Understanding Cybersecurity for Your Website

A massive national oil pipeline was recently shut down amidst a secondary pandemic of ransomware attacks. This comes just as industries pivot to accommodate the virtual shifts brought about by COVID-19. For your website, this means a new and focused approach towards cybersecurity is more important than ever. Understanding the importance of cybersecurity is the… Continue reading Understanding Cybersecurity for Your Website

5 Uses of Outsized Typography in Web Design

June 14, 2021 by Sangalang Kristine Leave a Comment Outsized typography in web design is one of the most recent trends. With the advent of simple, neutral, and minimalist designs, designers must find a new avenue of adding drama and effect to their concepts. It is through this that outsized typography has played a big… Continue reading 5 Uses of Outsized Typography in Web Design

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo with These 21 Cool and Fun Backgrounds

May 5, 2021 by Sangalang Kristine The need for Cinco de Mayo backgrounds is here again. One of the most popular Mexican holidays, it is celebrated by all Mexican communities in the world. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated even by non-Mexican communities in the US. In fact, in recent decades, it has become more of an… Continue reading Celebrate Cinco De Mayo with These 21 Cool and Fun Backgrounds

Landing Pages and Banners for St. Patrick’s Day 2021

March 3, 2021 by Sangalang Kristine Are you in serious need of cool and unique  St. Patrick’s Day landing pages and banner designs? This article exhibits many of the best, free St. Patrick’s day landing pages and banner designs. Usually celebrated with fun costumes, parades, and a whole lot of booze, the Feast of St.… Continue reading Landing Pages and Banners for St. Patrick’s Day 2021

What Google’s Core Web Vitals Initiative Means for Web Developers

When Google announced its Core Web Vitals Initiative, it caused waves within the field of web development. These performance metrics, set to start impacting rankings this year, are guidelines for a quality web experience, and following them will be key to success in the near future. Already, elements of web design like search engine optimization… Continue reading What Google’s Core Web Vitals Initiative Means for Web Developers

21 Cool and Vibrant Grey and Yellow Backgrounds for 2021

January 8, 2021 by Sangalang Kristine Grey and yellow backgrounds are trendy for 2021.  These colors are said to represent the best mood and vibe for the coming year. Many designers from different industries take on the trend. Some designers change the look of their websites, others use it more subtly. Graphic designers incorporate the… Continue reading 21 Cool and Vibrant Grey and Yellow Backgrounds for 2021

How to Design Better Buttons for UI

November 18, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Learning to design better buttons for UI may be an important skill many designers take for granted. Buttons are more than just what we all think they are, they affect users’ overall experience for websites and apps. It is one of the main elements linking an interaction between a… Continue reading How to Design Better Buttons for UI

Avoid These When Working on Open Source Projects

November 16, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Every website developer should work on open source projects once in their career. It is a great way of getting feedback on works. Working on these kinds of projects is also a good way of learning how to create codes that are flexible enough to fit other developers’ works.… Continue reading Avoid These When Working on Open Source Projects

Black Friday Design Elements for E-commerce Websites

November 2, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Now that online purchases are both encouraged and preferred for Black Friday, e-commerce websites are given a new challenge of accommodating significantly more buyers. than before. There are numerous competitors on the internet, how do you make sure that the buyers notice you? The answer to this is simple… Continue reading Black Friday Design Elements for E-commerce Websites

Neuralink Technology and the Future of Website Building

October 19, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine What is Neuralink Technology? Elon Musk may be one of the most innovative men in the world. But sometimes, he can be a genius that is a bit borderline crazy. One of his latest experimental innovations is Neuralink Technology that ‘wires brains to the internet’. This particular technology hopes… Continue reading Neuralink Technology and the Future of Website Building

These Fun Games With Surely Test your Web Design Skills

September 23, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Anyone could learn how to create websites through continuous training and practice. However, this could get eventually boring and de-motivating. The great news is that game devs have created games that help newbie web designers hone their skills for both web design and coding development. Here are a few… Continue reading These Fun Games With Surely Test your Web Design Skills

Pointless Websites to Waste Time That School You in Design

Pointless websites are made from brilliant development hacks which are all wit and less work. These are websites that do not have any specific niche or content. The useless web is actually not what many people think it is. They may seem pointless but some really cool simplistic pages gain more user engagement than some… Continue reading Pointless Websites to Waste Time That School You in Design

Best WordPress Parallax Scrolling Websites

Animation has always revolutionized web design throughout the years. This advancement in web design is exemplified well by the best WordPress parallax scrolling websites.  This is a set of animated effects triggered by the movement of the user’s mouse cursor. There are demos and samples available to view and use online. In fact, WordPress has… Continue reading Best WordPress Parallax Scrolling Websites

What Font Looks Like Handwriting?

There is a multitude of fonts that look like handwriting available for free on the internet. Handwritten fonts are on trend right now and are commonly used in graphic design and web design.  These kinds of fonts are great for statement designs and pieces. Statement arts, web headers, and more. These kinds of handwritten fonts are… Continue reading What Font Looks Like Handwriting?

Photoshop Basics: How to Curve Text in Photoshop

July 27, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Understanding how to curve a text in Photoshop may be one of the things we don’t realize are important in learning how to use the software. When done wrong, a curved text in a Photoshopped image will surely look too amateur. To any beginner, there are multiple ways to… Continue reading Photoshop Basics: How to Curve Text in Photoshop

Photoshop Basics: How to Feather in Photoshop

July 20, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine What is ‘Feather’ in Photoshop? To ‘feather’ an image simply means to soften its edges. In some references, ‘feathering’ is also called blurred edges. Feathering is done to an image for a variety of purposes. This is usually used to isolate a certain part of an image, to use… Continue reading Photoshop Basics: How to Feather in Photoshop

Photoshop Basics: How to Rotate an Image in Photoshop

July 13, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Changing the orientation of an image may be necessary when editing in Photoshop. There are different ways on how to rotate an image in Photoshop. There are straightforward ways to rotate an image, while there are other clever tricks to do the same. Here are a few tips and… Continue reading Photoshop Basics: How to Rotate an Image in Photoshop

9 Beginner Photoshop Tutorials

Digital skills are very important nowadays. As the internet and technology govern more aspects of our daily lives, learning a few digital skills could be helpful in the long run. Beginner Photoshop tutorials are everywhere and are available on almost any platform. Is Photoshop hard to learn? The answer could be both a yes and… Continue reading 9 Beginner Photoshop Tutorials

The Zone of Infinite Creative Possibilities

Ideation is the third component in our Design Thinking process, as seen in the Hasso-Plattner Institute of Design’s proposal which we’ve discussed in our previous articles: Image source: Interaction Design Foundation How Did We Arrive at the Ideate Stage?  During the Empathize stage: you approach the user and gather data needed to define the challenge… Continue reading The Zone of Infinite Creative Possibilities