What You’ll Be Creating Introduction Since their introduction in Xcode 6 alongside Swift, to their current iteration in Xcode 7.3.1, playgrounds have come a long way. With new features and better stability, they are evolving into a viable tool for rapid prototyping or quickly hacking together a proof of concept. As a developer, sometimes you have… Continue reading Rapid, Interactive Prototyping With Xcode Playgrounds
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Animation for Beginners: How to Animate a Head Turn
What You’ll Be Creating Today we are going to learn how to animate a character turning his head. You’ll find that you will be animating head turns a lot when you do character animation. A head turn is challenging to animate because the mass and shape need to be consistent, as do the elements of… Continue reading Animation for Beginners: How to Animate a Head Turn
4 Point Checklist on Choosing Most Serious Coding Agency
Posted · Category: Best Collections Choosing the right coders for your project can be painfully similar to looking for a needle in the haystack. There are thousands of people out there offering their services, but who are the best ones for you and your business? Who among them understands your vision, aligns with your goals,… Continue reading 4 Point Checklist on Choosing Most Serious Coding Agency
Adding Custom Hooks in WordPress: Custom Filters
In this two-part series, we’re taking a look at the WordPress hook system. Specifically, we’re taking a close look at both actions and filters and the role they play in WordPress development. Though they are both defined as hooks, each plays a specific role in WordPress development. And if you’re looking to become a more… Continue reading Adding Custom Hooks in WordPress: Custom Filters
International Artist Feature: Italy
For this article in the international artist series, we turn to Italy, featuring six artists who create fantastic work, from illustration to graphic design and more! I asked each artist how their country and culture inspired their work, and they delivered fantastic answers. Enjoy! Officemilano Officemilano is a multi-discipline design firm based in Milan, Italy.… Continue reading International Artist Feature: Italy
Adding Custom Hooks in WordPress: Custom Actions
One of the cornerstones of building custom solutions in WordPress is having an understanding of hooks. In and of themselves, they aren’t terribly difficult to understand, and we’ll be covering a short primer on them in this tutorial. But if you’re looking to get into more advanced WordPress development, it’s worth knowing how to implement… Continue reading Adding Custom Hooks in WordPress: Custom Actions
Filterizr – A jQuery Plugin to Apply Filters Over Responsive Galleries
Filterizr is a jQuery plugin that sorts, shuffles and applies stunning filters over responsive galleries using CSS3 transitions and custom CSS effects.You can write your very own, custom effects in CSS and watch your gallery come to life. Features: – Pluggable look & feel (write your CSS effects in the box on the right and… Continue reading Filterizr – A jQuery Plugin to Apply Filters Over Responsive Galleries
12 Amazing Text Effects Created With CSS
ADVERTISEMENT Here we have come up with 12 most beautiful text effects that have been created by using CSS. In the field of web designing, CSS has made it possible to create amazing and stunning design with ease. Now, designers can style any design bringing some life into it so that it look visually appealing… Continue reading 12 Amazing Text Effects Created With CSS
10 Top Tips for Creating Unique Character Designs
Everyone has a favorite cartoon character, but how did they first come to life? A lot of research and love goes into creating universally recognized characters. So today we’re bringing you ten great tips for everything you need to know about character design, using amazing examples from Envato Market. 1. Pick a Theme Starting a new… Continue reading 10 Top Tips for Creating Unique Character Designs
How to Run Your Application on a Physical Device
Most Android phones and tablets can be connected to a computer using a USB cable. However, by default, the USB connection established between an Android device and a computer is limited to file transfer only. Therefore, if you want to use your device for Android application development, you have to make a few configuration changes… Continue reading How to Run Your Application on a Physical Device
Interview with Artist Devin Mars
Devin Mars is a digital artist from USA. born in Curitiba, Brazil. He can’t really pinpoint an exact moment on the time he wanted to become an artist because it’s an idea that evolved with him. Let us know about him more in this interview. So, read on and enjoy! When did you decide to become an artist? I… Continue reading Interview with Artist Devin Mars
IDevie Weekly News (week 10)
This is our popular weekly design news post where we share our favorite design related articles, resources and freebies from the past week. New Resources & Tools Hamburgers – A collection of tasty CSS-animated hamburger icons By Jonathan Suh. Intro.js – Step-by-step guide and feature introduction for your website. Balloon.css – Simple tooltips made of… Continue reading IDevie Weekly News (week 10)
13 Abstract & Colorful Desktop Wallpapers
ADVERTISEMENT Here is another wonderful compilation of 13 abstract and colorful desktop wallpapers for you. Many computer owners use desktop wallpapers to spice up their desktop and bring some life into it. Knowing how much of a hot commodity wallpapers are to the design and development community, and to anyone in general who tends to… Continue reading 13 Abstract & Colorful Desktop Wallpapers
12 JavaScript Libraries For Cool Scrolling Effects
In this post, we are presenting some of the excellent JavaScript libraries that would help you create cool scrolling effects. Animations and special effects make any website design to appear lively and appealing. This s the reason why many designers add animation to their web designs. So, let us add some life to your web… Continue reading 12 JavaScript Libraries For Cool Scrolling Effects
JavaScript from Beginner to Expert
The total length of the course is over 12 hours! You will learn theory and you will also gain lots of practice. During the course I will explain you how to write real life applications like for example galleries with thumbnails, image sliders etc. I will do everything so you understand JavaScript. After this course… Continue reading JavaScript from Beginner to Expert
International Artist Feature: Germany
For this article in the international artist series we turn to Germany, featuring seven illustrators and designers who create fantastic work from digital paintings to textile design and more! I asked each artist how their country and culture inspired their work, and they delivered fantastic answers. Enjoy! Cloudy Thurstag Cloudy is an illustrator and designer… Continue reading International Artist Feature: Germany
Managing Your Freelance To-Do List While Keeping Some Shred of Sanity
A day in the life of a freelance web designer can be a real whirlwind. Without ever leaving your desk, you might be working on dozens of sites, communicating with lots of clients, writing several proposals and still find time to network on social media. This is my 17th year of freelancing. Last year, I… Continue reading Managing Your Freelance To-Do List While Keeping Some Shred of Sanity
Quick Tip: Don’t Forget the “noscript” Element
JavaScript is a powerful language which brings websites to life with interactivity, until that dreaded moment when JavaScript is disabled in the browser, out of the blue. In this quick tip we’ll look at providing fallbacks with the <noscript> element. No JavaScript Users might disable JavaScript for a number of reasons. They might be doing so to… Continue reading Quick Tip: Don’t Forget the “noscript” Element
20 Time Saving Shortcuts and Life Hacks from Successful People
Life hacks can be shortcuts to make our lives easier. They can also be effective advices to push ourselves to live and work better. Here are 20 time-saving life hacks from industry experts to push us to find one’ own greatness and unleash their potential. 1. Warren Ellis About: Warren Ellis is a graphic novels… Continue reading 20 Time Saving Shortcuts and Life Hacks from Successful People
What Are Web Designers Best Sources For Inspiration?
What Are Web Designers Best Sources For Inspiration? If inspiration is as easy as drinking a cup of coffee or you can easily find inspiration in a cup of coffee, then a web designer’s life is a breeze. However, like their art and all the codes that go with it, there are times when inspiration… Continue reading What Are Web Designers Best Sources For Inspiration?
WP_Query Arguments: Taxonomies
So far in this series, you’ve learned how WP_Query is structured and what its properties and methods are. Now we’re looking at the various arguments you can use with WP_Query and how you code them. WP_Query has a large number of possible arguments, which makes it extremely flexible. As you can use it to query… Continue reading WP_Query Arguments: Taxonomies
Product Tags, Categories & Attributes
In previous articles of this series about WooCommerce I have discussed different settings and their configurations, including the addition of products. Then we explored the addition of four different kinds of products with featured images and product galleries. In the section of products, there were options for product tags, categories and attributes. This is what… Continue reading Product Tags, Categories & Attributes
10 Little Known Ways to Create More Time in Your Life
“Life is crazy. Family, work, social engagements…I just can’t keep up… there aren’t enough hours in a day…whoever has the time to really achieve what they want out of life?” Does this sound like you? Are you tired of waking up and discovering you’re already running behind before you even get out of bed? Life… Continue reading 10 Little Known Ways to Create More Time in Your Life
Real Life Examples of the X Theme in Action
It’s never easy to decide on a specific theme when making a website for one of your clients. So, unless you’ve already heard about this by now, you may be pleased to know that there is no need to seek any further. A certain Theme.co release has gone viral over the past months. The genesis… Continue reading Real Life Examples of the X Theme in Action