Life Beyond 960px: Designing for Large Screens The premise behind a responsive web isn’t purely that websites be built in a mobile-friendly way. It’s about setting our content free so that it can be experienced by whatever means necessary – and that includes at large scale. Let’s take a look at the design considerations behind…
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31 Examples Of Icons In Navigation Menus
31 Examples Of Icons In Navigation Menus One of the fundamental things in web design in reference to usability isnavigation. Navigation menus are important to help the user find the information that he or she seeks. Use of colors, highlights and mouse-over effects will facilitate detection of the items that are being searched. The use of icons…
You’re a Designer and Don’t Have a Website? Get Started Now
You’re a Designer and Don’t Have a Website? Get Started Now Every designer, whether you work in the web or print (or both) platform needs to have a website to showcase work. Websites can be simple and should only contain examples of a designer’s best work. Remember, using too many items can be a little…
The Web is going to look hideous on the new retina MacBook Pro
The Web is going to look hideous on the new retina MacBook Pro Like everyone else who watched Apple’s WWDC yesterday, I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on one of those brand new MacBook Pros with a Retina Display. Of course, since it’s starting at $2,200, I’ll have to wait to make that jump, and I’m going to…
QR Hacker – Pimp up your QR Code
QR Hacker – Pimp up your QR Code
Percentage Loader A tiny jQuery plugin for displaying progress in a visual and engaging way
Percentage Loader A tiny jQuery plugin for displaying progress in a visual and engaging way jQuery.PercentageLoader is a jQuery plugin for displaying a progress widgetin more visually striking way than the ubiquitous horizontal progress bar / textual counter.Installation and use is quick and simple. It makes use of HTML 5 canvas for a rich graphical appearancewith…
Create a Parallax Scrolling Website Using Stellar.js
Create a Parallax Scrolling Website Using Stellar.js One of the biggest trends in recent modern web design is use of parallax scrolling effects. In this tutorial I’m going to show you how you can create the effect on your own website, with a bit of imagination and a little help from Stellar.js.
7 ELEMENTS OF A WELL CONVERTING SUBSCRIPTION PAGE
7 ELEMENTS OF A WELL CONVERTING SUBSCRIPTION PAGE We’ve all seen them, we’ve all navigated through them, we’ve all made those painful subscription choices, and we’ve all had some pretty bad experiences with them. But more and more sites and services are focussing attention on their subscription pages and discovering that a well-designed page is…
Use Abstract Geometry to Create Stunning Designs
Use Abstract Geometry to Create Stunning Designs If you’ve ever found yourself in a design rut, wondering how to come up with some fresh ideas, then you’ve no doubt experienced how refreshing it can be to experiment with a new design style that’s completely outside of what you typically produce. Today we’re going to do…
Your New Website is a Disaster, Now What?
Your New Website is a Disaster, Now What? The worst has happened. After months of waiting and having paid a small fortune, your website is finally delivered and it’s a disaster. With your reputation and potentially job on the line, it’s time to decide what to do. How do you fix things? Thumbnail Failure available on PhotoDune….