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Web Design

You will find articles, tutorials, and resources covering all areas of web design. Topics include CSS, HTML, Javascript & jQuery, responsive techniques, mobile-first resources, UI templates, HTML templates, web frameworks, and so much more.

15 Free Adobe Fireworks Extensions & Commands for Web Designers

15 Free Adobe Fireworks Extensions & Commands for Web Designers

Despite last weeks sad announcement that Adobe would no longer be developing it, Fireworks will remain a firm favorite amongst web designers for many, many years to come. I am…

20 Websites with Original, Non-Standard Geometry

20 Websites with Original, Non-Standard Geometry

Geometric shapes are widely used as design and framing elements, navigation components, or as a way of drawing users’ attention to certain parts of a website. The most popular geometric…

What You Need to Know About Google’s Mobile Friendly Web

What You Need to Know About Google’s Mobile Friendly Web

One element of web marketing that you can always rely on to stay the same is that nothing stays the same for very long. Page rankings and search engines are…

6 Lesser Known Alternative Browsers to Chrome and Internet Explorer

6 Lesser Known Alternative Browsers to Chrome and Internet Explorer

You’re likely familiar with the web browsers Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari; however, there are dozens of other options out there that range from simplifying the experience for casual…

15 Free and Professional Drupal Themes

15 Free and Professional Drupal Themes

Drupal has perhaps one of the most misunderstood reputations within web design. It is generally thought of as an overblown and hard to learn CMS that is aimed only towards…

20 Addons, Extensions and Applications for Discussion Forums

20 Addons, Extensions and Applications for Discussion Forums

Discussion Forums are a great way of ensuring active participation from your website’s visitors. Of late, many established blogs and websites have been running forums wherein their users can interact…

50 Beautiful Mobile App Icons for Design Inspiration

50 Beautiful Mobile App Icons for Design Inspiration

In this showcase I have put together 70 full @2x mobile app icons. Each icon was designed and published on Dribbble with a direct link back to the source. I…

30 Fantastic Examples of Fixed Navigation Menus in Web Design

30 Fantastic Examples of Fixed Navigation Menus in Web Design

Looking at the navigation bar can give you a snapshot idea of what a site is offering, as well as what it’s expecting in return. It’s an abbreviated definition, a…

Say Hello To WebRTC

Say Hello To WebRTC

In the world of real-time communications reliability and ease of use are two of the most important factors to building enriched applications that engage your audience. Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC)…

Creating a Good Design Brief for Your Mobile App

Creating a Good Design Brief for Your Mobile App

Understanding well what a client has in mind for his/her mobile app can be a slippery process. As a designer, you surely want to deliver to the best of your…

10 Useful Google Docs Templates for Web & Mobile App Designers

10 Useful Google Docs Templates for Web & Mobile App Designers

If I am honest, I don’t know how popular Google Docs is within the freelance community, but I have found that I have been using it a lot more recently….

15 Inspiring Examples of Creative Depth in Web Design

15 Inspiring Examples of Creative Depth in Web Design

Breathing life into digital design can be a tough call. A flat surface will always command less attention compared to the one that creates a 3D-feel. Adding depth to a…

15 Stylish Landing Pages for Web Inspiration

15 Stylish Landing Pages for Web Inspiration

There’s been a common trend over the last few years for online services and products to focus on creating beautifully designed landing pages, and for good reason. You need to…

The Origins and Evolution of Flat Design

The Origins and Evolution of Flat Design

Ever since Windows 7 Mobile was released in a distinctly anti-skeuomorphic format, the explosion of flat aesthetics has been obvious, evident, and pervasive. Anything with an edge is eschewed, gradients…

Learn Programming Without Paying a Penny

Learn Programming Without Paying a Penny

Technology is all around us – in our offices, on our living room coffee tables, in our pockets, in our hands, and even in our cars. The technology revolution unfurled…

Showcase of Mix & Match Typography Websites

Showcase of Mix & Match Typography Websites

2014 popularized a typography style that we previously knew from fancy t-shirts rather than websites – mixing and matching several styles of fonts. The complex art of choosing the right…

A Quick Look at the Ghost Button

A Quick Look at the Ghost Button

Every year various design trends fade in and out of the community. In 2014, one of the dominant design trends to pass through the web design world has been the…

50 Inspirational Examples of Bright Colors in Web Design

50 Inspirational Examples of Bright Colors in Web Design