A Case for Using Gimp

A Case for Using Gimp

Design / Freelance

Before I start answering the question of whether GIMP is a Photoshop alternative or not, I have to make it clear that the GIMP project hasn’t been developed with the…

A Case for Adobe Fireworks against Photoshop and Illustrator

A Case for Adobe Fireworks against Photoshop and Illustrator

UI Design

I’ve been a full-on Fireworks user now since the first release way back when it was owned by Macromedia. What Fireworks offered then is still as true today. A true…

Are You Making This “Dangerous” Web Content Mistake?

Are You Making This “Dangerous” Web Content Mistake?

Marketing

In my work as a website writer, I get to see a lot of web content – some of it good, some of it bad. Good content instantly connects with…

How to Determine the Real Wants of Your Freelance Clients

How to Determine the Real Wants of Your Freelance Clients

Design / Freelance

The freelancing world is filled with many complex skill sets and many artists; freelance designers are constantly trying to match their skills and talents to the demands of their clients….

How & Where Should You Sell Your WordPress Themes?

How & Where Should You Sell Your WordPress Themes?

WordPress

Let us say, you have started creating themes for WordPress users. All your designs and files are in order, you have spent hours coding and working with CSS, your PHP…

Working on the Web Without the Frustrating Distractions

Working on the Web Without the Frustrating Distractions

Freelance

Sometimes I feel like the web has given us all ADHD. Not too long ago I was a slave to the web. At work and at home I’d spend countless…

Branding Lessons from the Modern Marketing Era

Branding Lessons from the Modern Marketing Era

Marketing

The history of design is deep and long, but the field of graphic design is a much more recent phenomenon. Sure, there was art, design, and illustration in centuries past,…

Fantastic Flat Superhero Illustrations from Bunka

Fantastic Flat Superhero Illustrations from Bunka

Inspiration

The flat design trend is fairly shaking up all aspects of the graphic design industry. We are entering a new era of simple and minimalistic modes of communication in which…

Guide to Building Quality Digital Products for the Web

Guide to Building Quality Digital Products for the Web

Web Design

There are many premium shops and marketplaces to be found all around the Internet. Usually, these are popular vendors who sell various types of digital products – e-books, website templates,…

Is Web Design a Dying Trade or Can it Still be a Viable Career Option?

Is Web Design a Dying Trade or Can it Still be a Viable Career Option?

Web Design

Yes, web design is dying. It died a few years ago, it is dying now, and it will die again in the future. What does this mean? To put it…

The Minimalist Trend in Graphic Design

The Minimalist Trend in Graphic Design

Design / Freelance

Our rendering technology is unthinkable, yet we still study Mondrian. Great minimalist work is striking, elegant, and classic. Within the colorful world of advertising, a minimalist ad stands out from…

Adapting Mobile Web Usability for Ad Content Blockers

Adapting Mobile Web Usability for Ad Content Blockers

UX Design

Advertisements can be a critical source of revenue for content publishers, but increasingly ads are being shown in obnoxious and intrusive ways. And as many users are learning, their privacy…

CSS3 Compatibility Tools for Internet Explorer

CSS3 Compatibility Tools for Internet Explorer

CSS / JavaScript

CSS3 is the coolest thing to happen to web design in a long, long time. With all of its incredible new properties, border-radius, box-shadow, border-image, transform to name just a…

20 Examples of Fullscreen Responsive Menus for Inspiration

20 Examples of Fullscreen Responsive Menus for Inspiration

Inspiration / Web Design

We’ve covered responsive navigation a number of times over the last couple of years, from off-canvas reveals and nested accordions, to the simpler <select> drop-down menu system. There really are…

Subtle UI – User Interface Improvements That Aren’t as Obvious

Subtle UI – User Interface Improvements That Aren’t as Obvious

UI Design

Sometimes the best user interface elements are the ones we barely notice. They’re so subtle, so masterfully crafted, that we don’t even recognize how much thought, care and attention has…

A History Lesson on the Rise and Fall of Adobe Flash

A History Lesson on the Rise and Fall of Adobe Flash

Web Design

The long history of Flash has proven to be an interesting journey. Mostly all Internet users are familiar with the Flash Player plugin which, along with Adobe Reader, is constantly…

The Business Impact of the Mobile Web’s Phenomenal Growth

The Business Impact of the Mobile Web’s Phenomenal Growth

Marketing

At the end of 2014, it became official: comScore reported that 60% of all online activities are now done using mobile devices by people across the planet. The stats are…

The Proper Definition of Infographic Design

The Proper Definition of Infographic Design

Design / Freelance
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