40 Wonderful Gadget Design Tutorials for Photoshop
Jameel KhanGadgets such as mp3 players, usb devices, iPhones, iPads, and other tablets and so on have now become an important part of our lives and these are also one of the most favorite subjects for the designing community. This is the reason why you see loads of gadgets being incorporated into web designs. This can be best achieved by using Adobe Photoshop; and there are heaps of Photoshop tutorials to help you improve your skills and techniques. We have compiled 40 gadget design tutorials that will help you create sensible gadget designs using Adobe Photoshop!
In this round up, we’ll showcase 40 of the most excellent gadget design tutorials from different sources. Look into these high quality tutorials and make learning experience more satisfying.
Introducing InfiniteWP – Your One-Stop Solution to Managing WP Sites
Sufyan bin UzayrAre you in the process of managing multiple websites powered by WordPress, and feel lost somewhere? Perhaps you can never be sure whether you’ve updated that plugin on this site or this plugin on that site. After all, if you have multiple websites, each with its own share of plugins, themes and settings, how exactly can you be expected to have time for anything other than website management?
If the above mentioned situation seems apt for you, InfiniteWP is one tool that you should try!
30 Excellent and Inexpensive Responsive WordPress Themes
Rean John UeharaResponsive websites are hot right now, and they will be a requirement for every website in the coming months as the shift from browsing the internet through desktop computers to mobile devices increases. We know that many of you don’t have the time to code your own responsive website, and we also know that cheap premium solutions is always welcome. As such, we present to you 30 of the most highly rated Responsive WordPress Themes!
10 Commandments for Freelance Web Designers to Live By
Jenna ScaglioneDo you ever compare your work to the work of other designers? Are you afraid to ask clients for money?
If you are a freelance web designer, you know how difficult this lifestyle can be. From scheduling, to dealing with crazy clients, to managing your own work/life balance—there is a lot to juggle!
So to simplify your life a little, I am letting you in on my 10 Commandments of Freelancing that have helped me through many tough times. I hope they help you too!
Mastering CSS Gradients in Under an Hour
Rochester OliveiraHave you refrained from using CSS Gradients because either you didn’t understand them, or thought the browser support for them wasn’t good enough to consider using them in your projects?
Well, it’s time to kill those 1px wide images, my friend.
If you’re just curious about how to use CSS Gradients, this is the place for you. We’ll start with the basics of syntax to very advanced effects with lots of tips and examples.
Remember, learning about CSS gradients is really important since browsers are getting better and better every day. Mobile browsers have good CSS3 support by default.
So, let’s rock!
Flyer Heroes Giveaway – 20 Winners of Amazing Flyer Templates
It is that time of the week again and we’re ready to present another giveaway. This time Flyer Heroes has come to save the day with their amazing Party Flyer Templates. Most of Flyer Heroes’ staff are authors on Graphicriver, selling their own print designs there. Now they have teamed up to provide people only the best flyer templates to people!
Take Charge of Web Design Projects by Teaming Up with a Copywriter
Wes McDowellThe Problem: you just had a meeting with a new web design client. It went great. You asked all the right questions, and have a good sense of the client’s goals. Before wrapping up, you ask them where the content for the site will be coming from. “We’ll just write it ourselves and email it to you,” they say. Fantastic.
They sign the contract, which outlines a rough time estimate, including a deadline for when your client should send their site copy to you. You start designing (with dummy text,) and you’re just waiting for the copy to arrive.
The deadline comes and goes. No copy.
Recreate Google+ Pages Using Adobe Photoshop
Michael John BurnsGoogle Plus fans out there all know that Google+ got a redesign that makes it prettier and simpler to navigate. We are going to recreate the whole design. Imitating a design is a way to learn new things and apply it to future projects. What beginner’s will learn from this are how useful Direct Selection Tool(A), Pen Tool(P) and Shape Tool(U) can be in making a website design in Photoshop. If you haven’t added yet 1stwebdesigner into your Google+ circles add it now!.
How Google Creates a New Era for SEO
kalenGoogle has been making substantial changes to its search engine algorithms. This has led many website owners to reconsider how they implement their SEO campaign. Over the last year, two major new algorithm changes are going to have a major impact on website owners.
Google Panda was enacted last year to help remove low quality content sites from the front page of its indexes. This update had a major impact on a number of websites, particularly content farms and low-level affiliates.
The other update has not been put into place yet and we know even less about it than Google Panda. Google chief engineer Matt Cutts had a discussion with Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land last month to discuss some of Google’s practices. In this discussion, Cutts let it slip that Google was working on a new algorithm change to penalize sites that have engaged in too much SEO.
So You want to Learn how to Code?
Salman SiddiquiEveryone wants to be a programmer and design their own web based startups. 1WD is your one stop resource for web design, programming, inspiration and everything else that’s related. So, we thought why not compile a one stop article for those who are beginning to learn coding. Without further ado, let us all learn how to program.
