Web designers get asked all sorts of questions. We’re queried for advice on aesthetics, marketing, technology – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Being an endless fountain of knowledge is just part of the job. 😉 Our answers tend to come from experience (or a quick search). Yet, …
Time is such a precious thing – and yet it’s so easy to waste. To illustrate, a friend of mine who served in the military once remarked that much of their day was spent standing around, awaiting orders. It sounds a lot like a typical web design project – albeit …
If you’re a web designer who works primarily on the front-end, there may be times when you need to hand your work off to a developer. Their job is to take your mockup and turn it into a working website. This is a big step in the process. To reach …
When it comes to products and services geared towards web designers, the “hustle” is unique. The classic methods of marketing in-person or on a printed page aren’t as relevant. That means the real legwork has to be done online. It’s a monumental challenge. The chaotic noise of social media, the …
The following article is an excerpt from PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, 7th Edition, a hands-on guide to learning all the tools, principles, and techniques needed to build a professional web application using PHP and MySQL. In this tutorial, we cover how to set up a web server with …
If you’re interested in developing WordPress themes, you could start by building from scratch. While a noble pursuit, it can also be quite inefficient. That’s especially so if you plan on creating multiple themes over time. The repetitive nature of a theme’s structure means that you’ll be doing a lot …
If you create videos in Adobe After Effects, you’re sure to need a lower thirds overlay. You’ll see these overlays covering the bottom third of a video and are used to add more detail. Here are three popular ways that you’ll see lower thirds used in video productions: Introducing a …
Picking the right SaaS idea is critical to your success as a startup business. This guide will show you how to generate ideas and know which one to pursue. Starting a SaaS business or micro-SaaS can be a profitable endeavor – but first, you need to come up with the …
Areas Where AI Can (and Already Is) Benefitting Web Designers – Artificial intelligence has the potential to make a web designer’s job easier. Avatarg Figma Plugin – This Figma plugin lets you generate avatar images. Single Element Loaders: The Bars – Learn how to create CSS animated loading bars with …
