Tag: Look

Start From User Expectations to Deliver a Good Mobile UX

Nowadays mobile devices come in all shapes and sizes, each with its own way of interpreting the data received and the user interface solution. This greatly determines the success of any given app design, so user experience is one of the top priorities you need to consider. When working on a site design, these various… Continue reading Start From User Expectations to Deliver a Good Mobile UX

4 Metrics You Should Look At To Measure Website Success

Now that you have a well-designed website that is easy on your reader’s eye and simple to navigate, you still need to determine whether it is truly successful. To do this, you have to dive into data and analytics. Of course, measuring your site’s success is not all about pretty colors, textures and fonts. Google… Continue reading 4 Metrics You Should Look At To Measure Website Success

Tips for Training Your Clients to Use WordPress

As WordPress continues to power more and more websites, it stands to reason that many site owners will want to learn how to use it. One of the strengths of any CMS is the ability to login remotely and add/edit content or perform other maintenance tasks. WordPress especially excels in this area and includes some… Continue reading Tips for Training Your Clients to Use WordPress

5 Web Design Trends for 2017 and 2018

March 29, 2017 by abovepop Now that we’re comfortably in 2017, we can look back at the last few months to see how our “trends of 2017” predictions have turned out, and offer a few more to consider for 2018 and the rest of the year. Clean Layouts That Let Content Shine There was a… Continue reading 5 Web Design Trends for 2017 and 2018

Why You Should Stop Using The Term “Blog”

Blogs, blogs, and more blogs. They’re in every corner and every pocket of the universe known as the World Wide Web. Everyone – from professionals and teenagers to fictitious characters and even cats – seems to have a blog. But what are they, what purpose do they serve, and do you really need one? The… Continue reading Why You Should Stop Using The Term “Blog”

How to Create a Website to Compliment Your Logo

When it comes to creating your website and logo design, nothing but the best will do. You need to consider your branding always when creating any STD or web property. You also should consider your logo design and how your website works with your logo to help your branding. Remember that branding is a concerted… Continue reading How to Create a Website to Compliment Your Logo

The ultimate guide to CMS, part 2

On Tuesday we presented the Ultimate Guide to CMS, Part 1; today, we’re going to complete the picture… Choosing a CMS OK, so you’ve got an idea of how many different kinds of CMS there are out there. Now you want to pick one. Or perhaps you’re building a client-facing site, and a internal wiki,… Continue reading The ultimate guide to CMS, part 2

Affinity Photo comes to Windows

Friends, Windows enthusiasts, and people generally just stuck with Windows… rejoice! Rejoice, for some real competition to Adobe has finally hit our platform. Affinity Photo is here in Beta form, and it is looking mighty fine. I’ve had a chance to play around with it, and I have to say that I am duly impressed.… Continue reading Affinity Photo comes to Windows

Free Download: Glow PSD Theme

Do you want a eye catching theme for your next mobile app and get more sales? Look no further. Glow is a trendy landing page for your next product or service. It comes complete with a fully layered psd file and can be edited to fit your exact needs. With its modern flat look and… Continue reading Free Download: Glow PSD Theme

The Top 10 Super-Ultra-Very Bestest Photoshop Tips the Experts Don't Want You to Know!

New World Order Reader caution: this article was posted on April 1st 2016 and should not be taken seriously. Hi there dear readers, you may recognize me. I’m a frequent contributor to this site, and it’s time for me to come clean. I’m blowing the whistle. Today, I’m pulling back the curtain and letting you… Continue reading The Top 10 Super-Ultra-Very Bestest Photoshop Tips the Experts Don't Want You to Know!

How to Make WooCommerce Product Attributes More Prominent

What You’ll Be Creating WooCommerce product attributes are a really useful feature, but by default they’re hidden quite a way down the page, in the Additional Information section. Depending on your theme, they might not be visible until the user clicks on a tab, which means many users may not look at them.  Sometimes it’s… Continue reading How to Make WooCommerce Product Attributes More Prominent

What Are Top 7 Graphic And Web Design Trends in 2015 To Look Out For?

We’re finishing up the first quarter of 2015 and have seen many predictions for the web design scene already. While most of these predictions make a lot of sense based on what we have seen being used lately, I’d like to dig deeper into these trends and analyze the top 7 web design trends while providing… Continue reading What Are Top 7 Graphic And Web Design Trends in 2015 To Look Out For?

Take A Look At Some Of The Best Web Apps For Web Designers

So you started your own design agency, and it didn’t take long to register that it takes a lot more than a wicked awesome creative capacity to make it big in this already crowded market. You also need to plan your projects carefully, manage your time, organize your team, learn about marketing, and keep your… Continue reading Take A Look At Some Of The Best Web Apps For Web Designers

Tips for making you app successful!

Mobile application design and development has been ‘the thing’ as of late. With the growing prominence of smartphones, more and more applications are developed. It’s like, we have an app for everything, right? What makes it even more amazing is that this year, the projected number of smartphone users will be 1.75 billion. This staggering number… Continue reading Tips for making you app successful!

Get a Closer Look at 10 Outstanding Examples Of Website Navigation

Navigation is also known as button bar, which is an essential component of a website. The success of a website is directly related to its navigation. Website navigation is like a gateway into the different sections of content. Some general rules are mentioned below to design it effectively: Navigation should be easy and simple It… Continue reading Get a Closer Look at 10 Outstanding Examples Of Website Navigation

Design Inspiration: A Look Into iOS7 Icon Designs

Love it or hate it, the initial iOS7 release is out and causing quite the stir. Regardless of opinions relating to the design, functionality and direction of iOS7 there is some rather eye catching iOS7 icon design work going on behind the scenes. In this little inspiration roundup I wanted to showcase some of the… Continue reading Design Inspiration: A Look Into iOS7 Icon Designs

A Look Into CSS Units: Pixels, EM, and Percentage

Unit takes an important role for measuring and building things like a house, a bridge or a tower, and building a website is not an exception. There are a number of methods of measurements used on the Web, specifically in CSS, namely Pixel, EM and Percentage. In this post, we are going to run through… Continue reading A Look Into CSS Units: Pixels, EM, and Percentage

Beginning With WordPress: Editing the Look of Your Site With CSS

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Beginning With WordPress So, now that we have a child theme set up we’re ready to get make some changes to the look and feel of our site. What You’ll Need Web browser – I’m using Chrome Text editor – I’m using Text Wrangler FTP… Continue reading Beginning With WordPress: Editing the Look of Your Site With CSS

Adobe Illustrator CS6 Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Illustrator is a very important tool for designers and creative professionals. And no matter how familiar you are with it, there are always some shortcuts you could learn to be more productive. This is why you will love today’s exclusive Adobe Illustrator CS6 cheat sheet that the good people at ZeroLag have put together for WDL. How to… Continue reading Adobe Illustrator CS6 Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

A Simple Look Into Adaptive and Responsive Web Design

The decision for a developer to use an adaptive or responsive web design is dependent on the intended use of the web page. In a short comparison, an adaptive web design is made to deliver content accommodating to the type of browser enabled. While a responsive web design is designated to fit the original web… Continue reading A Simple Look Into Adaptive and Responsive Web Design

Top 10 Skills Employers Look For In A Graphic Designer

Thanks to the digital revolution, graphic designers are now more in demand than ever in 2013. From logo and banner creation to newsletter and app design, graphic design roles today can be extremely diverse and can vary wildly from employer to employer. Despite this, the sector still remains one of the most competitive in the… Continue reading Top 10 Skills Employers Look For In A Graphic Designer

A Look at Flat Design and Why It’s Significant

There has been a growing tidal wave of flat designs on the web, and recent trend reports have confirmed that they’re only increasing in popularity. Of course it’s easy to dismiss flat design as yet another fleeting aesthetic trend. But further investigation into this new philosophy reveals that flat design is a lot more than… Continue reading A Look at Flat Design and Why It’s Significant