Unless you’ve been hiding under a tinfoil hat for the last few years, you probably know that UX and UI are not the same thing because “UX is more ergonomic”, or some such nonsense. But what about the unified part? Normally speaking, I’ve got very little patience for hipster acronyms and nit-picking, but actually it… Continue reading Transform Your Design with Unified UX
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How Pop Up Banners Benefit Your eLearning Business?
Are you aware of the new marketing channel for elearning businesses? It’s the pop up banners which appear suddenly in the foreground of a visual interface interrupting the user with a promotional message. How keen are you to incorporate these into your business? We bet, not until you’re aware of the benefits extended by it.… Continue reading How Pop Up Banners Benefit Your eLearning Business?
Would The Web Be Better With One Good Browser?
When Tim Berners-Lee gave us the WorldWideWeb in 1990, it was the first and only web browser. But it didn’t remain alone for long. Even in those early days of the web, there was plenty of competition for web browser market share: Mosaic, MidasWWW, SlipKnot, Arena, Netscape, and Internet Explorer emerged around that time, too,… Continue reading Would The Web Be Better With One Good Browser?
How Website Designers Can Create New Revenue Streams by Monetizing Their Knowledge
Your area of expertise is in web design, but does that mean the only way you can make money is through the hours of work you spend building websites? Of course not. It’s not just your skills that are valuable. Your knowledge is, too. Monetize Your Knowledge; Create New Revenue Streams Think about how many… Continue reading How Website Designers Can Create New Revenue Streams by Monetizing Their Knowledge
Are You Too Old to Be a Web Designer?
There’s nothing nice about asking the question “How old is too old to …?” So, I’m going to start by getting the answer out of the way, right now: You’re never too old to… …become a web designer… …transition from web designer to UX designer… …become a full-stack designer-developer powerhouse… …or do whatever the heck… Continue reading Are You Too Old to Be a Web Designer?
Exciting New Tools for Designers, October 2019
It’s already time to start thinking about all the seasonal design elements that you will use for the rest of the year. That might be icons or illustrations or fonts. We have a few new elements this month that might fit the bill, as well as learning tools and inspiration. Here’s what new for designers… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, October 2019
Popular Design News of the Week: September 23, 2019 – September 29, 2019
Every week users submit a lot of interesting stuff on our sister site Webdesigner News, highlighting great content from around the web that can be of interest to web designers. The best way to keep track of all the great stories and news being posted is simply to check out the Webdesigner News site, however,… Continue reading Popular Design News of the Week: September 23, 2019 – September 29, 2019
15 Best APIs for Web Designers and Developers
With an API, you create a connection between your website and an application for the purposes of drawing on its data or features. This allows you to not only enhance the on-site experience, but to streamline a lot of the processes that would otherwise require much tedious hand-holding behind the scenes. Many of you are… Continue reading 15 Best APIs for Web Designers and Developers
3 Essential Design Trends, September 2019
This month’s collection of design trends focuses on a bit of a slow burn – design techniques that appeal to millennials (maybe) and Generation Z. Gen-Zers are those born between 1997 and 2012, meaning part of this generation is in grade school. This generation is impacting design trends already because they are the most digital… Continue reading 3 Essential Design Trends, September 2019
What’s the Minimum Amount of Security Your Website Needs?
Unfortunately, over half (54%) of the businesses surveyed for the 2018 State of SMB Cybersecurity report believe they’re too small to be a target for hackers. But the data paints a different picture: 67% of small- and medium-sized businesses were attacked in 2018; 82% of those attacked had antivirus software installed on their systems; 72%… Continue reading What’s the Minimum Amount of Security Your Website Needs?
5 Ways Social Media Can Impact Your Web Design
There is no denying that the introduction of social media to the world has changed the way website developers and designers build sites. In fact, social media marketing helps you strengthen your brand’s online presence. Thus, it is important that you take social media into consideration whenever you are building (or updating) a website for… Continue reading 5 Ways Social Media Can Impact Your Web Design
10 Best Mobile Apps for Learning to Code
What’s even better is that you don’t have to spend years mastering programming either. Thanks to numerous coding apps available for both Android and iOS devices, you can easily level up your coding skills even when you’re on the go. In this post, we’ve rounded up the best coding apps that will help you learn… Continue reading 10 Best Mobile Apps for Learning to Code
Is Dribbble Worth Your Time?
The online community has been around since 2010 and is one of the top platforms where designers can share work, or shots, and get feedback. The invite-only community is a showcase of portfolio projects and personal artwork for digital graphics and user interface design, illustrations, animations, and pretty much any other design work you can… Continue reading Is Dribbble Worth Your Time?
Cheap Shared Hosting: Why it’s Ideal for your Small Business
Ever heard of a Swedish proverb that goes like “shared joy is double joy”? Bet you have, but for something wonderful, like good news or a piece of cake. The proverb is also true in other aspects of life (or business) – like web hosting. As a small business owner, your focus is on expanding… Continue reading Cheap Shared Hosting: Why it’s Ideal for your Small Business
The Best Types of Browser Game to Play
A browser game is a special type of video game that is played online with the help of a web browser. This type of video game is becoming more popular due to the advance of technology used in modern browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari. Modern browser games can be quite complex which… Continue reading The Best Types of Browser Game to Play
How to Create Beautiful Custom YouTube Thumbnails without Photoshop
Are you a budding YouTube content creator? A new designer without much experience with YouTube? If you’re looking to increase your views and grab a user’s attention, you might need to think about your video thumbnails. YouTube video thumbnails serve as sort of a book cover for videos. If a thumbnail appears to be high-quality,… Continue reading How to Create Beautiful Custom YouTube Thumbnails without Photoshop
A Solopreneur Checklist for Promoting a New Website
If you’re reading this, chances are you launched a brand new website a couple of weeks or even months ago. During the initial setup phase, everything felt easy. You could register and host your domain on the same platform, build a professional-looking website without code — everything seemed like they’re going your way. You may… Continue reading A Solopreneur Checklist for Promoting a New Website
Why You Should Use Slider Revolution for Your WordPress Site
WordPress Sliders are a dime a dozen, but few can match the amazing Slider Revolution for WordPress when it comes to features, speed, and ease of use. Today we’ll take an in-depth look at: what sliders are the pros and cons of using a WordPress slider plugin on your site why Slider Revolution is the best… Continue reading Why You Should Use Slider Revolution for Your WordPress Site
A Guide to Getting Ready for iOS 12 Notifications for Designers
Now that iOS 12 is out and some users have upgraded to the operating system, you’ll want to start revising your application to take advantage of the new features of iOS 12 notifications. What’s new in iOS 12 Notifications? iOS 12 brings a number of changes to how notifications work. While no single change completely… Continue reading A Guide to Getting Ready for iOS 12 Notifications for Designers
MasterStudy – Revolutionary Learning Management System on Vue.js!
MasterStudy Major Update! Introduction to the exclusive development of the LMS for effective organization of online courses. What is MasterStudy? MasterStudy is an elegant WordPress theme for educational needs. It is full of premium plugins that are professionally integrated to save your money and create the best online learning site for both teachers and students.… Continue reading MasterStudy – Revolutionary Learning Management System on Vue.js!
10 Questions You Need to Be Asking Your Clients
Client meetings don’t just go one way. While your clients might come prepared with a list of questions for you, you’ll want to have some questions of your own. Here are the top ten questions you need to be asking your clients if you aren’t already. Why do you want a website? This question can… Continue reading 10 Questions You Need to Be Asking Your Clients
Web Designers, Stop Wasting Time on Billing and Accounting When You Don’t Have Too
Posted · Category: Tools Keeping a small business running is hard work. You have projects to negotiate, emails to answer, and deadlines to meet. You have to find the time to explore new trends and methods. Sometimes, you have to take whatever time it takes to learn how to use new tools of your trade… Continue reading Web Designers, Stop Wasting Time on Billing and Accounting When You Don’t Have Too
4 Easy Hacks To Improve Your Site’s Speed And Get Better Conversions
I have a confession to make; I’m the type of person who has no patience for a slow loading site. And apparently, I’m not the only one. Based on a research by the Aberdeen Group, a 1-second delay in a page load time can have the following negative effect: – Reduced page views by 11% –… Continue reading 4 Easy Hacks To Improve Your Site’s Speed And Get Better Conversions
Top 12 Web Design Trends 2018: Space Odyssey Infographics
There’s always been a lot of fuss around web design trends. Some of them live for 2 – 3 years and fade into oblivion. Others don’t die out completely: they evolve and make a comeback in a couple of years. What’s the role of them? Why are they so important? The answer to these questions… Continue reading Top 12 Web Design Trends 2018: Space Odyssey Infographics