Render Text and Shapes on Images in PHP

In the previous, we focused on loaded and manipulating images with PHP. We learned how to rotate, resize, scale or flip an image. We also learned about different filters and the convolution matrix. Those tutorials also covered some practical uses of the GD library like resizing all images in a directory or adding watermarks on multiple… Continue reading Render Text and Shapes on Images in PHP

How to Draw a Ball

What You’ll Be Creating Drawing a ball may sound like something very simple, yet if you try it, you may discover that there are certain rules that must be followed. You need to know them if you want to draw a perfect ball!  In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw a soccer… Continue reading How to Draw a Ball

Inclusive Design Mindset

At the end of a 72-hour race to complete the Student Design Challenge (SDC) hosted by Microsoft at IxDA this year, I was prompted to think about how my experience could not only benefit future designers, but also public school teachers. The challenge was to design an interactive way to teach rhythm to a student… Continue reading Inclusive Design Mindset

Modern Handwritten Fonts for Fresh Design Trends

February 19, 2018 by Alex Fox Handwritten fonts are on-trend for 2018, to the point where their use has become somewhat overwhelming. We’re smack in the middle of a aesthetic age focused on simplification: the removal of skeuomorphs, the simple use of color and direct expressions of design ideas. Handwritten fonts might seem to contradict… Continue reading Modern Handwritten Fonts for Fresh Design Trends

Different Strokes: How Brands Build Logos Using Typeface

The concept of something as intangible as a design calling consumers’ attention to a tangible product is a concept that goes back more than one hundred years with brands such as Pepsi, Valvoline and Jack Daniel’s. These logos of yesteryear might be largely unfamiliar, but the way designers chose how to construct a likable image… Continue reading Different Strokes: How Brands Build Logos Using Typeface

Are You Underestimating The Power Of Color In Design?

The colors you use in your website’s design have the potential to captivate and influence a sale. They also have the potential to distract and disrupt your visitors’ attention and make them bounce. Don’t underestimate the power of color when it comes to influencing your visitors. A beautiful color scheme isn’t necessarily an effective one.… Continue reading Are You Underestimating The Power Of Color In Design?

Hey Designer, why so fragile?

The Why Praise overdose If you visit the comment section of behance.com and you manage to see through all the self-promotion, you’ll find that the comments are unusually polite and positive. Every project seems to have really positive feedback, the only thing that really distinguishes projects is the amount of praise they get. The reason… Continue reading Hey Designer, why so fragile?

Gorgeous Decade-by-Decade Fashion Illustrations (8 total)

Fashion illustrators have a lot of freedom with artistic style and emotion, since they are not limited to photography alone. Hand sketching is anything but dead and there are many artists who are creating street style images, runway looks, magazine editorials and imaginative drawings. If you appreciate retro fashion sketches, you can find some beautiful… Continue reading Gorgeous Decade-by-Decade Fashion Illustrations (8 total)

Creative Splash Transition with CSS and SVG ― Scotch

SVG path’s are really awesome! And its versatility is what makes them even more impressive and useful for creating engaging animations. In this tutorial we’ll be creating an eye catching animation, just using SVG paths and CSS transitions. To make things easier, we will also be using Pug and Sass, HTML and CSS preprocessors respectively.… Continue reading Creative Splash Transition with CSS and SVG ― Scotch

14 Best Resources For Learning CSS3

Are you looking for some detailed and useful CSS3 tutorials and techniques that you use to create better results? If your answer is yes then you are at right place. In this compilation, we are presenting top 14 useful and detailed CSS3 tutorials and techniques for you. All these tutorials and techniques are designed by… Continue reading 14 Best Resources For Learning CSS3