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 Conduct a UX Card Sorting Workshop

The act of card sorting is a hands-on and quick way of creating a category tree (information architecture) based on users’ understanding of the topics of a product. The simple idea of the workshop is to ask users to organise cards that already contain written content into groups. In this tutorial you will learn how… Continue reading How to Conduct a UX Card Sorting Workshop

How Color Impacts UX

Let’s start with a common example: You’ve just finished a website design for someone. It looks and functions exactly like the wireframe. Everyone on the design team has praised the project. The client hates it, but they can’t explain why. The culprit might be color. Different colors can evoke such strong emotions that people have… Continue reading How Color Impacts UX

Balance Between Content and Web Design: How to Reach It

Just recently, I was given a very hard task – to find the perfect balance between web design and content. I have plenty of experience with both, but the combination of the two always gives me a lot of trouble. Still, for a website to be a success, it has to have the perfect balance… Continue reading Balance Between Content and Web Design: How to Reach It

Is Google Toast?

For those too young to remember, the Browser Wars entailed a tech rush by, among others, Netscape and Microsoft, resulting in useless features being implemented because they were fast to bolt-on, and useful features being rushed because they were hard. After the Browser Wars, the internet entered an era of stability as the last vestiges… Continue reading Is Google Toast?

How to Make a Sports YouTube Banner With a YouTube Banner Maker

What You’ll Be Creating If you want to be a successful YouTuber, you need a professional banner for your channel. Placeit is an online tool that allows you to design your own creation with a special banner generator. It offers hundreds of YouTube banner templates that you can modify for your needs.  In this tutorial, I’ll… Continue reading How to Make a Sports YouTube Banner With a YouTube Banner Maker

How to Add Live Chat Complete in WordPress

Online shopping has revolutionized nearly every industry. Having a chat feature on your business website not only provides an avenue for customers to contact you, but it also helps build confidence and trust. A real-time chat feature on a website lets customers get instant answers to their questions or concerns, without having to make a… Continue reading How to Add Live Chat Complete in WordPress

Is Dribbble Worth Your Time?

The online community has been around since 2010 and is one of the top platforms where designers can share work, or shots, and get feedback. The invite-only community is a showcase of portfolio projects and personal artwork for digital graphics and user interface design, illustrations, animations, and pretty much any other design work you can… Continue reading Is Dribbble Worth Your Time?

The Evolution And History of the Instagram Logo

In the history of Instagram, there have been three logos. Yes, three. Not two like most of us may believe. Majority of people don’t remember the very first Instagram logo, the original icon of the app: a detailed polaroid camera fluctuating on a white background. The elements included in the design were so detailed that… Continue reading The Evolution And History of the Instagram Logo

ECommerce Metrics That Matter

It’s nearly 2020, and every eCommerce brand should be using key metrics to pinpoint advertising, boost sales and improve fulfillment.  Emma Miller, Senior Editor at Bizzmark, calls metrics the “one thing that can make or break your online presence.” She goes on: “To succeed in the competitive online market, you need to set measurable goals,… Continue reading ECommerce Metrics That Matter

How to Create Custom Login and Registration Forms in WordPress

The login page is the first thing users will see when they need to access your site, so it needs to be beautiful and user-friendly. A boring login page can give users a bad impression of your site! Customizing the login to match your brand will lead to a better experience for users. In this… Continue reading How to Create Custom Login and Registration Forms in WordPress

The Ultimate WordPress Page Builder: WPBakery

Web development and design come at a high price.  For many entrepreneurs just starting out or who are in the early stages of their business, they will have difficulties finding developers and designers who will build their website on this low budget.  Thankfully, WordPress plugin developers have seen this need for fast and cost-efficient ways… Continue reading The Ultimate WordPress Page Builder: WPBakery

How to Create a Trivia Quiz with Viral Quiz for WordPress

Generating traffic to your website and successfully marketing to this website traffic should be the number one concern for a website owner.  Without this traffic and without a mechanism to get these website visitors to take action, you will have an incredibly difficult time building your business.  One unexpected but effective way to draw in… Continue reading How to Create a Trivia Quiz with Viral Quiz for WordPress

Using Gotham Font for Graphic Design Projects

Graphic designing projects always need your attentions and you have to be very careful while going to design your next project. As by taking care of different elements, you also need to take care of fonts on your design. Because if you don’t take care of fonts then your design will not look that professional… Continue reading Using Gotham Font for Graphic Design Projects

7 Things Every Web Designer Should Know About SEO Campaigns

July 4, 2019 by Spyrestudios Search engine optimization (SEO) has grown to be popular enough that most business people can recognize it as one of the best digital marketing strategies available. The idea is pretty simple; with a series of onsite structural changes and offsite brand mentions, you’ll gradually improve the ranking signals Google and… Continue reading 7 Things Every Web Designer Should Know About SEO Campaigns

Use the WooCommerce API to Customize Your Online Store

WooCommerce is the world’s most popular eCommerce platform. That’s partly because it’s built on the world’s most popular content management system (WordPress), and also partly because it’s free. But it’s also because WooCommerce, like WordPress itself, is incredibly flexible. If you install WooCommerce on your site, not only can you use it to quickly set… Continue reading Use the WooCommerce API to Customize Your Online Store

Interior Design Inspiration From The Beatles

60 years after their first ever hit single, we’re sure that the Beatles need very little introduction. However, if you are a little unfamiliar with this iconic rock band, the Beatles were known for their experimental and innovative approach to the rock genre and brought pop and psychedelic music into the rock scene. In their… Continue reading Interior Design Inspiration From The Beatles

3 Essential Design Trends, July 2019

This month we’re taking a close look at above-the-scroll presentation. It’s the first thing you see, and the first impression a user has when they type in your URL. So, it’s a logical place to spot trends in website design. Here’s what’s trending in design this month. 1. Text That’s Almost Hard to Read With… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, July 2019

Best Affiliate WooCommerce Plugins Compared

WooCommerce and WordPress are powerful combination for online commerce. Together they run 37% of eCommerce business online. Leveraging these two is the perfect combination for selling physical products, digital goods, and services online.  But having the most awesome WooCommerce storefront and the best products are just a tiny part of what you need for online… Continue reading Best Affiliate WooCommerce Plugins Compared

Creating WordPress Forms That Get Filled In

What You’ll Be Creating Most of us have got at least one form somewhere on our WordPress site. It might be a simple contact form. Or a newsletter signup. A purchase form maybe. Or perhaps something more bespoke. Whatever information your form is designed to gather, I’m prepared to bet that you want as many… Continue reading Creating WordPress Forms That Get Filled In

HeaderZ: A set of 20 free design heros

HeaderZ is a set of 20 ready-made hero designs for Sketch released by Hristo Hristov. This freebie may come in handy when you need some inspiration to get started a landing page. The set covers different categories (ecommerce, portfolio, booking platform etc.). Below you can see a few previews to know what to expect from… Continue reading HeaderZ: A set of 20 free design heros

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

Top 7 Membership and Custom User Login and Registration WordPress Plugins

Membership and user profiles are a very important aspect of a website. They allow you to take control of your content by it to premium members only. They also allow you to create more income from your website. Membership can also be a way to establish yourself as an authority in your particular niche.  Login… Continue reading Top 7 Membership and Custom User Login and Registration WordPress Plugins