Create Beautiful Forms With PHP Form Builder

If you are a PHP developer, creating forms, validating form submissions, and managing PHP sessions are probably tasks that are part and parcel of your job. All these tasks, although rather repetitive, require lots of time and attention, especially if you care about best practices relating to design and security. By using a well-tested form… Continue reading Create Beautiful Forms With PHP Form Builder

Easy Form Validation With jQuery

In our previous tutorial, we discussed how to implement basic form validation using some input attributes in HTML5 and a little Regex.  HTML5 Form Input Validation Using Only HTML5 and Regex Monty Shokeen In this tutorial, we will learn how to use a jQuery plugin to add form validation to your website. Using a jQuery… Continue reading Easy Form Validation With jQuery

Tips for Enhancing Website Loading Speed by Proper Optimization

Today era is digitization world, where website accessibility is the most common task. Users use websites for a variety of reasons in their day to day tasks. If a user is searching a query using any digital assistant whether phone or desktop, they expect quick and relevant answers to that. For example, if a user… Continue reading Tips for Enhancing Website Loading Speed by Proper Optimization

How to Create an eBook in Adobe InDesign

What You’ll Be Creating Ever wanted to easily convert your InDesign layouts to eBooks? With the right know-how, it’s super-simple to do. In this tutorial we’ll look at three different ways you can quickly turn your designs into interactive PDFs or EPUBs, ready for sharing or selling online.  There are a few different eBook formats… Continue reading How to Create an eBook in Adobe InDesign

Object-Oriented PHP With Classes and Objects

In this article, we’re going to explore the basics of object-oriented programming in PHP. We’ll start with an introduction to classes and objects, and we’ll discuss a couple of advanced concepts like inheritance and polymorphism in the latter half of this article. What Is Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)? Object-oriented programming, commonly referred to as OOP, is… Continue reading Object-Oriented PHP With Classes and Objects

Create Style Variations for WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Part 1

Now is an exciting time for WordPress developers with the official release of version 5.0 just around the corner. This will mark the debut of the brand new editor, code-named Gutenberg. If you have anything to do with WordPress on a regular basis, whether as a developer or as a user, then you’ll probably understand… Continue reading Create Style Variations for WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Part 1

Introduction to Firebase

We are in an era of rapid prototyping. We may get bright ideas, but sometimes they don’t get implemented if they take too much work. Often, the back-end is the limiting factor—many ideas never get implemented due to lack of knowledge or time for server-side coding. As a mobile developer, using a back-end as a service (BaaS) platform can… Continue reading Introduction to Firebase

4 Key Design Principles That Videos Should Leverage

September 30, 2018 by Spyrestudios Design principles can be applied to any visual medium – and videos are no exception. In fact it is essential that you consider the design of the elements in your videos if you want them to look impressive. While there are many design principles that you should take into account,… Continue reading 4 Key Design Principles That Videos Should Leverage

How to Draw Natural, Textured, Afro Hairstyles (Afros, Locs, Braids, Twists)

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll look at drawing multiple hairstyles that tend to be popular choices for natural, afro textured hair: afros, locs, braids, and twists. While these styles could potentially be worn by people with other hair types, we will primarily focus on Type 4 hair. We’ll take a stylistic approach… Continue reading How to Draw Natural, Textured, Afro Hairstyles (Afros, Locs, Braids, Twists)

Understand Arrays in PHP

* { box-sizing: border-box; } body {margin: 0;} In this post, you’ll learn the basics of arrays in PHP. You’ll learn how to create an array and how to use associative and multidimensional arrays, and you’ll see lots of examples of arrays in action. What Is an Array? In PHP, an array is a data… Continue reading Understand Arrays in PHP

Pre-built websites: How to Refresh a Website’s Look on Fast-Forward

Posted · Category: Best Collections There’s an awful lot of dull, unattractive websites out there that are in dire need of upgrading or total redesign. The owners of those websites are either unaware of the problem or hesitant to ask how much redesign would cost. Web designers would of course welcome the work, even though… Continue reading Pre-built websites: How to Refresh a Website’s Look on Fast-Forward

The Evolution of Websites, Online Banners and Advertising Over the Years

If you want to make an impact in the world of online marketing and business, you are going to need a high-quality website, a fancy logo design, and also banners and ad creative to market everything effectively. With all of this in mind, a lot has changed in the past several years when it comes… Continue reading The Evolution of Websites, Online Banners and Advertising Over the Years

Migrating a WordPress Website In Under 10 Minutes: The Ultimate Guide To The Duplicator Plugin

Thinking about migrating your WordPress site? Most people aren’t aware of how they can migrate their site and then upon searching, they come across so many complex ways that they decide to not to do it altogether. But, then there are a few ways that can help you in moving the site to the server… Continue reading Migrating a WordPress Website In Under 10 Minutes: The Ultimate Guide To The Duplicator Plugin

Safety in numbers during design research

The taxi driver asked whether we were sure we had the right address, whether we actually knew the person we were visiting, “You know, you just don’t seem like the types to be visiting someone round here” Ten minutes north of The Bronx, NYC in a sleeting-cold January storm, two colleagues and I had arrived at… Continue reading Safety in numbers during design research

WordPress Errors 500, 502, 504 & 508 – What Causes Them And How to Fix Them

As a website owner, you are bound to run into some errors every now and then. Those errors can be plentiful but in this post we will talk about the most common ones that everyone runs into frequently. Let’s take a look at some common errors, what causes them and ways to fix them. 500… Continue reading WordPress Errors 500, 502, 504 & 508 – What Causes Them And How to Fix Them

How to Choose the Best Design for Your Blog

Selecting a design is the intermediate step to writing a blog. It serves to capture the reader so that one can be interested in reading through the entire blog. Therefore, the person who reads will be most likely captivated by the layout and information on the site. Take, for example, if you want more students… Continue reading How to Choose the Best Design for Your Blog

An Overview of JavaScript Promises

This tutorial covers the basics of JavaScript promises, showing how you can leverage them in your JavaScript development. The concept of promises is not new to web development. Many of us have already used promises in the form of libraries such as Q, when.js, RSVP.js, etc. Even jQuery has something called a Deferred object, which… Continue reading An Overview of JavaScript Promises

5 Things Beginner Mobile Game Developers Must Know

For game developers, the dream is to create the next big hit, the Tetris of our generation. Since Tetris became a huge hit, there have been many spinoffs. It is interesting to note that the games we love the most aren’t very complicated. Just have a look at a puzzle game like Cube Blast. All… Continue reading 5 Things Beginner Mobile Game Developers Must Know

5 Reasons Why You Should Choose a Mirrorless Camera

If you are looking for a new camera the chances are high that you have already seen some new point-and-shoot or DSLR cameras on the market which offers quite impressive technical features. However, it’s important to note that with advancements in technology, a growing number of consumers are gradually switching from DSLRs to Mirrorless Cameras… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Should Choose a Mirrorless Camera

Manage Complex Projects with Merlin Project Express

February 8, 2018 by Alex Fox Managing a to-do list for an individual is a fairly straight-forward process. Write down all the tasks you need to do with their due dates. As you work, mark the items off as they get completed. When you’re done with the items on your list, you’ve completed your to… Continue reading Manage Complex Projects with Merlin Project Express

Freelance Web Designers: Giving Your Productivity a Meaningful Boost is Easier than You Think

There is one sure thing you can say about most productivity hacks. It’s that what works for one person, doesn’t necessarily work for the next. In fact, achieving meaningful results requires a big change in one’s lifestyle. However, this is also something that most of us are reluctant to accept. Many of these so-called productivity-enhancing… Continue reading Freelance Web Designers: Giving Your Productivity a Meaningful Boost is Easier than You Think

Freelance Web Designers: 3 Delightfully Easy Ways to Increase Your Productivity

Posted · Category: Best Collections Have you been struggling with bouts of procrastination and lack of focus? Maybe it appears hard for you to find a way to make some positive changes in your work habits? Then take heart! It’s not as difficult as you might have been led to believe. It is possible to… Continue reading Freelance Web Designers: 3 Delightfully Easy Ways to Increase Your Productivity

Bill Nye the UX Guy

Photo by chuttersnap It was a cold Thursday evening in February and I was less than stoked to be sitting in an 8th grade classroom at St. Catherine’s listening to Deacon Colin’s dry jokes and speech outlining the importance of this marriage preparation course. Trying to look engaged and interested in the conversation at hand,… Continue reading Bill Nye the UX Guy

Popular Design News of the Week: December 25, 2017 – December 31, 2017

Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers.  The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: December 25, 2017 – December 31, 2017