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Paul Andrew (601 Articles)

Paul is the founder and editor of Speckyboy Design Magazine. He has many years experience within the web design industry and a passion for the latest web technologies and design trends. He lives in the small town of Inverness in the north of Scotland. Follow him on Twitter.
Inspirational Examples of Dual-Toned Color Schemes in Web Design

Inspirational Examples of Dual-Toned Color Schemes in Web Design

The duotone palette has been used in design for quite a long time, but not so much in web design – until now. Whether or not Spotify has started a…

30 Powerful & Compelling Public Awareness Print Advertising

30 Powerful & Compelling Public Awareness Print Advertising

A collection of public awareness print ads that will give you a taste of what can be truly powerful, compelling, and inspiring!

40 Nostalgic Examples of Vintage Print Advertising

40 Nostalgic Examples of Vintage Print Advertising

Vintage usually refers to something that is at least 50 years old. The term is also used to represent designs that mimic the look and feel of the 1940s, 1950s,…

Why Logos With Hidden Meanings Work So Well

Why Logos With Hidden Meanings Work So Well

Logos are designed to do three primary things: represent a company’s brand; be iconic and recognizable, and to engage the audience to create an emotional response. This last one is…

Analyzing the Hamburger Menu in Web Design

Analyzing the Hamburger Menu in Web Design

Analyzing the effectiveness of hamburger menus in web design and their impact on user navigation.

Weekly News for Designers № 573

Weekly News for Designers № 573

This week’s Designer News – № 573 – includes Free Minimal HTML & CSS Templates, Test Fonts Live, Free Figma & Sketch UI Kit, The Complete CSS Animation Tutorial, Margin Collapse, Misconceptions on UX, Best Websites of 2020, and much more!

20 Time-Saving WordPress SQL Query Snippets

20 Time-Saving WordPress SQL Query Snippets

WordPress stores every single scrap of information within a MySQL database. Posts, pages, comments, shortcodes, plugin settings… absolutely everything. The WordPress backend is fantastic and does allow you to manage…

10 Free Tools for Formatting, Organizing and Tidying CSS Code

10 Free Tools for Formatting, Organizing and Tidying CSS Code

We share a collection of free tools and libraries that will allow you to quickly format, organize and tidy messy or badly written CSS code.

20 Free High-Quality Vintage, Antique & Retro Texture Packs

20 Free High-Quality Vintage, Antique & Retro Texture Packs

We have collected the best free high-quality vintage, antique, and retro texture packs. Paper, grainy, grungy, and many more textures.

An Hilarious Collection of CSS Puns & Jokes

An Hilarious Collection of CSS Puns & Jokes

Most web design languages tend to be quite sober. We can’t help that; we’re very serious about what we do. HTML. PHP. JavaScript. Not even a little smile from them….

Weekly News for Designers № 552

Weekly News for Designers № 552

This week’s Designer News – № 552 – includes Modern Masonry Solutions, Free System UI Icons, Dive into CSS Grid, Free MacBook Mockups, Lightweight JavaScript Library, Modern CSS Techniques To Improve Legibility, WordPress Email Issues and a so much more!

15 Free PSD Coloring Templates for Photographers

15 Free PSD Coloring Templates for Photographers