December 11, 2019 by Spyre Studios Wireframes are like the blueprints for the website, a landing page, or an app. They are quite important for creating the perfect UX/UI for the app or website. It’s a visual representation outlining the basic structure of any website or app. A wireframe is quite simple and it doesn’t… Continue reading 5 Best Website Wireframe Tools in 2020 for UX/UI Designers
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How to Design Long-Form Content With Readability in Mind
The line between written content and visual content has become blurred in recent years. Copywriting and design are merging and the best brands are treating their blog posts and sales pages as powerful tools for branding. But the longer you make your content, the more challenging it is to do it well. Why Long-Form Content… Continue reading How to Design Long-Form Content With Readability in Mind
25 Newspaper WordPress Themes to Make Awesome News Sites in 2020
It’s no secret that the way the world consumes news is changing. Gone are the days when people would rely on daily newspapers for their dose of information–instead, a world of online information is available every second of every day. A bygone era The figures speak for themselves. In the US alone, 47% of millennials… Continue reading 25 Newspaper WordPress Themes to Make Awesome News Sites in 2020
10 Common Regrets When Selecting WordPress Themes (+ Great Theme Examples)
Picking a WordPress theme can be overwhelming. There are so many to choose from that it’s all too easy to spend hours scrolling through endless options without ever settling on a theme. Sound familiar? You’re certainly not alone. I’ve made a huge mistake (via Twenty20) Rather than relentlessly scouring ThemeForest for a theme that fulfills… Continue reading 10 Common Regrets When Selecting WordPress Themes (+ Great Theme Examples)
How to Use Popups Without Damaging User Experience
Website owners/designers/developers are always looking for the best strategies to convert new leads into loyal customers, and popups are one of the most effective ways to catch your audience’s attention. Unfortunately, popups can be intrusive and often turn users away. As per a study by HubSpot, popups are one of the three most disliked forms… Continue reading How to Use Popups Without Damaging User Experience
3 Essential Design Trends, July 2019
This month we’re taking a close look at above-the-scroll presentation. It’s the first thing you see, and the first impression a user has when they type in your URL. So, it’s a logical place to spot trends in website design. Here’s what’s trending in design this month. 1. Text That’s Almost Hard to Read With… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, July 2019
15 Examples of Cool One-Page Websites & What Makes Them Special
Posted · Category: Best Collections Creating a single-page website should be easier than building an X-page website. Right? Not exactly. In fact, the opposite is true. Getting your message or messages across using multiple pages requires some effort. This is if you’re going to get it right. Getting your message across on a single page… Continue reading 15 Examples of Cool One-Page Websites & What Makes Them Special
How to Create an Online Fashion Portfolio in 5 Steps
If you’re someone who is interested in pursuing a career in clothing design, your skills aren’t the only factor in your success. To be taken seriously, you need a way to show that you know what you’re doing. That’s what your portfolio is for. You may have experience making your own clothes, but aspire to… Continue reading How to Create an Online Fashion Portfolio in 5 Steps
Best Dev Tools and Services that Will Save you Time
Posted · Category: Best Collections Web development is a dynamic, rewarding profession. Web developers constantly face challenges, most of which they welcome. There are some challenges however they would prefer to do without. Having to devote excessive time to necessary but repetitive tasks is one of them. Not having the best tools on hand to… Continue reading Best Dev Tools and Services that Will Save you Time
Soft Skills Needed to Be a Children’s Book Illustrator: A Practical Guide
What You’ll Be Creating Looking on the internet, it’s fairly simple to find articles and information on creating a book—from how to do layout to character design, writing your own story, and so on. In my travels I found that unless you sat down with an experienced illustrator over a cup of coffee, you would… Continue reading Soft Skills Needed to Be a Children’s Book Illustrator: A Practical Guide
Building Gutenberg Blocks with create-guten-block
Gutenberg is the new WordPress editor and everyone is talking about it. It has introduced an all-new way of writing content with WordPress. So not only the developers can benefit from its block-modeled layout but the end-users will also be able to create dynamic page layouts with it. However, building custom blocks with Gutenberg can… Continue reading Building Gutenberg Blocks with create-guten-block
Modern Dining Table Set at Urban Ladder
Home planning and designing is the important part of our life. If you cannot design your home then you will not feel complete and if you are planning about only living room or drawing room then you are missing a very important place of your home is dining area. For that area you will need… Continue reading Modern Dining Table Set at Urban Ladder
How to Read and Write CSV Files in Python
The CSV format is the most commonly used import and export format for databases and spreadsheets. This tutorial will give a introduction of the csv module in Python. We will learn about all the functions and classes that it makes available for you to read and write data to CSV files. We have also included… Continue reading How to Read and Write CSV Files in Python
7 Great (Yet Free) Web Tools For Bloggers, Web Designers & Developers
There are many tools out there, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. That is why we are sharing 7 Great (Yet Free) Web Tools For Bloggers, Web Designers & Developers. So, without any further ado let’s take a look at these and feel free to share this post with others.… Continue reading 7 Great (Yet Free) Web Tools For Bloggers, Web Designers & Developers
60 Most Powerful Quotes You’ll Ever Read
Part of the human experience is finding other people who can relate to us. Some people need to know they’re not alone, while others need a little bit of encouragement to keep moving forward. Sometimes we just need to be reminded that we are capable of more than it seems at this moment. No matter… Continue reading 60 Most Powerful Quotes You’ll Ever Read
8 habits of successful designers that I know
This is by no means a scientific list from formal studies. What I have written here is my impression from the list of designers whom I personally known. I observed their habits and what make them more successful in their career or business relative to others. Again, this is not meant to be a comprehensive… Continue reading 8 habits of successful designers that I know
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
10 Best of HTML5 Tools for Web Designers
Want to build a website without needing to write any code? We select the 10 best website builders to choose from. Looking for a website builder? There are a multitude to choose from, so which is the best? Well, for a start, you’ll be looking for a website builder that can create your website in… Continue reading 10 Best of HTML5 Tools for Web Designers
A Look at the WordPress HTTP API: A Practical Example of wp_remote_get
Adobe Illustrator for beginners: 10 top tips
Adobe Illustrator is a vector drawing tool, meaning you can create artwork that can be scaled infinitely without any loss of quality. It’s a fantastic tool for logo design, creating complex vector artwork and playing with illustrated typography design. But coming from Photoshop you may not be savvy with Illustrator and its unique ways: so we’re here to help.
From using Bézier points and curves to strokes and fills and adding a more natural look to your vector artwork, read on for some Illustrator secrets for those new to the application.
Super Simple eCommerce With Gumroad
Gumroad is an insanely easy way to create customizable products and start selling electronic and physical goods within minutes. It’s not meant to be a replacement for all shopping systems, but it can definitely handle selling your music, art pieces, t-shirts, PDFs, and much more. Why Gumroad? I literally think your grandmother could use Gumroad… Continue reading Super Simple eCommerce With Gumroad
The Best Way to Learn CSS
CSS works hand in hand with HTML; HTML sorts out the page structure, CSS makes it look pretty and adds subtle levels of interaction. As a web designer you should really get to grips with both these languages. Even if you don’t do the coding yourself, understanding how they work will help you design for… Continue reading The Best Way to Learn CSS