Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

Website Speed Part 3 – Caching WordPress

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?

Web Design

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

UX Design / Web Design

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

Web Design

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

Web Design

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

UX Design

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

UI Design

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

Web Design

I’ve been working with Content Management Systems, both bespoke and open source for over 7 years. In that time a lot has changed as to how flexible and adaptive CMSs…

How the Cloud is Affecting Web Designers

How the Cloud is Affecting Web Designers

Web Design

By now you must have heard of the buzz labeled as cloud computing. The basics of the cloud are still unknown by many designers, but it’s not difficult. A general…

Hoverizr – An In-Depth View of the jQuery Plugin

Hoverizr – An In-Depth View of the jQuery Plugin

JavaScript

As a web designer, from time to time, you may need to make a grayscale image fade into color on mouseover. So the typical solution would be to have each…

WordPress Plugin Development Resources, Tutorials and Guides

WordPress Plugin Development Resources, Tutorials and Guides

WordPress

Writing your own WordPress plugin is not that difficult if you are a web developer with basic PHP skills. The only thing you will need, coupled with your PHP skills,…

The Foolish Road of Steve Jobs and how it can work for you

The Foolish Road of Steve Jobs and how it can work for you

Design / Freelance
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