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Eric Karkovack (830 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.
Bookmark.com Utilizes AI to Create Beautiful, Responsive Websites Sponsored

Bookmark.com Utilizes AI to Create Beautiful, Responsive Websites

Growing up, we learn that each of us is unique. We all have different talents and specialties to share with the world. Most business owners, for example, are quite adept…

eversign Enables Electronic Signatures Anywhere, Anytime Sponsored

eversign Enables Electronic Signatures Anywhere, Anytime

Working remotely can be quite hectic – especially for freelancers. It seems like every minute of the day brings a new task or challenge. And when it comes to both…

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

One of the curious questions a web designer faces is when to make a change to the tools you use and the way you work. How do you know when…

Discovering Resilient Web Design with Jeremy Keith

Discovering Resilient Web Design with Jeremy Keith

If you’re interested in where the web is headed, you have to look to its past. With Jeremy Keith’s new book, Resilient Web Design, the veteran designer digs into the…

FullStory Delivers Pixel-Perfect Session Playback With Launch of FullStory Free Edition Sponsored

FullStory Delivers Pixel-Perfect Session Playback With Launch of FullStory Free Edition

Have you ever wanted to know exactly how visitors are interacting with your website? What if you could play back specific user sessions and get all kinds of analytical goodness for free? Yes, FullStory has just dropped the mic with that one.

Every Website Will Break (Eventually)

Every Website Will Break (Eventually)

Every website I’ve ever worked on is probably going to break at some point.

A Web Designer’s Guide to Simple Solutions

A Web Designer’s Guide to Simple Solutions

If you’ve been working as a web designer for awhile, you may find yourself in an interesting position: Resident Expert/Guru. Friends, family, colleagues and clients will ask you for advice…

Combine the Best of Both Worlds with Material Design for Bootstrap Sponsored

Combine the Best of Both Worlds with Material Design for Bootstrap

Material Design has become a popular topic of discussion in the design community of late. And we’re starting to see it implemented in sites across the web. The trouble is,…

How to Speak up to Your Clients When They Just Won’t Listen

How to Speak up to Your Clients When They Just Won’t Listen

In 1996, I was an 18 year old web designer. Fresh out of high school, I was a bit shy and not very eloquent when expressing myself verbally. My first…

Exploring the Latest Trends in Web Typography

Exploring the Latest Trends in Web Typography

In the early days of the web, typography tended to be an afterthought. Come to think it, how could it have been anything more? There were just a few standard…

A Web Design History Lesson: 20 Years in Web Design

A Web Design History Lesson: 20 Years in Web Design

It seems almost crazy. I began my journey as a web designer in 1996, working for my local newspaper. If my math is right, then I’m just about to enter…

Building Websites in Collaboration With Clients, Not in Spite of Them

Building Websites in Collaboration With Clients, Not in Spite of Them