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Introducing 15 Best New Portfolios, October 2019

All the signs are that web design is entering a phase of exuberance, with clashing colors, rapidly changing graphics, and dense layouts replacing the minimalism that’s dominated digital design for the last decade. Portfolios are beginning to adopt this maximalist approach, but never fear, for those who aren’t quote ready for full-on retina burn on… Continue reading Introducing 15 Best New Portfolios, October 2019

Top 10 WordPress Wedding Themes (+ Tips to Build Your Wedding Website)

The question’s been popped and now the planning begins. Creating a wedding website to let guests know all the details surrounding the big day is becoming increasingly popular, with at least 14% of engaged couples choosing to go down this route. Whether you’re in the market to create a website for yourself and your significant… Continue reading Top 10 WordPress Wedding Themes (+ Tips to Build Your Wedding Website)

WordPress Survey Plugin: Forminator to the Rescue

Form builder plugins are very handy. Quizzes, polls, surveys, and even event registrations and quote requests are forms. With a form builder plugin, you save time and effort, and the finished product is a well-crafted and professional looking page on your site. A quiz is the type of post that gets shared, thus increasing the… Continue reading WordPress Survey Plugin: Forminator to the Rescue

Everything you need to know about Zenserp

It has become quite challenging to scrap search result pages from the various search engines. This is owing to the fact that all search engines, including Google, have put some strict regulation services in place for dealing with scraping SERPs programmatically. If you want to get around these restrictions, you need to use an effective… Continue reading Everything you need to know about Zenserp

What Web Design Resources To Involve In Your Workflow

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” It’s hard not to agree with Leonardo da Vinci’s state when talking about the modern website building process. Launching a powerful, feature-rich site has become easier and faster. There are tons of web design resources and tools aiming to help webmasters simplify and jumpstart their projects. Many of them are… Continue reading What Web Design Resources To Involve In Your Workflow

20 Best New Portfolios, September 2019

Every month we roundup the best portfolios launched by agencies, freelance designers, and other creative professionals, into one easy-to-digest collection. And now we come to September. The kids are off to school (the poor dears), the teachers are off to school (the poor dears), and you’re free to spend some time thinking about the most… Continue reading 20 Best New Portfolios, September 2019

7 Features That Make Sitejet a Viable Alternative to WordPress

WordPress has long been the king of web design, but a new CMS built by four German designers looks set to offer an entirely new challenge for its crown. Sitejet doesn’t just provide novices and experts the chance to make beautiful websites in a shorter timeframe than its rival. It also comes equipped with a… Continue reading 7 Features That Make Sitejet a Viable Alternative to WordPress

How to Get Your Newsletter Read

Being in the business of building websites, it’s easy to forget that no matter how great they look, how well they perform, or how optimized they are for search, a website alone will not attract visitors back to it. You have to give them a good reason to return. Blogging and other content generation is… Continue reading How to Get Your Newsletter Read

5 Human Things UX Designers Can Learn From Conversational Design

It seems like magic: you talk to the phone, and it talks back. And if you’re lucky, it says something useful. You type into the chat box, and if the bot is good, you find out what you need to know. [Cue: shocked-looking stock photo models.] The current marketing term for it is “conversational design”,… Continue reading 5 Human Things UX Designers Can Learn From Conversational Design

Eliminate Old Technology to Declutter Your Space

Developing and accomplishing a total decluttering plan for your home or workspace can be overwhelming. So many books and videos instruct you to tackle an entire room or more all at once, and who has that kind time? This all-at-once approach also leads you to get rid of things you need, causing you to spend… Continue reading Eliminate Old Technology to Declutter Your Space

5 Things That Significantly Improve User Experience

There are some truly stunning websites out there. But just because something looks pretty, doesn’t mean it will be functional and drive your target customers to action.  “Most client web design requests will begin with a request for stellar web design, not a fully-functional one,” says an article from the digital marketing agency Active Web… Continue reading 5 Things That Significantly Improve User Experience

Create an Online Community for Your WordPress Site With UserPro

When you think of social websites, chances are that social networks such as Facebook immediately spring to mind, but the ability to create a profile and connect with other users can be a valuable addition to many different websites. Imagine you’ve created a website for your business; you could use social features to build an… Continue reading Create an Online Community for Your WordPress Site With UserPro

7 Things Every Web Designer Should Know About SEO Campaigns

July 4, 2019 by Spyrestudios Search engine optimization (SEO) has grown to be popular enough that most business people can recognize it as one of the best digital marketing strategies available. The idea is pretty simple; with a series of onsite structural changes and offsite brand mentions, you’ll gradually improve the ranking signals Google and… Continue reading 7 Things Every Web Designer Should Know About SEO Campaigns

20+ Best Personal WordPress Blog Themes for 2019

Whether you want to establish your personal brand or share your passion for travel or cooking, a personal blog is the easiest way to get your writing out into the wild. A personal blog can be a great way build your authority and showcase your knowledge on a particular topic. It can also help you… Continue reading 20+ Best Personal WordPress Blog Themes for 2019

How To Free Up And Unblock Your Creative Energy

Out of all the incredibly creative people, very few actually work in creative jobs. One of the best writers I know works for an accounting firm. A singer friend of mine works in HR at an insurance corporation. I can see just how fortunate I am to work in design and actually get to pursue… Continue reading How To Free Up And Unblock Your Creative Energy

Interior Design Inspiration From The Beatles

60 years after their first ever hit single, we’re sure that the Beatles need very little introduction. However, if you are a little unfamiliar with this iconic rock band, the Beatles were known for their experimental and innovative approach to the rock genre and brought pop and psychedelic music into the rock scene. In their… Continue reading Interior Design Inspiration From The Beatles

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

Best Affiliate WooCommerce Plugins Compared

WooCommerce and WordPress are powerful combination for online commerce. Together they run 37% of eCommerce business online. Leveraging these two is the perfect combination for selling physical products, digital goods, and services online.  But having the most awesome WooCommerce storefront and the best products are just a tiny part of what you need for online… Continue reading Best Affiliate WooCommerce Plugins Compared

UI/UX 101: Break Into Secret Room of Lazy User Psychology

Admit two facts. First, you’re lazy. Second, you’re a user of something. You’re using something every day, from a coffee maker on the kitchen counter to website and mobile app interfaces. Remember how sometimes you’re really stuck while using an interface of something. Randomly clicking on every button, nav element, and link to achieve action… Continue reading UI/UX 101: Break Into Secret Room of Lazy User Psychology

How to Create a Mega Menu With a Free WordPress Plugin

In this post, we’ll explore the WP Mega Menu plugin which allows you to create content-rich navigation menus on your WordPress site. We’ll go through the different aspects of this plugin and we’ll also build a real-world example for demonstration purposes. A sticky menu stays at the top of the screen, so that however far… Continue reading How to Create a Mega Menu With a Free WordPress Plugin

Create a Google Login Page in PHP

In this article, I’m going to explain how to integrate Google Login in your PHP website. We’ll use the Google OAuth API which is an easy and powerful way to add Google Login to your site. As a web user, you’ve probably experienced the hassle of managing different accounts for different sites. Specifically, when you have… Continue reading Create a Google Login Page in PHP

How to Move into UX

The web designs are constantly evolving to ensure the user is attracted to the website and gets the best user experience. This evolution gives has improved versions of HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. As the designs are becoming simpler and user friendly, the User Experience is also given as much importance. Payscale indicates an average of… Continue reading How to Move into UX

Kerning, Leading, Tracking, and Everything You Need to Know About Text Spacing

The space between letters is just as important for legibility as the text itself. If your website is hard to read, don’t just consider the typeface: consider the white space as well. With kerning, leading, tracking, and other spacing tools, you can make your text more readable without a major design overhaul using these text… Continue reading Kerning, Leading, Tracking, and Everything You Need to Know About Text Spacing