Archive for August, 2010
Discover What Type of Designer Are You?
Hilde TorbjornsenJust like there are different client types, and different people in general - there are a few different types of designers. In this article we will have a look at some of the characteristics of some of these and give you some tips on how to improve. Hopefully you will have a few good tips on how you can become an even better designer when you're done with this article!
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with Zen Cart (Part 2)
Kevin StanleyThis article is the continued part 2 version of Getting Started with ZenCart. In part 1 we learned about ZenCart, and it's basic files and getting started with the "Bare Bones" template. We also learned a little about the admin screen provided by ZenCart. In this part 2 version I will go more in depth about using and customizing ZenCart OpenSource Shopping Cart.
5 Killer Ways to Streamline your Coding Efficiency
Matthew CornerI recently read a forum thread about designers and developers, and the hourly rates they charge. One commenter made a great point, saying that you can start to charge more per hour, if you are more efficient, and faster at producing quality work, as long as quality is not compromised for speed. Apart from practice, how can you actually speed up your coding you may be thinking. Well there are plenty options out there to aid you in doing so.
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with Zen Cart (Part 1)
In this article I will be covering the basic installation and functionality of ZenCart eCommerce shopping cart. I have been using ZenCart on clients eCommerce websites for a while and found the most common questions about installing, and modifying along with the most edited files to get you up and running with ZenCart. I will also cover some basic theme creation for ZenCart as well. This should be an excellent starting point for everyone looking to setup an online store and create a custom look and feel.
Going Green with 75 Amazing Nature Friendly Logos
Logo design showcases are quite popular these days, and it's understandable as they come in all shapes and colors. Looking at how designers can take a complex message and turning it into a simple logo can be very inspiring to any designer. This time I've made a collection of green logos. Many have an eco-theme while others are just green because it's a cool and fresh color.
Get Inspired: Beautiful Examples of Textures in Web Design
Ari SuardiyantiWhenever you visit website these days, every single one of them is trying to compete one and another. Despite the difference of products or services they offer, their mission remain the same: to engage their visitor or customer. If you find adding big text, icons, or illustrations on web design isn't so entertaining anymore, let's add textures. Some web designs use solid or gradient colors as their background, others use illustration to make it look attractive. As for textures, you can add it as the background of a web design, create a certain effect on the text, or even add it to the buttons or other web graphic elements. In this post, we will show you 5 types of texture in web design for your inspiration.
40 Creative Flash Preloaders for your Inspiration
Taimur AsgharUse of Flash in a website means heavy use of animation, images, videos and sound effects, this is why they take lot of time to load, therefore users must have abundance of tolerance and patience . Although many users know about the loading procedure of flash sites but some of them don’t, so to eliminate this confusion designers use preload feature in flash websites. Preloader is what you see before the main page appears. It can be done by simple bars or counters or percentage signs, but to make website interactive and stand out designers develop and implement creative ideas of making preloads.
The Ultimate Guide to WordPress 3.0 Comment Form Customization
With the release of WordPress 3.0, a new function is given to us to use. comment_form() will display the comment form on any given page with ease. This will be good for both theme developers and plugin developers alike. This new function opens up new doors and allows us to modify things that before were much more complicated.
In this article I will explain how to use the new comment_form() function within WordPress 3.0 to give better usability within our comments function inside of WordPress.
40 Stunningly Creative Resume Designs on DeviantArt
Recently I wrote an article on resume/CV templates available for free, or to purchase, from all across the web. They ranged from print media, to fully fledged, CMS run pages. That's all fine and well, and they are all fantastic templates, but what if you want to express yourself through your CV? Plenty people do, and the result is some stunning CV's that potential employers are reading. Below I've round-up 40 incredible resume designs that some great designers have created for themselves from DeviantArt, in the hope that they will inspire you to create your own stunning piece of work to represent yourself.
Freelancers: How to Get New Clients For Your Web Design Business
DarrenYou know how important getting new clients is for your business. Getting a constant new stream of clients is often the #1 challenge for most freelancers. Unfortunately, most of the advice provided online on this topic is often filled with ambiguity and doesn't give you clear tips and instructions you can use to start getting web design clients NOW.
