For many web professionals knowledgeable about front-end development with HTML, CSS, and Javascript, hand coding websites is a way of life. A designer creates the look and feel of the website and a developer meticulously codes the pages for that site. While this process gives the web developer total control over a site’s code, something…
Gathering the right metrics and the most meaningful user feedback for your website is no easy task, and many of the top sites in the world have even gotten it wrong. Why? Accurately connecting the dots between metrics AND feedback to understand why visitors behave the way they do is a problem that is a…
Has your freelance design career hit a snag? Are you running on empty when it comes to creative productivity? Maybe you just started your freelance journey and could use a little advice on how to get things rolling. I’ve seen many freelance web designers struggle with inspiration, both in my current role as the Head of…
People are tired of working with large teams. It’s very unproductive to stay in touch with one person for the on-boarding process, another one for project management settings and a third party who’s in charge with actually designing a new website.
As anyone having some experience with graphics design will readily agree, it may not be an overstatement to say that looking for good quality yet free graphics, images, photos etc. online is somewhat similar to looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. While the now old adage ‘everything is free online’ can be said…
You can measure your success as a web designer by the number of clients who line up at your door. However, there is such a thing as one too many clients. Sometimes, it just gets difficult to squeeze them all in your crowded schedule. That’s when the tools & platforms you work with show their…
Nobody can resist a good deal, that much is made abundantly clear by the massive earnings that most businesses make as soon as they’re announcing that they’re hosting a sale. Likewise, whenever deals or special offers are available online web designers and developers jump at the chance to get their hands on some quality resources…
Webydo is a web canvas, made for designers. Actually, it’s a professional website design platform that empowers graphic and web designers to create and manage pixel-perfect responsive websites for their clients, completely code-free. Led by a community of over 130K professional designers, design studios and agencies, Webydo helps creative professionals concentrate on what is most…
BigStockPhoto was founded in Davis, California, in the fall of 2004 and quickly grew into one of the Web’s leading royalty-free stock photos and videos with over 21 million images, videos, vectors and illustrations from photographers and artists around the globe. In 2009 BigStockPhoto was acquired by Shutterstock, the biggest subscription-based image library in the world….
2015 is certainly going to be full of pleasant surprises for web designers. This year definitely sets out to continue the recent mind-boggling progress of creative resources, most of which have become more accessible, and more proficient. Fonts and typefaces are a good example. They used to be an exclusive commodity. Presently, any small budget…
Are you daunted or put off by the prospect of project management? You shouldn’t be. Think of it rather as an opportunity. Start-ups have more to prove than large companies. They have to build a reputation and not lose credibility, which is why your web design or development practice needs teamwork to deliver great products….