Gradient Generator Tool – Quickly generate a beautiful CSS gradient for your project with this online tool. Stop Using Icon Fonts – The downsides of icon fonts and why SVG is a better alternative. Reseter.css – This boilerplate normalizes the browser’s stylesheet for a better cross-browser experience. Dealing With Sudden Client Designer Syndrome – How to guide your clients away …
Patterns are a great way to make your entire design cohesive as well as bring your finished project to life. Creating patterns in Illustrator is not hard, once you master a few basic principles. In this roundup, you’ll find the best tutorials from around the web that will help you take your Illustrator skills to the next level and allow …
If you’re a business, your brand identity is your personality. Just like with people, we can’t really connect with those who hide their personality. But if they show us what they are like, they can become our friends. The same goes for businesses and their brands. Now, if faces are the first thing we see in people, then logos are …
Finding and Using Your Own Design Voice – Creative professionals of all stripes struggle with developing their own unique way to express their ideas. SmolCSS – Copy and paste these minimal snippets for modern CSS layouts and components. Design Trends 2021 – Some predictions on the trends that will rule the design world this year. Useful DevTools Tips And Shortcuts …
Sushi has been popular in the Western world since the 1970s, when it was introduced to diners in the U.S. You probably have a strong opinion about it – either you love it and are always looking for ‘the best’ sushi in your neighborhood, or you absolutely hate it and can’t understand how anyone could go near it, much less …
What You’ll Be Creating This tutorial will provide you with a very basic understanding not only of lettering, but also of the overall concepts of typography, which a lot of designers these days don’t have. The process described below will teach you about consistency, kerning, contrast, and weight. Since lettering is completely analog, we won’t need any computers for this …
Some might assume that an Internet loaded with the free code would breed indolence. Yet it seems developers are willing to contribute their help to projects more than ever before. JavaScript libraries are a microcosm of the larger open source community – specifically jQuery with its ever-growing popularity and easy learning curve. One such area of broadened potential would be …
When building a website, it’s important to find efficiencies wherever you can. Those little tricks that save you time without sacrificing quality are always welcome. The WordPress Gutenberg block editor has plenty of hidden productivity gems built-in. Features such as keyboard shortcuts and UI enhancements that can help us get things done faster. They’re especially nice for those menial tasks …
What are LUTS? LUT stands for Look Up Table. These were originally used by filmmakers and videographers and applied to video to create film looks in movies and to convert from one color space to another. A very common use for LUTs is previewing, or converting footage shot in a log mode. These are essential tools in color grading …
Booking new projects is a key revenue driver for any freelance web designer. But a lot of time and effort goes into both finding projects and getting the details hammered out. Then you still have to do the actual work. It’s not always an efficient process. And, unless those projects are quite large, you might also need to find other …