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
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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
Micro UX Effects: Bring Websites to Life with Microscopic Attention to Detail
We are accustomed to taking different helpful elements that are inbuilt into website design for granted. For example, a small load dynamic icon that allows controlling volume of sound seems to us a matter of course. Various effects that transform integral elements into brisk eye-catching items also do not cause delight. Trendy techniques of using… Continue reading Micro UX Effects: Bring Websites to Life with Microscopic Attention to Detail
10 Ways to Be a Student of Life
Learning shouldn’t stop once you graduate from school. Graduating from college doesn’t mean you can no longer be a student. Life offers more lessons than school ever could. As an individual, you must constantly seek for more ways to grow. To be stagnant should never be an option for someone who has so much potential.… Continue reading 10 Ways to Be a Student of Life
Street Photography: 40+ Outstanding Candid Shots
Street Photography is defined as photography that is shot in any public place in a candid situation. The image captured could be any random person, thing, building or street performers. Therefore, despite the name of this genre, the presence of a street is not a necessity. Framing and timing are all important, with the aim… Continue reading Street Photography: 40+ Outstanding Candid Shots
GA Dash: Newcomer teaches Newcomers HTML5 for Free
Online-learning resources are great ways to gain knowledge at your own pace and in topics you are truly interested in, unlike typical school education. There are quite a few institutes promising to help you evolve your skills in whatever field you like. If you are about to embark the web design or development ship, just… Continue reading GA Dash: Newcomer teaches Newcomers HTML5 for Free
How To Create Stylish Pictogram Inspired Illustrations
Illustrating with basic linework not only results in some really cool artwork, it also makes the job a lot easier! Instead of painstakingly drawing every detail, simplifying the object into its basic form and using just a single stroke weight produces a stylised pictogram effect. In this tutorial I’ll take you through the process of… Continue reading How To Create Stylish Pictogram Inspired Illustrations
Color: Links, Books & Tools to Make your Life Easier
Indigo Studio – Prototyping Tool for Your Web, Desktop and Mobile Applications
If you are in need of a rapid and interactive prototyping tool for your web, desktop and mobile applications then you should totally check out Indigo Studio. This is one of the latest design tools that will make life easier for you by simply and quickly creating functional animated user interface prototypes. What makes this… Continue reading Indigo Studio – Prototyping Tool for Your Web, Desktop and Mobile Applications
Web Design Trends of Video Backgrounds
Websites do not have to be static all the time. Websites are not in hardcopy, rather softcopy which allows making them more dynamic and providing visitors an ameliorated user experience. With the ever advancing technology and designing techniques it is now possible to implement videos as backgrounds easily and quickly – thanks to HTML5. If this is… Continue reading Web Design Trends of Video Backgrounds
30+ Stunning HDR Photographs of Airports and Planes Around the World
Most of us, at some time or another, have been to an airport, whether it is to take a flight or to meet friends or relatives from their flight. How often do we actually take a look around the airport, try to find unusual angles that would produce a stunning photograph or notice the way… Continue reading 30+ Stunning HDR Photographs of Airports and Planes Around the World
Workspace Issues
Let’s take a moment to talk about your workspace. Not in the “this is what you need to do to make your workspace awesome” way, but instead to talk about how the place where you ply your trade can have a very real effect on how you function. See, last week I had a problem… Continue reading Workspace Issues
Put More Personal Work In Your Portfolio
Anyone here have a bunch of strange, unusual, or, shall we say, “quirky” hobbies? Perhaps you like to collect bottle caps from around the world and photograph them as found typography. Or maybe you recycle old computer parts to fashion into handmade art pieces? Come on, you’re designers – I know there’s something juicy you… Continue reading Put More Personal Work In Your Portfolio
10 Hand-Picked Useful resources to Make your life a lot Easier
Being a web designer or developer ourselves, we know you guys are always looking for something new and interesting that can help you get things done more accurately and efficiently. So today we have hand-picked 10 amazing resources and tools that can make your life a little easier. These can be great for the budding… Continue reading 10 Hand-Picked Useful resources to Make your life a lot Easier