Hongkiat Lim

Founder and Editor in Chief of Hongkiat.com. Hongkiat is also a designer, developer, entrepreneur, and an active investor in the US stock market.

Latest posts

Metallic Desktop Wallpapers

Metal textures look really cool as desktop background as they are mostly in darker tones and give a deep and solid look to your computer screen. Howev…

Claiming Warranty and Replacement for Western Digital Products

A step-by-step guide on how to check and claim warranty for all your Western Digital (WD) products.

20+ Useful Online Chart & Graph Generators

Most people, like me, do not understand mere numbers and statistics and for such people charts and graphs are the best and most commonly used option. …

Creative Out-of-Bounds Photos

Out of bounds (OOB) photos are post-processed photos where the contents are taken outside the boundaries, and presented in a creative 3-dimensional pe…

34 Free Vector Kits for Infographics Design

Infographics are always fun to read. Making them, it’s something else. True, there are tools you can use to make infographics, or you can opt to cre…

Startups vs. MNC Explained in Photos

Every wondered what it is like to work in a startup, and how different the experience would be compared to working in a regular multinational corporat…

10+ Samsung Galaxy S10 Accessories to Watch Out For

The Samsung Galaxy S-series has evolved and matured over the past decade giving us the most recently launched Galaxy S10 that is considered the compan…

Best Freebies for Designers (Updated: 400+ items)

Designing in today’s world has become a very demanding profession. It requires creative thinking, time management, skill enhancement, and, not to fo…

70 Creative Advertisements That Make You Look Twice

In a world where attention spans are getting shorter by the day, advertisers have to come up with creative ways to make their ads stand out. With so m…

19 Free Online Magazines for Designers

Art and design magazines are designers close companion. Not only it feeds us with latest trends and news in the design industry, it’s also a good so…

20+ Beautiful 2019 Calendars to Buy

Wonderful 2019 calendars that you can buy for a friend or just to gift your own self.

How to Put Your Name on macOS Menubar

Here’s a little personalization you can do for your macOS (works for latest macOS Catalina). If your name (nickname or just in case you named your m…