Heavily Involved or Completely Absent: Who Would You Rather Design For?

Heavily Involved or Completely Absent: Who Would You Rather Design For?

One thing you learn fairly quickly as a freelance designer is that no two clients are alike. You have to learn to deal with different personalities and expectations. It’s almost…

How to Boost Your Creativity in 3 (or 7) Days

How to Boost Your Creativity in 3 (or 7) Days

All creative professionals face creative blocks. Many times these blocks are caused by being overworked and burned out on creativity. Sometimes routine helps, but it can frequently hinder the brain…

25 CSS Snippets for Some of the Most Common and Frustrating Tasks

25 CSS Snippets for Some of the Most Common and Frustrating Tasks

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In this post we have 25 CSS snippets and hacks that will solve many of the most frequently used and, at times, frustrating CSS development tasks. Why reinvent the wheel…

The Worst Mistake in Business is Creating Your Own Logo

The Worst Mistake in Business is Creating Your Own Logo

One of the biggest mistakes you could make in business would be to create your own logo. In many cases a business owners become too emotionally attached to their design…

Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast…

Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast…

When discussing a potential project with a client, have you ever broken out into a cold sweat? Perhaps your sudden bout of stress wasn’t quite so outwardly visible – but…

Image Management Best Practices

Image Management Best Practices

There’s no debating the fact that including images on your website or mobile app draws the interest of users and leads to stronger engagement. For example, posts that include images…

The Cross Browser CSS Styling Tips You Need to Know

The Cross Browser CSS Styling Tips You Need to Know

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The web could exist without the use of CSS, but it would never be as accessible or look as great without. As web designers, the main goal is to provide…

Quickly Create Responsive Email Templates with MailStyler 2 Sponsored

Quickly Create Responsive Email Templates with MailStyler 2

These days, every business needs a responsive email template for their marketing campaigns. The trouble is that email client software on both desktop and mobile is notoriously difficult to design…

How to Animate a CSS-Only Hamburger Menu and Icons

How to Animate a CSS-Only Hamburger Menu and Icons

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Hamburger menu icons have become a staple in many websites and web apps, and whether you like them or not, they are becoming a familiar and recognizable UI action button….

How Color Combination Makes a Better Impact in Logo Design

How Color Combination Makes a Better Impact in Logo Design

It’s undeniable. Branding is the lifeblood of any business. Even for small businesses, you’ve got to build brand identity or be ready for your company to go belly up. A…

A Developer’s Guide to Managing Email Accounts

A Developer’s Guide to Managing Email Accounts

As developers, we rely on an email account to register and maintain online repositories, send and receive correspondence for projects we build and contribute to, promote and market this work…

How to Create Responsive Off-Screen Menus with CSS3

How to Create Responsive Off-Screen Menus with CSS3

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