How to Create Mobile App Animations With SVGator

Designing animations by coding is both a complex and time-consuming undertaking that can hinder creativity. This is why designers are looking for a no-code solution to create scalable animations for mobile apps. Finding a way to easily create and export these types of engaging branding assets can also make the designer-to-developer handoff a frustration-free exchange.… Continue reading How to Create Mobile App Animations With SVGator

30 Fun & Creative Web Designs From DeviantArt

September 7, 2021 by Mike Smith 33 Comments How many web designers can say that there are too many places to draw inspiration from? Exactly. None. Inspiration is welcomed from high and low, far and wide. Sure, there are CSS galleries you can check out or even other designers’ portfolios on Twitter or other social… Continue reading 30 Fun & Creative Web Designs From DeviantArt

45 Magazine-Style Blog Layouts for Design Inspiration

September 1, 2021 by Jake Rocheleau Website blogs and magazine layouts are very popular amongst CMS users. WordPress in particular has drawn a niche for building magazines online. This is a key tipping point for publishers who may be interested in launching their own magazine, but without the overhead costs of publishing and distribution. I… Continue reading 45 Magazine-Style Blog Layouts for Design Inspiration

How to Optimize Custom Software Design for Better User Experience

There are plenty of important steps to optimize custom software design for a better user experience (UX), and more responsive user interface (UI). Today’s developers are always looking for new ways to maximize quality, enhance architecture, and leverage the latest design trends. Implementing these procedures, they are able to build flexible, unique, and adaptable software… Continue reading How to Optimize Custom Software Design for Better User Experience

35 Examples of TV Network Websites for Design Inspiration

August 25, 2021 by Jake Rocheleau Digital entertainment is a vast industry that has flourished over the past century. Movie and television studies have proliferated and grown into numerous media conglomerates. Nowadays, it’s common that most great movies will get their own custom website. However, there are also websites created for major network television stations.… Continue reading 35 Examples of TV Network Websites for Design Inspiration

How to Generate APK and Signed APK Files in Android Studio

Android Studio allows you to create two kinds of APK files. First are the debug APK files that are generated solely for testing purposes. They will run on your Android mobile. However, they cannot be uploaded to the Play Store or made available to the public. Secondly, you can generate signed APK files. Signed APK… Continue reading How to Generate APK and Signed APK Files in Android Studio

How to Check if a File Exists in PHP

Many times you will either need to move files around or store some data inside them in PHP. In either case, knowing beforehand whether a file exists or not can help us avoid some unexpected behavior. PHP comes with a variety of functions to handle different types of queries related to files. In this tutorial,… Continue reading How to Check if a File Exists in PHP

How to Make a Halloween Flyer

What You’ll Be Creating Want to learn how to make a Halloween flyer? In this tutorial, we’ll create a Halloween costume contest flyer, and you could use these concepts to create any kind of Halloween event flyer you prefer. We’ll also take a look at some Halloween flyer ideas. We’ll create this Halloween flyer design… Continue reading How to Make a Halloween Flyer

How to Make your First App in Java

Are you a budding developer who knows the basics of Java and wants to make their first app using Android Studio? With PlayStore currently hosting 2.89 million Android apps and growing every minute, it is a great decision to learn and eventually master Android apps development. Get Started With Android Studio To make an android… Continue reading How to Make your First App in Java

How to Draw a Rose

What You’ll Be Creating Roses are very popular flowers, commonly seen as a symbol of love. They’re very difficult to draw, though—they’re made of many layers of petals. You need to add them carefully one by one, and then shade the whole construction. In this quick tutorial I’ll show you how to do it if… Continue reading How to Draw a Rose

How to start and manage design systems

[unable to retrieve full-text content] So you want to start your own design system? Congratulations! That means you reached the point where you have a set of components, behaviors, rules, and principles that are ready to be wrapped as a “north star” for the design, product, and dev teams on future implementations. No more simultaneously… Continue reading How to start and manage design systems

How to Curve Text in Affinity Designer

What You’ll Be Creating In the following steps, you will learn how to curve text in Affinity Designer. We’ll use this simple badge design to exemplify all the techniques that you can use to edit and stylize curved text in Affinity Designer. Once you’ve learned how to curve text in Affinity Designer, you can take… Continue reading How to Curve Text in Affinity Designer

Basics of the Java Language

Java is among the most widely used programming languages and platforms today. It is prevalent due to its efficiency and simple syntax. It is known for its speed and reliability and is used for web applications, desktop computers, gaming consoles, and even the most complex scientific supercomputers. And of course, Java is the language of… Continue reading Basics of the Java Language

How to Create and Customize Procreate Brushes

What You’ll Be Creating Have you ever wanted to create your own Procreate custom brushes? Maybe you’d like to customize some of your favorite brushes or just get more familiar with Procreate’s wealth of brush settings. In this tutorial, we’ll take look at some Procreate brush basics and settings, and you’ll learn how to create… Continue reading How to Create and Customize Procreate Brushes

15 Best Web Fonts That Look Great at Small Sizes

Beautiful web fonts aren’t particularly difficult to find. A quick search will undoubtedly turn up a number of attractive typefaces that will complement your website’s look and messaging. However, many of these fonts tend to have very specific use cases. For instance, a wide font may be perfect for header text but would work poorly… Continue reading 15 Best Web Fonts That Look Great at Small Sizes

Crash Course in the PHP Ternary Operator With Examples

In this article, we’ll discuss the ternary operator in PHP. Along with the syntax, we’ll go through a couple of real-world examples to understand how it works. What Is the Ternary Operator? The ternary operator (? and :) is a conditional operator which allows you to execute a condition, and based on the result of… Continue reading Crash Course in the PHP Ternary Operator With Examples

20 Most Popular Sans Serif Fonts for 2021

Let’s take a look at some of the most popular sans serif fonts for 2021. What is a sans serif font? We’ll show you, with some inspiring sans serif font examples you can download now. So sit back, enjoy the type inspiration, and pick out the best sans serif fonts for your next design project. … Continue reading 20 Most Popular Sans Serif Fonts for 2021

PHP round, ceil, and floor: Which One to Use?

A lot of programs, both big and small, require us to deal with numbers. There are two ways of defining numbers in PHP. They can either be floats or integers. We can also use strings to represent very large numbers. You can learn more about these data types and converting between them in this tutorial… Continue reading PHP round, ceil, and floor: Which One to Use?

How to Create Lists in Your App with Flutter?

A list is a key UI element for mobile apps. You’ll learn all about how to create lists in your Flutter app in this tutorial. You don’t need to be an expert developer to create lists in your Flutter app. If you’ve developed apps for Android or iOS in the past, Flutter’s ListView should seem… Continue reading How to Create Lists in Your App with Flutter?

Four Free Flutter Widgets You Should Know About

Flutter development has experienced unprecedented growth in the last year. Not only has it expanded as a channel for developers to expand their skillset in Dart, but it has also allowed them to enjoy the perks of a single codebase. Whether you are making a widget on Flutter or looking for a Flutter widget that could make a… Continue reading Four Free Flutter Widgets You Should Know About

HTML5 Form Validation With the “pattern” Attribute

In this tutorial we’ll explore HTML’s pattern attribute, using it to help us customize the way we validate our forms. Form Validation Video Check out the video tutorial below, subscribe to Tuts+ on Youtube, or read on to learn more about HTML form validation and the pattern attribute! HTML5 Form Validation Form validation is of… Continue reading HTML5 Form Validation With the “pattern” Attribute

How to build tech that does things differently

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Data ethics principles and processes are useful, but they are often of limited use when it comes to addressing the social and environmental harms of the data economy. This post is about using creative R&D to build data technologies that embed a different set of values from the ground up,… Continue reading How to build tech that does things differently

5 Top Rated Backend Web Development Tools In 2021

There are plenty of important backend web development tools to begin working with in 2021. Web development tools have come a long way in recent years. Leveraging this progress, programming teams can optimize workflows, maximize productivity, and accelerate product delivery. On top of that, developers can also bolster collaboration, project management, and overall efficiency. As… Continue reading 5 Top Rated Backend Web Development Tools In 2021

Android Essentials: Creating Simple User Forms

Android applications often rely upon data supplied by users. This tutorial walks you through the creation and use of a number of the most common controls used to collect data from the user. Getting Started For this tutorial, you will design and implement a membership registration form. Whether you’re in charge of recruiting members for… Continue reading Android Essentials: Creating Simple User Forms