90% of web designers need to engage their clients with ongoing communication and collaboration. Effective communication is key to delivering for your design clients and maintaining your relationship with them. Without the right communication process and tools, it can eat into the time you need to get their project done as well as lead to… Continue reading 7 Ways Designers Can Streamline Client Communication
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PHP Namespace Tutorial: The Basics
In this tutorial, I’ll go through the basics of namespaces in PHP. I’ll explain why you might need namespaces, and I’ll show you how to use PHP namespaces in your day-to-day development. More often than not, you will end up using third-party libraries from different vendors in your PHP applications. Now, there could be collisions… Continue reading PHP Namespace Tutorial: The Basics
Create a Burning Vector Match Using Gradient Meshes
What You’ll Be Creating If you want to create vector flames in Illustrator, in this tutorial I will show you how to create an illustration of a burning match using a fire gradient. You’ll learn how to make a realistic match flame that is also fully scalable. And if you need some vector flames, but… Continue reading Create a Burning Vector Match Using Gradient Meshes
Is Change Positive for Web Designers?
As a web designer, you’re constantly being bombarded with messages that tell you to acquire new skills, try new tools, and keep on hustling. But if you’re constantly changing things up, does it do the opposite of what you originally set out to do? In other words, if you always have to start over, is… Continue reading Is Change Positive for Web Designers?
30+ Free Signature Fonts (Script Fonts to Download Now)
Don’t let a less than outstanding signature hold you back. Instead, try a cool signature font and create a unique signature you can be proud of. Try a premium signature font from Envato Elements, like Magnolia Stylish Signature Font Today we’ll share with you over 30 free signature style fonts as well as a selection… Continue reading 30+ Free Signature Fonts (Script Fonts to Download Now)
Getting Started as a Freelance Web Designer
Choosing to become a freelancer is a career decision many web designers consider. There are many benefits to going freelance, but it isn’t always easy to know how to get started or whether you can make it work. Below is some information to help you decide if it’s the right move for you and how… Continue reading Getting Started as a Freelance Web Designer
Eye Vs AI: Harnessing Technology to Successfully Track User Attention
Attention is the new gold; brands are in a constant competition for our attention. A big portion of our time we spend online, where we are bombarded with insane amounts of information and advertisements. It’s hard not to become overwhelmed in this world of consumerism. We have had to become good at quickly evaluating which… Continue reading Eye Vs AI: Harnessing Technology to Successfully Track User Attention
Why Do Websites Look the Same (And Should We Care)?
If we don’t question this kind of design homogenization, do we put ourselves at risk of perpetuating the same mistakes in the years to come? Or is it even a mistake to begin with? Today, I’m going to look at four things that are likely causing this, and what you can do to break the… Continue reading Why Do Websites Look the Same (And Should We Care)?
Is it Time to Redesign Your Portfolio?
For many professionals looking for new work opportunities, they know that prospective employers are going to ask for proof of their credentials; where they went to school; how long they worked in the field; who they worked for; a résumé communicates these details nicely. For web designers, though, a list of jobs and accolades isn’t… Continue reading Is it Time to Redesign Your Portfolio?
5 Tricks To Complete Graphic Design Homework Easily
1 Share It’s incredibly easy to immerse yourself in the bright world of graphic design. Today you can get the demanded profession of a graphic designer by passing a short training program. Online lessons provide a wide range of knowledge, allowing you to enter the job market immediately. The main thing is to find the… Continue reading 5 Tricks To Complete Graphic Design Homework Easily
5 Tips for Working with Clients When You’Re at Home
For those of you working from home right now (willingly or unwillingly), you can’t allow your surroundings to have an effect on your work and, more importantly, your client relationships. Clients don’t care where you are. They just want you to get the job done, and get it done it well. By that same token,… Continue reading 5 Tips for Working with Clients When You’Re at Home
How to Update PHP in WordPress
Do you want a faster, more secure WordPress website? It’s important to keep your themes, plugins and even your WordPress software up to date, but what about PHP? WordPress runs on PHP, so upgrading to the latest version is just as important as keeping your plugins, themes and WordPress itself up to date. By switching… Continue reading How to Update PHP in WordPress
Illustrator Tutorials: 33 New Adobe Illustrator Tuts Learn Drawing and Illustration
Fresh free Adobe Illustrator tutorials and video tutorials you can watch our on YouTube to Learn How to Create Beautiful Vector illustrations art. Tutorials are best and easiest way to learn and practice new tricks, In this tutorial collection we are gathered fresh tuts which are best for beginners and advance illustrator designers. These tutorials… Continue reading Illustrator Tutorials: 33 New Adobe Illustrator Tuts Learn Drawing and Illustration
The Latest Research for Web Designers, January 2020
One of the most powerful tools we have in web design is consumer and industry data. It’s like a gauge that tells us whether we’re still heading in the right direction or it’s time to change course and adopt a new strategy or approach. Unless you’re combing the web for the latest news and reports… Continue reading The Latest Research for Web Designers, January 2020
How Many Types of X Acronym Are There? And Does It Matter?
One of the problems with coining a term like “user experience” or its acronym counterpart “UX” is that it opens up the floodgates for other trendy experience-related acronyms to enter the web design lexicon. CX, DX, EX, HX, JX, PX, UX, (U)XD… Is all of this really necessary though? While I don’t think you need… Continue reading How Many Types of X Acronym Are There? And Does It Matter?
Where Is php.ini, the PHP Configuration File?
In this tutorial, we’re going to discuss php.ini—the main configuration file in PHP. From the beginner’s perspective, we’ll discuss what it’s meant for, where to locate it, and a couple of important configuration settings it provides. What Is php.ini? Whether you’re a PHP beginner or a seasoned developer, I’m sure that you’ve heard of php.ini:… Continue reading Where Is php.ini, the PHP Configuration File?
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
Transform Your Design with Unified UX
Unless you’ve been hiding under a tinfoil hat for the last few years, you probably know that UX and UI are not the same thing because “UX is more ergonomic”, or some such nonsense. But what about the unified part? Normally speaking, I’ve got very little patience for hipster acronyms and nit-picking, but actually it… Continue reading Transform Your Design with Unified UX
6 Best WordPress Lightbox Plugins
What Is a WordPress Lightbox Plugin? If you have a website with multiple images that you want to highlight, you could definitely benefit from using a lightbox. Generally, a lightbox allows people to click on an image or other content to view its enlarged version overlaid on the rest of the page. While the lightbox… Continue reading 6 Best WordPress Lightbox Plugins
10 Stunning Trends for Website Designers to Follow in 2020
Like every field of design, the web design industry also continues to evolve with new and exciting trends and design practices each year. People and businesses who want to stay on top of their web design game keep up with the latest design trends to make their website look trendy and modern, because who likes… Continue reading 10 Stunning Trends for Website Designers to Follow in 2020
Basic Online Security Practices You May Be Overlooking As a Web Designer/Developer
As a web designer/developer, you create and design websites, and you consider the hundred and one elements that go into web developing and designing. The site you make, whether it’s for yourself or a client, must be aesthetically pleasing; all buttons should work; it should display on all screen sizes; and you must ensure the… Continue reading Basic Online Security Practices You May Be Overlooking As a Web Designer/Developer
How to Create a Form With the Quform WordPress Plugin
Forms are essential for any website as they provide an efficient way for your customers to communicate with you. Whether you are looking to receive feedback, complete an order, or receive an application from your website visitors, forms allow you to effectively collect all of this information. Many of the WordPress forms on the market… Continue reading How to Create a Form With the Quform WordPress Plugin
Four Examples of Beautiful Dental Sites
Private practice dental offices are starting to realize that people look at site design when they pick out the individual who will have the privilege of performing services for them. While this might not be the first thing that potential patients look for, it does play a fairly big role in the decision-making process according… Continue reading Four Examples of Beautiful Dental Sites
A Guide to Using SMS Marketing to Generate More Leads
Mobile eCommerce, or mCommerce, is a term used to cover online browsing for products and their purchase, with customers using their smartphones, tablets or personal computers to place the order. In recent years, portable devices have been quick to replace desktop computers, making the need to address mobile marketing more crucial than ever. The rapid… Continue reading A Guide to Using SMS Marketing to Generate More Leads