6 Ways Parallax Still Works in 2021 

Parallax is a term that is applied loosely and frequently in the world of web design. As a trend, it has been popular and unpopular in equal measures for some time. However, it’s still one of the most valuable tools for animation in the digital world. Parallax creates an illusion of depth when scrolling, a… Continue reading 6 Ways Parallax Still Works in 2021 

8 Content Marketing Tactics To Increase Your Traffic In 2021

If you run an online business in 2021, you need to make sure you have a strong content marketing strategy if you want to attract as much website traffic as possible. Content marketing is the process of creating valuable and shareable content, like blog posts, quizzes, and videos, to attract your ideal customers and ultimately make… Continue reading 8 Content Marketing Tactics To Increase Your Traffic In 2021

3 Essential Design Trends, May 2021

Spring and fresh designs are in the air. This month, it’s obvious that designers are feeling creative with new and interesting concepts that range from a new style for cards, homepage experimentation with multiple entry points or calls to action, and risky typography options. Here’s what’s trending in design this month. 1. “Flat” Cards Card-style… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, May 2021

Anonymous and Arrow Functions in PHP

I’ve already covered the basics of functions in PHP in one of a previous tutorials. Even though PHP has a lot of built-in functions, it gives us the choice to define our own functions as well. There are different ways to define our own functions in PHP. PHP Functions in PHP: Return Values and Parameters… Continue reading Anonymous and Arrow Functions in PHP

From designed-for-women to design-by-women

[unable to retrieve full-text content] A reciprocal relationship between societal shift and innovative design. Lululemon retail store in Beijing. PHOTOGRAPHER: Eason Yang Design has evolved from a pragmatic methodology towards a strategic influence over the past decades; designers have engaged in complex social problems making significant contributions. Our observations convince us that the need has emerged… Continue reading From designed-for-women to design-by-women

20 Best New Websites, April 2021

This month’s collection contains a combination of big and bold, and clean and minimal. Although basic minimalism is still trendy, with lots of white space and greyscale type, we are seeing it softened with color. This is implemented differently, ranging from hints of off-whites in images to gentle pastels as section backgrounds. Playing around with… Continue reading 20 Best New Websites, April 2021

What is PHP Used For?

PHP is an open source language that was created to make web development easier. It’s primary and most suitable purpose is as a web development language for creating web apps or APIs. You don’t need a complicated set of commands to create webpages in PHP. In fact, you can mix PHP with plain HTML in… Continue reading What is PHP Used For?

9 Tips for Better Live Logo Design

Have you ever wondered why we’re so amazed by motion? A moving image is more likely to grab your attention than a static one. Motion is exciting and attention-grabbing – plus, it allows us to access more information in a short space of time.  For a while now, companies have been experimenting with all kinds… Continue reading 9 Tips for Better Live Logo Design

3 Essential Design Trends, April 2021

The best thing about writing about website design trends each month is looking at all the great sites that are being developed. Designers are stretching creatively and exploring new techniques and ways of doing things all the time. It’s refreshing and inspiring. This month, some of those trends include a style that nods to brutalism,… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, April 2021

Key and Surface Tracking Comes to Chrome

[– For those that didn’t spot it: this post was an April Fools joke, no one can track you by the way you type! –] This week Google announced further details of its plan to remove cookies from ad tracking. The strategy, which the ad giant expects to be fully implemented by 2022, has come… Continue reading Key and Surface Tracking Comes to Chrome

20 Best Etsy Banner Designs (Using an Etsy Banner Maker)

If you have an Etsy shop, you need an eye-catching banner to make sure your page stands out from the crowd.  Don’t worry—you don’t need to waste time trying to figure out how to make an Etsy banner yourself. That’s because Placeit’s Etsy banner maker will help you create an eye-catching banner in a matter… Continue reading 20 Best Etsy Banner Designs (Using an Etsy Banner Maker)

20 Best New Websites, February 2021

It’s February, and the spring sun is finally starting to peep through the winter clouds. While many of us are still largely restricted to our homes, the web has kept on growing. We see a shift in attitude towards natural health, wellbeing, and sustainability, and these are now being branded less often as outliers and… Continue reading 20 Best New Websites, February 2021

What’s New in Ecommerce, February 2021

There are some interesting shake-ups on the horizon for ecommerce: Experiential shopping, Virt-ical worlds, Au naturale models. We’re starting to see signs of them already — many of them spurred on thanks to the events of 2020. Below, we’re going to explore what’s going on with these new ecommerce trends and technologies and take a… Continue reading What’s New in Ecommerce, February 2021

35 Best Procreate Brushes for Illustration

24 Shares Amazing Procreate brushes for realistic illustration and drawing. 1000+ brushes in 35 Procreate brushes set for Procreate app, that takes advantage of every single feature that Procreate app offers. These are the perfect brushes to accentuate your art, especially for drawing illustrations. The collection based on Watercolor Procreate Brushes, Pencil Procreate Brushes, Character… Continue reading 35 Best Procreate Brushes for Illustration

41 Best Real Estate Newsletters (Ideas and Examples to Download)

Real estate newsletters are a great way for real estate agents to connect with their target audience. And if you’re a real estate agent looking to create a weekly or monthly newsletter to keep your clients updated, then you’re going to need an eye-catching template.  Check out Envato Elements or GraphicRiver for the best real… Continue reading 41 Best Real Estate Newsletters (Ideas and Examples to Download)

3 Essential Design Trends, February 2021

It’s hard to believe we are more than a month into 2021 already. But that means more trends to dive into this year, right? So far, the biggest trend of 2021 in website design is an overall lack of people in imagery. It’s not that surprising with a worldwide pandemic happening, but it can mean… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, February 2021

15 Clever Valentine’s Day Ad Designs

Ah, Valentine’s Day! Some love it, others don’t, but in the end, Valentine’s Day is still one of the most popular holidays all over the world. The approach of the world’s sweetest holiday is a great time for us to gather some inspiration and showcase a collection of the Web’s best Valentine’s Day advertisements. In Case… Continue reading 15 Clever Valentine’s Day Ad Designs

How to Use Variable Fonts on the Web

Are you wondering, “What are variable fonts?” Variable fonts were developed as the joint effort of the four biggest tech companies involved in type design—Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Adobe.  Download this and all the best variable fonts from Envato Elements As the name suggests, variable fonts allow designers to derive an unlimited number of font… Continue reading How to Use Variable Fonts on the Web

20 Examples of Cool Sports Websites

January 21, 2021 by Noemi Editor’s note: This post is written by Julia Blake,  a young passionate blogger interested in web design and everything connected with it. Currently, she works with MotoCMS – a progressive website builder.  Sports-related websites are of many types: sports clubs, news portals, personal pages, fan clubs, and sportswear brands. The main… Continue reading 20 Examples of Cool Sports Websites

The role of the UX designer in an Agile product team

[unable to retrieve full-text content] 2020 was a hard year. It drove home something I’ve always known but had been taking for granted: good UX Design relies on an environment, process and team that support good UX Design. If the environment, process and team aren’t quite in place, I would argue that it’s the job… Continue reading The role of the UX designer in an Agile product team

What’s New in Ecommerce, January 2021

Ecommerce design may seem fairly straight-forward; you build an online store that showcases a company’s products or services and gives customers a quick and pain-free way to purchase them. While that formula will always hold true, ecommerce is undergoing some big changes, and web designers need to be prepared to keep up with them. This… Continue reading What’s New in Ecommerce, January 2021

Looking for the best 12 WordPress Themes in 2021? They’re in this article

Posted · Category: Design, Tools <!– –> The WordPress platform is a joy to work with. It offers one of the simplest ways to create colorful, well laid-out, and engaging website pages. Clicking a mouse and dragging and dropping are required skills, coding is not. Themes make your work easier. There are literally thousands of… Continue reading Looking for the best 12 WordPress Themes in 2021? They’re in this article

Looking for the best 12 WordPress Themes in 2021? They’re in this article

Posted · Category: Design, Tools The WordPress platform is a joy to work with. It offers one of the simplest ways to create colorful, well laid-out, and engaging website pages. Clicking a mouse and dragging and dropping are required skills, coding is not. Themes make your work easier. There are literally thousands of great WordPress… Continue reading Looking for the best 12 WordPress Themes in 2021? They’re in this article

UX challenge: Teaching a person who is blind to design

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Designing a system for the visually impaired to recognize color. It’s been a year since I published my very first article and it was about solving a problem in accessibility. This problem bothered me for a good half of my life. I finally think that I’ve opened a door to… Continue reading UX challenge: Teaching a person who is blind to design