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Designing & Building a WordPress Theme: My Step by Step Process
Over the last few months I have been building a lot of themes for public release so have had to get my theme building process together into some sort of system. This has helped me build each theme quicker than the last and I now have a process for the future …
40 Free Image Slider PSD Web Element
Today I’ve chosen 40 more Free Image Slider PSD Web Element!
Image slider is become the most noticeable elements of web design today not only for portfolio websites, A slider can make your gallery more attractive, besides that slider is also great for showing off your favorite or popular posts, website navigation and images or compacting a product feature tour. These free PSD image slider are high-res psd file, All layers are separated, so it’s pretty easy to change shapes, colors and text.
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Navigation Design Pattern: Springboard / Dashboard
Springboard / Dashboard is one of the common mobile app design patterns that used to provide the overview of your app content to your user. Usually, you can see this navigaton patterns right after a splash screen of app. It consists of several categories, and the categories are represented by an icon and a title that allow you to find content easily and quick access to the interested content.
Pandora UI for iOS – User Interface Pack
Create a pack of elements for mobile interfaces. Pandora UI is mostly oriented towards iPhone (+iPhone 4s) and iPad (+iPad 3) and supports Retina Resolutions.
Two Types of Graphic Design Clients
As a graphic designer, I believe the best clients are willing to ask for help. The worst are those that say “I know what I want” because they provide no opportunity.
Using HTML5 localStorage on a form
HTML5 localStorage provides us with the ability to store named key/value pairs locally within a users browser, this means that the data stored in localStorage is still there even after a user has closed the browser, deleted their cookies or turned off their machine/device.
The Least Appropriate Fonts in Web Design
Fonts are a surprisingly tricky aspect of web design. This seemingly small choice has the power to make or break your website when it comes to giving off an aura of professionalism and quality. Unfortunately, many web designers fall victim to using popular fonts that have overstayed their welcome in the world of design.
Useful Links for Learning CSS @Keyframes Animation
We started seeing experimentation and articles about CSS3 @keyframes animation in 2011, but back then support was limited to webkit browsers. As of mid 2011 Firefox 5 gained support, and we can expect the next incarnation of Internet Explorer (10) to also show support, so now is the perfect time to get to grips with the @keyframes syntax. This post rounds up 10 articles that explain how to use this cool CSS3 feature, each with examples and demos.
Sass And LESS: An Introduction To CSS Preprocessors
What are css processors? How do they work? Why would want to use one and which might you choose? This post will answer these questions and then shows sample code in both Sass and LESS along with the resulting css.
Learn HTML & CSS in One Easy to Use Guide
A Beginners Guide to HTML & CSS is a simple and comprehensive guide dedicated to helping beginners learn HTML and CSS. Outlining the fundamentals, this guide works through all common elements of front-end design and development.
Create Stunning Animation Using CSS3 Animation & Keyframe
Usually, web designer will create animation using language like JavaScript, but now, web designer can create smooth, maintainable animation more easily using CSS3 Animation & Keyframe. The syntax of CSS3 Animation & Keyframe is extremely easy to understand, and don’t requires any programming knowledge. In this tutorial, we will cover the syntax of CSS3 Animation & Keyframe; and we will create a simple spinning newspaper using the syntax that we have learned.
Up and Running With Custom Post Types
If you’re reading this post, chances are you’re familiar with WordPress and its role in the web world as a blogging platform, content management system, multisite administrator, and much more.While WordPress can be a viable solution for any small business website or blog right out of the box from a fresh install, you can harness the true value of WP by diving into the code and creating Custom Post Types.
Minimalist Movie Posters. Part 1
To give you some ideas, we’ve gathered a nice collection of Minimalist Movie Posters.
Pure Line Free WordPress Theme
Professional, clean yet amazing WordPress theme for enthusiasts of simplicity and flexibility. Pure Line, with over 40 theme options, is the top WordPress theme for todays bloggers needs.
Using Social Media Hovercard jQuery Plugin
A Hovercard jQuery plugin that enables you to display related information with the hovered label, link, or any html element of your choice.