The Secret Of Learning Web Design And Getting Paid While Doing So
Are you a Web Designer or a person who wants to learn Web Design?
I would like to know why you want to learn Web Design!
Some people like to create great designs and become popular while others will choose it as their career and method of income.
What is yours?
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The Business of Freelance Design Using WordPress
Take a few minutes with this video so that we can get to know each other. :-)
It is my goal in 2013 to teach you the Business of Freelance Design. That is to say, how you can make your passion into your livelihood.
Specifically, I’m going to share with you my six years of online experience, helping thousands of customers to monetize their talents and turn their dreams into reality. Freelancers such as yourself are incredibly gifted in design and are very creative, but notoriously weak at maximizing the return on their time invested. We will change that together.
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Learn Web Design The Right Way: Quit College And Start Sucking Blood [+VIDEO]
Enough is enough, guys!
Let me set this straight once and for all.
So you have decided to become a web designer, right?
That is just AMAZING!
But did someone recommend you to go to college to do that?
That is just HORRIBLE!
Whoever said it deserves a slap on the wrist!
Because college is where you get taught stuff, right?
RIGHT!
So, this is where it all gets horribly wrong.
And now let me explain to you why…
+VIDEO At The End
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You Are Alone No More: Introducing 1WD TV
Today we have really exciting news for you!
How would you like to see yourself become a better web designer with our help? Do you feel like you are left alone on this journey to become a web designer?
Do you want to see and hear how I flunked on camera and do you want to see 1WD’s new branded microphone?
Yes, you heard it right – see and hear!
We aren’t seeing you yet, but you can see us and it really feels like we are talking directly to you!
You are alone NO MORE! Oh, wait! There is much more, watch video now!
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10 Best Kept Secrets To Become More Creative By Boosting Your Brainpower
Hey James, this week I am working on the most exciting project ever – I am designing a new website for one of the most popular radio stations.
That was the last time I heard anything from my friend.
Now he is spending a big chunk of his time going through a lot of legal actions and a local lawyer has become his best mate.
Well, all just because my friend has been sued by a huge web design and development agency.
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40 Handy and Free UI Kit PSDs for Smartphones
In this collection, we are presenting some handy and useful smartphone UI Kit PSDs that you can download for free. With these mobile user interface kits, designers can enhance their creations and make their mobile user interfaces look more interesting and appealing.
Using these kits, you can design visually interactive and appealing user interfaces. All these kits are available in PSD format for easy modification.
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7 Best deviantART Alternatives for Web Designers to Showcase their Skills
There can be many reasons to stick to deviantART (dA) — the biggest art community and a basic step for a design newcomer. At the same time none of these reasons should prevent you from participating in other professional networks and showcasing your skills.
Founded twelve years ago, today deviantART has the widest art-loving audience. However, lately there is an opinion that deviantART is overcrowded with work which can only be called “art” by a long stretch of imagination. So many men, so many censures! Anyway, like it or not, dA is a wonderful art community, but at the same time, it helps to be part of other art networks as well.
Today, we will take a look at seven major art communities and deviantART alternatives for aspiring designers and creative artists.
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Targeting Your Audience Effectively with Simple Web Design Tips
Targeting your audience with your design is not only possible, but also recommended. Some might not think it’s important, but I am sure all of you have some favourite websites that you visit from time to time, but because of their good design, you simply can’t stay away from them for long. Those kind of sites are what we are going to talk about today. Why? Because you can have one too if you really want to – all you need is a bit of marketing knowledge, a good strategy and some design skills and you’re pretty much there.
Today we will talk about how to spot your real target audience. This is the first major step in your strategy and the most important. If you fail at this, nothing else will fall into place. Today’s article will also be about usability and web interfaces, but we will get into details further down the road.
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5 Web Design Colours that Encourage Visitors to Click that Subscribe Button
People are still debating whether content is king or noe.
If you ask me, I totally agree with it and my opinion is based on my own experience. Regardless, whether or not content is king, there is something that is just as important! What is it, you ask?
It is a book’s cover that counts too…
I know, I know, everyone likes to say don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but how else are you planning to grab someone’s attention other than with a fancy cover?
Obviously, once you have someone’s attention, you can leave the rest to content. It’s all about web design colours and how you manipulate them.
To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.
-Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer
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WebPlatform: Trustworthy Programming Language Documentation Backed by Facebook, Google, Microsoft!
Are you a web developer trying to create awesomeness using the power of code? If so, obviously, you are not alone. There are numerous talented developers like you, fighting evil monsters that wish to destroy the Internet, and at the same time using their coding skills to create a better browsing experience for the world!
However, let me ask you: what exactly is your specialization? PHP? JavaScript? Obviously CSS and HTML? Did I hear Perl, Ruby or Python?
I guess the point is clear: there are numerous languages out there, each with its own pros and cons, and as a developer, keeping up with the trends in technology can often be confusing. This is where development and design blogs come in: you simply subscribe to a blog, and that’s it! All the latest updates from the world of design and development right at your finger-tips!
However, what if, apart from updates, you need proper tutorials and theoretical info that only an encyclopedia or a wiki can provide? What if there existed a platform (not exactly a blog), which provided you with tutorials, wiki and other detailed how-to type documentation about your preferred specialization? What if you could find trustworthy documentation about PHP and CSS under one roof? Have no fear; WebPlatform is here!
So, what is it all about? Read on as we take a look!
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