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Eric Karkovack (895 Articles)

Eric Karkovack is a web designer and WordPress expert with over two decades of experience. You can visit his business site here. He recently started a writing service for WordPress products: WP Product Writeup. He also has an opinion on just about every subject. You can follow his rants on Bluesky @karks.com.
Why Web Designers Are Often Underappreciated

Why Web Designers Are Often Underappreciated

Freelance / Web Design

Discover why web designers are the unsung heroes of the digital world. Read about the challenges, creative contributions, and the importance of their work.

5 Tips for a More Secure WordPress Website

5 Tips for a More Secure WordPress Website

WordPress

Web security has grown into one of the most important issues we face – right up there with design and development. And those of us who use an open source…

The Challenge of Designing Websites for Large Screens

The Challenge of Designing Websites for Large Screens

UX Design / Web Design

If you’re looking to build a website that takes advantage of large screens, we’ve put together some general rules of thumb for you.

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Hand-Drawn Elements

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Hand-Drawn Elements

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

A collection of CSS and JavaScript code snippets for giving a hand-drawn style to elements and typography.

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Icon-Based Navigations

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Icon-Based Navigations

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

We share a collection of unique CSS and JavaScript code snippets that you can freely use to create icon-based website navigations.

An Introduction to CSS Grid

An Introduction to CSS Grid

CSS

If you’re looking to learn more about CSS Grid, we provide a rundown of what you need to know, along with some helpful resources and tools.

How to Navigate Design Politics

How to Navigate Design Politics

Freelance

Design politics can seem insurmountable. But a savvy web designer may be able to save the day. We look at some ideas to help you get things back on track.

Identifying and Improving Your Weaknesses as a Web Designer

Identifying and Improving Your Weaknesses as a Web Designer

Web Design

Today, we will try to help you identify your weaknesses as a designer. The goal is to help you figure out areas of concern, as well as those that you might want to ignore.

8 CSS Grid & Flexbox Snippets for Creating Magazine Layouts

8 CSS Grid & Flexbox Snippets for Creating Magazine Layouts

CSS / UI Design

We share a collection of exciting CSS snippets for creating magazine web page layouts using both CSS flexbox and grid.

What Exactly is WordPress?

What Exactly is WordPress?

WordPress

If you’re new to WordPress, we cover some of the basics of what WordPress actually is, installation types, and some tips for using it.

What to Do When a Web Design Client Leaves

What to Do When a Web Design Client Leaves

Freelance

Undoubtedly clients come and go. Some, you’ll know it’s coming. Others may be a surprise. Regardless, you need to know how to deal with the situation.

Sifting Through Design Information Overload

Sifting Through Design Information Overload

Freelance / Web Design

Tips for managing the overwhelming amount of design information available online, focusing on what’s most relevant and beneficial.

Web Design When a Logo Is Your Only Brand Asset

Web Design When a Logo Is Your Only Brand Asset

Freelance / Web Design

Smaller organizations and clients may only have a basic logo and no other brand assets. But is that enough to build a web design around?

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Lighting & Shading Effects

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Lighting & Shading Effects

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

A collection of lighting and shading effect CSS & JavaScript snippets for recreating the incredible effects we see in modern video games.

8 Black & White CSS & JavaScript Snippets That Make a Bold Statement

8 Black & White CSS & JavaScript Snippets That Make a Bold Statement

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

Find inspiration from this collection of B&W CSS and JavaScript code snippets. Eye-catching animation, typography, and other bold elements.

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Mega Menus

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Mega Menus

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

A collection of CSS & JavaScript snippets for building mega menus. Everything from simple, text-based navigation to richly-styled UIs.

Tips for Handing off Your Website Mockup to a Developer

Tips for Handing off Your Website Mockup to a Developer

Freelance / Web Design

We explore some ideas for making the handoff from web design to web development as easy and productive as possible.

Want UX Inspiration? Look To Classic Video Games

Want UX Inspiration? Look To Classic Video Games

Inspiration / UX Design
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