[unable to retrieve full-text content] While growing up in Western PA, like most kids, I grew up loving and playing football and becoming a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. As NFL devotees, we endured a surreal 2020 football season with the pandemic from empty stands replaced by cardboard fans to injury reports containing COVID19 infections. Yet, with… Continue reading Design lessons from the National Football League (NFL)
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5 Web Design Tips To Improve Your SEO
Many factors affect your SEO ranking, and getting the best results from it depends on the same factors that affect your SEO. When people hear the words ‘search engine optimization’ or SEO, they automatically think about optimizing their content through keywords in order to improve their ranking on search engine results pages (SERPs). However, many… Continue reading 5 Web Design Tips To Improve Your SEO
3 Effective Ways To Improve Your Site’s Carbon Footprint
At the dawn of the web-era, there was much focus on how environmentally friendly websites were: we’d chop down fewer trees, ship fewer products, and travel less for business. And because the web was small, any negative impact it had was relatively small. But the Internet’s no longer small, and neither is the impact it… Continue reading 3 Effective Ways To Improve Your Site’s Carbon Footprint
5 Top Rated Backend Web Development Tools In 2021
There are plenty of important backend web development tools to begin working with in 2021. Web development tools have come a long way in recent years. Leveraging this progress, programming teams can optimize workflows, maximize productivity, and accelerate product delivery. On top of that, developers can also bolster collaboration, project management, and overall efficiency. As… Continue reading 5 Top Rated Backend Web Development Tools In 2021
Key and Surface Tracking Comes to Chrome
[– For those that didn’t spot it: this post was an April Fools joke, no one can track you by the way you type! –] This week Google announced further details of its plan to remove cookies from ad tracking. The strategy, which the ad giant expects to be fully implemented by 2022, has come… Continue reading Key and Surface Tracking Comes to Chrome
Android Essentials: Creating Simple User Forms
Android applications often rely upon data supplied by users. This tutorial walks you through the creation and use of a number of the most common controls used to collect data from the user. Getting Started For this tutorial, you will design and implement a membership registration form. Whether you’re in charge of recruiting members for… Continue reading Android Essentials: Creating Simple User Forms
A to Z of Illustrator: Tips, Tricks, & Hacks!
Get ready for some rapid-fire tips and tricks on how to use Adobe Illustrator! In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at 26 tips, tricks, and hacks, from A to Z. For all the featured images and resources, check out Envato Elements! With one subscription, you’ll have unlimited access to assets such as graphics, video templates,… Continue reading A to Z of Illustrator: Tips, Tricks, & Hacks!
Putting to the test Google’s plan to disrupt the university degree
[unable to retrieve full-text content] A UX design and ethical analysis of Google’s UX Design Professional Certificate Course. A screenshot of Google’s UX design course on Coursera I usually only binge-watch Netflix shows. But after reading about Google’s plan to disrupt the college degree, following an announcement from Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, on March 11… Continue reading Putting to the test Google’s plan to disrupt the university degree
The Future of UI Design for Embedded Systems
The expectations for embedded GUI designs are higher than ever. While the launch of any new embedded device makes the public and developers excited to see if it actually delivers a great UX but simple designs are still prominent in smart fridges, cars, and ovens, etc. Despite the growing need for smartphone-like devices, not all… Continue reading The Future of UI Design for Embedded Systems
Top 5 Latest Sports Car Photos
1 Share Pictures having attractive and lovely sceneries always appeal to viewers to enjoy the moments. You might have experienced watching a panoramic view in films and series arouse you to visit those places. Similarly, watching the latest classy sports cars photos will increase the desire of driving these cars as well. Moreover, playing video… Continue reading Top 5 Latest Sports Car Photos
Best SD cards options to buy from
0 Shares SanDisk Extreme pro It is with no doubt, one of the best options available in the market, as it gives a blend of high speed and durability. This SD gives you the best features at an affordable price. The SD card is available from 16GB all the way up to 512GB. The card… Continue reading Best SD cards options to buy from
The 5 Best Photo Editing Apps of 2021
If you dabble in photo editing, you must have used Adobe Photoshop – once or twice at the very least, if not a whole lot more. It’s been the industry standard for decades after all, deservedly or not. While Photoshop provides robust editing tools and a plethora of features, it’s too overwhelming for new users.… Continue reading The 5 Best Photo Editing Apps of 2021
Flexbox Align: When to Use Auto Margins Instead of Flexbox Center
Flexbox alignment properties are superb and they solve lots of layout problems, especially where the common “vertical and horizontal center” layout is needed. However, there are times when aligning with auto margins is safer and more flexible. This tutorial will show you when! Get Started with Flexbox If you’re just stepping into the world of… Continue reading Flexbox Align: When to Use Auto Margins Instead of Flexbox Center
12 Best WordPress Themes for 2021
If you already have a good idea of what you want a new website to look like, the next step would be to decide on the tools you’ll need to put into play to turn that vision into a reality. Tools enable you to present its content in ways that will engage and captivate its… Continue reading 12 Best WordPress Themes for 2021
How to Build a Fake AJAX “Load More” Mechanism (JavaScript Tutorial)
The other day I was working on a WordPress project that used ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) Pro’s flexible content. If you aren’t familiar with this field, imagine it as a miniature of the Gutenberg and Elementor builders that gives you the ability to define different types of layouts. So, on this project, the design required… Continue reading How to Build a Fake AJAX “Load More” Mechanism (JavaScript Tutorial)
How to Choose a Bare Metal Server From OVHcloud
There are dozens of factors that influence the UX of your site, app, or game. Most of them are beyond your control; user connection speed, end-system resources, even browser technology is all out of your hands. So when you do have the opportunity to influence your project’s infrastructure, you should seize it. The world’s fastest… Continue reading How to Choose a Bare Metal Server From OVHcloud
Top New CMS Plugins, December 2020
Looking for the best new CMS plugins to take your website to the next level? Well look no further. In this post, we’ll cover a list of the best new CMS plugins for December 2020. This article will include useful plugins for WordPress, Shopify, Craft, and Joomla. Let’s get started… WordPress OptiPic images optimization OptiPic… Continue reading Top New CMS Plugins, December 2020
UX Design Tips To Improve Mobile App User Experience
9 Shares Your website represents the most powerful tool of your business to endorse your products and services. It serves as your salesman 24×7, and as such, could be your most powerful asset and a centerpiece of your marketing efforts. A website or an app of your business creates a great impression on a customer.… Continue reading UX Design Tips To Improve Mobile App User Experience
3 Essential Design Trends, December 2020
The end of the year tends to be busy for a variety of reasons and it can limit some of the freshness we see in designs during much of the year. Regardless, there are a few trending design elements. What we are seeing right now is rooted in deep simplicity with a focus on the… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, December 2020
Top New CMS Plugins, November 2020
Since there are so many CMS plugins out there, it can be overwhelming to choose the best ones for your website. We’ve done the research for you; this list contains the top new CMS plugins for November 2020. You’ll find useful plugins for WordPress, Craft, Shopify, and Joomla. Let’s get started… WordPress 404 Page Editor… Continue reading Top New CMS Plugins, November 2020
Beginner’s Guide For A Speedy WordPress Website Design
Having a website that loads fast is crucial to the survival of your WordPress site. There are two reasons for this, the first being that users will quickly click off your website if it takes too long to load. The second reason is that Google places high importance on website speed as a search ranking… Continue reading Beginner’s Guide For A Speedy WordPress Website Design
5 Tips From Professional Web Designers
All web designers want to make the most functional and attractive site possible on their first attempt. This can be a bit of a hurdle if you don’t have all the tools or a ton of experience under your belt. Remember, especially if you are just starting out, simplicity is important. Don’t go cramming all… Continue reading 5 Tips From Professional Web Designers
Useful Microsoft Edge Developer Extensions
October 12, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Having a little bit of help from browsers is a good thing. It helps developers spend time on the little things so they could focus on more urgent matters. Microsoft Edge may be slightly new to the game, but it is sure to bring the best to the table,… Continue reading Useful Microsoft Edge Developer Extensions
20 Useful Laravel Packages Available on CodeCanyon (and 5 Free)
Laravel is a web application framework that many developers say is a dream to work with. That’s because it aims to take the tedium out of routine web project tasks like authentication, routing, sessions, and caching, making the development process simple and straightforward without sacrificing application functionality. If you’re not familiar with the Laravel framework,… Continue reading 20 Useful Laravel Packages Available on CodeCanyon (and 5 Free)