What Else Does HTML5 Need to Defeat Flash?

What Else Does HTML5 Need to Defeat Flash?

Nowadays, HTML5 is like a shining star in the webs sky. However, is HTML5 ready to take the overall crown? From 2 aspects, we are going to discuss what else…

The Benefits & Pitfalls of Using Code Frameworks

The Benefits & Pitfalls of Using Code Frameworks

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A code framework is nothing more than a collection of pre-formatted classes and functions. There are frameworks created for practically every language out there – even including frontend web development…

5 Crucial Points Before Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

5 Crucial Points Before Becoming a Freelance Web Designer

A freelance career offers a plethora of opportunities and rewards for web designers like you, just itching to make it on your own. At the same time, it can lead…

HTML & CSS Blog Layout – Theme Implementation for WordPress

HTML & CSS Blog Layout – Theme Implementation for WordPress

In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to adapt a simple HTML blog layout into a WordPress theme. We’ll be using this static page as starting point. Grab the code…

Designers’ Guide to Float through the Invoicing Process Successfully

Designers’ Guide to Float through the Invoicing Process Successfully

Designers are one of the most interesting professionals of the world. They love their work and do it at their best; however, most of them freak out when the project…

Our 50 Favorite Web Designs from 2011

Our 50 Favorite Web Designs from 2011

Below are 50 (non-ranked) of our favorite web designs from 2011. These sites were chosen based on our appreciation of their design choices, innovation, and because they had that wow…

Design Tips for Building Magazine Style WordPress Themes

Design Tips for Building Magazine Style WordPress Themes

The move from physical to digital magazine content is an exciting process. Over just the past few years we have witnessed thousands of new brands and templates begin to surface….

User Interface Design in Modern Search Engines

User Interface Design in Modern Search Engines

The search engine is our best tool for sifting through all of today’s websites. There are billions of domains online and many of them haven’t even been crawled by search…

How Many Colors Are There?

How Many Colors Are There?

Colour. It’s something that we all use in our web or print work and finding the right colour to highlight, emphasise and stand out from the crowd can be easier…

Free Freelance Designer & Developer Folder Icon Set (EPS & PNG Formats)

Free Freelance Designer & Developer Folder Icon Set (EPS & PNG Formats)

In the download package, you’ll find eight icons in both PNG and EPS formats, as well as a blank folder icon for you to create your own.

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

As so many people have it installed, I thought I would share with you a key techniques integral to caching WordPress that will help your website speed. W3 Total Cache…

Is a Design House-Style Really Necessary?

Is a Design House-Style Really Necessary?

In my previous post I mentioned that I was currently developing a website and as part of those developments I wanted to look at introducing a house-style. It seemed like…

Quick look at some of the Popular Web Design Trends from 2011

Quick look at some of the Popular Web Design Trends from 2011

Looking back over the past year we can pick up a lot of fresh emerging trends. Web designers around the world are connected like never before through a seemingly endless…

7 Essential Features a CMS for Beginners Must Have

7 Essential Features a CMS for Beginners Must Have

When you are looking for a CMS, there are many factors to consider. Obviously, the feature it has is one of them. However, you also need to consider your skill…

How to Design Functional Sub-Navigation Menus

How to Design Functional Sub-Navigation Menus

JavaScript libraries such as jQuery have fundamentally shifted the course of web development. It is now easier than ever to prototype UI functionality, animations, slideshows, and of course dynamic navigation….

Creating a Pixel-Perfect UI for iPhone Applications

Creating a Pixel-Perfect UI for iPhone Applications

Developing apps for the iPhone or iPad can be a tricky process. You need to understand not just the programming libraries, but also design standards and common themes in user…

An Infographic on the History of the Modem

An Infographic on the History of the Modem

Once upon a time, transferring just a few kilobytes of data between computers in different locations was considered near science fiction fantasy, or at least a cutting edge military computer…

When a CMS becomes Restrictive

When a CMS becomes Restrictive