4 essential layout trends for 2015
The web has changed a lot over the last decade, and at the same time it hasn't changed at all. If we look back 10 years we will find that the web had a very common layout pattern at work across the bulk of sites. This go-to pattern consisted of a header, footer, sidebar and content area. It was the expected layout for the web. At the same time, we had rise of Macromedia Flash which gave way to an
Free Google Webfonts plugin for WordPress
Google Fonts are a tremendous addition to any designer's arsenal, providing a basic library of typefaces that cover most requirements. But if you've ever tried to add them to a WordPress theme you'll know what kind of hacking is involved. Fortunately, web designer Eric Alli has recognized the issue and released a great plugin for WordPress that will allow anyone to utilize Google's font library. G
A roundup of great icon fonts
Icon fonts are incredibly useful when designing a site, and have a huge number of advantages over regular icons. Because they are delivered as a font file and embedded like a font, these icons are easily scalable, their color can be altered live, rather than having to edit images; along with that, various effects can be added via coding, such as shadows, stroke effects, or gradients, making them f
10 awesome social sharing plugins for WordPress
Social sharing options are pretty much a must for any blog. You want to make it easy for your visitors to share what you've written with their social networks so that others can discover your content. And the best way to do that is to include a button or two that puts the idea of sharing front and center, and makes it incredibly simple for your users to post your link to Facebook, Twitter, Google+
10 Places to Buy Professionally Designed WordPress Themes
In the past few years, the popularity of WordPress has skyrocketed, which has led to a growing demand for themes. With this growing demand, we've seen new premium or commercial WordPress theme shops popping up everywhere. Some may say that the premium WordPress space is getting a bit saturated, and they're probably right. However, more premium theme providers does mean a wider selection for those
Massive Collection of Elegant Thin Fonts
Typography is one of the most crucial design elements, and as such, finding the most appropriate fonts for your project can be a challenging task. Today we're making it easy for you, with a collection of 70 free thin fonts that we gathered from the web and that you can download to use right now. Most of them are sans-serif although there are a few serif options as well. Thin fonts are becoming ext
5 Easy Steps to a Simpler Blog Design
Do you want a simpler design for your blog? One that’s lean, elegant and attractive? Well, there are five easy steps to making your blog look better and to attracting more subscribers, customers and members. And you don’t have to be a design ninja or have worked at Apple to pull it off! These steps are simpler than you might think. Those who aren’t sold on simplicity might ask: why would I want it
20+ New Apps and Websites for Designers Sep. 2010
20+ New Apps and Websites for Designers <br/> Sep. 2010 New apps and websites seem to appear on an almost-daily basis. Trying to find the best ones each week or month can be tough, especially considering how many come out that aren’t that great. In this post we’ve compiled some of the best apps and websites that have come out recently. Some are apps closely tied to a web designer’s daily work, whi
フリーのアイコン素材 ホームページ制作用
Icons can add a lot of meaning to a website or web app design. Used appropriately, they can make it faster for your visitors or users to complete the tasks they need to complete. But not every website design has space for normal, full-size icons (often 32x32 to 48x48 or sometimes even larger). That's where mini icons can come in handy. With the smallest versions of these icons sometimes coming in
Opacity + Photoshop Blend Modes = Pattern Magic
Forget the clone stamp, paint bucket and pattern presets. When it comes to creating patterns, the ability to duplicate a layer is one of Photoshop's greatest features. Semitransparent shapes can be very useful when creating repeated geometric “textures” of color and form. They're easy to create, fun to play with and best of all, they can be uniquely yours. In searching for interesting patterns, de
The Virgin Atlantic Airways Blog: A Case Study
Working with a company as large as Virgin Atlantic was something of a dream come true for me. I it's something that a lot of web designers aspire to. Over the last few months, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to fulfill this dream. I was about to write this post up over on my blog but Walter very kindly invited me to share this case study with the much larger audience here on Web
How to Make a Screencast for Your Website
Having a video on your website can vastly improve your conversion rate. Whether the goal is for users to sign up for your web application or simply to get users to contact you via a web form, a video improves the likelihood of this happening. You need only go to the home page of any new Internet-based startup, and you'll see an embedded video with a very large call to action beckoning you to play
Design Around the World: Metro Maps
Every city looks and feels unique. Regional culture, typography, dialect, local customs and many more factors play a part in defining a city's differences. Those differences determine how that city sees its citizens and how it wants to represent itself to others. For each city with one, the metro plays a part in defining those differences. The metro maps in this post show the skeletons of these ci
40 Excellent Websites Showcasing Expression Engine
ExpressionEngine by EllisLab is a powerful, flexible content management system (CMS) that many designers (and their clients) love. Various modules exist to allow EE to be used for a number of different purposes, such as membership sites, ecommerce, blogs, wikis, and much more. Many of the most popular modules come with the personal ($99.95) and commercial ($249.95) licenses, and additional modules
Beautiful curvy brush fonts for design
Brush fonts are hotter than ever and we are seeing them more often on professionally designed websites. Thick, bold and beautiful... their relaxed, casual feeling and sexy curves make them a perfect fit for designers who want to break the mold and steer away from the typical serif and sans serif font choices. Some of them crossover into the script font world, while retaining their thick lines and
The Simplicity of Helvetica
Helvetica is one of the most popular typefaces in the world. Technically speaking, it's a sans serif Grotesque typeface, inspired by and based on the Akzidenz-Grotesk typeface created by Berthold around 1898. In practical terms, though, it's used by designers at independent firms, big corporations, and everything in between, from all over the world. Helvetica has been featured by MOMA in New York
The Ultimate Toolbox for iPhone Development
iPhone development can be intimidating, especially to someone who's unfamiliar with Macs, or the way iPhone apps work. But with currently more than 100,000 apps officially available from the App Store, it's kind of hard for a developer to ignore the potential market the iPhone provides. And there are apps for virtually anything you could think of, from games to productivity apps to horoscopes to n
CNN's New Website Design Deconstructed
On Monday, October 26, CNN.com introduced a new website design, making a number of major changes to their information-heavy layout. The new design is beautiful, clean, organized and well-structured. It invites the eye to scan and find something interesting with the goal of clicking through to another page. The previous design was somewhat cluttered and not very inviting; the content looked liked i
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