10 Free WordPress Plugins for Adding jQuery Effects to Your Site

10 Free WordPress Plugins for Adding jQuery Effects to Your Site

JavaScript / WordPress

For a simple way of adding various jQuery effects or functionality to your site, these outstanding free WordPress plugins are up to the task.

Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know

Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know

Freelance / Web Design

We call ourselves web designers and developers. However, the job often goes beyond those narrow margins. Freelancers and small agencies deal with a range of non-design and coding issues. We…

How to Find Out What a Web Design Client Really Needs

How to Find Out What a Web Design Client Really Needs

Freelance

Do you have a client that doesn’t know the process of developing a website? There are some things you can do to help them.

How to Build Confidence in Your Design Skills

How to Build Confidence in Your Design Skills

Freelance

Confidence is among the most important traits for a web designer. It’s part of what propels us forward and enables us to create amazing things. Yet, it’s also quite volatile….

The Pros & Cons of Customizing WooCommerce

The Pros & Cons of Customizing WooCommerce

WordPress

It’s great that you can make WooCommerce your own. But customization comes with risks, so here are some tips to help you along the way.

Avoiding Wasted Space on Your Website

Avoiding Wasted Space on Your Website

UX Design / Web Design

It’s about making the most of the space and time you have to make a good first impression. When users have a clear path, they’re more likely to stick around.

Freelancing: The Risks and Fears of Going it Alone

Freelancing: The Risks and Fears of Going it Alone

Freelance

Evaluating the risks of freelancing solo, from financial instability to isolation, and how to mitigate them.

The Challenges of Building a Shared Experience on the Web

The Challenges of Building a Shared Experience on the Web

Web Design

Let’s look at how the web brings us together in a quirky, roundabout way, and discuss how it impacts web designers trying to build these experiences.

How to Prepare Your Freelance Design Business for an Unexpected Absence

How to Prepare Your Freelance Design Business for an Unexpected Absence

Freelance

Today, we’re going to discuss a rather difficult subject. But it’s one that every web designer should think about: If something happens to you, what happens to your business? This…

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Photo Galleries

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Photo Galleries

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

Using the latest CSS and JavaScript techniques, we have a collection of snippets for creating highly creative photo galleries.

How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations

How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations

Freelance / Web Design

Clients have big ideas for their websites, but we may not share the same enthusiasm. We discuss how to handle clients with those outsized expectations.

What Are the Biggest Threats to Freelance Web Designers?

What Are the Biggest Threats to Freelance Web Designers?

Freelance

Identifying the biggest threats to freelance web designers and strategies for mitigating these risks to sustain a successful career.

How Freelancers Can Protect Themselves from Unfair Treatment

How Freelancers Can Protect Themselves from Unfair Treatment

Freelance

There are several ways that clients can mistreat you. We explore four of the more common transgressions, along with ways to combat them.

The Challenges of WordPress’ Massive Market Share

The Challenges of WordPress’ Massive Market Share

WordPress

We take a look at the biggest challenges facing WordPress (as we see them) and discuss how its size impacts the efforts to tackle them.

Exciting Design Specialties to Broaden Your Design Skillset

Exciting Design Specialties to Broaden Your Design Skillset

Design / Freelance

What should you focus on when learning new skills? Here are five exciting design specialties that will help broaden your skillset.

How to Gain the Trust of Your Web Design Clients

How to Gain the Trust of Your Web Design Clients

Freelance

Trust is the foundation of a good client/designer relationship. It provides confidence and security to everyone involved. Without it, there is no means to achieve any sort of comfort level…

A Scientific Perspective on Minimal Design

A Scientific Perspective on Minimal Design

UX Design / Web Design

Minimal design appeals to our conscious instincts and perceptive models by removing anything that needs high-level cognitive functions.

A Guide to Using Commercial WordPress Themes & Plugins

A Guide to Using Commercial WordPress Themes & Plugins

WordPress
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