If you are trying to get into the world of graphic design and want to flex your artistic muscles, then you have come to the right place. Many aspiring artists are like deer caught in the headlights and are overwhelmed by the skill of others. The thing is that all of those artists also started… Continue reading 5 Quick Ways to Start Your First Sketch
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Best Fonts for Your Next Logo Design
What makes a great logo? The colors, the novelty or the concept? If you think that all of these play an essential role in creating a solid logo design, then we’d suggest you add one more important factor that is often undermined. That important factor is generally known in the graphic designing realm as ‘font.’… Continue reading Best Fonts for Your Next Logo Design
20 Jewelry WordPress Themes for WooCommerce Websites
Perhaps you create jewelry and would like to turn your hobby into a business, or maybe you’re ready to start selling a wide range of products from other brands. Whatever your long-term plan, one of your first ports of call should be to launch your website—after all, what better way to get more eyes on… Continue reading 20 Jewelry WordPress Themes for WooCommerce Websites
3 Essential Design Trends, December 2019
This month’s collection of design trends is a gift to behold. Each of the trends are highly usable options that are versatile, giving you plenty of room to play and make them your own. That’s the best kind of trend, right? Here’s what’s trending in design this month. Whimsical Illustrations It seems like whimsical illustrations… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, December 2019
Using Bootstrap to Create Material Design Web Apps
Google’s Material Design is ubiquitous in modern mobile apps. Perhaps it’s because most people today have come to love its bold colors, subtle shadows, and minimalist layouts. Wouldn’t it be great if you could easily apply the same design language to your websites and offer visitors a user experience they’re are well accustomed to? Well, with… Continue reading Using Bootstrap to Create Material Design Web Apps
10 ways to help Accessibility at Conferences as a speaker
November 26, 2019 Hey friends! Wedding planning is starting to heat up with five months left to go. I was pretty ambitious about my writing schedule when I started my second year of blogging. I figured I had so much more free time on my hands versus what I had six months ago. But I… Continue reading 10 ways to help Accessibility at Conferences as a speaker
20 Best Kindergarten & Preschool Children WordPress Themes for 2020
Whether you’re looking to advertise a school or childminding service, release a children-focused learning or play website, or even sell kids’ products, you need to make sure you get your site spot on. Parents are often extremely discerning customers, so producing a high-quality website to share your products or services couldn’t be more essential. Luckily… Continue reading 20 Best Kindergarten & Preschool Children WordPress Themes for 2020
All About Typography In UI Design – The Complete Guide
In this digital world, we are constantly digesting written words to be it on our phones, books or websites. Often, we are reflecting the power of the written word and so we barely consider the role of the designer for emulating the tone of the word or sentence. We have observed that only a small… Continue reading All About Typography In UI Design – The Complete Guide
25 Newspaper WordPress Themes to Make Awesome News Sites in 2020
It’s no secret that the way the world consumes news is changing. Gone are the days when people would rely on daily newspapers for their dose of information–instead, a world of online information is available every second of every day. A bygone era The figures speak for themselves. In the US alone, 47% of millennials… Continue reading 25 Newspaper WordPress Themes to Make Awesome News Sites in 2020
Dark Mode Looks Good, But Is It Actually Hurting You?
Over the last few years, everyone’s been talking about Dark Mode. It’s said to boost productivity and focus while reducing eye strain. It’s also supposed to be better for your battery life. But is that the whole story? Research into the matter suggests that Dark Mode might not be so healthy for us after all.… Continue reading Dark Mode Looks Good, But Is It Actually Hurting You?
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?
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
How to Make Instagram Stories in Seconds Without Photoshop
What You’ll Be Creating Need to create beautiful looking Instagram stories, but don’t have the required tools to start doing so? Well, what if I told you that there’s an easy way you can change that, using Placeit’s online Instagram Story Templates. Believe it or not, you can actually use templates for Instagram stories, such… Continue reading How to Make Instagram Stories in Seconds Without Photoshop
10 Spooky Designs to Get You Inspired This Halloween
Is the eerie spirit of Halloween haunting your designs? Find spooky inspiration in these ten ghoulish illustrations, videos, and photos. From Polish artist Piotr Jabłoński’s off-kilter and unnerving fantasy paintings to Caley Hicks’ cutesy take on Halloween themes, you’re sure to find something here to get you in the spooky mood. Looking for spine-chilling photos,… Continue reading 10 Spooky Designs to Get You Inspired This Halloween
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?
Designing With Data: How to Improve UX Using Customer Data
Do you always follow your gut when making decisions for your website? Designing your website often starts with what you feel will make a website look good. However, you’ll most likely be changing your plans when the results of your efforts come in. But this is okay because tracking and measuring your site’s performance from… Continue reading Designing With Data: How to Improve UX Using Customer Data
Exciting New Tools for Designers, October 2019
It’s already time to start thinking about all the seasonal design elements that you will use for the rest of the year. That might be icons or illustrations or fonts. We have a few new elements this month that might fit the bill, as well as learning tools and inspiration. Here’s what new for designers… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, October 2019
Most Important People to Consider Hiring For Your Small Business
You’ve heard people say “you can’t do it all” and it proves to be true in a lot of situations. There are of course those who exceed all expectations and “do it all” but burn themselves out in the process but even for those supposedly “doing it all,” you can best believe that they had… Continue reading Most Important People to Consider Hiring For Your Small Business
Best WordPress Magazine Themes for Blog and News Websites
When it comes to magazine and news websites, WordPress is top of the bill. Well-known news sites like The New York Times, TechCrunch, CNN, Reuters, Mozilla’s Blog, and many others use WordPress as their platform of choice, highlighting just how scalable WordPress blogs can be. Online News Consumption is Rising Precise digital circulation for online magazine and news is… Continue reading Best WordPress Magazine Themes for Blog and News Websites
15 Best CSS Libraries for 2019
Hey kids, you ready for me to tell you all about this newfangled thing called Bootstrap? Well get un-ready, ‘cause I’d never do that to you. It’s not that Bootstrap isn’t great, it’s just that if you work in web design, and you’ve been paying any attention at all, you already know about it. And… Continue reading 15 Best CSS Libraries for 2019
20 Freshest Web Designs, September 2019
This month, there’s tons of color, and some elegant transitions. Video is huge this month, with a number of sites opting for video front and center. You’ll also find some delightful animated illustration. Enjoy! Bon Iver Visualizer This impressive site, built with Spotify data, visualizes all of the people currently streaming Bon Iver music, including… Continue reading 20 Freshest Web Designs, September 2019
How to Make, Use, and Manipulate a Calligraphic Brush in Adobe Illustrator
What You’ll Be Creating The Calligraphic brush in Adobe Illustrator mimics the look and feel of a calligraphy pen nib. Let’s take its options for a spin to get everything you can from this brush type. 1. How to Make a Calligraphic Brush Step 1 To start, create a New Document, select the Paintbrush Tool (B)… Continue reading How to Make, Use, and Manipulate a Calligraphic Brush in Adobe Illustrator
The 10 Best Decorative Fonts to Use on Your Website
The fonts we choose play a major role within a website. The right font combination can make your site stand out from the crowd. In addition, they tie in with your brand to deliver just the right message. Among the various font styles out there, decorative fonts are a great choice if… Continue reading The 10 Best Decorative Fonts to Use on Your Website
How to Get Your Newsletter Read
Being in the business of building websites, it’s easy to forget that no matter how great they look, how well they perform, or how optimized they are for search, a website alone will not attract visitors back to it. You have to give them a good reason to return. Blogging and other content generation is… Continue reading How to Get Your Newsletter Read