A to Z of Procreate: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks!

The Procreate app for iPad is not just the killer mobile app for artists—it’s genuinely one of the best painting programs ever released. So What Is the Procreate App? In this A to Z of Procreate, I’m going to answer that question with 26 mini Procreate tutorials, as well as Procreate tips and tricks that… Continue reading A to Z of Procreate: Tips, Tricks, and Hacks!

30 Hilarious Print Advertisements

December 28, 2020 by Tom Walker 155 Comments In today’s world of interactive web-based marketing, viral campaigns, and high production television commercials, printed ads remain one of the most effective means for advertisers to reach their audience. The printed format, whether it is for magazines, newspapers, or billboards, sets specific challenges for ad designers. For… Continue reading 30 Hilarious Print Advertisements

How to Use the Free WordPress FooGallery Plugin to Create Image Galleries

Some websites require you to add many images in a single post or webpage. For example, you might want to upload a lot of images from an art exhibition or an event on a website. Similarly, any business that focuses on products and services might add a lot of relevant images on a single page.… Continue reading How to Use the Free WordPress FooGallery Plugin to Create Image Galleries

How Page Builder Plugins Make It Easy to Create a WordPress Website

Page builder plugins make it easier for both novices and experienced developers to build websites faster. With a page builder, you don’t need to know how to code—you can build your site with drag and drop.  There are many free and premium WordPress page builders in the market. In this post, I’ll show you the… Continue reading How Page Builder Plugins Make It Easy to Create a WordPress Website

How to Create a WordPress Gallery Using the Justified Image Grid Plugin

Displaying photos and videos on your website are essential for your website’s success.  Photos and videos on a website can increase engagement by over 65% and encourage visitors to spend a longer period of time on your site. By increasing engagement and keeping your target audience on your website, you will have a much better… Continue reading How to Create a WordPress Gallery Using the Justified Image Grid Plugin

A Simple Responsive JavaScript Image Gallery

I’ve covered basic image galleries with CSS and PHP in previous articles, making it time to do the same thing with JavaScript. Image Options As with the other image gallery examples, we need a two versions of each image: a thumbnail image and a full-size image. In this case, you have two options for the… Continue reading A Simple Responsive JavaScript Image Gallery

Examples of Mobile Design Patterns

Introduction We’re living in an era in which the constant and rapid changes of habits and the increasing presence of technology in our lives is presenting very big challenges to developers and designers. The growing importance given to the design and development of applications that will be used on mobile devices with a range of… Continue reading Examples of Mobile Design Patterns

10 Resources and Promotion Facts for Freelance Designers

The most successful freelancers are the ones that do the best job of getting their name out there. Being able to successful showcase and promote your own work is key to gaining more clients and becoming well-known for what you do.   It’s definitely hard to stand out in the crowd sometimes when you’re a… Continue reading 10 Resources and Promotion Facts for Freelance Designers

Create a Simple jQuery Image Lightbox Gallery

When building your own WordPress theme, there are a number of items to consider. One such page element is a dynamic image gallery, either using a lightbox or some type of sliding panel. Both of these user interfaces mesh nicely into the content of an article. Since they can both work on typical websites it… Continue reading Create a Simple jQuery Image Lightbox Gallery

Build a Mini Image Gallery Slideshow using Galleria

After searching through countless blog posts I have been looking for a really great image gallery slideshow. Something that could be added into WordPress and made as an easy publishing solution. This lead me onto Galleria which is a beautiful open source responsive image slideshow using jQuery. In this tutorial I want to demonstrate how… Continue reading Build a Mini Image Gallery Slideshow using Galleria

30+ Web Design Gallery Websites – Looking For Inspiration?

Web design gallery websites provide developers and designers creative inspiration for their own projects. By collecting the best web designs all over the internet, such websites serve as a key spot for fresh creative ideas. In This post, I have featured more than 40 examples of web design gallery websites that you can use for… Continue reading 30+ Web Design Gallery Websites – Looking For Inspiration?

Code a Dynamic Featured Image Gallery Layout using jQuery

The common image thumbnail carousel effect has gained traction among web developers. You can locate this technique on almost any major news company or online magazine, coupled with rotating featured images or banner designs. I feel that open source code has offered a much smoother choice for developers instead of being forced to write your… Continue reading Code a Dynamic Featured Image Gallery Layout using jQuery

The Blur Gallery in Photoshop CS6

In this tutorial, I explain the differences between the three new blurs in the Blur Gallery that have been added to Photoshop CS6; Field Blur, Iris Blur, Tilt-Shift. Plus, if you’re running Photoshop CS6 13.1, available to Creative Cloud members, you can now apply these blurs to Smart Objects! The New Blurs Field Blur works great… Continue reading The Blur Gallery in Photoshop CS6

Gallery of Backlit Photography

Creative backlights are often used to lend an artistic and enigmatic touch to photographs. In fact, if done properly, backlights can single-handedly transform an ordinary photograph into a masterpiece. In this gallery, we present to you some of the finest examples of backlit photography. Love’s Spark Portrait of my Sister and my Son Julie &… Continue reading Gallery of Backlit Photography