6 tips to create better one-page websites
One-page websites are hot and popular — no doubt about that. But they aren’t for everyone or every business. It’s easy to want one because they’re popular; and if done correctly, yours could be a hit. But make sure you’re project qualifies first. A good candidate for a one-page website is not super-heavy on content. You only have one page to get your point across, and there are only so many animat
50 of the Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2010
Photoshop is probably one of the most indispensable pieces of software in a designer's toolbox. It can be used for everything from retouching photos to creating entire web layouts or original artwork. And specific design tutorials are a great way to familiarize yourself with what Photoshop can do and how to do it. Below are 50 of the best Photoshop tutorials from 2010. They cover everything from m
Using a Pre-Launch Checklist for your Website
Accounting for every aspect of a new website isn’t easy, especially at the last minute. The problems aren’t the details themselves, but rather the process of making sure that seemingly minor details don’t add up to sloppy work. The best solution is to write it all down. The worst solution is to not take a pre-launch checklist as seriously as the planning stage itself. With the hundreds of details
10 Tips for Better Print Style Sheets
Print style sheets have been somewhat forgotten, and yet they remain important all the same. Many people print out articles to read while traveling or when they have no access to the Internet. Print style sheets have definite benefits. For example, reading on paper is less tiring on the eyes than reading on screen. Also, following tutorials is easier if you have one next to you, with your code edi
Coding a Web Design for Speed and Quality
The beauty of being a web designer is creating a detailed, creative, and original web design in Photoshop, without having to (for the most part) think about how it will be coded. During the design phase, it's all about the look, and either the coding can be taken care of later, or be outsourced to a developer. Either way, not thinking about the development usability or functionality is a great way
The Difference Between Art and Design
The subject of what separates art and design is convoluted and has been debated for a long time. Artists and designers both create visual compositions using a shared knowledge base, but their reasons for doing so are entirely different. Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consider themselves designers. So what exactly is the difference between art and design? In this post,
300+ Resources to Help You Become a WordPress Expert | Webdesigner Depot
WordPress is one of the most popular blogging platforms available today. And for good reason. It’s powerful enough to be a complete CMS, has every feature or function a blogger could dream of (either built in or available via plugins or custom functions), and it’s free and open source. While WordPress is incredibly powerful and easy to use on its most basic levels, it can also get pretty complicat
35 Inspirational Fashion Website Designs
Appearance is crucial for obvious reasons in the fashion industry. With that in mind, many fashion e-commerce sites can be an excellent source of design inspiration. Attractive design and photography can make the products more appealing to visitors and increase sales. There are a lot of different design styles and approaches that are used by online fashion shops, but generally photography and prod
How to Blog Effectively
A blog is a great tool with which to express your opinions, build a community, network with others and drive traffic to your website. However, a lot of designers are not sure how to get started or what to blog about. I've been blogging for a couple of years now, but I've been blogging effectively (in my opinion) for only several months. My blog posts used to go unnoticed, and I've now realized tha
250+ Resources to Help You Become a CSS Expert
CSS is the second-most-important thing you can master when it comes to web design, right after HTML. And the capabilities of CSS can be staggering (especially with the new CSS3 standard already making appearances in some browsers). If you can imagine it, it's likely someone has already figured out how to do it with CSS. Below are more than 250 resources for mastering CSS. While they're not likely
50 Creative and Inspiring 404 Pages
Whenever a user is trying to reach a website's page that is non-existent or missing, they are usually directed to a page where they're informed that that specific page cannot be recalled by the HTTP server; this is what is called a 404 error page. As designers, when we create a web site, normally we'd also include a 404 page. Depending on the site design, overall focus, and demographics, you'll wa
10 Best CSS Practices to Improve Your Code
It's really easy to find yourself wondering how your CSS got to be such a mess. Sometimes it's the result of sloppy coding from the start, sometimes it's because of multiple hacks and changes over time. Whatever the cause, it doesn't have to be that way. Writing clean, super-manageable CSS is simple when you start off on the right foot and make your code easier to maintain and edit later on. Here
20 Excellent Plugins for Safari
These days we have great choices for Web browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome and the list goes on. Each browser comes with its own set of advantages and features and one of the greatest benefits of Firefox has been the ability to fully customize it through the use of plugins and add-ons. This feature is especially important for those of you using Mac OS X, when deciding whe
5 Simple Ways to Improve Web Typography
Type is one of the most-used elements of the web. Think about it. Unless you are YouTube or Flickr, chances are your site visitors are coming for your text content - not the fancy packaging that surrounds it. So why are web designers still treating text like a secondary element? Good typography brings order to the page and increases legibility. It allows people to process information faster. A mor
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