How To Compare Strings In PHP

During any sort of programming you will always get situations where you need to compare values with each other, if the values are boolean or integers then the comparison is simple. But if you want to compare strings or parts of strings then there can be more to the comparison such as case of the string you are comparing.

How to use the Gestalt principle in your web design projects

Web designers are constantly looking for new ways of improving their projects and therefore they are introducing in their works elements from mathematics, marketing, photography, psychology, and the list may continue. As far as psychology is concerned, the Gestalt principle is widely known among web designers since it relates so good to the field of… Continue reading How to use the Gestalt principle in your web design projects

Responsive Retina-Ready Menu

Today we will create a colorful Retina-ready and responsive menu inspired by the colors of the Maliwan manufacturer of the Borderlands game. The menu automatically changes to one of three different layouts depending on the browser window size: a “desktop” inline version, a two columns tablet-optimized version and a mobile version with a menu link to… Continue reading Responsive Retina-Ready Menu

Typographic Readability and Legibility

When using typography on the web, there are many things to keep in mind in order to create a page that provides clear access to the content and presents it in a legible way. Typically this can be broken down into two buckets: Readability and Legibility. Readability refers to the way in which words and… Continue reading Typographic Readability and Legibility

30+ Stunning HDR Photographs of Airports and Planes Around the World

Most of us, at some time or another, have been to an airport, whether it is to take a flight or to meet friends or relatives from their flight. How often do we actually take a look around the airport, try to find unusual angles that would produce a stunning photograph or notice the way… Continue reading 30+ Stunning HDR Photographs of Airports and Planes Around the World

45 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts

Shortcut Commands for Photoshop Photographers use Photoshop to edit their photos but this software can be a bit time consuming especially for beginners. There are different tools you can use with Photoshop and switching from 1 tool with the next one is what would consume most of your time. Here are 45 exceptionally useful Photoshop… Continue reading 45 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts

The 20 Best OS X Apps for Designers & Web Developers

Building websites on Mac OS X provides a completely different landscape in comparison to Windows or Linux. The applications are designed much differently and built from a different standard of programmers. Not to mention the enormous Mac App Store which offers immediate downloads for software you can purchase right away. In this collection I am… Continue reading The 20 Best OS X Apps for Designers & Web Developers

Simple YouTube Menu Effect

Today we’ll show you how to recreate the little menu effect that you can see in the left side-menu on YouTube when watching a video (where it says “Guide”). The menu is made of a little menu icon, a label and a list of menu items that appears when the label or menu icon is… Continue reading Simple YouTube Menu Effect

45 Free Watercolor, Ink And Splatters Brushes For Photoshop

Here, we have put together some high quality and very useful Adobe Photoshop brushes for you that will let you quickly create different sorts of ink and watercolor effects for your designs. Photoshop brushes are very helpful for the designers as they let them create stunning effects easily and without much efforts as well as… Continue reading 45 Free Watercolor, Ink And Splatters Brushes For Photoshop

Create a Responsive Website Using HTML5 and CSS3 – Video Tutorial

A few weeks ago we released two different introductory articles about HTML5 and CSS3, and I promised you we’d do some cool stuff together in the upcoming months. Well, I have been working hard on this video tutorial and I really hope you enjoy it. In this tutorial I will teach you how to create a… Continue reading Create a Responsive Website Using HTML5 and CSS3 – Video Tutorial

Mind-Blowing Long Exposure Photos Which Will Definitely Capture Your Attention

Long exposure photography is a technique which involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements. The paths of moving light sources become clearly visible. Long exposure photos are extremely interesting because they are showing a different world that you can’t see it you your own… Continue reading Mind-Blowing Long Exposure Photos Which Will Definitely Capture Your Attention

Collection OF Exquisite Rose Flower Pictures

Roses are undeniably beautiful and are a sign of love and peace. Their fresh fragrance and loveliness make them the most loved flower in the world. This sign of love is a flower that has sparked the imagination and touched the hearts of so many people. Today we are going to share “Collection OF Exquisite… Continue reading Collection OF Exquisite Rose Flower Pictures

45+ Beautiful Easter Wallpaper Designs

A beautiful Easter wallpaper might be all that you need to complete the celebration of the most important yearly religious feast in Christian liturgical year. According to the Scripture, the resurrection of Jesus Christ happened three days after He was crucified. In some Christian faiths, the resurrection is celebrated on Easter Sunday or Easter Day,… Continue reading 45+ Beautiful Easter Wallpaper Designs

Beautiful Map Illustration Design Inspiration

Designing a map does not seem like something very original, but why should maps have to be boring? Whether it’s a town map, a real or imaginary country map, whether it is functional, or simply decorative, there is plenty of room for fun and creativity in this field. Fortunately some great designers out there have… Continue reading Beautiful Map Illustration Design Inspiration

The Future of Minimalist Web Design

Minimalism is the hype not just on posters and billboards but in the web as well. More and more people are finally coming to realize that “less is more”. In retrospect, the popularity of minimalist design had something to do with the onset popularity of internet capable devices. When Apple mashed a music player, phone,… Continue reading The Future of Minimalist Web Design

A Useful Tool For Finding Free and High Quality Resources

Time means money and deadlines are shorter than ever.  Therefore, any tool that has the function of reducing your workload should be regarded as a blessing. However, most of the gizmos that you will find online aren’t free and in most cases cost so much that aren’t even worth considering them as an option. So,… Continue reading A Useful Tool For Finding Free and High Quality Resources

10 Photoshop Tips: Extend Your Basic Knowledge of Photoshop

Photoshop is very often the tool of choice for photo retouching, but over time it has become a widely used tool in other professional fields such as illustration, conceptual art, graphic design, web design… Therefore, it is a multi-use program that can help a lot to develop our creative work. However, it is easy for… Continue reading 10 Photoshop Tips: Extend Your Basic Knowledge of Photoshop

The Psychology of Color in Web Design

Whenever you are trying to design a new website, at some point, it comes the moment when you have to choose the right color. The right color selection is a very important matter and the choice should be made by taking into consideration some facts. The top aspect that should be kept in mind is… Continue reading The Psychology of Color in Web Design

Finding Design Inspiration in Others’ Work While Still Being Original

Originality can be hard to find, which is surprising since each one of us are creative individuals. Why don’t we embrace that individuality more often? It seems like it should be such an easy question to answer, but nonetheless, it doesn’t seem to be. Being a designer is a constant battle between embracing our own… Continue reading Finding Design Inspiration in Others’ Work While Still Being Original