Category Archives: Design Resources

The following article is a list of PHP Cheat Sheets & Quick Reference Guides for PHP Web Designers, Web Programmers, Coders & for Web developers for Quick coding with PHP. These are very helpful for those of us who haven’t memorized all of the PHP functions, classes, properties, etc. This compilation of PHP cheat sheets…

Studying the mind patterns of today’s web user has become very complex. The inherent contradictions are far too many. However a modern marketer has no choice but to follow the demands of this new-gen, new-psyche user. Here is what I could see when I peeped into one such mind: Check out original source

Social Media Marketing is ideally designed for small businesses. At the core of social media is something called ‘relationships’. For relationships, you need to invest time and not money really. While small businesses are in short supply of money, they can afford time. Check out original source

The term “information overload” was introduced about 35 years back. Wikipedia defines information overload as a term coined by Alvin Toffler which refers to an excess amount of information being provided, making processing and absorbing tasks very difficult for the individual because sometimes we cannot see the validity behind the information. As the world moves…

We keep hearing the pros and cons of each often. Here, we attempt to simplify the concepts and the benefits associated with each. For some, templates seem like the most convenient and economical answer, especially when launching a website for a new business. In the last few years, designers have created templates that are more…

Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd, the Local Search company and official publisher of Yellow Pages products in Egypt report that their recently released Yellow Pages iPhone application is now the Top Free Application download in the Apple Egypt AppStore. Check out original source

Content First It is always better, if not essential to have content gathered first. Good design is all about making color, layout and typeface choices that honor the content and overall goal. Designers need to know what they are working with before they can begin. It’d be like picking out spices and making a sauce…

This is an ugly and expensive problem. Too often, while browsing online portfolios and web design showcase galleries I come across a really great looking screenshot of a site the day it was launched, but when I visit the live version, it has fallen apart. The original, simple logo has been cluttered with extra elements.…

Brief them on the game plan. While it is important to define a purpose, plan and scope for the creative project itself, I find it equally important to define how the roles and collaboration will work. Talk about who will be providing feedback and how much artistic freedom is warranted by certain aspects of the…

Frame bars are those foreign horizontal top-toolbar stripes superimposed by referring sites (the ones you click out of) onto the site you’re clicking into. The frame bar usage that will come to mind for most of us first is Google Image Search. Websites like Facebook, StumbleUpon, and Digg all have a symbiotic relationship with their…

Wordpress has become a great platform for a wide range of website needs. Originally designed for blogging it is now a common package for full fledged content management systems and even complete web based applications. Now we even have great opportunities to use Wordpress as an internal communication and back office tool. With these assortments…

Folks, grab a copy of Safari 4. This is what we’ll be making today: That’s not an image, it’s HTML text with real fonts provided by Typekit and embedded via CSS @font-face. You can see the actual thing here: Nice Web Type likes Bello and Proxima Nova. Underware’s Bello Pro sure makes this example look…

The Front-End Design Conference was made from a lot of “firsts”. Many of us speakers were speaking in front of an audience of peers for the first time since college Speech. For Dan Denney, it was his first time organizing and promoting an event. For me, it was my first time speaking or even attending…

This is a well presented video tutorial by a master at work. Elias will show you how to create this beautiful design. You can check out his work http://3rdelement.com/ Check out original source

This web 2.0 design is simple to use and code. Designed with wordpress in mind, this design is the perfect template for any personal blogging website Check out original source

This tutorial is going to teach you to create an amazing flood scene. The tutorial looks very simple, but it is not. To make it realistic, you have to be familiar with the shadow and light direction. Have a go! Check out original source

This is a new pack of Photoshop brushes available exclusively from Psdtuts+ for Psd Plus Members. We have a new set of Spray Paint Brushes for you. They are great for adding an artistic touch to your next project. This set of high quality brushes is available for Psd Plus members to download today! Check…

In a perfect world, I don’t use CSS hacks, and certainly don’t recommend them. In the unpredictable, chaos of the real world, however, there are many situations where applying styles to particular browsers is indeed the optimal solution. Most of the time, I am targeting or filtering Internet Explorer (because it is so incredibly awesome),…

Getting the best possible web hosting is for obvious reasons something that all website owners aim to do. However, you might know what type of web hosting you are looking to get but still do not know what provider to partner up with. Many of the web hosting top lists you find on the web…

Recently a reader asked about how to password-protect a directory for every specified IP while allowing open access to everyone else. In my article, Stupid htaccess Tricks, I show how to password-protect a directory for every IP except the one specified, but not for the reverse case. In this article, I will demonstrate this technique…

Web designers can do some pretty cool stuff with HTML 4 and CSS 2.1. We can structure our documents logically and create information-rich sites without relying on archaic, table-based layouts. We can style our web pages with beauty and detail without resorting to inline and tags. Indeed, our current design methods have taken us far…