When creating new website designs I always reach the point where I need an extensive font collection to enable me to experiment with different headline and body combinations. When coding the design into the browser I often use Google Fonts, this gives me a vast array of fonts to choose from, all of which are also free to use and download! Take a look and download some of my recently used sans-serif fonts which are compatible with Google Fonts and let me know some of your favorites. Read More
Gallery based WordPress themes provide a great way to showcase products and personal work, gallery themes are also great for starting your own niche focused WordPress gallery of items, as an example logos, designs, or photography compositions. Today I have selected 20 of the best WordPress gallery themes you can use to create your on WordPress powered gallery. Some themes are also responsive which means the actual gallery items adapt and re-order, depending on screen size or device the gallery is viewed on. Read More
The environment you work in needs to be perfectly setup for you to do your best work and be productive. Having a quiet and tidy workstation setup is an essential part of keeping you free from distractions and providing you with a creative space to work from. In this we look at a showcase of clean and minimalist workstation setups. Read More
Maintaining a business card gallery means I get to see a whole amazing selection of varying business card designs and printing techniques, today I am showcasing some of the great business card designs that were submitted in April 2012. I particularly like the edge painted business card effect as seen on the WHP Creative and BrainUp cards, take a look! Read More
This week I have been creating a new WordPress theme and have been searching for and test driving many different sans-serif typefaces to use in the design and add to my font collection. There are many freely available sans-serif fonts out there, but I though it would be a nice to share with you my recent collection of 15 beautiful and free sans-serif typefaces that I am currently testing. Read More
Creating a WordPress custom admin option panel is a great way to enable your clients to easily update their site design elements and layout without changing the core code. A majority of premium WordPress themes now come loaded with many various custom options, if you are in the process of creating your own WordPress theme why not build your own options panel into your theme. Read More
During the re-design process of DesignWoop I wanted to make it a fully responsive design (meaning it will re-size depending on the browser dimensions and orientation). I wanted to ensure the site was legible on mobiles and tablets such as the iPhone and iPad, however testing the responsive design as I was coding it was a bit of a problem. During the development process I came across a few very handy responsive design tools to help me test the sites responsiveness on different screen sizes. These responsive web design tools below allow you to test and improve your sites responsive design on various devices, screen sizes and orientations, test your site out and book these testing tools! Read More
Today’s post is a fantastic collection of inspiring retro web designs, I particularly enjoy the vintage/retro style of design in whatever form it takes, from posters and adverts to web designs. The vintage typographic elements and the attention to detail given to these really stand out to me, the subtle use of background textures in these web designs also appeals to me and I am already thinking how I can incorporate them in in some future projects! Read More
Having a responsive portfolio design means visitors to your website will be able to view your portfolio better on mobile devices and tablets, depending on what device or screen size your visitor is using to view your portfolio, the responsive design will adapt and change providing a better experience to the user. Take a look at this collection of responsive WordPress portfolio themes I have collected, these WordPress themes are great for displaying your work for people on normal web browsers and mobile devices alike. Read More
The March 2012 business card design collection features an awesome collection of varying print and business card designs styles, I particularly like the thick edge painted business cards such as ‘Fredrik’ and ‘Nurture Athletics’. If you have a new business card you would like to have featured in the monthly round-up, you can submit your business card for inclusion. Read More