Articles Tagged 'tips'
Awesome Tips for Designing Perfect Web Typography
Jake RocheleauWhen it comes to web design it seems typography is the one area often left out of the loop. This is ironic in a sense as typography is what truly powers the web. What are websites without any content, after all? As the web has advanced we have seen trends in web design rise and fall. Today I'll be going over some of the most common typography tips for designers and how you can apply these to your current web projects.
How to Get Started in Getting More Links to Your Website
DarrenEver heard of the 80/20 rule? It's about the trivial many (80%) and the vital few (20%), the trivial many that bring small results and vital few that bring most of the results. Guess where link building belong in the overall search engine optimization game? Link building a vital thing to do if you want to stay competitive in the search engines. There are many ways to get links (natural and non-natural ways), and I will outline some ways to get started below.
Let’s Strip Down Logo Designing Process :Tips&Tricks
acelou.asisterLogo designing is much often online today because many companies and brands are looking for a perfect logo designer at the internet, and it is your time to be a good logo designer. In this article you will be guided with the techniques on how to obtain a perfect logo for a company or brand. Here are the things to consider in logo designing and it surely brings you to a perfect logo design.
Modern Design Trends In Digital Art & Free Brushes To Copy Them
Daniels MekšsIf you’re a fan of digital art, you’ve probably noticed some techniques that are used more than other. Just like in web design, over the past few years there has developed few trends in digital art too. In this article you’re going to find some of them together with bright examples. And that’s not all. For each trend there is a couple of Photoshop brushes listed that will help you achieve the same effect without putting in a lot of work.
Awesome Tips and Tricks for PHP Beginners
Brad BillmanOk, so now you have "learned" .... wait should that be a single quote .... PHP and you are ready to really be able to start using it for something more than you can do with HTML. I will get into the use of single quotes vs double quotes, short tags, inline if statements, a few other little tips and tricks.
12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn)
In this post I'll feature some web designs that went viral on StumbleUpon/Digg/other social media sites and the lessons you can learn from them. As you browse the designs, I'm pretty sure you'll find some common patterns I overlooked. If you see that, let me know in the comments :) For now, let's get started. One more thing before we start. The lessons I'll share are just principles and observations that come from my 3+ experience in viral marketing and getting over a million people to my websites. Feel free to disagree with some of the principles and let me know why in the comments below. Now, let's REALLY get started :)
Why Collaborating with Other Freelancers Can be a Great Idea
Hilde TorbjornsenBeing a freelancer is a great way to work for a lot of designers and creatives. To be able to give your clients the best possible package though, you may have to look at doing things a bit differently. By considering to collaborate with other freelancers, you'll have an even better chance to offer something great, along with getting more social in a job that often is quite lonely. Here are some of the reasons why working with others can be a great idea!
Things To consider before going International as a Freelancer
Whether you're a new freelancer, an employee considering to go freelance or an established freelancer in your country - this article can prove useful to you. Being a freelancer in your home region or native country is one thing. Succeeding internationally can give you many extra things to have to take care of. In this article you will get some tips on how to approach this.
Conventions of Great Poster Design (Part 1) : Get Inspired
Tom RossPoster design is a medium often under-explored in the online design community, arguably because it is regarded as a largely print-based art. Poster design can be as rich and varied as any other art-form, as this will article will show by exploring the huge variety in style and form. Like any art form poster design often adheres to certain conventions. This is not always the case of course, but more often than not successful poster design can be seen to fall into one or more of the categories discussed below.
How to Design a Kick-Ass Facebook Fanpage
Piotr KrzyzekWhile a personal profile can only get so much attention, a Facebook Fanpage allows you to expand your reach and your profile's capabilities. While a business profile is ok, a fanpage for your company, business, service or product is the best approach on Facebook since a fanpage has significantly more options and is more flexible than a simple profile. For this tutorial we'll assume that you have a freelance service (and a product) which you want to advertise on Facebook. We won't cover Facebook ads here, only the design and structure of a fanpage which will get people interested in your product and services.
