veronika FAQ pages are what make a website truly user-friendly. They provide the support and information that visitors need to take action, be it purchasing a product, testing a product, or subscribing to a newsletter. This collection includes some of the best examples of FAQ page template designs as well as… Continue reading UX-Friendly FAQ Page Template Designs
Popular Design News of the Week: August 23 2021 – August 29, 2021
Every day design fans submit incredible industry stories to our sister-site, Webdesigner News. Our colleagues sift through it, selecting the very best stories from the design, UX, tech, and development worlds and posting them live on the site. The best way to keep up with the most important stories for web professionals is to subscribe… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: August 23 2021 – August 29, 2021
16 Free Websites for Learning to Code in 2021
The best free online coding websites for beginners are hubs of education and insight, designed to take your knowledge and career to the next level. For years, technical careers have been gaining more attention among innovative individuals. In a digital world, people capable of speaking computer language often have the widest selection of job opportunities.… Continue reading 16 Free Websites for Learning to Code in 2021
Master the Most Popular Languages With Intro to Code 2021 for $1
Everyone has to start somewhere, yeah? If you are new to coding or you want to introduce someone to this wonderful world, the Humble Software Bundle: Intro to Code 2021 is just the thing for you. With this brand new bundle, you’ll master the world’s most popular languages by building real, portfolio-ready projects. From building… Continue reading Master the Most Popular Languages With Intro to Code 2021 for $1
How to Paginate Data With PHP
I can remember years ago, when I first began coding in PHP and MySQL, how excited I was the first time I got information from a database to show up in a web browser. For someone who had little database and programming knowledge, seeing those table rows show up onscreen based on the code I… Continue reading How to Paginate Data With PHP
Create a PHP Login Form
A user login and registration system is super helpful when we want to store information about the users of our website. This applies to everything from educational websites which might store course progress and marks to e-commerce websites which will store information about customers’ past purchases. In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to create… Continue reading Create a PHP Login Form
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)
10 Best Mobile Apps for Learning to Code
What’s even better is that you don’t have to spend years mastering programming either. Thanks to numerous coding apps available for both Android and iOS devices, you can easily level up your coding skills even when you’re on the go. In this post, we’ve rounded up the best coding apps that will help you learn… Continue reading 10 Best Mobile Apps for Learning to Code
Best WordPress eCommerce, Product, and Marketing Plugins of 2019
If you’re in the market for a top-notch WordPress eCommerce, product, or marketing plugin, you definitely need to check out this list of the best WooCommerce plugins for 2019.  eCommerce Plugins WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates WooCommerce Amazon Affiliates makes it easy to start earning money as an Amazon affiliate. With this plugin, you can start adding Amazon… Continue reading Best WordPress eCommerce, Product, and Marketing Plugins of 2019
How to Link Your WordPress Site with Your MailChimp Mailing List and Get More Signups
What You’ll Be Creating There are a variety of ways of keeping in touch with people who visit your websites. You can encourage them to become subscribers by adding a Subscribe widget. You can use the Jetpack plugin to make it easier for existing WordPress.com users to keep up to date. Or you can encourage… Continue reading How to Link Your WordPress Site with Your MailChimp Mailing List and Get More Signups
How to Code a Landing Page in Your WordPress Theme
What You’ll Be Creating If you’ve bought anything on the internet, you’ve probably come across a landing page. They’re a highly effective way of maximizing conversions from a website. But just what is a landing page, and how do you create one for your WordPress site? In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate what makes a landing… Continue reading How to Code a Landing Page in Your WordPress Theme
Code a Burger Menu for Mobile Users in WordPress
What You’ll Be Creating If you want your site to be responsive (and who doesn’t?), then it’s important to make sure that your main navigation menu works well on small screens. Large navigation menus can take up too much space on a mobile phone, or if they don’t, they can be too small to read… Continue reading Code a Burger Menu for Mobile Users in WordPress
8 Ways to Reduce Your Android App APK Size
Since the Android Marketplace launched in March 2012, the size of the average Android app has quintupled. Some of this increase makes sense: the memory available to the typical Android device has increased, so why not use this extra memory to deliver a better user experience? However, there is a point where all of those… Continue reading 8 Ways to Reduce Your Android App APK Size
Two Ways to Create a CSS Frosted Glass 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;} In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a frosted glass effect in CSS. You’ll already have seen this glass blur effect in action in UIs (User Interfaces) such as on MacOS and iOS, even Windows nowadays, so the glass background is definitely a trending effect.… Continue reading Two Ways to Create a CSS Frosted Glass Effect
Create a CSS Grid Image Gallery (With Blur Effect and Interaction Media Queries)
In this tutorial we’re going to take a bunch of ordinary thumbnail links and turn them into a responsive CSS grid gallery with a blurred hover effect. We’ll also use a great CSS trick to make sure touch screen users don’t miss out! Here’s what we’ll be creating: A Little Background Recently, Rachel McCollin wrote a… Continue reading Create a CSS Grid Image Gallery (With Blur Effect and Interaction Media Queries)
Creating Animations With MotionLayout for Android
Animating different widgets in your Android app had always been a painful experience for developers. However, all that changed with the introduction of the MotionLayout subclass in Android. You can use MotionLayout in your app to handle widget animations from one state to another. MotionLayout was added as a subclass of the ConstraintLayout class in… Continue reading Creating Animations With MotionLayout for Android