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A Simple Way to Add Free News Content to Your Website Part 2
In the first part of this tutorial, detailed information was provided on utilizing RSS (Really Simple Syndication) coding to incorporate free news content and links into any web page.It is recommended that you review Pt. 1, because it explains more about RSS and reveals how to integrate a basic newsfeed module using Google Feed API.The goal of this tutorial is to furnish instructions on adding a larger news content module, a horizontal newsfeed, and a list-format style feed.
Create A Real E-Book With Turn.js
Turn.js is a plugin for jQuery that adds a beautiful transition similar to real pages in a book or magazine. It works in all modern browsers including touch devices.
Gestures-Sensitive Slideshow: Responsive and Touch-Friendly
I’m not quite sure, but it was probably 2006 (correct me if I’m wrong) when with the birth of jQuery the very first non-Flash slideshows/sliders appeared on Web. Before that time, writing JavaScript was a horrible pain and therefore websites were boring, Internet wasn’t that attractive as it is nowadays. Because nobody wanted to spend a week writing a thousand-lines code just to have something that does not work properly on any browser! Luckily, things have changed: JavaScript had become practical and that had heavily influenced the whole craft. Now things have changed even more: you can’t ignore mobile & tablet devices, you must have your content accessible on any modern device…
WordPress Posts Visit Counter Plugin – Free
In this tutorial, we will be talking about creating WP plugin that track post visits and shows it back in our administration panel next to post data we used to see there.
Freebie: Stylish Branding Buttons
We recently made fresh branding buttons to use on Envato Marketplaces where we sell and promote our premium files. We decided to make them available as a free PSD file so our visitors can use them for their own purposes also.
15 Light & Subtle Background Patterns
On a recent design I was working on I wanted to use an extremely subtle and light texture on the background to create a little more depth and dimension to the background, rather then simply just using a solid background color. I tested out many different background textures and patterns so I thought I would share with you some of my favorite light background patterns you can download and use.
jQuery Color Fade Hover Effect
A while ago i was asked by someone “How do i make a transition hover effect from greyscale to color?“. In this tutorial i’ll show you how it can be done using two seperate images combined with jQuery.
Why Responsive Design?
Responsive design has grown from an idea to a new approach to designing websites. As it has new challenges, solutions, and patterns have emerged. This post is an introduction to a series on responsive design that will look in-depth at these challenges, solutions, and patterns.
Type Discipline You Were Never Taught
When I started work for a large greeting card company, they had type designers who handled all they type on cards. An illustrator would work with a designer to create the imagery and then it would be handed off to a type designer to add the copy in pretty and readable type.
Freebies: 10 High Resolution Assorted Textures
I’ve prepared a showcase of premium freebies for you guys today, consisting of ten high resolution textures. I know that quality in free design resources is usually hard to come by, so I’ve especially selected ones that will make your designs stand out.
How to Create an Upload Form using jQuery, CSS3, HTML5 and PHP [Tutorial]
In this tutorial we will code an Upload Form from Impressionist UI by Vladimir Kudinov. We will code it using the Plupload API.
Android Linear Layout For Absolute Beginner
In Android operating system, developer use layout to organize user interface controls, widgets on screen. In this lesson, we will look into the the Linear Layout, which is the most common layout used by most of the Android developers.
The Linear layout organize controls either vertically or horizontally on screen. When the layout’s orientation is set to vertical, all child controls within it are organized in a single column; But when the layout’s orientation is set to horizontal, all child controls within it are organized and displayed in a single row.
Photoshop Masking Techniques Everyone Should Know
One of the most important Photoshop skills you need as a Designer is the ability to clip out images of various detail using masks or selections. Whether you’re creating designs for print, web or just fancy artwork it’s inevitable that you will be faced with the task of removing a subject from its background in a photograph. This post describes the various basic and advanced techniques you should have in your arsenal, which will allow you to tackle any masking situation that comes your way.
Century WordPress Theme Freebie (psd)
Today we are releasing fully layered Century theme PSD freebie. If you are into web design, you’ll want to take a piece of this.
Tutorial: Create A Minimal Single Page Portfolio Design In PhotoShop
Today I will show you how I created this minimal & stylish single page portfolio design in Photoshop, I will show you step by step how I use the 960 Grid System with textures, icons and fonts to build this single page portfolio.