8 Awesome and Free PHP Books

PHP is one of the most popular scripting language for web development. It has an approachable and easy to learn syntax, works on all operating systems, and can be used for building classic web sites and applications, mobile app backends, REST APIs and more. In this article, we’ve collected some of our favorite free PHP… Continue reading 8 Awesome and Free PHP Books

New Free Text Effect Photoshop Tutorials (30 Tuts)

Free text effect tutorials to learn how to create 2D, 3D, Retro & Vintage and 80’s text effects in Illustrator and Photoshop tutorials. Tutorials are perfect for beginners and advance graphic designers. There are amazing text effect tutorials to create posters, flyers, calendar and giving your typography or lettering a fresh touch with traditional and digital media, mixing patterns and textures… Continue reading New Free Text Effect Photoshop Tutorials (30 Tuts)

Tips for Designing a Great Looking E-commerce Website + 20 Examples

If you’ve ever spent time buying from an online store, you know that a pleasurable experience would motivate you to return.  Customer satisfaction is key to designing an effective E-commerce site.  An effective E-commerce site allows the products to shine and then allows you to carry out purchases quickly and efficiently.  When designing an E-commerce… Continue reading Tips for Designing a Great Looking E-commerce Website + 20 Examples

20 Fresh Free Fonts for Creative Designers

Creative fresh free script fonts, brush fonts, handwritten fonts and sans serif fonts with stylish extras for professional graphic designers. These fonts will perfect for many different project like photography, watermark, quotes, blog header, poster, wedding, branding, logo, fashion, apparel, letter, invitation, stationery, Web UI and legible and looks great as a headline or in body text. The… Continue reading 20 Fresh Free Fonts for Creative Designers

Cross-functional Empathy for Designers

A human-centric approach for working with humans As designers, a huge part of our job lies in empathizing with users. It’s exciting to see how far we’ve come as a discipline in becoming more user-centric, more research-driven and better at tying our ideas to actual user needs. Yet many of us struggle with applying that… Continue reading Cross-functional Empathy for Designers

How SAP Fiori Can Help Transform User Experience?

In a context of digital transformation, many companies using SAP for their internal and external needs underestimate the importance of user experience. A lot has been said about SAP UX in terms of technology and design but still, the skills necessary for good user adoption are in short supply. That’s why SAP providers are in… Continue reading How SAP Fiori Can Help Transform User Experience?

Getting Started with Chrome Developer Tools: Inspect Element

Google Chrome is one of the best consumer browsers on the market, but it also contains a number of powerful developer tools. We can reveal some of these tools with Chrome’s Inspect Element (or “Inspect”) tool. This developer tool provides insight into how websites are constructed and styled, and it can help you debug your own… Continue reading Getting Started with Chrome Developer Tools: Inspect Element

5 Reasons Why You Should Choose a Mirrorless Camera

If you are looking for a new camera the chances are high that you have already seen some new point-and-shoot or DSLR cameras on the market which offers quite impressive technical features. However, it’s important to note that with advancements in technology, a growing number of consumers are gradually switching from DSLRs to Mirrorless Cameras… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Should Choose a Mirrorless Camera

A Short Guide to Mobile-First Web Design

There is no way to go around the fact that modern websites have to provide a quality user experience on a variety of devices. Four out of five people who would visit your website use both mobile and desktop devices. Even though mobile-only is a trend that has been exhibiting growth, it still makes the… Continue reading A Short Guide to Mobile-First Web Design

32 Product Mockup Templates: Download Realistic PSD Mockups

Fresh collection of ultra realistic presentation PSD mockup templates can save your time and make your brand / product look eye-catching with this realistic effects. These mockup templates are easy to use with smart objects, simply double-click the Smart Layer, copy & paste your artwork, save your project and it’s done. In this premium collection we are included… Continue reading 32 Product Mockup Templates: Download Realistic PSD Mockups

Stop blaming your digital tools for your problems

Jira, Trello, Basecamp, Sketch, Invision, Zeplin, Jenkins, Google Analytics — I could go on, but no matter the tool or how good it is there will always be a problem with it. Your tools are not the problem, your reliance and attitude towards them is. I’ve seen so many teams complain that “Jira doesn’t let me do this”… Continue reading Stop blaming your digital tools for your problems

What Makes the Best Ecommerce Website?

Ecommerce is so commonplace these days that it actually sounds slightly odd to talk about “ecommerce” as some niche phenomenon set apart from ordinary life. Now it’s just the way we shop, the way we buy, indeed the way we live. Nonetheless, there are still all sorts of mistakes that businesses makes, both large and… Continue reading What Makes the Best Ecommerce Website?

5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Website

Over 80% of consumers research a business, product or service online before making a purchase decision. Yet, only about half of businesses today have a website. Whether you’re an established business or a start-up, having a professional and interactive website that speaks your brand message should be a critical part of your business goals. Many… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Website

26 Corporate Business Flyer Templates

Elegant and clean Corporate flyer templates are designed exclusively for business promotion. Professional flyer templates are easy to use and well organized in folders and layers. You can modify everything very easily and quickly. Changing the color, style, pictures and the typo is no problem. The main folders that will require most customization are highlighted in different colors. All flyers are print ready and available in CMYK colors… Continue reading 26 Corporate Business Flyer Templates

A series of interviews with senior UX leaders to celebrate International Women’s Day

Meet Elizabeth Elizabeth Churchill is currently a Director of User Experience at Google. She is an applied social scientist working in the area of human computer interaction, computer mediated communication, mobile/ubiquitous computing and social media. Elizabeth is the current Secretary/Treasurer of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s premier professional society for computer science… Continue reading A series of interviews with senior UX leaders to celebrate International Women’s Day

Coding Buttons in CSS

March 2, 2018 by Spyrestudios Blogger CSS is the gold standard in web design, providing an organized framework for your website. It takes added skill, though, to turn a basic CSS grid into an interactive site. One of those necessary skills is adding clickable buttons within the CSS grid to enhance and simplify navigation. Once… Continue reading Coding Buttons in CSS

From a Handful of Beans to the Starbucks Experience

“A person’s hands holding a coffee cup and pouring cream into it” by Taylor Franz on Unsplash How much does a cup of coffee cost these days? Depending on where you buy your beverage, anything from $1 to $6. And while you’ve probably guessed right, that the $1 option is a McDonald’s special, likely you’re also… Continue reading From a Handful of Beans to the Starbucks Experience

Here’s Why Experts Highly Recommend Using Password Managers

Anyone and everyone who uses Internet regularly would be aware of the importance of passwords. The chances are high that your passwords are a lot weaker than you think. Considering the number of different websites, we use these days, it has become imperative to have some system for creation and remembering of passwords used on… Continue reading Here’s Why Experts Highly Recommend Using Password Managers

Top Tips to Prevent Hacking Attempts On Your Website

There are many different reasons why website owners must do all they can to protect their portals from hackers. In fact, if you own an e-commerce portal, you must have already faced some sort of hacking attempt. On the other hand, hackers not just focus on e-commerce websites, they go after simple websites too. And… Continue reading Top Tips to Prevent Hacking Attempts On Your Website

Five analytical components for a better user experience

User Behaviour Whatever someone does while on your website is called user behaviour. It includes the journey within your website’s pages, interaction with page elements, page scroll, form submissions, link/button clicks, and others. Analytics will help you understand the user behavior of your website better. How far are they scrolling down the page? Which forms… Continue reading Five analytical components for a better user experience

Freebie – Simple Resume Template with Cover Letter

Free 2 pages simple resume template with elegant and modern design. Clean resume available in 4 different colors in Photoshop (.psd) and MS Word (.docx) format. Download resume is fully customizable and easily edit the typography, wording, colors and layout. No matter what profession you are in, this resume template will help you to make a great impression and get your… Continue reading Freebie – Simple Resume Template with Cover Letter

How to Create Better Typography Based Designs

In days gone by, books were originally handwritten by monks in monasteries. Later on, they were created out of wooden or metal type, which was used as a part of a printing process. Using typography, therefore, has a long legacy. In a world where many focus on a drop down menu and the size of… Continue reading How to Create Better Typography Based Designs

InVision Studio is out—but are designers migrating to a new tool again?

Why would someone switch from Sketch to Invision Studio? Well, to answer this question I decided to look at what the community is talking about online. Here are some of the answers I found on Quora. Opinions seem pretty divided. 1.“It depends on its performance — if it improves my workflow. Sketch is pretty simple and has many… Continue reading InVision Studio is out—but are designers migrating to a new tool again?