Even if many designers don’t like this part, a website is built on tons of code sequences and managing these is a pretty tough job. Until few years ago, the construction of a website was mostly based on HTML and CSS but nowadays we have many other items to add into a website, such as PhP elements, the information must be manipulated via MySQL help , the images are sliding within a jQuery plugin etc. Under these circumstances there is no wonder that a code editor is mandatory in the arsenal of a designer; the programmers were aware about it and came with fabulous offers. At the same time, the multitude of solutions confuses the designers & coders and they can hardly make a decision.
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Social Media |
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook Inc. Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow students Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. As of February 2012, Facebook has more than 845 million active users.
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Web Design |
Building a fun, interesting or useful product is challenging enough – but once it’s built, it needs to be presented in just the right way. Landing pages need to be designed in such a way as to show the product in a great light, sell the benefits of the product (not just the features) and make it quick & easy to understand what it does at a glance. Aesthetics are important too – potential customers can be easily put off by distracting or poor design, so it’s important to make sure that the landing page is pleasing on the eye. We’ve brought together a collection of beautifully designed landing pages that describe & sell the product perfectly.
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Web Development |
The general opinion in the design community is that you must know coding. I disagree. While most designers today have a pretty good grip on HTML, designers who are focused heavily on visual design such as graphic design, identity or brand development usually only have the fundamentals down. There are also creatives around the world without the finances or availability to pursue training in additional skills such as JavaScript or HTML5 who deserve a fair shot at a successful and competitive business.
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Web Development |
Pardon me for my words but I am very much fed of what all I have been reading about CSS frameworks. Some call CSS frameworks as piece of art that helps web designers, while others call CSS frameworks as reason behind the stalled growth of a web designer. I noticed that each such “expert” critic was missing the basic fact. They did not consider the mind-set of a web designer and why a CSS framework might just be a boon for his business.
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Web Design |
Mocking up web pages again and again is something every web designer do to get the stunning final out put. Needless to say that UI element play critical role in getting a stunning UI output. As a designer i personally know how many hours i spend online to find the best elements.
In the process i bookmarked few awesome UI element kits and stencils. So here i tried to put all of them in one place and share across my designer friends.
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Freelance & Business |
Gone are the days when it would require basic programming knowledge for someone to call herself a web designer. Today, web designing is an art. It’s a process that requires patience, persistence and practice. Along with the required hard work comes the tedious task of looking through problems and relating yourself with the end user. With time every profession gets attached with a set of misconceptions that stick together for years. It is important for you to understand the reality behind these myths or be lost in darkness.
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E-mail Marketing is one of the best evolving ways of increasing sales. Emails and repeat emails works as provoking advertisement for audience about a product or a scheme. Before going into the prospects of email marketing and the process of standard emails and email follow ups, let’s first discuss about the the different types of customers such as immediate, repeat or loyal customers and the strategies of business within the light of email marketing.
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Freelance & Business |
You know that, right? Design industry is flooded with self-proclaimed designers who brag about being featured in various galleries. But, are galleries even rejecting designers? Design galleries are like survey companies. Their numbers are sky rocketing and this makes it pretty tough for us to gauge their authenticity.
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Javascript |
Over the years, jQuery become very popular with designers and developers who want to create dynamic effects without using cumbersome programming languages. The talented community creating plugins to help designers moving ahead with creating effects within no time, instead of wasting time around programming.
Here we tried to 10 best jQuery Plugins to enhance your images
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