It’s August, which means the rain is finally slowing down, and I have a chance to get my roof fixed. While I wait here under a literal tarp-fort that I hung up in my office, I thought I might as well compile some of the best recent portfolios for you all to look at. We… Continue reading 20 Best New Portfolios, August 2019
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10 Best Design Systems for 2019
A design system helps everyone in your business to maintain brand consistency. It’s a collection of guidelines that explains how your branding assets should be used in everyday communication and marketing efforts. A design system usually consists of general brand guidelines, color usage, brand tone and voice, typography, patterns, and any other visual element that… Continue reading 10 Best Design Systems for 2019
Exploring Photo Manipulation: Analysis and Interviews
What You’ll Be Creating Photo manipulation and photo effects—they could cover anything from touching up a face to adding an entire universe right into your favorite photo. The manipulation of imagery is often associated with Adobe Photoshop, but photo manipulation itself predates Photoshop by many, many years. Perhaps we, as artists, designers, and people, have… Continue reading Exploring Photo Manipulation: Analysis and Interviews
5 Tips for Controlling Focus
You’re going to have build your site in such a way that the eye is naturally drawn from one step to the next. My sister used to accomplish controlling my focus by sternly, but calmly, telling me to “Get back to your schoolwork” anywhere from fifteen to forty times in a single day. But your… Continue reading 5 Tips for Controlling Focus
8 Ways to Kickstart a Design System
Recently, I was part of a 3-person team of consultants who in 12 weeks built the foundations of a new design system. That design system is now used in multiple products and is contributed to by other developers and designers. In this post you’ll find some of the techniques we used to make the project… Continue reading 8 Ways to Kickstart a Design System
How to Conduct a UX Card Sorting Workshop
The act of card sorting is a hands-on and quick way of creating a category tree (information architecture) based on users’ understanding of the topics of a product. The simple idea of the workshop is to ask users to organise cards that already contain written content into groups. In this tutorial you will learn how… Continue reading How to Conduct a UX Card Sorting Workshop
Is Google Toast?
For those too young to remember, the Browser Wars entailed a tech rush by, among others, Netscape and Microsoft, resulting in useless features being implemented because they were fast to bolt-on, and useful features being rushed because they were hard. After the Browser Wars, the internet entered an era of stability as the last vestiges… Continue reading Is Google Toast?
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
How to Build an SEO Tool from Scratch
A quick Google search of the term “SEO tools” will give you a list of countless apps and software all claiming to help you get higher rankings. For SEO specialists and digital marketers, this can be both good and bad news. Good, because it’s a sign that the industry is constantly evolving. Bad, because finding… Continue reading How to Build an SEO Tool from Scratch
The Evolution And History of the Instagram Logo
In the history of Instagram, there have been three logos. Yes, three. Not two like most of us may believe. Majority of people don’t remember the very first Instagram logo, the original icon of the app: a detailed polaroid camera fluctuating on a white background. The elements included in the design were so detailed that… Continue reading The Evolution And History of the Instagram Logo
ECommerce Metrics That Matter
It’s nearly 2020, and every eCommerce brand should be using key metrics to pinpoint advertising, boost sales and improve fulfillment. Emma Miller, Senior Editor at Bizzmark, calls metrics the “one thing that can make or break your online presence.” She goes on: “To succeed in the competitive online market, you need to set measurable goals,… Continue reading ECommerce Metrics That Matter
Using Gotham Font for Graphic Design Projects
Graphic designing projects always need your attentions and you have to be very careful while going to design your next project. As by taking care of different elements, you also need to take care of fonts on your design. Because if you don’t take care of fonts then your design will not look that professional… Continue reading Using Gotham Font for Graphic Design Projects
Use the WooCommerce API to Customize Your Online Store
WooCommerce is the world’s most popular eCommerce platform. That’s partly because it’s built on the world’s most popular content management system (WordPress), and also partly because it’s free. But it’s also because WooCommerce, like WordPress itself, is incredibly flexible. If you install WooCommerce on your site, not only can you use it to quickly set… Continue reading Use the WooCommerce API to Customize Your Online Store
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
Avoid these 4 Website Redesign Mistakes that Sabotage SEO
As a freelance web designer/dev, one of the most common projects is a website redesign. Clients want their existing site (or specific pages) transformed into something superior. But this often comes with a price where SEO is concerned. Massive changes to site structure, architecture, and page elements can negatively impact their search engine optimization. And… Continue reading Avoid these 4 Website Redesign Mistakes that Sabotage SEO
The Most Common Work-Piece in CNC Machined Aluminum Parts
Aluminum alloy is one of the most popular nonferrous metal structural materials, which has been widely used in aviation, aerospace, automobile, machinery manufacturing, ship and chemical industry. With the rapid development of industrial economy, the demand for welded structural parts of aluminum alloy is increasing day by day. Nowadays, aluminum alloy can be the most… Continue reading The Most Common Work-Piece in CNC Machined Aluminum Parts
How to Make a Texture Brush in Illustrator
What You’ll Be Creating This tutorial is for those who want to incorporate a real-world drawing technique into digital drawing. If you like texture, grunge, or paint brushes, or if you enjoy drawing in Illustrator and would like to have a more diverse brush arsenal, please stay here. In this quick tip tutorial, you will… Continue reading How to Make a Texture Brush in Illustrator
How to Code a Landing Page in Your WordPress Theme
What You’ll Be Creating If you’ve bought anything on the internet, you’ve probably come across a landing page. They’re a highly effective way of maximizing conversions from a website. But just what is a landing page, and how do you create one for your WordPress site? In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate what makes a landing… Continue reading How to Code a Landing Page in Your WordPress Theme
The Age of Digital – 7 Trends That Will Shape Digital Marketing in 2019
Any brand that doesn’t have a specific, comprehensive digital marketing plan is truly missing out on game-changing opportunities. As of 2019, digital marketing is raking in revenue for thousands of brands all over the globe, and this trend is only set to move upward. The quickly changing trends of digital marketing are both a pro… Continue reading The Age of Digital – 7 Trends That Will Shape Digital Marketing in 2019
Best Free WordPress Plugins for Optimizing Website Performance
Did you know that search engines like Google give preference to fast-loading websites in their rankings? Visitors are also less likely to abandon your site if it loads quickly. Everyone expects a website to load as quickly as possible—if it doesn’t, they will likely abandon it and visit the competitor instead. This means that a… Continue reading Best Free WordPress Plugins for Optimizing Website Performance
20 Best Landing Page WordPress Themes for 2019 Websites
Stuck on how to get your next website off the ground? Set up a landing page to attract attention, capture leads, and prep to launch your site. This collection of landing page WordPress themes should start you off right. If you’re getting ready to launch your site or a new product, there’s no better way… Continue reading 20 Best Landing Page WordPress Themes for 2019 Websites
Minimalist Line Art Used in Logo Design – 30 Amazing Concepts and Ideas
Creating minimal logos with abstract lines is really attractive and inspiring. Now a day’s designers using simple line art to make badges and logo designs which you can see blow. Line art logo designs are very eye-catching for customers to recognize the logo. Today we will present to you 30 fresh concept and ideas used line art to create… Continue reading Minimalist Line Art Used in Logo Design – 30 Amazing Concepts and Ideas
Top 10 Tips to Make the Perfect Logo for a Company
A logo is a strong brand identity of a company and designing a perfect logo is not an easy task. Logos are essential for company growth, whereas a unique logo design shows good impact on company brand. For a company growth it is necessary that the logo that you are creating must be of a… Continue reading Top 10 Tips to Make the Perfect Logo for a Company
How to Create a Realistic Embroidery Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a realistic embroidery text effect in Photoshop using stitch brushes and layer styles. The end result will be a font that look like it’s embroidery! This is part of my embroidery effect Photoshop action, which is part of Embroidery and Stitching Photoshop… Continue reading How to Create a Realistic Embroidery Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop