November 9, 2020 by Sangalang Kristine Website design trends change so fast, sometimes it is hard to follow. Patterned backgrounds have existed since website design started to be considered in developing webpages. These are usually basic and add style to an otherwise plain white background. Interestingly, patterned backgrounds are becoming popular again in recent years… Continue reading 18 Websites with Cool Patterned Backgrounds
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A Brief History of Display Fonts
What is a display font? And what is the best place to use a display typeface? Discover the answers to those questions and more in this article. As a budding designer, it’s important to get familiar with the term and when it’s used. In this article, I’ll go through a display font definition, the typeface… Continue reading A Brief History of Display Fonts
The ABCs of attitude-based archetypes in design
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Much of our work as user experience designers is understanding the whys and why nots of our audiences’ decision making. In a previous post, I explored why people decide to switch or stay with products, focusing mainly on circumstances, the “where” and “when” of a job. The circumstances in which… Continue reading The ABCs of attitude-based archetypes in design
Web Design Puzzle – How to Put Together an Impressive Website Layout
A website is like a puzzle; it’s made of thousands of tiny pieces that fit together seamlessly to create a functional whole. Subjectively speaking, you can say that many websites are variations of the same theme. Why is that? And is it a bad thing? Many platforms like WordPress offer access to free templates and… Continue reading Web Design Puzzle – How to Put Together an Impressive Website Layout
20 Freshest Web Designs, October 2020
We have become so used to using web sites just to buy stuff that it is easy to forget that the web has more to offer. So this month we’ve included some because-it’s-interesting sites, some micro-sites and some just-for-the-sake-of-it projects. Many of these are about selling or promoting products and services too, but in a… Continue reading 20 Freshest Web Designs, October 2020
Design with the web in mind
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Back button, URL design, keyboard shortcuts, and other things we often forget about. When designing an application, there are 3 major variations — mobile app, web app, and desktop app. *It’s actually more complicated than this, but we’ll ignore that for now. Check out my other post to find out more about the different… Continue reading Design with the web in mind
All you need to know about an API for Global News Data
4 Shares Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) allow developers to take news stories from day to day and showcase them on their platforms. Media Stack’s global news data base allows its customers to the do the following: Gather information in many different languages and easily translate it for their better understanding Have access to over 9,000… Continue reading All you need to know about an API for Global News Data
7 Ways Designers Can Streamline Client Communication
90% of web designers need to engage their clients with ongoing communication and collaboration. Effective communication is key to delivering for your design clients and maintaining your relationship with them. Without the right communication process and tools, it can eat into the time you need to get their project done as well as lead to… Continue reading 7 Ways Designers Can Streamline Client Communication
Why AI & Automation Are Actually Friends to Design
Artificial intelligence. Just hearing the phrase has been a trigger for many in the technology world since that creepy Haley Joel Osment film circa 2001. But more recently, artificial intelligence and machine learning strike fear into the hearts of skilled workers for an entirely different reason: job security, or lack thereof. Smart-home devices, streaming services, self-checkouts,… Continue reading Why AI & Automation Are Actually Friends to Design
5 Design Strategies to Boost Affiliate Sales for Content Sites
One of the best ways for content sites to make a profit is through affiliate marketing. After all, it’s an industry that has shown an average growth rate of 10% in the last five years. Moreover, it’s projected to hit the $6.8 billion mark in 2020. The industry is like a big cake, and everyone… Continue reading 5 Design Strategies to Boost Affiliate Sales for Content Sites
How do the new iOS 14 accessibility features stack up?
This past week, Apple released iOS 14 which includes new features such as Widgets, Back Tap and the ability for VoiceControl and VoiceOver to be used at the same time. I thought this would be the perfect time to bring our mobile team together to explore these new features of iOS 14 as they relate… Continue reading How do the new iOS 14 accessibility features stack up?
3 Essential Design Trends, September 2020
A seasonal change is on the horizon and that always has me looking to refresh projects. This month’s design trends provide a few different ways to do that without ripping up your entire website. Here’s what’s trending in design this month. Animated Heroes (That Aren’t Video) Hero headers and screens that feature video animation have… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, September 2020
WCAG 2.2 Overview and Feedback
A working draft of version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) has been published for feedback. WebAIM is thrilled to see the work on these formative guidelines continuing and we appreciate the efforts of the W3C’s Accessibility Guidelines working group. Below are WebAIM’s plain language summaries of each of the new proposed success… Continue reading WCAG 2.2 Overview and Feedback
Deque Systems announces axe-con, a new, digital accessibility conference: March 10-11, 2021
Free, Multi-track Online Event Focuses on Helping All Professionals Build, Test and Maintain Accessible Digital Experiences Deque is excited to announce a brand-new digital accessibility conference: axe-con!! Axe-con is an open and inclusive digital accessibility conference that welcomes developers, designers, business leaders, and accessibility professionals of all experience levels to a new kind of accessibility… Continue reading Deque Systems announces axe-con, a new, digital accessibility conference: March 10-11, 2021
50 Best Sans-Serif Fonts For Graphic Designers
73 Shares Due to living in a digital age, we seldom see handwritten or casual script on websites. However, that is gradually changing. The sans-serif fonts are very useful font style and typeface that is now being used in numerous design projects. This typeface is greatly used in casual script, despite not being used in… Continue reading 50 Best Sans-Serif Fonts For Graphic Designers
Photoshop Tutorials: 28 New Tutorials to Create Photo Effects & Manipulation
153 Shares Latest Adobe Photoshop tutorials and video tutorials for beginner to advanced users. These Photoshop tutorials will teach you how to create photo effect actions, photo manipulation and high-end skin retouching with simple and easy steps. We are already published 1000+ Photoshop tutorials for any level designers, photographer or digital artists. These new Photoshop video tutorials teach you how to… Continue reading Photoshop Tutorials: 28 New Tutorials to Create Photo Effects & Manipulation
How to Make a Rap Album Cover Art (Using an Album Cover Maker)
If you’re an aspiring rap artist, independent rap label, or an MC spitting lyrics, at some point you’re going to need a cool album cover design to promote your work. The Placeit album cover maker app offers a wide selection of album covers that you can customise in a matter of minutes to create amazing… Continue reading How to Make a Rap Album Cover Art (Using an Album Cover Maker)
5 Must-Have Web Developer Tools to Help You Become Efficient
Web developers are miracle workers who execute their clients’ visions by building websites that meet their needs. Being a web developer requires skills, talent, and hard work. However, you need more than certificates and a reliable wifi connection to be an efficient web developer. Specific tools can contribute to the coding process or bring all… Continue reading 5 Must-Have Web Developer Tools to Help You Become Efficient
How to Create Patterns in Affinity Designer
What You’ll Be Creating In today’s tutorial, we’re going to learn how to make a pattern in Affinity Designer. We’ll explore three different methods in order to see which one is the best. Also, don’t forget you can always expand your pattern library by heading over to Envato Elements, where you’ll find a great selection of… Continue reading How to Create Patterns in Affinity Designer
Case Study: 8 Design Tips That Increased My Ecommerce Conversions By 42%
When it comes to increasing sales for your ecommerce store, there are 3 levers you can pull: You can increase your average order value; You can increase the amount of traffic to your site; You can increase your conversion rate. While all of the above are important, the cheapest, most effective way to grow your… Continue reading Case Study: 8 Design Tips That Increased My Ecommerce Conversions By 42%
30+ Free Tattoo Fonts (Download Now to Use)
Looking for just the right font for your next tattoo? Rumble Tattoos is one of the awesome tattoo fonts found at Envato Elements Well, check out this list of over 30 free tattoo fonts as well as a selection of premium tattoo fonts from Envato Elements. Unlimited Tattoo Font Downloads at Envato Elements Cash-strapped designers will appreciate the list of… Continue reading 30+ Free Tattoo Fonts (Download Now to Use)
50 Modern Serif Fonts For Graphic Designers
110 Shares Best Sans Serif Fonts for designers. The serif fonts are simple and modern looking fonts which are perfect for branding, logos, greeting cards, typographic quotes, book covers, websites, flyers, packaging designs and more. These professionally designed typefaces and fonts can significantly improve your design by simply included them in the project you are working on. All… Continue reading 50 Modern Serif Fonts For Graphic Designers
40 Best Blackletter and Gothic Fonts for Designers
In tribute to Germanic style, here you’ll find 40 amazing Gothic and blackletter fonts which you can use to give your designs a rebellious and edgy look. Read on to discover our top picks from the font sections of Envato Market and Envato Elements, from authentic medieval styles to minimal and modern Gothic typefaces. What Is Blackletter? Blackletter,… Continue reading 40 Best Blackletter and Gothic Fonts for Designers
WordPress Developer Skills and practices You Should Master in 2020-21
19 Shares Turning into a WordPress developer is difficult to buckle down, genuine difficult work. You would need to place in a ton of time, challenging work, devotion, and center to turn into a first-class developer. There is space to turn into an average developer, that way you won’t put so much time and exertion… Continue reading WordPress Developer Skills and practices You Should Master in 2020-21