When Chaos Invades: Keeping Your Freelance Business Going During a Crisis

When Chaos Invades: Keeping Your Freelance Business Going During a Crisis

Freelance

I share thoughts on balancing life and business during chaotic times. I’m learning as I go, but here’s the good, bad, and ugly of it all.

12 Modal Window Libraries & Plugins For Your Site

12 Modal Window Libraries & Plugins For Your Site

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

A collection of the best free plugins, libraries, and frameworks for creating modal windows. Varied features and styles to choose from.

The 10 Best YouTube Channels For Learning UX Design

The 10 Best YouTube Channels For Learning UX Design

UX Design / Web Design

Free video content that goes beyond typical user experience work by delving into all sorts of key topics relevant to web designers.

10 CSS Snippets for Creating Simple Bar Graphs

10 CSS Snippets for Creating Simple Bar Graphs

CSS / UI Design

If you are looking for a simple way to create bar graphs, this collection of free and open-source HTML & CSS bar charts is for you.

The Grumpy Designer Wonders: Why Are Clients So Cheap?

The Grumpy Designer Wonders: Why Are Clients So Cheap?

Freelance / Web Design

We discuss cheap clients and how they limit what a designer can accomplish. And, how we can convince them to see the error in their ways.

10 Code Snippets For Creating Animated Headers & Video Backgrounds

10 Code Snippets For Creating Animated Headers & Video Backgrounds

CSS / UI Design

All of these animated backgrounds offer different styles, but if you know what you’re looking for, there’s a snippet here for you.

Why Web Designers Should Learn Multiple Content Management Systems

Why Web Designers Should Learn Multiple Content Management Systems

Web Design

We live in an era where web designers have become ultra-specialized. Many tend to have a narrow focus regarding the tools they use and types of projects they accept. It…

10 Free CSS & JS Notification Alert Code Snippets

10 Free CSS & JS Notification Alert Code Snippets

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

We’ve curated the CSS & JavaScript source code of our favorite notification messages, dialog boxes and alert windows. All free and offer plenty of options.

Wix Goes After WordPress: One User’s Take

Wix Goes After WordPress: One User’s Take

WordPress

This isn’t exactly a Coke vs Pepsi type of rivalry. In terms of market share, it’s more like an ant (Wix) flicking a spec of dirt on Godzilla (WordPress).

Critical Info: The Story Behind Building a Government COVID-19 Website

Critical Info: The Story Behind Building a Government COVID-19 Website

UX Design / Web Design

Insights into building a user-friendly government website for COVID-19 information and resources.

12 Stunning Retro Neon Effects in Web Design

12 Stunning Retro Neon Effects in Web Design

CSS / UI Design / Web Design

Evolved from the Geissler tube, the neon sign was a characteristic trait of America from the 1920s to the ’60s. It has marked several decades and created its own distinct…

How Modernizr Can Help You Implement CSS Fallbacks

How Modernizr Can Help You Implement CSS Fallbacks

CSS / JavaScript

For websites that still have a significant number of users with older browsers, we show you how to utilize the Modernizr feature detection library.

8 Excellent Examples of Using Stacked Text Blocks in Web Design

8 Excellent Examples of Using Stacked Text Blocks in Web Design

CSS / Inspiration / UI Design / Web Design

Stacked text blocks can be seen everywhere. But, the problem with them is that sometimes designers can get carried away and include a wealth of information, resulting in TL;DR-like content….

8 Inspiring Examples of Isometric Illustrations in Web Design

8 Inspiring Examples of Isometric Illustrations in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design

Illustrations in web design never fall off the radar. Creatives love to play with various genres of them. They even manage to set new trends every now and then. Only…

20 Code Snippets for Extending the Functionality of WordPress

20 Code Snippets for Extending the Functionality of WordPress

WordPress

When coding WordPress themes, especially if you do it regularly, its really useful to have a selection of code snippets in your toolbox to just ‘copy-n-paste’ as and when the…

Are Google’s Core Web Vitals Metrics Unreasonable?

Are Google’s Core Web Vitals Metrics Unreasonable?

Web Design

We discuss what Core Web Vitals means to sites that run on a tight budget or content management system (CMS). Is Google asking too much?

How to Create Photoshop Duotones in Three Easy Steps

How to Create Photoshop Duotones in Three Easy Steps

Photoshop

Duotones are images that only use two colors. It’s a technique that’s been around since the advent of photography. In the 19th century, duotones were often sepia-toned but today you’re…

Inspirational Examples of Dual-Toned Color Schemes in Web Design

Inspirational Examples of Dual-Toned Color Schemes in Web Design

Inspiration / Web Design
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