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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.
10 Best Free Plugins for Adding Animation Effects to WordPress

10 Best Free Plugins for Adding Animation Effects to WordPress

WordPress

A collection of free plugins for quickly adding smooth scrolling, page transitions, and CSS animated effects to your WordPress website.

CSS Properties to Make Hyperlinks More Attractive

CSS Properties to Make Hyperlinks More Attractive

CSS / UI Design

There are several new CSS properties available for customizing hyperlinks, giving you a higher level of control over spacing, sizing, and more.

50+ Free Christmas Templates & Resources for Designers

50+ Free Christmas Templates & Resources for Designers

UI Design

A huge collection of free Christmas and holiday season-related illustrations, icon sets, brushes, invitation, cards, flyer templates, and more.

The CSS Practices That Can Hurt Accessibility

The CSS Practices That Can Hurt Accessibility

CSS

We take a look at a few CSS practices that can hurt accessibility, including common features that will require careful consideration.

Creativity Hasn’t Left Web Design – It’s Just Different

Creativity Hasn’t Left Web Design – It’s Just Different

UX Design / Web Design

It sometimes feels like web design has lost its creative flair. Has it? Or have we changed how we use our creativity?

Should a Web Designer Ever Provide Discounts?

Should a Web Designer Ever Provide Discounts?

Freelance / Web Design

Discounting services is not really a good move. But, there are some scenarios where it does make sense to offer a lower price for services.

Things That Will Scare Your Web Design Clients

Things That Will Scare Your Web Design Clients

Freelance / Web Design

Dealing with concerned clients can be a challenge for numerous reasons. I liken it to running around with a fire extinguisher, desperately trying to put out blazes large and small….

8 Code Snippets for Creating Amazing Patterns with CSS

8 Code Snippets for Creating Amazing Patterns with CSS

CSS / UI Design

Patterns are among the most flexible design assets. They can be the star of the show or fit neatly into the background. As such, they can also range from minimal…

How to Choose Hardware for Your Design Business

How to Choose Hardware for Your Design Business

Freelance

The tools we use can go a long way towards determining whether we produce a quality end product. And they also play a huge role in helping us stay within…

An Ode to Hello Dolly with Matt Mullenweg

An Ode to Hello Dolly with Matt Mullenweg

WordPress

Learn how Matt Mullenweg’s Hello Dolly plugin shaped WordPress culture and its surprising role in software development.

5 Things to Look for in a Great Web Design Client

5 Things to Look for in a Great Web Design Client

Freelance

From clear communication to realistic expectations, discover the seven qualities that make a great web design client.

How to Manage Multiple Websites for Multiple Clients

How to Manage Multiple Websites for Multiple Clients

Web Design

Starting out as a freelance web professional is such an exciting/scary experience. You’ve thrown your talents out there into the market and hope that you can find success. If you…

How to Deal with Clients Who Have Gone Too Far

How to Deal with Clients Who Have Gone Too Far

Freelance

Strategies for dealing with clients who overstep boundaries, ensuring a professional and respectful working relationship.

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets that Celebrate the Sky & Outer Space

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets that Celebrate the Sky & Outer Space

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

The natural world has always served as a great source of inspiration. And we can see some of its most amazing wonders by looking up towards the heavens. A crystal-blue…

8 HTML Code Snippets for Creating Responsive Newsletter Templates

8 HTML Code Snippets for Creating Responsive Newsletter Templates

CSS / UI Design

A collection of HTML code snippets that give you a great starting point for creating your own responsive newsletters templates.

Getting Answers to Your Web Development Questions

Getting Answers to Your Web Development Questions

Web Design

Regardless of our education, experience or skill level, every one of us will run into a situation where we could use some help. It might be a bit of code…

How to Manage the Emotional Highs & Lows of Design Work

How to Manage the Emotional Highs & Lows of Design Work

Freelance

There are a ton of resources out there to help us learn web design. Whether you want to code like a master or create stunning graphics, the opportunity to sharpen…

How to Accept Your Limitations as a Web Designer

How to Accept Your Limitations as a Web Designer

Freelance
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