Optimize Image File Size You might be familiar with this trick from the old days, batch when using progressively-loading JPEGs was the height of image optimization techniques. While these methods can still be of some use today, there are many more ways to shave off some loading time today. Use a program like ImageOptim or… Continue reading Building Image-Rich Websites Without the Lag
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Build Your Own CAPTCHA and Contact Form in PHP
People write code every day to automate a variety of processes. We exploit the fact that computers are a lot faster and more accurate than humans, which lets us simplify a lot of mundane tasks. Unfortunately, these same abilities can be used to program computers to do something malicious like sending spam or guessing passwords.… Continue reading Build Your Own CAPTCHA and Contact Form in PHP
Create Style Variations for WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Part 2
In the previous post we learned all about block style variations and how they’re used in the brand new WordPress 5.0 editor to switch between predefined styles easily. We’ll take things a little further in this post by providing more examples to give you a solid base for implementing block style variations in your own… Continue reading Create Style Variations for WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Part 2
What WordPress 5.0 Taught Me About Stress
2018 has certainly been an exciting year for WordPress. The CMS celebrated its 15th birthday and released its revolutionary version 5.0, featuring the new Gutenberg block editor. It seemed like there was something new to discuss on a daily basis. A lot of it was controversial. As someone who uses WordPress and cares about its… Continue reading What WordPress 5.0 Taught Me About Stress
How to Create a Vintage Photo Effect in a Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Style
What You’ll Be Creating This week is dedicated to Russian culture, so I would like to introduce you to the artworks of the famous Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky. He made a large number of color photographs of the early 20th century using his three-image method of photography. He was able to capture in his photos not… Continue reading How to Create a Vintage Photo Effect in a Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky Style
5 Ways to Make Your Website Stand Out
Websites, as you can imagine, exist for nearly every facet of society. From community pages for boy scout troops and churches, to sales geared store fronts online, to blogs and share sites that allow users to connect and interact. Having a website seems to be a necessity in today’s age. Yet, so many people spend… Continue reading 5 Ways to Make Your Website Stand Out
How to Quickly Build Layouts With Bootstrap 4’s Responsive Flexbox Utilities
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to quickly build layouts with Bootstraps 4’s responsive flexbox utilities. To gain a better understanding of these utilities, we’ll examine four different examples. Note: this tutorial assumes you’re familiar with Bootstrap 4 as well as flexbox. Take a look at these courses to get you going in the right… Continue reading How to Quickly Build Layouts With Bootstrap 4’s Responsive Flexbox Utilities
Render Text and Shapes on Images in PHP
In the previous, we focused on loaded and manipulating images with PHP. We learned how to rotate, resize, scale or flip an image. We also learned about different filters and the convolution matrix. Those tutorials also covered some practical uses of the GD library like resizing all images in a directory or adding watermarks on multiple… Continue reading Render Text and Shapes on Images in PHP
How to Create a Glowing, Fireflies Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop
What You’ll Be Creating Have you ever caught fireflies on a warm summer night? When I was a kid we used to call them “lightning bugs.” I was always fascinated by how they would shine and glow against the sky, and loved releasing them back into the night. So in this tutorial, I’ll show you… Continue reading How to Create a Glowing, Fireflies Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop
How to Draw a Ball
What You’ll Be Creating Drawing a ball may sound like something very simple, yet if you try it, you may discover that there are certain rules that must be followed. You need to know them if you want to draw a perfect ball! In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw a soccer… Continue reading How to Draw a Ball
How to Draw Angel Wings
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial I will show you how to draw wings on the back of a human, creating an angel. Angels, though seen as spiritual rather than material, are pictured as winged humans. But wings are not simply an appendix growing out of the shoulder blades—they’re specialized arms. So a typical… Continue reading How to Draw Angel Wings
5 Practical Productivity Hacks to Improve Web Design Efficiency
When it comes to web design, creativity and productivity are central to your work. If you lack in either of these areas, it will be a struggle to come up with quality results. The challenge, especially with the productivity half, is that everyone is unique. What works for one designer might not work for you,… Continue reading 5 Practical Productivity Hacks to Improve Web Design Efficiency
The importance of Design QA in digital product design
Great customer experiences don’t happen by accident. In digital product design, the customer experience encompasses everything that the product team does; development, design, DevOps, and QA — everyone’s role impacts the customer experience but especially the design and user experience. Since I’m a product designer, there’s a particular part of the process that I’m obsessed with, and… Continue reading The importance of Design QA in digital product design
Why Choosing the Right Typography Improves the Rate of Graphic Design Success
When it comes to creating a design, factors like picking the right color, choosing the correct layout, and selecting the right font need your special attention. The common myth that surrounds people’s mind is that a great font that will go well with the theme can be easily determined by simply visualizing the preview of… Continue reading Why Choosing the Right Typography Improves the Rate of Graphic Design Success
8 Free Wallpaper Photos Apps On Microsoft Store You (Might) Never Knew For Windows
There are many apps are available on Microsoft store for free which can be installed very easily but who knows? That is why we are sharing 8 Wallpaper Photos Apps On Microsoft Store You (Might) Never Knew For Windows. So, without any further ado let’s take a look at these and feel free to share… Continue reading 8 Free Wallpaper Photos Apps On Microsoft Store You (Might) Never Knew For Windows
What an iPhone notification dot told me last night
I am the red notification dot on your iPhone, I make sure you keep seeing me. I’ll create new tasks for you to finish, Come on, just tap on me. Why am I so irresistible? How do I make your finger tap? Do I provide you with the unconditional love you long for, Or am… Continue reading What an iPhone notification dot told me last night
WordPress Gutenberg Block API: Creating Custom Blocks
The new WordPress editor (codenamed Gutenberg) is due for release in version 5.0. Now is the perfect time to get to grips with it before it lands in WordPress core. In this series, I’m showing you how to work with the Block API and create your very own content blocks which you can use to build… Continue reading WordPress Gutenberg Block API: Creating Custom Blocks
No one designs like you
We’re imposters, you and I. But that designer you look up to. The one you feel knows something you don’t about design. About craft. About success. About leadership. Why don’t we think they’re imposters? That they have it all figured out? And why, for many of us, does achieving their level of mastery seem almost… Continue reading No one designs like you
Sharing Painful Experience of Resetting Password on GoDaddy
Forgot Password Screen — GoDaddy Recently, I wanted to purchase a domain on GoDaddy. I searched and found the domain and started a checkout process. However, I was unable to recall my all password. So, I decided to reset the password. When I saw a reset password screen, It asked for “User Name & Customer #”. I… Continue reading Sharing Painful Experience of Resetting Password on GoDaddy
SVG Viewport and viewBox (For Complete Beginners)
Check out this quick SVG viewport and viewBox tutorial. We’ll break down exactly what viewport and viewBox are in SVG for the web. SVG Viewport If you literally break down the word “viewport” you’ll get a hint as to its role in SVG. It creates a “port” through which you can “view” a section of… Continue reading SVG Viewport and viewBox (For Complete Beginners)
How to Bake Engagement Into Video Content
Would you like to create video content that is more engaging and draws in and retains more viewers while also attracting more shares, likes, comments, and other reactions? If you do then you should know that engagement needs to be ‘baked into’ video content, and that starts from the time you sit down and begin… Continue reading How to Bake Engagement Into Video Content
Inclusive Design Mindset
At the end of a 72-hour race to complete the Student Design Challenge (SDC) hosted by Microsoft at IxDA this year, I was prompted to think about how my experience could not only benefit future designers, but also public school teachers. The challenge was to design an interactive way to teach rhythm to a student… Continue reading Inclusive Design Mindset
When AI gets in the way of UX
Interest for “Artificial Intelligence” over the last 5 years, according to Google Trends. Artificial Intelligence is the big buzzword of today. If you are a digital designer, there are good chances that a quick scroll through your RSS reader, Twitter feed or Slack channels will show you more instances of the term “AI” than you would… Continue reading When AI gets in the way of UX
Let Your Audience Design Your Website: Why Online Casinos are Built on Logic Not Luck
Taking an activity that primarily existed in the physical world for decades and making it something internet users will enjoy is never easy. Indeed, when you look at the mixed response to online books, you’ll see just how tough it can be to convert people. According to Forbes’ review of Amazon’s Kindle sales in 2013,… Continue reading Let Your Audience Design Your Website: Why Online Casinos are Built on Logic Not Luck