10 Examples of Responsive Text Techniques
When designing a responsive website, we often spend most of our time ensuring that items such as layouts and images work properly on smaller screens. But typography really should be…
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Eric Karkovack (211 Articles)
Eric Karkovack is a web designer with over two decades of experience. You can visit his business site here. Eric is the author of an eBook: Your Guide to Becoming a Freelance Web Designer. He also has an opinion on just about every subject. You can follow his rants on Twitter @karks88.
The 5 Traits of an Ethical Freelance Web Designer
Many-a-person in this world has utilized unsavory tactics for making some fast cash. While it might bring some temporary success, those practices usually catch up to you at some point….
8 Resources to Help Designers with GDPR Compliance
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for a bit (and even then, the news would probably still reach you), you know that GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation) is…
10 Lesser-Known & Niche WordPress SEO Plugins
WordPress as a platform is pretty effective when it comes to SEO. And, while there are a couple of really well-known plugins to help optimize your site (I’m pointing at…
Is Big Data Selling Out Web Designers?
For years, web designers have relied on free tools from the likes of Google, Facebook and other large companies to enhance the things we build. We have happily used these…
The Grumpy Designer’s Summer Survival Guide
Traditionally, summer has been a somewhat slow time – at least for this grumpy designer. Sure, there are projects to work on. But it seems like the big maintenance issues…
10 Pens That Pay Homage to Musical Legends
The biggest inspiration for artists is often the art they consume. What we see and hear has an undeniable impact on the things that we ourselves produce. Web designers are…
How to Avoid Common WordPress Theme Development Mistakes
WordPress is known for being incredibly flexible, especially when it comes to theme and plugin development. If you ever want to see proof, just ask a group of developers how…
5 Must-See WordCamp Presentations
Attending a WordCamp is an opportunity that every interested designer, developer and user should take advantage of. No matter your level of experience with WordPress, you are almost certain to…
Conquering Fear to Become a Better Designer
Have you ever been afraid to take on a particular project? It almost seems silly to be scared of doing your job. But I’ve had that feeling a number of…
10 Retro Video Games Recreated with HTML5, JS & CSS
Retro games still bring a smile to fans both young and not-so-young. That was evidenced by the wild popularity of 2016’s NES Classic Edition and this year’s Super NES Classic…
Sifting Through Design Information Overload
Our line of work is one that boasts guides to absolutely everything. Gurus are there to tell us why Material Design is amazing, why it’s terrible and why we should…