50 Inspiring Examples of Using Black in Web Design

50 Inspiring Examples of Using Black in Web Design

A common misconception is that black is thought of as a color in the same way that red, blue, purple, or even green are. In fact, black is the complete…

No to the Cookie Law

No to the Cookie Law

A newly launched site has dubbed the upcoming EU Cookie Law “ridiculous,” echoing the sentiments of a growing number of voices across the internet. As these protests grow louder, No…

Current Web Typography Trends

Current Web Typography Trends

The evolution of typography in web design has been hampered by technological limitations. The lack of browser support for CSS in the pre-2000 era, and later, unavailability of a wider…

Helpful Code Paradigms for Frontend Web Developers

Helpful Code Paradigms for Frontend Web Developers

Coding a website takes a lot more time than just a simple design. You have to consider how each HTML element will be placed in the document and how you…

The EU Cookie Law

The EU Cookie Law

In a little over a month, some major changes will be occuring in the European Union in regards to Internet privacy protection. On May 26, sites that fail to comply…

Why & How to Write Better Graphic Design Tutorials

Why & How to Write Better Graphic Design Tutorials

For every single quality graphic design tutorial out there, another 50 just plain suck. They’re poorly written, use bad graphics, are about bad graphics, or just altogether skip important steps….

Preparing for Disaster as a Freelancer

Preparing for Disaster as a Freelancer

Imagine waking up one morning, booting up your system and realizing that your hard drive is dead. Or maybe you returned from vacation to see that your office has been…

To Revamp or Not to Revamp?

To Revamp or Not to Revamp?

I guess everybody can think of site revamps that went terribly wrong and of revamps that really improved a site. However, when you discuss somebody else’s site it is much…

20 Tutorials for Creating Amazing Graphics with Inkscape

20 Tutorials for Creating Amazing Graphics with Inkscape

Inkscape is a vector graphic editor that’s the perfect alternative to Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw, as it doesn’t cost you a penny. It may not be as powerful as its…

Design Trends: The Present, The Future, and You

Design Trends: The Present, The Future, and You

Whether you agree with them or not, design trends can teach us important lessons on what works and what doesn’t for users. They’re popular for a reason. The true value…

Building Websites with a Priority for Mobile

Building Websites with a Priority for Mobile

Today it’s more common to find a skilled web artisan who understands desktop support over mobile. This appears to be a symptom of building on the desktop browser for decades…

Getting to Grips with HTML5 Browser Compatibility

Getting to Grips with HTML5 Browser Compatibility

Over the past few years, HTML5 has gone from mythical creature to vivid reality and has taken its share of hits from skeptics and experts alike as to its readiness…

WordCamp hits the Netherlands this weekend

WordCamp hits the Netherlands this weekend

WordCamp Netherlands will feature a lineup of experts on WordPress, Social Media, SEO, and Performance including our very own Andy Killen. While it’s hosted in the Netherlands, many of the…

Guidelines to Follow when Building for the App Store (iOS & Android)

Guidelines to Follow when Building for the App Store (iOS & Android)

There are a lot of factors to consider before building and submitting a mobile application. Developers have plenty of resources on the web for consulting official documentation. But there are…

How Much Code Should Web Designers Need to Know?

How Much Code Should Web Designers Need to Know?

This is an interesting topic which isn’t often discussed between web designers. Getting started in Adobe Photoshop is difficult, and you feel an exhilarating rush when you complete your first…

Where Should I Really be Sharing Content?

Where Should I Really be Sharing Content?

Social networking is constantly evolving. In many cases, what was cool two years ago is now next to worthless. For example, ‘the Digg effect‘ used to be massive and could…

Captivate your Audience with Web Typography

Captivate your Audience with Web Typography

Modern web designers are incorporating innovative new concepts for digital type. In the previous decade we have witnessed the Internet transform into a powerful tool for sharing media all around…

Website Speed Part 4 : PHP Programming for Speed

Website Speed Part 4 : PHP Programming for Speed