The objective of designing is not just to make the website or the paper look good but to successfully portray what the brand is to the target audience, visually. This also includes minimum amount of effort on part of the designer and maximum amount of result, which gets us to today’s topic, “Minimalism”. Minimalism is a concept which helps you to successfully draft a message for your audience by using minimum elements and efforts and…
Scrolls… you probably don’t even think about them too much. For a long time, scrolls have been dismissed as just a basic functionality to move up and down on a webpage that is more than your screen size. Today, web designers are exploring all that can be done with scrolls. And there’s one definite conclusion – there’s more. Clever coding with the scroll can enable you to create amazing animations and therefore, amazing web designs…
In my previous post, we covered the social platforms that will help web developers collaborate better and enhance and develop their skills over the internet. So, we thought, why not help web designers collaborate better as well and list down certain platforms that you, as a web designer can try out. With the rise of the online era, social networks are coming up to help people connect with different people with common interests and profession.…
If you’ve been designing websites for a while, it’s quite likely you know what a website card is and what it can do for your website design. For those of us not so sure what a website card is, it’s the rectangular boxes you see on websites that either have images or texts that serve as entry points to more information. I believe website cards are critical because: It grabs the attention of your visitors within…
If you’ve been a freelance web designer / developer for a while or have been working for a company and think it’s time you moved out and started your own full-fledged business, we back your decision. You know how best you can use your skills, which projects you want to work on and how you can maximize your income. Assuming you’ve taken into consideration risks like unsteady income and difficult clients, here are 9 additional things…
SiteWars the Web Design Contest powered by Donuts concluded this week as we rolled out the results. In case you’ve missed our first article about SiteWars, get the full lowdown here. For those of you who aren’t familiar with initiatives we’ve undertaken with the Web Design & Development community, here it is in a nutshell. Shridhar Luthria, General Manager & Business Head of ResellerClub said, “In my webinar at the start of the year, I…
We know web designing and development can be hard work. We know what makes it a challenge is not just the nature of the work but the tight deadlines and client expectations. Managing multiple projects within the given time can increase your stress and affects the productivity of the team. Planning your time is an effective way of meeting deadlines. Planning is not just important for you to meet deadlines but important for clients who…
Social media is an inexpensive, great way to get you & your web design/ development service visibility to a large audience. While the big brands are ruling social media with huge budgets & expert advice, it may seem like there isn’t any more room. We assure you, there’s always space for more. Before we get into more detail on how you can use social media, let’s tell you how you can strategise by learning how to use…
Before I begin writing anything of significance, I have a little exercise for you. Just scroll through these fonts below & mentally make a note of two things: The tone it sets – is it casual or formal? The age group it could possible be targeted at – kids, young adults, adults? Ready. Set. Scroll. Notice how it took you less than 5 seconds to figure if the design was casual or formal, for kids…
SiteWars in association with Donuts is an online worldwide web design contest set to take place on WDD – the community for Web Designers & Developers. How does this work? We have answers to all your questions below! What is SiteWars in association with Donuts? SiteWars in association with Donuts is an arena where the best minds in Web Design & Development from around the world can battle for the honor of becoming a champion…