How to Build an Accordion Component With the CSS Checkbox Hack

What You’ll Be Creating In this short tutorial, we’ll learn how to build a CSS-only flexible accordion component by taking advantage of the “CSS checkbox hack technique”. Most importantly, our component will be fully responsive and its layout will switch between horizontal and vertical depending on the viewport size.  Along the way, we’ll discuss how… Continue reading How to Build an Accordion Component With the CSS Checkbox Hack

20 Vintage Photo Effect Photoshop Actions & Old Retro Styles

Step back in time with an extraordinary vintage photo effect! Check out this list of 20 amazing vintage and retro-inspired Photoshop actions. 20 Vintage Photoshop Actions We will always be inspired by retro styles. And there is no better way to honor the past than to pay homage with similar creations. In today’s selection of… Continue reading 20 Vintage Photo Effect Photoshop Actions & Old Retro Styles

Is It Time to Start Using an Image CDN?

One of the most important elements in the success of a website is speed. Tools like Google Lighthouse have been built to emphasize performance precisely because it is so important to user experience, and by association, to search engine ranking. The speed of a website is determined by numerous factors, but the single greatest is… Continue reading Is It Time to Start Using an Image CDN?

6 Essentials in Creating Successful Facebook Ads

It’s been a while since the traditional advertising industry yielded to the more multi-functional advertising medium – social media marketing. As the unequivocal leader of this new marketing realm, Facebook keeps enticing internet entrepreneurs to promote their businesses through this universal hub of virtual interaction. To date, Facebook marketing has been the most effective advertising… Continue reading 6 Essentials in Creating Successful Facebook Ads

Create Adverts For Your WordPress Site

Advertising is one of the main ways that websites generate revenue. Perhaps you created a blog specifically to drive people towards your website’s Store page, and want to give visitors that extra little push? Maybe you run several websites, and want to promote your biggest-earner across your entire portfolio? Or maybe you don’t have anything… Continue reading Create Adverts For Your WordPress Site

Add Engagement With Interactive Media Plugins for WordPress

Visual engagement is an indispensable part of any website. Without it users won’t engage with your content. It also means that you are not reaching any audience or grabbing attention, which in turn means you have no conversions and no revenue.  You need to create visual engagement that leads to satisfying user experiences that in… Continue reading Add Engagement With Interactive Media Plugins for WordPress

Show an Event Calendar With a Free WordPress Calendar Plugin

Many businesses need to share event calendars with customers. For example, a restaurant can use an event calendar to advertise special musical events, or holiday menus. Similarly, schools can use event calendars on their websites to let students and teachers know about any upcoming activities in school related to sports, exams or other events. Event… Continue reading Show an Event Calendar With a Free WordPress Calendar Plugin

When Is The Perfect Time For A Logo Redesign?

A Logo is like a face for a company, it defines your whole corporation in a single name, pattern or design. However, the question is why do we need to update this face? Well not everyone gets their logo right for the first time (of course except some classic logos of companies like Mercedes, Audi,… Continue reading When Is The Perfect Time For A Logo Redesign?

10 Common Regrets When Selecting WordPress Themes (+ Great Theme Examples)

Picking a WordPress theme can be overwhelming. There are so many to choose from that it’s all too easy to spend hours scrolling through endless options without ever settling on a theme. Sound familiar? You’re certainly not alone.  I’ve made a huge mistake (via Twenty20) Rather than relentlessly scouring ThemeForest for a theme that fulfills… Continue reading 10 Common Regrets When Selecting WordPress Themes (+ Great Theme Examples)

3 Essential Design Trends, November 2019

There’s always a balance between visual design and functional design. Many of the “rules” of design as we know them exist to make visuals more functional. That’s not exactly true of all of the techniques that are trending right now. But sometimes rules are made to be broken, right? You can take these trends in… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, November 2019

Photoshop Tutorials: 30 New Tutorials to Learn Amazing Manipulation Tricks

Latest Adobe Photoshop tutorials, video tutorials and amazing photo manipulation tutorials for beginners to expert Photoshop designers. There are 30 Fresh tutorials to learn tips and tricks on how to create Photoshop Actions, how to convert boring photos into dashing portraits, photo editing and much more. As we know Adobe Photoshop is the one of… Continue reading Photoshop Tutorials: 30 New Tutorials to Learn Amazing Manipulation Tricks

How to Use the WordPress Responsive YouTube Playlist Video Player Plugin

In this post, I’m going to review the WordPress Responsive YouTube Playlist Video Player plugin, which allows you to integrate a video player which is capable of playing YouTube playlists seamlessly. For websites that deal with a lot of video streaming content, it’s important that they should organize their content in a way which is… Continue reading How to Use the WordPress Responsive YouTube Playlist Video Player Plugin

Show Course Schedules and Timetables With a WordPress Calendar Plugin

Websites often need to let users know about any upcoming events like movie shows, exhibitions and classes. Listing the schedule for upcoming events helps everyone save time and plan their activities. With a good event listing calendar, your users will be able to see upcoming events along with their timing, location, availability and pricing at… Continue reading Show Course Schedules and Timetables With a WordPress Calendar Plugin

15+ Best Event WordPress Themes: For Conferences and More

Conferences and networking events are one of the best ways to promote your business and establish relationships with potential clients as well as business partners. An essential part of any successful event or conference strategy is setting up a website to promote it and to create a resource that explains all the benefits of signing… Continue reading 15+ Best Event WordPress Themes: For Conferences and More

Flyer Templates: 25 Corporate Business Flyer Templates

Creative corporate Business Flyer Templates perfect for startup business promotions. Professional flyer designs are very easy to use and change text, color, size, look and can be resized without any loss of quality available in PSD, AI and InDesign format. The PSD files are very well organized in folders and layers. You can modify everything very easy and quick. Changing the… Continue reading Flyer Templates: 25 Corporate Business Flyer Templates

How to Use the Free WordPress FooGallery Plugin to Create Image Galleries

Some websites require you to add many images in a single post or webpage. For example, you might want to upload a lot of images from an art exhibition or an event on a website. Similarly, any business that focuses on products and services might add a lot of relevant images on a single page.… Continue reading How to Use the Free WordPress FooGallery Plugin to Create Image Galleries

20 Freshest Web Designs, October 2019

You’ll find a few other trends, and sites that ignore trends altogether, in our roundup of the freshest web design this month, but it’s hard to ignore the vibrancy that’s taking over. Enjoy! Chevalvert Chevalvert is a French design agency whose site visually bombards you from the moment it loads. The maximalist approach is visually… Continue reading 20 Freshest Web Designs, October 2019

Website Pop-Up Design: How To Get It Right

In the age of minimal designs and user friendly websites, using a website pop-up may not always seem like a bright idea. However, the design of your pop-up may just be the difference between a converted used and a user that never returns to your website. Whether you’re using a website pop-up to improve the… Continue reading Website Pop-Up Design: How To Get It Right

Top 10 WordPress Wedding Themes (+ Tips to Build Your Wedding Website)

The question’s been popped and now the planning begins. Creating a wedding website to let guests know all the details surrounding the big day is becoming increasingly popular, with at least 14% of engaged couples choosing to go down this route. Whether you’re in the market to create a website for yourself and your significant… Continue reading Top 10 WordPress Wedding Themes (+ Tips to Build Your Wedding Website)

Are You Too Old to Be a Web Designer?

There’s nothing nice about asking the question “How old is too old to …?” So, I’m going to start by getting the answer out of the way, right now:  You’re never too old to…  …become a web designer… …transition from web designer to UX designer… …become a full-stack designer-developer powerhouse… …or do whatever the heck… Continue reading Are You Too Old to Be a Web Designer?

Your Fees are Too Low: Your Expertise is Worth More Than You Think

October 10, 2019 by Spyre Studios If you’re not charging a premium for your experience as a website developer, your fees are too low. Even if your routine projects are generic, you bring some kind of expertise to the table that deserves additional compensation. Your expertise could be development speed, access to a network of… Continue reading Your Fees are Too Low: Your Expertise is Worth More Than You Think

Is Emerging AI Too Smart to Design for Me and You?

Currently, the answer is a resounding, “What? No… why would you even ask?” But this article isn’t about current AIs. True artificial intelligence is a long, long way off; and frankly, if we run face-first into the singularity, I doubt that our digital progeny will be interested in building interfaces for us. Learning algorithms are… Continue reading Is Emerging AI Too Smart to Design for Me and You?

Four Examples of Beautiful Dental Sites

Private practice dental offices are starting to realize that people look at site design when they pick out the individual who will have the privilege of performing services for them. While this might not be the first thing that potential patients look for, it does play a fairly big role in the decision-making process according… Continue reading Four Examples of Beautiful Dental Sites