Design Vs Art – The Difference And Why It Matters
Design versus art. What’s the difference, and how does it affect your career as a designer? We all know there is a difference, and those outside our…
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In this section, we offer tutorials and tips for CSS3 and HTML5, showcase designer tools, highlight powerful jQuery and JavaScript libraries, and present stunning works from talented designers for appreciation and inspiration.
If you're new to the design realm, you'll appreciate articles that address pertinent topics for designers, such as collaboration, client-freelancer dynamics, handling criticism, self-development tips, and more.
Deciding What Works Best in Web Design Trends
Designers often criticize “superficial” design trends, believing they lack staying power or meaningful contributions to the industry. But are they…
Dynamic Design: Don’t Get Arrested By The Style Police
Designers, put your hands up! Today, we’re busting the widely held myth of the style, that elusive ‘je ne sais quois’ that creative professional…
Tracking Your Dropbox File Downloads Effectively
Dropbox simplifies sharing files publicly. By creating a public link, users can either download or save files to their own Dropbox accounts. However, …
Detecting Ads Blocker with jQuery
For many websites that publish content for free, advertisements (or ads) are one of their primary sources for getting revenue. The revenue from ads wi…
Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (August 2014)
Alright, by now you know the drill, so let’s just skip ahead to the good stuff. This round of resources we will be introducing you to an awesome sou…
Controlling CSS3 Animation with steps() Function
Animation is one of the greatest features introduced to CSS. In the past, web animation was only available in the JavaScript or Flash territory. But, …
Make Local Web Server Accessible Online With Localtunnel
During the development stage, you may deploy the website in a local server. There you can run, develop, and debug the website on a computer, locally. …
How to Enable Background Size in Internet Explorer [Quicktip]
The new features that come with CSS3 won’t be applicable in Internet Explorer 8-6, and yet we can ignore this disadvantage as the effect will degrad…
Enhance Mobile Web Experience with RetinaJS for High-Res Images
With the advent of high-resolution screens on mobile devices, users have come to expect images that are sharp and detailed. This shift in expectations…
How to Include One HTML File Inside Another Using HTML Import
HTML is the standard language that forms a web page, but it is not easy to extend or maintain. We need another language as a layer to generate HTML dy…
Create an Engaging Splash Screen for Your iOS App
Note: This post was first published on July 14, 2014. Splash screens appear for a few seconds when you launch a mobile app, serving multiple purposes …