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
Apple products with Mac OS X operating system are quite popular among designers and digital artists. So today I have collected 25 awesome apps for designing purposes. Mostly of them are for processing images and editing pictures but you will also find tools for productivity, time management, screen recording, reading, planning as well as coding apps in case you are a web designer. Some of these apps are available for free but most of them will cost you money, but hey it is not so bad to pay few dollars for high quality product and achieve amazing results after. Read More
There are currently over 800 million active people using Facebook, an average user has over 130 friends making Facebook an incredible marketing tool for your business. A majority of websites link out to their Facebook fan pages making their page an extension of their brand and a great platform to leverage exclusive deals and connect with their customers and users.Facebook allows you great flexibility in creating your own page, you can create advanced apps that integrate with your own website or choose from a wide selection of freely available apps to enhance the functionality of your Facebook page. Take a look at this collection of unique and creative Facebook fan pages that will hopefully inspire you to create your own. Read More
Your website has to be user friendly. If your website usability is poor and your site is hard to use, customers are more likely to bounce off the site, reducing your chances for success. This means that it is important to make sure that your website usability is tested with easy to navigate and to use architecture, after all you want an intuitive website. The good news is that there are online usability tools that can help you figure out how others see your website. Read More
The creation of the iPad made it more easy to digest content on the go without having to carry around and boot up a bulky laptop, with this also came the ability to create content on the go.When I first got my iPad I found it overwhelming at the amount of applications available to designers and creative types, following on from last months ’10 useful web apps for designers’ I thought I would share with you a collection of iPad apps I have and of course some that are on my wish listI have included a selection of iPad apps that will allow you to sketch, code, create beautiful CSS3 and create app and website mock ups. Read More
Since the iPhone and iPad entered the market you can hear lots of news about apps for these devices. Tons of apps available today and you can find everything you want. But today I would like to share 10 handy web-based apps for designers. To use these apps you don’t need to buy an iPhone or iPad, you can use them without any additional software or device, you just need a web browser. In this collection I’ve picked 10 useful and time-saving web apps for designers. These will help you to create an invoice, record a video or select a beautiful color combination for your next project. Read More
Intensely large post by Smashing Magazine showcasing many great resources / apps that are great for us Web Designer Folk. Read More
A nice set of tools for keeping track of the success on your website. Read More
Here is a nice little download for any HTML5′ers and it includes your reset, a folder structure containing the relevant files you need to get cracking on with your next project. Read More
Great collection of Design related freebies from Design Shack. Read More