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A Beginner’s Guide to HTTP and REST

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the life of the web. It’s used every time you transfer a document, or make an AJAX request. But HTTP is surprisingly a relative unknown among some web developers. This introduction will demonstrate how the set of design principles, known as REST, underpin HTTP, and allow you to embrace its… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to HTTP and REST

How to Make Basic Tonal Adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw

Adobe Camera Raw’s Tonal Adjustments are are probably the most important and most widely-used features in ACR. These basic tonal adjustment include Exposure, Shadows, Highlights, Blacks, and Whites. In this tutorial, we will take a close look at the Histogram and all the things you need to know about the tonal values in Camera Raw.… Continue reading How to Make Basic Tonal Adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw

25 Amazing Icons In PSD Format

Designer Ledger – A web design blog for designers by designers Icons are used in all softwares, websites and user interfaces and they work better in some places instead of words. They look very attractive and give the overall layout a touch of finesse. Their colors and illustrations are very appealing to the users and… Continue reading 25 Amazing Icons In PSD Format

Useful Free Vector Files for Designers

Designers have to use art for all kinds of purposes; to beautify their work above all. Designing their own art, from scratch, is time consuming and requires much thought. But they don’t always have time to think up and design their own art; especially when they have to meet certain deadline which could be very… Continue reading Useful Free Vector Files for Designers

Web Design Trends That Will Disappear in 2014

If you’re looking forward to changes that come with starting a new year, you may also be excited to learn what sorts of trends are emerging in the web design world. What most people aren’t talking about, but should be, are the types of design trends that are on their way out, which ones should… Continue reading Web Design Trends That Will Disappear in 2014

7 Adobe Illustrator Alternatives for the Casual Designer

Last year I posted a roundup of the best Photoshop alternatives aimed at casual designers or hobbyists who wants to fulfill their creative passion, but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on expensive industry standard software. I’m a big Illustrator fan myself and I post loads of Illustrator tutorials here on my blog, but… Continue reading 7 Adobe Illustrator Alternatives for the Casual Designer

15 Free And Awesome Responsive WordPress Themes

In this round up, we are showcasing some fresh and awesome free responsive WordPress themes. WordPress is very well-accepted and well-known blogging platform that’s why millions of people are using it. With these WordPress themes, you will be provided with wonderful features which are very useful for your work. Furthermore, all these WordPress themes are… Continue reading 15 Free And Awesome Responsive WordPress Themes

7 Best Practices of Responsive Web Design

Considering the rate at which the mobile web is growing, it’s becoming crucial that your website be ready to accept visitors who are coming in from a widely assorted array of different devices and screen sizes. This is where responsive design can come into the picture and save your day nicely. However, with responsive design,… Continue reading 7 Best Practices of Responsive Web Design

HTML5 features with GWT Elemental

HTML5 is revolutionizing the web. The web application has features which are comparable to most of the desktop applications. The new features of the HTML5 make browser a powerful platform to develop next generation applications. The APIs and document object model (DOM) are fundamental parts of the HTML5 specification. The programming language of choice in… Continue reading HTML5 features with GWT Elemental

Tell A Story With Your Web Design – It Always Works

The most popular websites on the World Wide Web are able to impressively convey information about their brand and what it stands for. This helps generate user interest in their brand and ensures the website message is delivered in a way that makes maximum impact on website visitors.  They do this by using one of… Continue reading Tell A Story With Your Web Design – It Always Works

Create a Halloween Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

Preview of Final Results Tutorial Resources Pumpkin – by TheKaykat-Stock Tombstones – by wolverine041269 Dead Trees – by Free-Stock-By-Wayne Grave House – by Free-Stock-By-Wayne Dig Sites – by Free-Stock-By-Wayne Ravens & Crows – by FairieGoodMother Hayswagon – by CHEYENNE75 Bat Brush – by radroachmeat Fog – by Moonglowlilly HOUSE 07-03 – by CHEYENNE75 Pumpkin On… Continue reading Create a Halloween Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

Frustrating Points for Web Developers

Web developing is one of the most important steps while developing a website. This particular activity is very tough as there are huge numbers of technologies that are used for the same. The web developer needs to find out the exact type of developing tools that will help to develop some of the best compatible… Continue reading Frustrating Points for Web Developers

8 wordpress theme for government and politicians

Here are 8 wordpress themes for government and politicians. I used to really hate visiting government websites because they are slow and ugly to look at. Fortunately, times have changed and I am seeing more and more government adopting the latest in web design and aesthetics.  A case in point is using wordpress as the… Continue reading 8 wordpress theme for government and politicians

10 Tips for Designing Logos That Don’t Suck

So you’re designing a logo. It sounds like an easy enough task, right? Draw a circle, type in the company name and you’re done (I’ve literally heard a designer suggest that very process). Unfortunately, if you’re really worth the money the client is paying you, there’s a lot more to it than that. There are… Continue reading 10 Tips for Designing Logos That Don’t Suck

25 Top WordPress Metro Theme Creations

WordPress metro theme designs are based on the user interface that was popularized by Microsoft on the Windows Phone 7. Since then, this beautiful style has attracted a lot of followers. In the new Windows OS version, you will see the metro start screen that is the foundation of Win8 interface. I think that one… Continue reading 25 Top WordPress Metro Theme Creations

An Introduction to Composition

Composition is about laying out all your ideas and design elements into a whole; composing your design. We’re going to combine all of the previous lessons that we’ve covered, and because of that it makes composition one of those really difficult aspects of designing anything.   Creating a good composition will boost the users’ experience… Continue reading An Introduction to Composition

Examples of Mobile Design Pattern: Part 2

Introduction In the first article of this mini-series dedicated to Mobile Design Patterns, I gave a brief overview of what they are and the importance of their implementation in any well designed mobile application. Besides, I tried to show, through the study of one of the best known and most downloaded applications available in the… Continue reading Examples of Mobile Design Pattern: Part 2

10 jquery plugins for typography problems

Typography has been one of the biggest nightmares of the web designers and developers. As the websites are getting more and more interactive, static typographic features are becoming a thing of the past. Website owners now want text that not only coveys the message, but also attract the visitors. Now even though we now have… Continue reading 10 jquery plugins for typography problems

27 Must-Have Typefaces for Graphic Designers

This article explores 27 typefaces that will serve as a solid foundation for your typeface library. Take what you will from my suggestions. More importantly, learn from them and use that knowledge to build a typeface library that works for you!   Typeface Categories Most typefaces fall into one of five categories: serif, sans serif,… Continue reading 27 Must-Have Typefaces for Graphic Designers

30 Must have jQuery Plugins Dedicated to Website Performance

Website performance is very important factor for its success; jQuery has contributed a lot to improve website performance. jQuery plugins are used to perform a set of methods to increase the usability and performance of existing system. In this case, website performance is of concern. jQuery plugins is the best resources to increase the object… Continue reading 30 Must have jQuery Plugins Dedicated to Website Performance

20+ Responsive jQuery Slider Plugin Compilation

In today’s world it is vital to have a mobile-ready website. A responsive jQuery slider plugin will allow your image sliders to adapt to the screen resolution of different viewing devices. These highly popular plugins will assist you in creating stunning responsive image sliders that feature awesome website transitions and effects. Image sliders in general… Continue reading 20+ Responsive jQuery Slider Plugin Compilation

A Look Into CSS Units: Pixels, EM, and Percentage

Unit takes an important role for measuring and building things like a house, a bridge or a tower, and building a website is not an exception. There are a number of methods of measurements used on the Web, specifically in CSS, namely Pixel, EM and Percentage. In this post, we are going to run through… Continue reading A Look Into CSS Units: Pixels, EM, and Percentage

A Web Designer’s Typographic Boilerplate

I like to use a typography.css in my projects; a separate file which houses all the basic structural typographic styles I’ll need. A lot of what’s found within it is obvious stuff (heading sizes, for example) but it also contains less obvious things which I don’t want to forget. Let’s work our way through the… Continue reading A Web Designer’s Typographic Boilerplate