A life hack is a trick or method to improve your productivity and efficiency. Lifehacks can solve everyday problems and make your life in the office or at home much easier. I’ve collected 20 lifehacks for designers, developers and photographers that will help you get more out of your day. There are also some tips for your home office or workspace. Continue reading
Banner ads are everywhere. You’ll find these image ads all over the web: on personal blogs, e-commerce websites and even personal portfolios. Unfortunately, a lot of these banners are a pain to the eye. They use the wrong color palette or annoying animations. A well-designed banner will perform much better and bring a lot of traffic to the destination page. In this article you’ll find 5 tips that will help you design an effective banner. Continue reading
A CAPTCHA is a program that can tell whether its user is a human or a computer. You’ve probably seen them — colorful images with distorted text at the bottom of web registration forms. Some developers tried to improve these CAPTCHAs by incorporating movement such as drag and drop or sliders. The result is a collection of unique and creative CAPTCHAs. Continue reading
The question that has been keeping up logo designers all over the world: how do I design a great, memorable logo? Unfortunately there isn’t a simple answer to this question. But there are some tips you can follow to design a better logo. Don’t be afraid to post a comment with your own advice and share it with the rest of us. Continue reading
It has been another interesting week on Twitter. Last week I came across some great resources such as Fitvids, a lightweight jQuery plugin for fluid width video embeds, the iPhone app Gadgetbox, a huge collection of code snippets and a JS library that helps you with your web typography. We also found images of the original Twitter homepage. Enjoy! Continue reading
Business cards are a must-have for every self-respecting company. Some designers like to create business cards with lots of colors and illustrations while other designers prefer a more minimalistic approach. The latter use subtle gradients and textures instead of bombastic visuals. In this article you’ll find some examples that will hopefully inspire you. Continue reading
For those of you who are freelancing or maintaining a website or blog, it’s important to monitor your online presence. Your online presence and/or influence can have a great effect on the number of clients or visitors. Monitoring your online presence can help you make decisions about communication and marketing. It’s also a great way to gather feedback.
This doesn’t have to be a time-consuming task. A few hours per week can help you a lot. And with these free tools to monitor your online presence, you’ll be able to work even more effectively. Continue reading
We already took a look at 15 awesome and inspiring offices a couple of months ago. Fortunately there are more than 15 great offices in the world. This is a selection of offices that stand out from the rest because of their creative design or crazy decorations. Surely, you wouldn’t mind working in one of these awesome offices. Continue reading
One of the biggest challenges for a web designer is designing an e-commerce website. Online shopping requires a lot of insight when it comes to product page design, information architecture and product page design. In this article you’ll find 5 common mistakes in e-commerce design and why you should not make them. Continue reading
For those of you who are already on Google+, I’ve compiled this great collection of Google Plus icons. You’ll find various shapes and sizes, so I’m sure you’ll find the perfect icon for you website or blog! Some icon sets even come with a PSD file, so you can customize the icons or create your own Google+ icons. Continue reading
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is essential if you want your blog to appear high in the search results. However, this can be a lot of work. If you’re using Wordpress as a blogging platform you can use plugins to do the tedious SEO work for you. In this article you’ll find 5 must-have SEO plugins for your Wordpress blog. Continue reading
Sheridan Johns is taking digital portraits to a whole new level. The level of detail and realism in her artwork is amazing. That’s why she’s the perfect designer for this artist spotlight. In this article you’ll find an interview with her and some examples of her creations. Continue reading
If you’re an artist and you’re designing your portfolio website, you should keep some tips in the back of your mind. There are some things you can’t forget. These tips will help you take your website to the next level! Continue reading
There has been a rapid growth of smartphones in 2010. According to Millenial Media, the U.S. mobile web will reach over 100 million unique users per month by the end of 2010. This once again shows how important it is for companies and freelancers to have a mobile version of their website.
In this article you’ll find 10 Wordpress themes and tools that help you to create your very own mobile website. These Wordpress themes come packed with various features that you’d also find on regular Wordpress themes. Some of these themes even come free! Continue reading
When you have a blog/website, it’s all about the number of people you can reach. In this article you’ll learn more about some Wordpress plugins that can get more visitors to your website/blog. Let’s take a look at some plugins that do automatic search engine optimization, learn more about your visitors and allow your visitors to submit your article to social bookmarking sites. Continue reading
After a year of hard work, it’s time to take some time off and relax. There’s no better place to relax than on some exotic beach or in a new and undiscovered city. So why not do it in style and stay in one of these gorgeous hotels? This is just a selection of my favourites, I’m sure there are hundreds of other beautiful hotels out there. Continue reading
Albert Einstein is probably one of the most influential and best known scientists and intellectuals of all time. During is life he published over 300 scientific and 150 non-scientific works. He was a man who wasn’t afraid of a little controversy. During his lifetime he made a lot of remarkable quotes. Designers can learn a lot from his quotes and perhaps draw some inspiration from them. Continue reading
The make or buy dilemma is the choice of creating something yourself or buying it from someone else. In business terms this buying behaviour is also referred to as outsourcing. I’m sure that you’ve had to make this choice at least once during your career and if you haven’t I’m sure you will someday. This article discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing certain aspects of your design work. Don’t forget to post a comment with your thoughts regarding this subject. Continue reading
[Guest article by Joanna] Many WordPress hosting companies offer one-click installation of WordPress. Even if the site of a particular WordPress hosting company doesn’t explicitly state that they offer one-click installation, this doesn’t mean they don’t – just call and ask. Sometimes even the best WordPress hosts, which are a top choice in any aspect, don’t think that one-click install is something so important that it needs to be mentioned explicitly on their site but they actually offer one-click WordPress installation.
This is why if you have already picked a host but don’t see that they offer one-click WordPress installation, you’d better call them and check before you decide they are no good and move to the next web host. Continue reading
My parents always said I have to choose a job where I’d be happy to go to everyday. A good work environment can really make a job more fun. Some companies really go the extra mile to make their employees happy. They often do this via a kick-ass office design. Let’s take a look at 15 beautiful workspaces. Continue reading
Wordpress is one of the most versatile publishing platforms. It is used by bloggers from all over the world, especially designers and photographers. I’ve selected 10 high-quality Wordpress themes that are perfect to show your creations. And what’s even better is that all these themes are free! Continue reading
There are a lot of different music festivals around the world. Some of them offer a specific style of music, while others offer a blend of styles. This diversity is also reflected in festival websites. You’d be amazed how many different styles of festival websites there are. I’ve collected 25 interesting festival websites in this article. Continue reading
There are tons of Wordpress plugins out there. Some of them can be really helpful for your blog, while others are just a wast of disc space. In this article you’ll find 12 really useful Wordpress plugins and I’ll also explain why they’re useful. Continue reading